Tag: Demonstration

  • Israelis and internationals demonstrate outside Barakat’s house in west Jerusalem

    Wadi Hilweh Information Center 6 July 2010 Dozens of international and Israeli solidarity activists protested in solidarity with Silwan in front of the west Jerusalem house of Jerusalem mayor Nir Barkat. Demonstrators stated that they were opposing his racist policy in Silwan, which follows an agenda of promoting illegal settlements. The demonstrators condemned the intention…

  • Spirit strong in weekend demonstrations

    International Solidarity Movement 15 June 2010 Al Ma’asara Around 30 Palestinians, Israelis and internationals gathered for the weekly demonstration in Al Ma’asara on Friday June 11th. The participators called for the Israeli government to stop construction of the illegal apartheid wall, which will claim a sizeable amount of the village’s farmland. Village resident Hassan was…

  • Chicago activists demonstrate against deadly raid on Freedom Flotilla

    2 June 2010 On Tuesday, the 1st of June, over 1,000 activists gathered in front of the Israeli Consulate in Chicago to voice their outrage over the attack on the Freedom Flotilla, and to demand the release of all of the prisoners held in Israeli detention facilities. The demonstration, organized by the Chicago chapter of…