Tag: Demonstration
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Five people injured as Ni’lin maintains its resistance to the construction of the apartheid wall
November 2, 2008 On the 2nd November, a demonstration against the Apartheid Wall began in Ni’lin at 1.30 in the afternoon. 50 Palestinians gathered with 6 internationals by the municipality and marched towards the construction site in hopes of intervening with the construction work on the wall. When the demonstrators were stopped by the presence…
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Israeli forces attack residents of Ni’lin as they pray on their land
Friday, October 24, 2008 The weekly prayer demonstration in Ni’lin began at 11.15am, when Israeli soldiers began to shoot tear gas at a group of residents attempting to pray on their land. Those praying moved to another spot, where the soldiers continued to shoot tear gas canisters and rubber-coated steel bullets directly at the crowd,…
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Ni’lin demonstration manages to reach bulldozers
Thursday, October 23, 2008. Around 10am, fifty Palestinians along with several international activists, marched towards the olive groves of Ni’lin to protest the construction of the Apartheid Wall. The demonstrators arrived at the bulldozers and began to shout and throw rocks at the vehicle. After 5 minutes, the Israeli army showed up at the scene…