Bil'in 9.4.2010.mov:
davidreeb — April 09, 2010 — Bil'in Friday April 9th 2010 demonstration against the separation fence [Apartheid Wall] cutting through the village's land, with the participation of Palestinian, Israeli and international demonstrators. Shows Bil'in photographer Haytham Al Katib being taken away by soldiers.
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Friday, April 9, 2010
Israel Fires Live Ammunition at Ni'ilin Demonstration 9-4-10
Ni'ilin 9-4-10:
yisraelpnm — April 09, 2010 —
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Live Ammunition Fired at Nonviolent Demonstrators in Ni’lin
Posted on: April 9, 2010
Sorce: International Solidarity Movement
International Solidarity Movement
9 April 2010
Facing tear gas, rubber-coated steel bullets and live ammunition, roughly sixty Palestinians gathered outside of Ni’lin today. Joined by 15 Israeli and International activists, the demonstrators protested the Israeli occupation which has claimed over 40% of the village’s land.
After congregating in nearby olive groves for midday prayers, demonstrators marched towards the illegal annexation wall with flags and chants led by village youth. Upon reaching the wall, demonstrators were met with a violent military response. Claiming nearly 30% of remaining village land, the wall annexes Ni’lin farmland for use by the nearby illegal settlement Modi’in Ilit. Soldiers fired tear gas and percussion grenades over the wall at nonviolent demonstrators, who were not deterred and continued a spirited protest.
Soldiers then invaded the village’s olive groves, firing live ammunition, rubber-coated steel bullets and tear gas. The use of live ammunition has claimed the lives of five Ni’lin residents since May 2008. No injuries were reported today.
Background on Nil’in:
Israel began construction of the Wall on Ni’lin’s land in 2004, but stopped after an injunction order issued by the Israeli Supreme Court (ISC). Despite the previous order and a 2004 ruling from the International Court of Justice declaring the Wall illegal, construction of the Wall began again in May 2008. Following the return of Israeli bulldozers to their lands, residents of Ni’lin have launched a grassroots campaign to protest the massive land theft, including demonstrations and direct actions.
The original route of the Wall, which Israel began constructing in 2004, was ruled illegal by the ISC, as was a second, marginally less obtrusive proposed route (http://www.poica.org/editor/case_studies/view.php?recordID=622). The most recent path, now completed, still cuts deep into Ni’lin’s land. The Wall has been built to include plans, not yet approved by the Army’s planning authority, for a cemetery and an industrial zone for the illegal settlement Modi’in Ilit.
Since the Wall was built to annex more land to the nearby settlements rather than in a militarily strategic manner, demonstrators have been able to repeatedly dismantle parts of the electronic fence and razor-wire surrounding it. Consequently, the army has erected a 15-25 feet tall concrete wall, in addition to the electronic fence. The section of the Wall in Ni’lin is the only part of the route where a concrete wall has been erected in response to civilian, unarmed protest.
As a result of the Wall construction, Ni’lin has lost 3,920 dunams, roughly 30% of its remaining lands. Originally, Ni’lin consisted of 15,898 dunams (3928 acres). Post 1948, Ni’lin was left with 14,794 dunams (3656 acres). After the occupation of the West Bank in 1967, the illegal settlements and infrastructure of Modi’in Ilit, Mattityahu and Hashmonaim were built on village lands, and Ni’lin lost another 1,973 dunams. With the completion of the Wall, Ni’lin has a remaining 8911 dunams (2201 acres), 56% of it’s original size (http://www.poica.org/editor/case_studies/view.php?recordID=1366).
Ni’lin is effectively split into 2 parts (upper and lower) by Road 446, which was built directly through the village. According to the publicized plan of the Israeli government (http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/819633.html), a tunnel will be built under road 446 to connect the upper and lower parts of Ni’lin, allowing Israel to turn Road 446 into a segregated-setter only road. Subsequently, access for Palestinian vehicles to this road and to the main entrances of upper and lower Ni’lin will be closed. Additionally, since the tunnel will be the only entryway to Ni’lin, Israel will have control over the movement of Palestinian residents.
Israel commonly uses tear-gas projectiles, rubber coated steel bullets and live ammunition against demonstrators.
