Tag: Tulkarem

  • Israeli army threaten to arrest young boy unless Summer camp in Qaffin is closed

    On 28th of June the Israeli army entered a Summer camp for children in Qaffin and detained one boy of 13 years old for five hours. To get him released the mayor was forced to agree to shutting down the camp. The army claimed that boys had been throwing stones at the nearby wall. They…

  • Child injured in anti-apartheid demonstration near Tulkarem

    A 9-year-old child was injured in a demonstration in Far’un near Tulkarem, on Tuesday 24th June. Approximately 100 activists from Tulkarem joined residents of Far’un in the demonstration against the apartheid wall and the house demolitions ordered as a result of its construction. Demonstrators marched to the two currently threatened houses, bearing a banner that…

  • IWPS: Demonstration in Qaffin Against the Apartheid Wall

    To view the International Women’s Peace Service (IWPS) website, click here On Friday the 13th of June the village of Qaffin held a demonstration against the wall as part of their ongoing protest camp. On the 5th of June the protest camp was launched with a festival and the establishment of several tents and containers…