Tag: Demonstration

  • Ni’lin sets fire to the Apartheid Wall

    Ni’lin Youth Center 30 October 2009 The heavy rain which fell down in the West Bank didn’t prevent the protesters of Ni’lin village from protesting against the Apartheid Wall, the pray held in one of the mosques in the village, after that the demostration went through village streets inviting the people to participate and calling…

  • Bil’in demonstrates in solidarity with jailed activist: ‘We are all Adeeb Abu Rahmah’

    Bil’in Popular Committee 30 October 2009 Adeeb Abu Rahmah was arrested on 10 July this year, and is still held in custody for taking part in organizing the village’s demonstrations. Demonstrators wore masks of his face and called for his release. Two protestors were injured today, while several suffered from tear gas inhalation during the…

  • Ni’lin demonstrates against the Apartheid Wall

    Ni’lin Youth Center 23 October 2009 More than 200 demonstrators attended the weekly demonstration against the Apartheid Wall in Ni’lin today. This week the demonstration was calling for Palestinian unity and the protestors demanded a stop to all factional rivalry and unite against the occupation. ‘The Palestinian people are one, the Palestinian people all live…

  • California residents disrupt Olmert

    Indy Bay 22 October 2009 Twenty-two activists were arrested at Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s speech to the World Affairs Council tonight between 6:30 and 7:30pm at the Westin St. Francis Hotel (Union Square). Inside the auditorium, activists began disrupting the event by placing Olmert under citizens arrest. Every couple of minutes, more activists disrupted…

  • Dozens suffered tear gas inhalation at Friday demonstration in Bil’in

    Bil’in Popular Committee 23 October 2009 Several demonstrators suffered from tear gas inhalation from canisters thrown at them by the Israeli occupation soldiers in their attempt to suppress the weekly protest of Bil’in citizens and solidarity groups. The demonstration was called by the Popular Committee Against the Wall and started directly after the Friday prayers.…