Tag: Bil’in
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Three Nonviolent Protests in the West Bank
Nov. 30 Palestinian villagers protest on Road-443, Israel prevent them from using it Residents of a number of villages in the Ramallah area organized a protest joined by a number of International and Israeli peace activists at Highway 443, on Friday after the noon prayer. Protesters carried anti-racism signs and Palestinian flags, and demanded that…
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Day of Violence at Nonviolent Demonstrations Accross the West Bank
Today at around 12 pm, in the village of kheirbet al musbah, 200 non-violent Palestinian activists, joined by Israelis and internationals, gathered from the surrounding villages to demonstrate against the closure of route 443. The demonstrators marched towards what was once the access route to route 443, but which has been blocked as part of…
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Three Nonviolent Protests in the West Bank Tomorrow: in Bil’in, at Apartheid Road 443 and Near Umm Salamuna
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 1. Weekly Protest in Bil’in Continues The Village of Bil’in is continuing its weekly protest against the Apartheid Wall and the confiscation of land by the Mattiyahu East settlement. The Supreme Court recently ruled that the wall must be moved west to give Bil’in back 250 acres of its land. However, the…
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Indymedia: New York Rights Activists Escalate Protests Against Leviev Over Palestine
By Adalah-NY New York, New York, Nov. 20 – The Madison Avenue jewelry store *LEVIEV New York* was again the site of protests by human rights activists angered by Israeli diamond mogul Lev Leviev’s settlement construction in Palestine, and other abusive practices in Angola and New York City. Tuesday evening’s protest, on the second day…
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Interview with Abdullah Abu Rahme, Member of the Bil’in Popular Committee
by Taka Nakahara In 1987, Abudullah Abu Rahme was 16 years olds. He spent his high-teens amidst the First Intifada, which he appreciated as successful attempt of continuous Nonviolent Resistance under national unity, at least for the first 6 months. After he started his study in Bir Zeit University, he participated in road blockades using…