Tag: Apartheid Wall
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One arrested and seven injured in Ni’lin prayer demonstration
Friday, November 7, 2008 Six residents of Ni’lin and a Danish solidarity activist were injured today by Israeli forces as they demonstrated against the construction of the apartheid wall in the village of Ni’lin. One American solidarity activist was also arrested as the demonstration was coming to an end. Immediately after a group of 300…
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Five people injured as Ni’lin maintains its resistance to the construction of the apartheid wall
November 2, 2008 On the 2nd November, a demonstration against the Apartheid Wall began in Ni’lin at 1.30 in the afternoon. 50 Palestinians gathered with 6 internationals by the municipality and marched towards the construction site in hopes of intervening with the construction work on the wall. When the demonstrators were stopped by the presence…
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Four people shot with rubber-coated steel bullets as protesters delay construction of the apartheid wall in Ni’lin
October 31, 2008 The weekly Friday prayer demonstration began at 12.00 near the Ni’lin clinic with residents of Ni’lin praying on their land. Video courtesy of Israel Putermam Shortly after the prayer, 200 Palestinians supported by 20 international and Israeli activists marched towards the construction site of the Apartheid Wall. After arriving at the site…
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Israeli forces attack residents of Ni’lin as they pray on their land
Friday, October 24, 2008 The weekly prayer demonstration in Ni’lin began at 11.15am, when Israeli soldiers began to shoot tear gas at a group of residents attempting to pray on their land. Those praying moved to another spot, where the soldiers continued to shoot tear gas canisters and rubber-coated steel bullets directly at the crowd,…
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Ni’lin demonstration manages to reach bulldozers
Thursday, October 23, 2008. Around 10am, fifty Palestinians along with several international activists, marched towards the olive groves of Ni’lin to protest the construction of the Apartheid Wall. The demonstrators arrived at the bulldozers and began to shout and throw rocks at the vehicle. After 5 minutes, the Israeli army showed up at the scene…