Tag: Apartheid Wall

  • Young Palestinian man and Swedish activist shot with live ammunition during Ni’lin demonstration

    5pm, 30th January 2009, Ramallah: On Friday, January 30th, two people were shot by Israeli forces with live ammunition in the West Bank village of Ni’lin. Ulrika Andersson, 31, was shot in the leg with live ammunition during the weekly demonstration against the construction of the annexation wall in the village of Ni’lin, occupied West…

  • Family resists house occupation during demonstration in Jayyous

    On January 23rd, a demonstration against Israel’s apartheid wall in the village of Jayyous, was once again met with repression from the Israeli Army.  Israeli soldiers and border police shot tear gas, rubber and live bullets at villagers during the weekly demonstration.  At least four people, including a pregnant woman, were treated for tear gas…

  • Two shot with live ammunition at Ni´lin prayer demonstration

    January 23, 2009 On Friday, 23 January 2009, the residents of Ni’lin gathered with international and Israeli solidarity activists in their continued resistance against construction of the Apartheid Wall. Around 100 demonstrators participated in the weekly Friday prayer demonstration, a gesture of protest to the annexation of Ni’lin’s land and apartheid policies towards the Palestinian…

  • Israeli army invade Ni’lin

    21 January 2009 On Wednesday, 21 January 2009, at 12.30, residents of Ni’lin, along with international and Israeli solidarity activists, gathered to demonstrate against the construction of the Apartheid Wall. The demonstration began in the olive fields but was forced back when the Israeli army shot teargas and threw sound bombs. After the demonstration began,…

  • Summary execution in southern West Bank

    Palestine News Network During the killing of over 1,000 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and the demonstrations against them the occupation remains in the West Bank. This week a family lost their father in Hebron. Yasser Saqr Ismail Tameizi had his six year old son with him. They were working on their land in Ithna…