Tag: Demonstration
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Israel declares the shooting of American activist, Tristan Anderson to be an “act of war”
For Immediate Release 18 August 2009: Israel declares the shooting of American activist, Tristan Anderson to be an “act of war.” Tristan Anderson, an American national, was critically injured on 13 March 2009 when he was shot with a high velocity tear-gas projectile during an unarmed demonstration against the Wall in the West Bank village…
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Bil’in demonstrates against the ongoing Israeli arrest and intimidation campaign
14 August 2009 Hundreds of Palestinians, Israeli, Spanish, French and other international supporters, responded today to the Popular Committee’s call to resist the Wall and to show solidarity with the Bil’in prisoners. As is the case each week, demonstrators left the village after the midday prayers and marched towards the gate of the Wall separating…
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An account of life on the West Bank
Lamia Khatib | The Huffington Post 13 August 2009 Lamia Khatib is a 27 year old Palestinian mother of of four. Lamia’s husband Mohammad is secretary of the village council and a member of the Popular Committee Against the Wall and Settlements. They live in the West Bank village of Bil’in, which has been under…
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Bil’in village will hold a mass demonstration against the ongoing Israeli arrest and intimidation campaign
14 August 2009 For Immediate Release: Bil’in village will hold a mass demonstration against the ongoing Israeli arrest and intimidation campaign on Friday, 14 August 2009 at one PM. Bil’in residents along with Israeli and international supporters will attempt to march to the village land beyond the Apartheid Wall. At 2 AM on the 10…
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Candle vigil in solidarity with evicted Palestinian families held in Sheikh Jarrah
10 August 2009 At 8pm, around 200 Palestinians, Israelis and international solidarity activists congregated outside the evicted homes of the Hanoun family. Under the presence of the Israeli police, the demonstrators lit candles which illuminated signs and posters condemning the evictions and demanding their homes back. Peacefully, people sang and spoke whilst traffic tooted their…