Tag: Demonstration
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Protesters commemorate the Nakba at Qalandyia
15 May 2011 | International Solidarity Movement From 11.00 this morning until 21.00 at night, the International Solidarity Movement joined with thousands of Palestinians and other Internationals in commemorating the Nakba by demonstrating at Qalandiya checkpoint which separates the West Bank from Jerusalem and the rest of pre-1948 Palestine. As protesters united in denouncing the…
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Israeli forces violently arrest demonstrators in al-Walaja
15 May 2011 | International Solidarity Movement At 11 AM on al-Nakba remembrance day, 500 residents from the West Bank village of al-Wallajeh and international supporters marched towards the Israeli Apartheid Wall. The Wall was built to separate the villagers from their original land from which they were expelled in 1948. The demonstration was violently…
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Injured Jerusalem teen dies of wounds
14 May 2011 | Popular Struggle Coordination Committee Milad Ayyash, the 17 year-old who was critically injured yesterday in East Jerusalem passed away at the Muqassed Hospital, after all attempts to save his life failed. The killing comes as tensions soar over the upcoming Nakba anniversary. The violent response of Israeli authorities to the protest…
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Teen critically injured as Israel cracks down on Nakba demos
13 May 2011 | Popular Struggle Coordination Committee Updated 14 May 2011: Milad Ayyash died of his injuries reported below. 17 year-old was critically injured from live fire in East Jerusalem. An American protester suffered serious head injury after being hit by a tear-gas projectile shot directly at him from close range. Israeli military and…
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Villagers of Jaloud protest their electricity being cut
13 May 2011 | International Solidarity Movement Today the village of Jaloud held a non-violent demonstration against the decision of Israel to cut off the electricity of seven families living on the outskirts of the village. The villagers and several international organizations marched from the village to the aforementioned houses carrying banners protesting the theft…