Tag: Demonstration
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Israel opens fire on protesters in Ni’lin: One youth injured by rubber-coated bullet
by Sunny 22 April 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank The weekly demonstration in Ni’lin on Friday April 20th was relatively quiet compared to previous weeks. Nevertheless, it showed again the disproportionate measures taken by Israeli occupation forces against the Palestinian resistance. The Israeli army propelled skunk spray, tear gas, sound bombs, and rubber-coated…
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Nabi Saleh: 16 year old shot with tear gas canister
by Rana Hamadeh 19 April 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank A nonviolent demonstration in the Palestinian village of Nabi Saleh last Friday, April 13th was met with Israeli army aggression, resulting in at least six injuries, including a sixteen-year old boy shot above the eye with a tear gas canister. Following the Friday…
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Kufr Qaddoum: “You took our fathers so today we lead the demonstration”
by Jennifer 8 April 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank On Friday the 6th of April, in celebration of the Day of the Child, the weekly demonstration was held in the village Kufr Qaddoum outside of Nablus. This demonstration was particularly charged as the previous night the IOF (Israeli Occupying Forces) had violently raided…
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Attacked and arrested: Kufr Qaddoum anticipates an even larger demonstration following Israeli violence last week
by Jonas 21 March 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank Last Friday two people were injured and two arrested when the repression of the Israeli army came down on the regular demonstration at Kufr Qaddoum. Attack dogs were used to frighten and incapacitate protesters, besides the usual tear gas, sound bombs and skunk water. But the village is…
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When teargas and rubber bullets are not enough: Israeli soldiers release the hounds on unarmed Palestinian protesters
17 March 2012 | Ni’lin Village In Kufur Qaddoum, clashes between Israeli Border Police officers who shot tear-gas projectiles and rubber-coated bullets and local youth who threw stones at the forces developed. Roughly 15 minutes later – in a scene that seemed as if it was taking place in the American South of the…
