Tag: Jerusalem
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Young man in critical condition after being shot three times in the head by Israeli forces during demonstration for Gaza
December 29th 2008 – Abu Dis A young Palestinian man is in critical condition after having been shot three times with rubber-coated steel bullets by Israeli forces. He was shot from two metres away while attending a demonstration in solidarity against the Israeli massacres in Gaza on the 29th December. He is currently in critical…
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Ninety people arrested in East Jerusalem as Israeli police look to prevent protests of solidarity with Gaza through intimidation
29th December 2008 – Occupied East Jerusalem At 6pm on the 29th December, another demonstration of solidarity with Gaza people took place in Jerusalem. The demonstration to support the people in Gaza took place at 6 o’clock, starting at Damascus Gate and continuing into the old city of Jerusalem. Around 150 people joined the demonstration…
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Vice President of the European Parliament, Luisa Morgantini visits Um Kamel and the Sheikh Jarah protest camp
29th December 2008 At around mid-day on the 29th December, in the neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah, Jerusalem, Luisa Morgantini, Vice-President of the European Parliament, led a delegation of fifty people to express solidarity with Um Kamel al-Kurd. She also expressed her deep concern about the situation in Gaza to the people that were in the…
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One Palestinian arrested as Sheikh Jarrah demonstrates for Gaza
28th December 2008 – East Jerusalem Update: On the 29th of December, Naser Jamjoum, (42), one of the participants in the non-violent demonstration 28th December was arrested after having participated in the last two demonstrations. At 2pm on the 28th of December, a demonstration to show solidarity with the people in Gaza took place in…
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IMEMC: Christmas tree lit in protest tent in Jerusalem
To view original article, published by the IMEMC on the 23rd December, click here Archbishop Moneeb Younan, of the Lutheran Church in the Holy Land and Jordan, lit a Christmas tree on Tuesday in a protest tent in Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in Jerusalem. He was joined by Jerusalem governor, Adnan Al Husseini and resident Um…