Tag: Nablus

  • Beit Furik: Palestinians Defy Israeli Apartheid

    Hundreds defy apartheid restrictions on movement in Beit Furik from IWPS, 1 April 2007 Nearly 200 Palestinian and international activists defied Israel’s apartheid policies at the Beit Furik checkpoint in Nablus today. The non-violent demonstrators joined together to resist the closure of the checkpoints by the Israeli military for the Jewish Pesacht holiday. The demonstration…

  • Pesach March to Nablus Checkpoint- “Let my people go”

    On Monday, April 2, Palestinians will be joined by international solidarity activists in the West Bank city of Nablus for a non-violent demonstration at the Israeli checkpoint, Beit Furik. Activists will be demonstrating against Israeli Apartheid and Israel’s restriction of freedom of movement in Nablus. Since 2002 it has only been possible to enter Nablus…

  • Ynet: Border Guard policemen filmed beating Palestinian youth

    Border Guard policemen filmed beating Palestinian youth by Ali Waked (VIDEO) Israeli policemen caught on camera abusing 17-year-old Hawara teen who was on his way home from school. Local residents say life in village has become nightmare due to Border Guard violence. Border Guard chief says incident will be investigated VIDEO – Border Guard policemen…

  • Existence is Resistance: Challenging the Assault on Ordinary Life in Palestine

    Existence is Resistance: Challenging the Assault on Ordinary Life in Palestine by Anna One week after I left Nablus I found myself again looking out across the city’s majestic sunlit hills, this time from one of the highest mountains in the West Bank. In all my reporting on Israel’s invasion and human rights violations, I…

  • YNet: “IDF to probe ‘human shiled’ charges”

    by Hanan Greenberg, March 16 Update from previous story by AP, March 4 IDF to probe ‘human shield’ charges The Criminal Investigations Division of the Israeli military police are opening an investigation into charges that Israeli soldiers used Palestinian civilians as human shields during an operation in Nablus two weeks ago. The inquiry was launched…