Since May, 2008, five of Ni’lin’s residents were killed and one American solidarity activist was critically injured from Israeli fire during grassroots demonstrations in Ni’lin.
* 5 June 2009: Yousef Akil Srour (36) was shot in the chest with 0.22 caliber live ammunition and pronounced dead upon arrival at a Ramallah hospital (http://palsolidarity.org/2009/06/7023).
* 13 March 2009: Tristan Anderson (37), an American citizen, was shot in the head with a high velocity tear gas projectile. He is currently at Tel Hashomer hospital near Tel Aviv with uncertain prospects for his recovery (http://palsolidarity.org/2009/03/5324).
* 28 December 2008: Mohammed Khawaje (20) was shot in the head with 5.56mm caliber live ammunition. He died in a Ramallah hospital 3 days later on 31 December 2008 (http://palsolidarity.org/2008/12/3742).
* 28 December 2008: Arafat Rateb Khawaje (22) was shot in the back with 5.56mm caliber live ammunition and pronounced dead upon arrival at a Ramallah hospital (http://palsolidarity.org/2008/12/3714).
* 30 July 2008: Yousef Amira (17) was shot in the head with two rubber coated steel bullets. He died in a Ramallah hospital 5 days later on 4 August 2008 (http://palsolidarity.org/2008/08/3346).
* 29 July 2008: Ahmed Mousa (10) was shot in the forehead with 5.56mm caliber live ammunition and pronounced dead upon arrival at a Ramallah hospital (http://palsolidarity.org/2008/07/3329).
In total, 20 people have been killed during demonstrations against the Wall (http://palsolidarity.org/2009/06/7647).
Israeli armed forces have shot 40 demonstrators with live ammunition in Ni’lin. Of them, 11 were shot with 5.56mm caliber live ammunition and 29 were shot with 0.22 caliber live ammunition.
Since May 2008, 112 arrests of Ni’lin residents have been made in relation to anti-Wall protest in the village. The protesters arrested by the army constitute roughly 9% of the village’s male residents aged between 12 and 55. The arrests are part of a broad politically motivated Israeli campaign to suppress grassroots resistance to the Occupation.
Updated on April 9, 2010
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Live Ammunition Fired at Nonviolent Demonstrators in Ni’lin
Posted on: April 9, 2010
Sorce: International Solidarity Movement
International Solidarity Movement
9 April 2010
Facing tear gas, rubber-coated steel bullets and live ammunition, roughly sixty Palestinians gathered outside of Ni’lin today. Joined by 15 Israeli and International activists, the demonstrators protested the Israeli occupation which has claimed over 40% of the village’s land.
After congregating in nearby olive groves for midday prayers, demonstrators marched towards the illegal annexation wall with flags and chants led by village youth. Upon reaching the wall, demonstrators were met with a violent military response. Claiming nearly 30% of remaining village land, the wall annexes Ni’lin farmland for use by the nearby illegal settlement Modi’in Ilit. Soldiers fired tear gas and percussion grenades over the wall at nonviolent demonstrators, who were not deterred and continued a spirited protest.
Soldiers then invaded the village’s olive groves, firing live ammunition, rubber-coated steel bullets and tear gas. The use of live ammunition has claimed the lives of five Ni’lin residents since May 2008. No injuries were reported today.
Background on Nil’in:
Israel began construction of the Wall on Ni’lin’s land in 2004, but stopped after an injunction order issued by the Israeli Supreme Court (ISC). Despite the previous order and a 2004 ruling from the International Court of Justice declaring the Wall illegal, construction of the Wall began again in May 2008. Following the return of Israeli bulldozers to their lands, residents of Ni’lin have launched a grassroots campaign to protest the massive land theft, including demonstrations and direct actions.
The original route of the Wall, which Israel began constructing in 2004, was ruled illegal by the ISC, as was a second, marginally less obtrusive proposed route (http://www.poica.org/editor/case_studies/view.php?recordID=622). The most recent path, now completed, still cuts deep into Ni’lin’s land. The Wall has been built to include plans, not yet approved by the Army’s planning authority, for a cemetery and an industrial zone for the illegal settlement Modi’in Ilit.
