Tag: Ramallah

  • Thousands of black balloons released as people commemorate the ongoing Nakba

    On Thursday 15th May, thousands of people gathered in Ramallah to mark the 60th anniversary of al-Nakba (the catastrophe) to remember the forcible expulsion of over 700,000 Palestinian people from their homes in 1948. Crowds marched from refugee camps around Ramallah, converging in the centre of the city where the crowds gathered for speeches and…

  • Palestinian, international and Israeli activists reclaim settler outpost

    On 24th April, around forty Palestinian, international and Israeli activists occupied a settler outpost within an abandoned military base in the Ramallah region to protest against the illegal construction within Palestinian territory. After aggression from both the Israeli army and armed settlers, two activists, Adeeb Abu Rahme and Neta Golan, were violently arrested at the…

  • Many injured in weekly demonstrations

    Road 443 – IMEMC: Several injuries reported during a nonviolent protest near Kharabtha village (for original article click here) Palestinian sources reported on Friday that several residents were injured after the army fired at residents, Israeli and international peace activists who carried a nonviolent protest against the continued closure of a main road since late…

  • Demonstration against apartheid road 443

    On 4th April around 200 Palestinians, joined by Israelis and internationals, held a non-violent demonstration on Road 443 following the recent decision made by the Israeli High Court that effectively approves the prohibition of Palestinian movement on the road and it’s reservation for exclusive Israeli use (http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/966013.htmlRoad). Protesters marched from Khartabth Al-Misbah towards the road…

  • Israeli military attacks weekly Bil’in protest, 17 injured including 7 journalists

    Original article found on IMEMC. For original article click here. On Friday March 28, 2008 scores of residents of Bil’in, a village near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, along with their international and Israeli supporters, took to the streets to conduct their weekly nonviolent protest against the Israeli wall and illegal confiscation of…