Tag: Demonstration

  • Military uses live ammunition on Burin demonstration

    29 January 2010 A demonstration against the Israeli order to halt construction of a nearly-completed mosque today, on threat of demolition, drew local, regional and international supporters in addition to attendance by the Palestinian Authority Minister of Religion. The demonstration was met with violent resistance by Israeli occupation forces, including the use of tear gas,…

  • Several injured by tear gas grenades in Bil’in weekly demonstration

    Friends of Freedom and Justice 29 January 2010 During today’s weekly demonstration, Iyad Burnat, the head of the Popular Committee Against the Wall and Settlements, was directly hit in his hand by a tear-gas canister, which caused major burns. Palestine TV correspondent, Haroon Amayreh, as well as a member of the Central Committee of Fatah,…

  • Israel signals tougher line on West Bank protests

    Isabel Kershner | The New York Times 28 January 2010 Apparently concerned that the protests could spread, the Israeli Army and security forces have recently begun clamping down, arresting scores of local organizers and activists here and conducting nighttime raids on the homes of others. Muhammad Amira, a schoolteacher and a member of Nilin’s popular…