Since the Wall was built to annex more land to the nearby settlements rather than in a militarily strategic manner, demonstrators have been able to repeatedly dismantle parts of the electronic fence and razor-wire surrounding it. Consequently, the army has erected a 15-25 feet tall concrete wall, in addition to the electronic fence. The section of the Wall in Ni’lin is the only part of the route where a concrete wall has been erected in response to civilian, unarmed protest.
As a result of the Wall construction, Ni’lin has lost 3,920 dunams, roughly 30% of its remaining lands. Originally, Ni’lin consisted of 15,898 dunams (3928 acres). Post 1948, Ni’lin was left with 14,794 dunams (3656 acres). After the occupation of the West Bank in 1967, the illegal settlements and infrastructure of Modi’in Ilit, Mattityahu and Hashmonaim were built on village lands, and Ni’lin lost another 1,973 dunams. With the completion of the Wall, Ni’lin has a remaining 8911 dunams (2201 acres), 56% of it’s original size (http://www.poica.org/editor/case_studies/view.php?recordID=1366).
Ni’lin is effectively split into 2 parts (upper and lower) by Road 446, which was built directly through the village. According to the publicized plan of the Israeli government (http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/819633.html), a tunnel will be built under road 446 to connect the upper and lower parts of Ni’lin, allowing Israel to turn Road 446 into a segregated-setter only road. Subsequently, access for Palestinian vehicles to this road and to the main entrances of upper and lower Ni’lin will be closed. Additionally, since the tunnel will be the only entryway to Ni’lin, Israel will have control over the movement of Palestinian residents.
Israel commonly uses tear-gas projectiles, rubber coated steel bullets and live ammunition against demonstrators.
Since May, 2008, five of Ni’lin’s residents were killed and one American solidarity activist was critically injured from Israeli fire during grassroots demonstrations in Ni’lin.
* 5 June 2009: Yousef Akil Srour (36) was shot in the chest with 0.22 caliber live ammunition and pronounced dead upon arrival at a Ramallah hospital (http://palsolidarity.org/2009/06/7023).
* 13 March 2009: Tristan Anderson (37), an American citizen, was shot in the head with a high velocity tear gas projectile. He is currently at Tel Hashomer hospital near Tel Aviv with uncertain prospects for his recovery (http://palsolidarity.org/2009/03/5324).
* 28 December 2008: Mohammed Khawaje (20) was shot in the head with 5.56mm caliber live ammunition. He died in a Ramallah hospital 3 days later on 31 December 2008 (http://palsolidarity.org/2008/12/3742).
* 28 December 2008: Arafat Rateb Khawaje (22) was shot in the back with 5.56mm caliber live ammunition and pronounced dead upon arrival at a Ramallah hospital (http://palsolidarity.org/2008/12/3714).
* 30 July 2008: Yousef Amira (17) was shot in the head with two rubber coated steel bullets. He died in a Ramallah hospital 5 days later on 4 August 2008 (http://palsolidarity.org/2008/08/3346).
* 29 July 2008: Ahmed Mousa (10) was shot in the forehead with 5.56mm caliber live ammunition and pronounced dead upon arrival at a Ramallah hospital (http://palsolidarity.org/2008/07/3329).
In total, 20 people have been killed during demonstrations against the Wall (http://palsolidarity.org/2009/06/7647).
Israeli armed forces have shot 40 demonstrators with live ammunition in Ni’lin. Of them, 11 were shot with 5.56mm caliber live ammunition and 29 were shot with 0.22 caliber live ammunition.
Since May 2008, 112 arrests of Ni’lin residents have been made in relation to anti-Wall protest in the village. The protesters arrested by the army constitute roughly 9% of the village’s male residents aged between 12 and 55. The arrests are part of a broad politically motivated Israeli campaign to suppress grassroots resistance to the Occupation.
Updated on April 9, 2010
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Friday, February 20, 2009
Shachaf Polakow - Anarchists Against the Wall
Shachaf Polakow - Anarchists Against the Wall:
1:35:12 - Feb 12, 2009
pdxjustice Media Productions - www.pdxjustice.org
"Israeli photographer and activist, Shachaf Polakow, provides photos and vivid discriptions of the work of Anarchists Against the Wall, an Israeli organization working in solidarity with Palestinians to oppose the Apartheid Separation Wall and to bring an end to the Israeli occupation."
