Tag: Settlement

  • Popular resistance expands in An Nabi Salih

    International Solidarity Movement 5 February 2010 For immediate release: 10 people were injured by rubber-coated steel bullets and tear gas cannisters in today’s demonstration in An-Nabi Salih village, in the north Ramallah region, against the expansion of the illegal Halamish settlement on to village lands. The storm clouds and cold temperatures did not deter demonstrators,…

  • Call for international day of action to re-open Shuhada street to Palestinians

    Open Shuhada Street 29 January 2010 On 25 February 2010 activists and organizations from around the world will join together in solidarity with the Palestinian residents of Hebron, through local protests, and petitions to the Israeli Government. We will be calling to re-open Shuhada Street to all Palestinians, bring life back into the city of…

  • An Nabi Salih: Village children gassed while taking refuge from military

    International Solidarity Movement 29 January 2010 Over 20 village residents – including 14 children – were targeted by Israeli soldiers in a volley of tear gas and rubber coated bullets as they took refuge in the Tamimi family house in An Nabi Salih. The residents were not part of the weekly demonstration and children from…

  • CPT: Israeli settlers invade At-Tuwani village

    Christian Peacemaker Team 26 January 2010 Israeli soldiers enter Palestinian homes, attacks Palestinian, and throw tear gas. For more information, contact: Christian Peacemaker Teams 054 253 1323 AT-TUWANI – On Tuesday, 26 January 2010 approximately fifteen Israeli settlers from the Israeli settlement of Ma’on and the Israeli outpost of Havat Ma’on attacked Palestinians in the…

  • Journalist arrested at peaceful tree-planting action

    Christian Peacemaker Team 23 January 2010 On 23 January, Israeli soldiers declared Palestinian land south of the Israeli settlement outpost Havot Ma’on (Hill 833) a closed military zone, then arrested a Palestinian journalist from Pal Media. The journalist was reporting on a demonstration organized by Palestinians from the village of At-Tuwani after the recent destruction…