Tag: Rubber-coated steel bullets
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11th annual Bil’in demonstrations see protestors confront Israeli military at the apartheid wall
20th February 2015 | International Solidarity Movement, Al-Khalil team | Bi’lin, occupied Palestine On Friday the 20th of February, protesters took to the streets of Bil’in for the 11th consecutive year to demonstrate against the apartheid wall. Palestinians and international activists came together in solidarity to unite against the annexation wall which provides shelter for…
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11 years of peaceful resistance in Bil’in
February 18th, 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, Ramallah team | Bil’in, occupied Palestine On Friday, February 19th, residents of the village of Bil’in will march to celebrate the 11th aniversary of the beginning of the weekly protest against occupation. The small village of inhabitants has for over a decade united Palestinians and internationals to support…
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Israeli forces rebuild roadblock in Kafr Qaddum
16th January 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, Tulkarem team | Kafr Qaddum, occupied Palestine On the 16th of January, Israeli forces shot a young protester with live ammunition while the villagers of Kafr Qaddum were protesting the theft of their land. The Israeli military also rebuilt a roadblock, restricting the movement of the villagers even further.…
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Israeli violence continues as Palestinians protests against the recent killing of Srour Ahmad Abu Srour in Bethlehem.
January 17th 2016 | InternationalSolidarity Movement | Bethlehem, occupied Palestine This Friday, on the 15th of January, hundreds of Palestinians gathered on the main street of Bethlehem to protest against the recent killing of Srour Ahmad Abu Srour, who was killed by Israeli forces in nearby Beit Jala last Wednesday. Israeli forces fired tear gas, rubber-coated…
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Weeks of repression and resistance in Ni’lin
15th January 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, Ramallah team | Ni’lin, occupied Palestine A walk through the olive groves of Ni’lin village, down the dirt road between stone walls and cacti and past the scattered remnants of spent tear gas canisters, grenades and bullet casings reveals a striking vista: the Israeli-constructed, illegal Apartheid Wall cuts sharply across…