Tag: Apartheid Wall
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Three arrested in Ni’lin while filming demonstration
25th September 2009 In this week’s Friday demonstration, three persons – Swedish, French and Israeli – were taken away by the Israeli armed forces while filming the protest against the Wall. They were taken to the police station in the illegal settlement of Geva Binyamin and released later that night with the condition not to…
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Demonstrators displace part of Apartheid Wall in Ni’lin
18 September 2009 Around 150 protesters gathered in Ni’lin to protest against the Apartheid Wall. A month ago, the concrete Wall was put up in Ni’lin and this Friday was the first time the demonstrators managed to displace a part of it. The Friday prayer during Ramadan took place in the olive groves of Ni’lin.…
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Israeli forces continue arrest and intimidation campaign with Bil’in night raids
21 September 2009 Israeli forces invaded Bil’in once again just before 1am. Six jeeps entered the village via the gate in the occupation wall. Two jeeps stopped at the house of Mohammed Ahmed Yasseen (age 21) and searched for him in the ground floor apartment belonging to his mother. Four jeeps stopped at Abdullah Mahmoud…
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Dozens were suffocated by tear gas canisters at the weekly demonstration
Bil’in Popular Committee 18 September 2009 Dozens were suffocated with tear gas canisters at the weekly demonstration in Bil’in. As the people of Bil’in with international and Israeli peace activists participated in Bil’in’s weekly demonstration after Friday prayers today, although they have raised Palestinian flags and banners to mark the twenty-seventh anniversary of the massacre…
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Border Control / Better late than never?
Akiva Eldar | Ha’aretz 16 September 2009 A little over four years ago, when Kadima’s Ze’ev Boim was deputy defense minister in the Likud government, he launched a huge attack on Col. (res.) Shaul Arieli and his colleagues from the council for peace and security. These people, he said, make the saying “Those who destroy…