Tag: Demonstration
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Palestinian protester severely injured in Nabi Saleh
by Jonathan Pollack 9 December 2011 | Popular Struggle Coordination Committee Mustafa Tamimi, a 28 year old resident of Nabi Saleh, was shot in the face today, during the weekly protest in the village of Nabi Saleh. He sustained a severe injury to his head, under his right eye, and was evacuated to the Belinson…
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Locals protest as Israeli barrier rips through Qalandia
7 December 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank Today, in the town of Qalandia, north of Ramallah, Palestinian and international solidarity activists tried to stop the illegal construction of the separation wall. The Israeli government issued a map that shows the new tracing of the wall. According to this map the wall would take more…
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Beit Ummar: Settlers throw stones from behind military tear gas
by Anders and Aurelie 30 October 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, 2011 What started as a peaceful demonstration soon erupted into violence when soldiers and settlers from Karmei Tzur settlement attacked a demonstration in Beit Ummar today. The demonstration of around 30 Palestinians and internationals started from the outskirts of the village and continued through a…
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“With children visible” Israeli military assaults Kufr Qaddoum
by Rana H. 28 October 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank Soldiers fired teargas directly into crowd at peaceful protesters in Kufr Qaddoum. Internationals and Palestinians, including children, were gathered behind barbed wire that runs across their main road, and were not advancing when soldiers began to fire around ten canisters of tear gas…
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New Israeli military tactic: Headbutting in Al- Ma’asara
by Alistair George 28 October 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank The Israeli military violently obstructed a peaceful demonstration against the Israeli separation wall in Al-Ma’sara, near Bethlehem, today. Around 25 Palestinians and a similar number of international observers marched from the village at 12:20 PM today and attempted to reach olive groves on…
