Tag: Rubber-coated steel bullets

  • Continued military violence can’t shake determination of An Nabi Saleh

    International Solidarity Movement 1 May 2010 Israeli military violence on Palestinian land continued Friday in the village of An Nabi Saleh, where more than 100 non-violent demonstrators gathered to protest land confiscation and the ongoing apartheid. Shooting through windows, firing low-flying tear gas at protesters and arresting five, the military’s use of extreme violence has…

  • An Nabi Salih demonstrates in the face of rapacious repression

    International Solidarity Movement 10th April 2010 Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) used tear gas, rubber-coated steel bullets, skunk, and percussion grenades to suppress the popular struggle in An Nabi Salih. Despite the repression, over 100 villagers joined by 30-40 Israelis and internationals demonstrated for over seven hours against Halamish settlement expansion and it’s usurpation of farmland…

  • Live Ammunition Fired at Nonviolent Demonstrators in Ni’lin

    International Solidarity Movement 9 April 2010 Facing tear gas, rubber-coated steel bullets and live ammunition, roughly sixty Palestinians gathered outside of Ni’lin today. Joined by 15 Israeli and International activists, the demonstrators protested the Israeli occupation which has claimed over 40% of the village’s land. After congregating in nearby olive groves for midday prayers, demonstrators…

  • Budrus marks Land Day with olive tree planting and nonviolent resistance

    International Solidarity Movement 31 March 2010 Nearly 100 residents of Budrus, Israli activist and internationals comemorated Land Day with a nonviolent march and tree planting action. The IOF used tear gas, sound bombs and rubber-coated steel bullets to violently repress the commemoration. Less than ten villagers were hit with rubber-coated steel bullets resulting in no…

  • Israel’s repression leaves dozens wounded in Jerusalem

    International Solidarity Movement 17 March 2010 In reaction to the blanket West Bank closure and Israel’s severe limitation of entrance into Al-Aqsa Mosque, demonstrations spread through Jerusalem. Police and soldiers used percussion grenades, tear gas, rubber bullets and physical assaults in an attempt to quell Palestinians show of disdain. Confrontations were reported in Isawiya and…