by Jonathan Pollack 23 March 2012 | Popular Struggle Coordination Committee The bullet shot from a short distance hit the boy in the face penetrating his right cheek and piercing it. Israeli Border Police officers shot a rubber-coated bullet at ...
Read More »Awaiting release and hearings of local activists, Kufr Qaddoum met with more Israeli violence
by Robin and Leila 23 March 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank It was under a bright, sunny sky that the people of Kufr Qaddoum once again gathered to protest against the roadblock which isolates them from the rest of the ...
Read More »When teargas and rubber bullets are not enough: Israeli soldiers release the hounds on unarmed Palestinian protesters
17 March 2012 | Ni’lin Village In Kufur Qaddoum, clashes between Israeli Border Police officers who shot tear-gas projectiles and rubber-coated bullets and local youth who threw stones at the forces developed. Roughly 15 minutes later – in a ...
Read More »Introducing Bil’in: The ritual of resistance and oppression
by Sophie Van Dijk 2 March 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank Today we went to Bil’in, a small village 17 km from Ramallah. For decades it has been harassed by the Israeli army. When the Apartheid Wall was constructed, ...
Read More »Clashes and arrests in the town of Tur
by Asmaa Thaher 28 February 2012 | Jerusalem Center for Media Broke out this evening clashes in the town of Tur East Jerusalem and the occupation forces arrested two young men from the region. Our correspondent said that the clashes ...
Read More »Left behind at the scene of the crime: Israel wages war on Bil’in
by Wedad Yassin 30 January 2012 | Sixteen Minutes to Palestine Weeks ago, Wedad Yassin traveled back to Ein Yabrud, a village near Ramallah in the West Bank, to visit her family and to experience Palestine’s rich cultural heritage. Her ...
Read More »Ni’lin honors its heroes and urges military to “Stay Human”
by Barbara and James 30 December 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank Volleys of tear gas, rubber coated steel bullets and live ammunition is how the Israeli Army met a small demonstration in remembrance of 2 martyrs, in Ni’lin ...
Read More »Israeli forces enter Ni’lin with tear gas and ammunition
by Jenna Bereld 3 December 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank After Friday’s peaceful demonstration in Ni’lin on 2 December, the Israeli military occupation forces entered the village and started following some of the demonstrators. When they caught up, ...
Read More »Following night raids, Nabi Saleh continues to march for justice
by Aida Gerard 25 November 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank The Occupation Forces invaded An Nabi Saleh village three times injuring several people by shooting directly at demonstrators with tear gas canisters and rubber coated steel bullets on Friday, ...
Read More »19 weeks strong: Kufr Qaddoum marches forward despite heavy tear gas and bullets
by Rana H. 5 November 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank The Israeli army assaulted peaceful protesters in Kufr Qaddoum with tear gas, rubber coated steel bullets, and sound bombs, injuring two and causing severe tear gas suffocation for ...
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