Tag: Apartheid Wall
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Palestinian moderately hurt in Naalin
YNet News 4 December 2009 A 20-year-old Palestinian protestor was moderately injured from a bullet fired by the security forces during a rally against the separation fence in the West Bank village of Naalin, Palestinian sources reported Friday. An Israel Defense Forces official said the man was lightly wounded after being hit in the lower…
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Trying to fill the hole our father has left
Jody McIntyre | Ctrl.Alt.Shift 3 December 2009 As we move into the cold months, many of you in the UK will be looking forward to Christmas. In the Palestinian village of Bi’lin, last weekend marked the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, a time to see family and friends and for people to eat together. But…
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Gate forced open in Ni’lin’s separation barrier – eight demonstrators wounded and one arrested
Popular Struggle Coordination Committee 28 November 2009 For immediate release: This morning, a group of demonstrators in the West Bank village of Ni’lin managed to surprise the Israeli army and, using bolt cutters, cut open one of the gates in the fence built on the village’s lands. Israeli soldiers arrived at the scene and fired…
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Military violence increases in Jayyous: elderly man arrested during a night invasion
27 November 2009 Israeli Occupation Forces arrested an elderly resident of Jayyous this week, a Palestinian village located in the Qalqilya region, that has maintained an active campaign against the terrorisation of its people and the annexation of its land by the illegal Apartheid Wall. Mohammad Salim, a 63 year old resident of Jayyous was…
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Dozens of activists from around the world join Bili’n’s weekly protest on the International Day for Solidarity with the Palestinian People
Bil’in Popular Committee Against the Wall and Settlements 27 November 2009 Under the slogan, “Towards a Palestine free from settlements, the Wall, Apartheid roads, checkpoints and roadblocks, and for one united Palestine with no islands and cantons”, the residents of Bil’in, joined by international and Israeli activists, gathered in a protest after the Friday prayer.…