Tag: Apartheid Wall

  • The willful killing of Aqel Srour following a Ni’lin demonstration against the Annexation Wall

    Al Haq 30 June 2009 The Willful Killing of Aqel Srour Following a Ni’lin Demonstration against the Annexation Wall: a deplorable illustration of Impunity’s Slippery Slope As a Palestinian human rights organisation dedicated to the promotion and protection of human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), Al-Haq regrets once again having to draw attention…

  • Ni’lin demonstrates against the Apartheid Wall

    26 June 2009 Approximately one hundred and fifty Palestinian, Israeli and international protesters gathered in the hot sun for the weekly demonstration in Nilin. They marched together towards the separation barrier, chanting and waving Palestinian flags. As the demonstrators reached the wall and started cutting the razor wire on the walls edge, Israeli armed forces…

  • Author Naomi Klein calls for boycott of Israel

    AFP 26 June 2009 Bestselling author Naomi Klein on Friday took her call for a boycott of Israel to the occupied West Bank village of Bilin, where she witnessed Israeli forces clashing with protesters. “It’s a boycott of Israeli institutions, it’s a boycott of the Israeli economy,” the Canadian writer told journalists as she joined…

  • Bil’in village holds press conference and demonstration against construction of the Apartheid Wall

    For Immediate Release: Friday, 26 June 2009: Bil’in village holds press conference and a demonstration against construction of the Apartheid Wall. Palestinian residents, alongside international and Israeli activists gathered today in Bil’in to demonstrate against the Wall. Before the demonstration, Naomi Klein, Basel Mansour, and Attorney Wisam Ahmad held a press conference. Naomi Klein is…

  • Ni’lin residents demonstrate against the Apartheid Wall

    19 June 2009 Following a relatively calm demonstration last week, and the unprovoked murder of Aqel Sror on 5 June, demonstrators marched towards the Apartheid fence with apprehension, unsure of what force would meet them. It was eerily quiet as demonstrators managed to reach the wall without the whistle of tear gas flying through the…