Tag: Friday Demonstrations
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A decade of civil disobedience in my West Bank village
2nd March | Abdallah Abu Rahma – originally posted on Haaretz | Bil’in, Occupied Palestine On February 20, 2005, we, residents of the West Bank Palestinian village of Bil’in, set forth, accompanied by supporters from around the world, and marched to the west side of the village. Israeli army bulldozers had begun uprooting olive trees there and wiping out the place…
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Open Shuhada Street, demand Palestinian demonstrators
21th February 2015 | International Solidarity Movement, Khalil Team | Hebron, Occupied Palestine On February 20, Israel forces threw at least thirty stun grenades and ten tear gas grenades at a peaceful Palestinian protest. Residents of occupied Hebron (Al-Khalil) were demonstrating against the closure of Shuhada Street, a former economic centre in Al-Khalil. The street, running through the middle of…
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Demonstration in Bil’in honoring slain US citizens faces attacks and arrests by Israeli forces
17 February 2015 | International Solidarity Movement, Ramallah team | Bil’in, Occupied Palestine On Friday 13th February, Israeli forces assaulted the demonstration in Bil’in with hundreds of tear gas rounds, dozens of stun grenades and pepper spray, injuring eleven Palestinian, Israeli and international demonstrators. Member of the Bil’in popular committee Mohammed Khatib and a UK citizen and solidarity…
