Tag: Demonstration

  • Israeli army invade Ni’lin

    21 January 2009 On Wednesday, 21 January 2009, at 12.30, residents of Ni’lin, along with international and Israeli solidarity activists, gathered to demonstrate against the construction of the Apartheid Wall. The demonstration began in the olive fields but was forced back when the Israeli army shot teargas and threw sound bombs. After the demonstration began,…

  • Closures in Huwwara and Beita villages

    At 3am on January 17th, Israeli Occupation Forces invaded the villages of Huwwara and Beita. In Huwwara, they closed off the main street and used rubble from nearby construction sites to block side streets while several jeeps took up positions at either end of the village.  While no official curfew was announced, several village residents…

  • Israeli forces kill seventeen year old as Hebron demonstrates in solidarity with Gaza

    Israeli soldiers killed a 17 year old Palestinian youth and injured around 20 others on Friday during a demonstration in the H-2 (Israeli-controlled) Abu Sneineh neighborhood of Hebron. The Israeli soldiers opened fire on the crowd assembling near the Wasaya Rasol mosque before the demonstration had even begun.  A large barrage of tear gas dispersed…

  • Five injured during Bil’in demonstration

    Bil’in Popular Committee Against the Apartheid Wall and Settlements Friday 16th January 2009 Residents of Bil’in demonstrate against the Israeli’s rejection of the international efforts for ceasefire. The residents of Bil’in today gathered after the Friday prayer in an act of solidarity with the people of Gaza. They were joined by international activists and the…

  • Demonstration against the Apartheid Wall in Ni’lin

    15th January 2009 After the women and children demonstration the protest against the Wall continued. The demonstration was attacked with teargas and sound bombs. The soldiers entered the village and kidnapped and brutally beat an international man who was later released. The demonstrators were halted before they reached the olive fields on the outskirts of…