Tag: Ni’lin
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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…
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One family’s experiences during the siege of Ni’lin
During the curfew in Nil’n the al-Khawaja family was among those who faced several difficulties and attacks from the Israeli army. Saturday at 5.30 am Ali Nuzhhy al-Khawaja, 58 years old, and two other villagers were on their way to their work places outside Ni’lin. Israeli soldiers had hidden among the olive trees and started…
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Statement from the Ni’lin Popular Committee Against the Apartheid Wall
8 July 2008 for immediate release As of today, Tuesday 8th of July 2008, the military curfew in Ni’lin has been lifted. In response to statements released earlier today by an Israeli army spokeswoman claiming that “There were discussions between the villagers and the army commanders and they decided to lift the curfew,” and that…