Tag: Settlers

  • Kufr ad-Dik and Burqin march against boars, pollution, and violence by Israelis

    Kufr ad-Dik and Burqin march against boars, pollution, and violence by Israelis

    by Jonas Weber 3 February 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank Burqin and Kufr Ad-Dik face daily obstructions in justice as nearby illegal Zionist settlements encroach on the livelihood of local Palestinians. The villages are surrounded by several hilltop illegal settlements and industrial sites with polluting factories and an army base. “This is a…

  • Four injured as Beit Ommar marks anniversary of Yousef Ikhlayl’s murder

    31 January 2012 | Palestine Solidarity Project On Tuesday, January 31st, 2012, Beit Ommar villagers demonstrated near Route 60 at the entrance of the village to commemorate the one year anniversary of the murder of Yousef Ikhlayl, a 17-year-old Beit Ommar youth who was murdered by Israeli settlers on January 28th, 2011. The demonstration was…

  • Kufr ad-Dik: At the crossroads of Israeli confiscation

    Kufr ad-Dik: At the crossroads of Israeli confiscation

    by Neil 30 January 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank The village of Kufr ad-Dik in the Salfit region of the West Bank has become the latest in a series of villages to launch weekly protests against mass land theft by Israeli occupying forces. Residents of Kufr ad-Dik took part in their fifth demonstrationon…