Tag: Ramallah

  • 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 land. Today’s demonstration featured a large tomb which symbolized all the people and villages that…

  • 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 how close together these two permanent checkpoints are. The rally was a fairly quiet one.…

  • 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 ongoing theft of their villages’ land for the construction of the Apartheid Wall. After the…

  • 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 Route of the Barrier in Beit Sira is designed to annex the Makabim settlement and…

  • 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 Macht Frei” (“Work Makes You Free”) that was painted over by the military. The phrase…