Tag: Ni’lin

  • Israeli High Court rules against Judge Advocate General’s “extremely unreasonable” decision

    B’Tselem, The Association for Civil Rights in Israel, The Public Committee Against Torture in Israel, Yesh Din 1 July 2009 The Israeli High Court ruled today in favor of changing the indictments filed against the soldier and commander who were involved in the shooting of a handcuffed detainee in Ni’lin, so as to reflect the…

  • Ha’aretz: ‘Court: IDF must toughen charges for shooting of bound Palestinian’

    Tomer Zarchin | Ha’aretz 1 July 2009 The High Court ordered the Military Advocate General on Wednesday to file harsher charges against an Israel Defense Forces officer who ordered a soldier to shoot a rubber-coated metal bullet at a bound Palestinian. Lt. Col. Omri Burberg, the officer, and Staff Sgt. L., the soldier, were formally…

  • Ni’lin demonstrates against the Apartheid Wall

    26 June 2009 Approximately one hundred and fifty Palestinian, Israeli and international protesters gathered in the hot sun for the weekly demonstration in Nilin. They marched together towards the separation barrier, chanting and waving Palestinian flags. As the demonstrators reached the wall and started cutting the razor wire on the walls edge, Israeli armed forces…

  • An open letter to President Obama from Christian Peacemaker Teams

    For Immediate Release: An Open Letter to President Obama from Christian Peacemaker Teams: Call on Israel to Stop Its Violence against Palestinians Dear President Obama, On Tuesday June 15th, you said of the protests in Iran, “When I see peaceful dissent being suppressed, whenever that takes place, it is of concern to me and it…

  • Ni’lin residents demonstrate against the Apartheid Wall

    19 June 2009 Following a relatively calm demonstration last week, and the unprovoked murder of Aqel Sror on 5 June, demonstrators marched towards the Apartheid fence with apprehension, unsure of what force would meet them. It was eerily quiet as demonstrators managed to reach the wall without the whistle of tear gas flying through the…