On Land Day, Thursday March 30, thousands of Palestinians, along with Israeli and International activists will hold a series of large-scale peaceful protests. Demonstrations against ongoing Israeli land confiscation have been planned in the villages of Beit Sira (Ramallah area), ...
Read More »Notice at Kalandia Checkpoint: Al Ram is Now Israel
On Saturday March 25 Israeli military placed a notice at the Kalandia checkpoint announcing that from March 27, 2006 only holders of a permit to enter Israel will be allowed to cross the checkpoint to the West Bank village of ...
Read More »Symbolic Protest at Qalandia on the Anniversary of Rachel Corrie’s Murder
As part of a day of actions to on the anniversary of Rachel Corrie’s murder, ISM activists laid down in front of a D9 Caterpillar bulldozer at Qalandia checkpoint, spattering themselves with red paint. Soldiers looked on as contractors kicked ...
Read More »Kalandia and the Meaning of ‘Security’
Israeli Military overseeing further construction outside Kalandia Checkpoint By Jon Traveling between Ramallah and Jerusalem used to be a relatively easy trip, despite the various demarcations and borders the two cities contained, both within and between them. Things have changed ...
Read More »Bil’in Continues to Defy Israeli Violence
by Henry The weekly non-violent protests against the Israeli Apartheid wall continued this Friday in Bil’in, with Palestinians from the village uniting once again with Internationals and Israelis in a display of resistance to the ongoing theft of their village’s ...
Read More »International Womens Day (IWD) near Jerusalem
By Harrison Palestine Pal On Wednesday, March 8th, I experienced International Womens Day (IWD) near Jerusalem. 120 women gathered at Ar Ram checkpoint. We marched from Ar Ram checkpoint to Qalandiya checkpoint which isn’t too far away. It is staggering ...
Read More »Bil’in and Beit Sira March Together For Peace
by Henry and Sara The weekly non-violent protests against the Israeli Apartheid wall continued this Friday in Bil’in and Beit Sira, with Palestinians from both villages uniting once again with Internationals and Israelis in a display of resistance to the ...
Read More »Beit Sira Replants Trees in the Shadow of the Wall
by Henry The demonstration today in the village of Beit Sira was a peaceful march of one hundred people to the village land where olive trees are being uprooted to make way for planned route of the annexation Barrier. The ...
Read More »J.A.G. II- Manifest Destiny
February 12, 2006, 11 a.m. – Jews Against Genocide (J.A.G.) spray painted “Manifest Destiny” over a sign reading “The Hope of Us All,” placed at the Kalandia checkpoint by Israeli occupation authorities. We also repainted the infamous Nazi slogan “Arbeit ...
Read More »Two Villages, One Struggle; Aboud and Bil’in Against the Wall
Palestinians, Internationals & Israelis Protest on the Path of the Wall in Aboud by Harrison & Henry Aboud; 150 Palestinians, Internationals and Israelis marched through the streets of Aboud on Friday to protest against the Apartheid Wall. The villagers hope ...
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