Tag: Ramallah
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Candle-lit Solidarity Demonstration in Ramallah for the “CPT Four”
On Wednesday the 7th, another demonstration calling for the release of the four CPT hostage in Iraq was held in al-Manara, Ramallah, at 4:30pm. On the same day, a press conference calling for the release of four was held in Nablus. Ramallah residents, Palestinian women from the Women For Life group (who had come all…
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Muslim/Christian Village To Hold Demonstration to Halt Apartheid Barrier
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Joined by international and Israeli activists, the Palestinians of Abud village, north west of Ramallah will hold a non-violent demonstration tomorrow, Friday the 18th of November to stop the construction of the apartheid barrier on 5330 dunams of land seized from them by the Israeli state. The demonstration will start at 10am…
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Sweet home, Bir Nabala
by Joharah Baker Published at Palestine Report on August 31, 2005 The road to Bir Nabala has always been rocky. Whether the traveler comes from Jerusalem or Ramallah, the turn toward Bir Nabala from Al Ram intersection has never been a pleasant trip. Potholes and unpaved sections of the road have proven detrimental to cars…
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Occupation on the wall
Israel’s wall along the Qalandia checkpoint road heading from Ramallah has become a giant backdrop for images of the occupation. Regularly on Thursday, and occasionally other days of the week, Passers by heading toward Qalandia see videos and slides of demonstrations, artwork and documentaries in opposition to the occupation, Israel’s illegal settlements and annexation wall.…
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Belfast women protest expansion of settlements in the West Bank
A group of women from the Falls Road, Women’s Centre in Belfast, Ireland, today joined the International Women’s Peace Service in a demonstration against the expansion of settlements in Palestine’s West Bank. About 60 women, many from an international organization called Women in Black, protested outside the Ariel Settlement, the largest of the illegal settlements…