Tag: Apartheid Wall
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Demonstrators succeed in delaying illegal wall construction; brutal military violence hospitalizes three
International Solidarity Movement 6 May 2010 Sitting peacefully in front of the formidable D9 Caterpillar bulldozer, demonstrators were successful today in temporarily halting construction of Israel’s illegal annexation wall. In the village of Al Walaja, approximately 20 Palestinian, Israeli and international activists disrupted work on the wall for nearly 30 minutes. Highlighting the systematic racism…
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Demonstrations across West Bank reflect growing momentum
International Solidarity Movement 3 May 2010 Between Friday and Sunday, more than 600 demonstrators protested the apartheid, land confiscation and the illegal wall in eight West Bank locations. These weekly demonstrations reflect the growing momentum of popular non-violent resistance, despite violent responses by the Israeli military. Bil’in Four were detained in Bil’in, including two Al-Jazeera…
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Journalist and Two Protesters Hurt in Beit Jala Demo
Popular Struggle Coordination Committee 3 May 2010 Over 150 people participated in the weekly anti-Wall demonstration organized by the local Popular Committee in Beit Jala on Sunday. The protest march, which set out towards the Wall’s construction site, was attacked with tear-gas and concussion grenades as soon as it reached a razor-wire barricade erected by…