Tag: Tear-Gas Canister

  • Israel refuses to pay medical bills for American-Jewish protester who lost eye

    28 July 2010 | Ha’aretz Emily Henochowicz was wounded by a tear gas canister in a demonstration following Israel’s Gaza flotilla raid The Israeli government is refusing to pay the cost of medical care for an American-Jewish activist who lost an eye when Border Police officers fired a tear gas canister at her during a…

  • Protests continue: Al Ma’sara, Beit Ommar, Ni’lin, Iraq Burin and Nabi Saleh

    26 July 2010 | International Solidarity Movement Al Ma’sara (23 July 2010): Strong turn out for the second week running Over 100 people participated in Al Ma’sara’s demonstration today in a successful protest against the Israeli Apartheid Wall which saw one person injured. With the support of many internationals, including a large French contingent, the…

  • Israeli soldiers detain former European Parliament Vice President in Bil’in

    23 July 2010 Israeli soldiers detained the former Vice President of the European Parliament, Luisa Morgantini, in Bil’in this afternoon, injured one Israeli activist., and arrested another. Sixty nine-year-old Morgantini, an Italian Member of the Euopean Parliament (MEP) has long been an outspoken supporter of Palestinians. She has participated several times in demonstrations in Bil’in…

  • The resistance continues in protests across Palestine

    Al Ma’sara  (Friday 16 July) On the anniversary of the French Revolution, the theme of the protest in Al Ma’sara on Friday was the destruction of the prison in which Israel holds Palestinians captive, redolent of the French storming of the Bastille in 1789. Around 50 demonstrators, both Palestinians and internationals, marched towards the main…

  • Iraq Burin: protests for the right to protest

    Around 20 people trying to travel to Iraq Burin from Nablus for the weekly protest on Saturday 10th July, a group made up of Palestinians and international activists, were stopped by armed forces on the road leading to the small village; the media gathered and a protest against this decision ensued. Despite the attempts from…