24 September 2009 The village of Iraq Burin in the the southern region of Nablus will re-commence its weekly demonstrations this Friday, the 25th of September after a hiatus to observe the holy month of Ramadan. Over 100 dunums (100,000 ...
Read More »Demonstrators displace part of Apartheid Wall in Ni’lin
18 September 2009 Around 150 protesters gathered in Ni’lin to protest against the Apartheid Wall. A month ago, the concrete Wall was put up in Ni’lin and this Friday was the first time the demonstrators managed to displace a part ...
Read More »Popular resistance lives on in Gaza
Eva Bartlett | In Gaza 19 September 2009 On 15 September, we join farmers and residents, including a contingent of women, youths and men, in a non-violent walk to the border region east of Beit Hanoun in the north of ...
Read More »Dozens were suffocated by tear gas canisters at the weekly demonstration
Bil’in Popular Committee 18 September 2009 Dozens were suffocated with tear gas canisters at the weekly demonstration in Bil’in. As the people of Bil’in with international and Israeli peace activists participated in Bil’in’s weekly demonstration after Friday prayers today, although ...
Read More »Border Control / Better late than never?
Akiva Eldar | Ha’aretz 16 September 2009 A little over four years ago, when Kadima’s Ze’ev Boim was deputy defense minister in the Likud government, he launched a huge attack on Col. (res.) Shaul Arieli and his colleagues from the ...
Read More »Oakland man to sue for injury in Israel protest
Bob Egelko | The San Francisco Chronicle 14 September 2009 An Oakland man who was seriously wounded by a tear gas projectile fired by Israeli police during a West Bank protest will file suit despite a military report concluding that ...
Read More »Iraq Burin villagers meet to organize demonstrations
11 September 2009 A second meeting was held in Iraq Burin about protesting the annexation of the land of the village for nearby settlements. The meeting was held to encourage and inspire different ways of doing actions, demonstrations and protests, ...
Read More »Two injured and dozens suffered teargas inhalation during the weekly protest in Bil’in
Bil’in Popular Committee 11 September 2009 Two injured and dozens were suffocated in Bil’in due to tear gas which was thrown at them by the Israeli soldiers, during their participation in the weekly demonstration against the construction of the wall ...
Read More »Palestine’s peaceful struggle
Mohammed Khatib | The Nation 11 September 2009 A few weeks ago, in the dead of night, dozens of Israeli soldiers with painted faces burst violently into my home. If only they had knocked, I would have opened the door. ...
Read More »Benefit Sunday for former Berkeley tree sitter severely injured in Israel
Kristin Bender | The Oakland Tribune 9 September 2009 Six months after Tristan Anderson, a former UC Berkeley tree sitter and Bay Area activist, nearly died after being struck in the head with a tear-gas canister fired by Israeli troops, ...
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