Tag: Jerusalem
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Twenty seven activists arrested at protest against settler expansion in Sheikh Jarrah
18 December 2009 For immediate release: A peaceful demonstration of around 300 people, held in solidarity with the evicted Palestinian residents of Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood in East Jerusalem, was violently dispersed by the Israeli police. Following a violent dispersal of a similar demonstration last week, the police was blocking the roads in Sheikh Jarrah from…
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Israeli repression of Palestinian celebrations in the heart of Jerusalem
17 December 2009 A spectacular and proud celebration of Palestinian and Arab culture in Jerusalem’s Old City on Thursday, December 17, 2009, was brutally repressed by Israeli military and police. A rare celebration of Palestinian and Arab culture in Jerusalem’s Old City started around 10:30am on Thursday, December 17, 2009, with a group of musicians…
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27 arrested, 3 wounded during Sheikh Jarrah protest
18 December 2009 Twenty-six Israeli protesters and one international solidarity activist were arrested and three Palestinian children wounded during a nonviolent demonstration against the Israeli settlement project in the occupied East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah this Friday. Over 300 people, Palestinians, internationals and Israelis, attended the weekly vigil. Last week 24 people were arrested…