Tag: Ramallah

  • Al-Jazeera: “Protests against Gaza beach killings”

    By Khaled Amayreh, Al-Jazeera, Sunday 11 June 2006 Credit: ISM Hundreds of Palestinians, Israeli and international peace activists have protested against the killing of eight Palestinians while they picnicked on a Gaza beach. Wearing white T-shirts dyed in red to signify Friday’s killings, protesters lay on the ground at an Israeli checkpoint at Kalandia, 10km…

  • TODAY: “Die-In” Against Gaza Massacre at Qalandia Checkpoint

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE At 4:30pm today, Palestinians from Ramallah and the surrounding areas will be joined by Israeli and international peace activists to hold a demonstration at the Qalandia checkpoint against the massacres and on-going Israeli bombardment in Gaza. It will be a “die-in” – demonstrators will come in white clothes and spread fake-blood around…

  • Students Unite Against Checkpoints

    photo from Reuters A nonviolent demonstration was held at Atara checkpoint today to protest against the Israeli Occupation Forces’ preventing students from reaching their universities and schools. Palestinian and Israeli students, including Palestinian Israelis, were joined by international solidarity activists. The Atara checkpoint is located on the road to Bir Zeit University, north of Bir…

  • TOMORROW: Student’s Demonstration Against Checkpoint North of Ramallah

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tomorrow morning at 11 am Palestinian students will hold a demonstration against the Atara checkpoint (just north of Bier Zeit village, Ramallah). They will be joined by Israeli students and international activists from various Palestinian solidarity groups. The demonstration will be taking place on the same day that a coalition of Israeli…

  • Sunbula’s Journal: “Normalised Occupation”

    Saturday May 27th: I have returned to Ramallah. I feel a little worried I’m getting used to certain things I shouldn’t really be used to. When I was coming back in the taxi from al-Quds/Jerusalem, driving through Ar-Ram and Qalandia, the Wall is alongside us on our left, and separates people’s homes from stores and…