Tag: Ni’lin
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Every day in Palestine
By Jonas Every day Mahmoud takes his sheep and goats out to the fields that his family has used and been bound to through blood and sweat for generations. Every day he is met by violence and threats of violence by the ultra-orthodox settlers who live two hills away, who say that the land is…
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Israeli medical team detained at Ni’lin checkpoint
On the 11th July, a team of 22 Israeli medical volunteers from “Physicians for Human Rights” where stopped and detained at the Ni’lin checkpoint, wanting to participate in a free medical day in Ni’lin to provide free health-care to villagers. Physicians for Human Rights has for a long time worked together with the “Palestinian medical…
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Two peaceful demonstrations in Ni’lin, violently dispersed by the Israeli army
On Friday the 11th of July, in the village of Ni’lin on the West bank, two non-violent demonstrations were violently dispersed by the Israeli army using rubber bullets, teargas, flares and sound bombs. Hundreds of Palestinians and dozens of internationals and Israeli activists were driven away from their peaceful manifestations against the apartheid wall which…
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Many injured in mass demonstration in Ni’lin
An estimated 400 Palestinians, internationals, Israeli activists and world media marched on the construction of the illegal apartheid that annexes much of the village of Ni’lin’s land. Video courtesy of Israel Putermam. The non-violent demonstrators, who were peacefully walking towards the wall were prevented by the Israeli army who shot at the group with teargas,…
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During first demonstration since the siege, Ni’lin again stop construction of the apartheid wall
On Wednesday 9th July, on the second day after the lifting of the Israeli army’s siege of Ni’lin, the villagers gathered for a demonstration, marking the fourth anniversary of The Hague ruling which defined the Apartheid Wall illegal. Video courtesy of Israel Putermam Around 250 people marched through the fields and eventually reached one of…