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1:35:12 - Feb 12, 2009
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"Israeli photographer and activist, Shachaf Polakow, provides photos and vivid discriptions of the work of Anarchists Against the Wall, an Israeli organization working in solidarity with Palestinians to oppose the Apartheid Separation Wall and to bring an end to the Israeli occupation."
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Monday, November 17, 2008
Dignity for Gaza - The Second Voyage (3 parts)
Dignity for Gaza - The Second Voyage part 1 of 3:
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The Free Gaza Movement issued the following press release on November 6, 2008:
Free Gaza the Third ... Press Release
Date : 11-06-2008
Larnaca: Tomorrow at 5:00 pm, the DIGNITY leaves for the third time for the shores of Gaza. This time, eleven past and current members of parliaments of Europe are on board, with Al Jazeera International and The Independent journalists.
"Part 1 is the Departure from Cyprus"
Part 2
The Voyage
Part 3
The Arrival
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The Free Gaza Movement issued the following press release on November 6, 2008:
Free Gaza the Third ... Press Release
Date : 11-06-2008
Larnaca: Tomorrow at 5:00 pm, the DIGNITY leaves for the third time for the shores of Gaza. This time, eleven past and current members of parliaments of Europe are on board, with Al Jazeera International and The Independent journalists.
These dignitaries were among the 53 Parliamentarians denied entrance by Egypt at the Rafah checkpoint. "Egypt did not allow us to enter Gaza via the Rafah terminal, but this will not stop us from visiting the area," Lord Nazir Ahmad, head of the European delegates stated, "We will sail to Gaza, we are determined to break the siege".
Ms Clare Short MP emphasized, "The Egyptian refusal to grant us access through Rafah Crossing is insulting to all of us, and Egypt should open the crossing now."
They will be on a three-day fact finding tour organized by the Free Gaza Movement and the European Campaign to End the Siege as well as several of the organizations in Gaza who have worked with the Free Gaza Movement on the past two voyages.
On the past trips, Israel has threatened to stop the DIGNITY, arrest its passengers and tow the boat to Israel. The government has been silent on its plans this time, perhaps out of respect for the dignitaries on the voyage. Members of the two organizations stress that the DIGNITY has no intention of going anywhere near Israeli waters but will enter Gaza through its own coastal waters.
The port authorities have asked media to come between 3:30 pm and 5:00 pm Friday at Larnaca Port to see the boat leave and to conduct interviews.
The passenger list (see below) and biographies are posted at Free Gaza's website, www.freegaza.org. Photos are freely downloadable at: www.flickr.com/photos/29205195@N02/
Ahmed, Nazir (Lord) (Pakistan/UK), Andrews, Christopher (Ireland), Bartlett, Eva (Canada), Bolos, Nikolas (Ireland), Healey, Denis (UK), Elhag, Sami Moheildin Mohamed (Sudan), Graham, Derek (Ireland), McNeill, Pauline (Scotland), Morena, Fernando (Spain), Nacer, Mohamed (UK), O'Donnell, Hugh (Scotland, UK), ÓSnodaigh, Aengus (Ireland), Rossi, Fernando (Italy), Arraf, Huwaida (US), Sharp, Rob (UK), Schermerhorn, David (USA), Shoukri, Dr. Arafat (Palestine, UK), Short, Clare (UK), Thomas, Rhodri Glyn (Wales, UK), Tonge, Dr. Jenny (Baroness) (UK), White, Sandra (Scotland, UK), Zisyadis, Josef (Switzerland)
"Part 1 is the Departure from Cyprus"
Part 2
The Voyage
Part 3
The Arrival
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Demo against the Apartheid Wall in Jayyous 16-11-08
Demo against the fence in Jaayous 16-11-08:
Israeli forces invade the village of Jayyous to block demonstrators from protesting the re-routing of the Apartheid Wall
Source: ISM
Date: November 16th, 2008
On Sunday 16th November, approximately 100 Palestinians, Israeli and international activists in the village of Jayyous were stopped in their attempt to demonstrate against the new plans to re-route the Apartheid Wall by Israeli army forces who invaded the village and blocked the streets. Israeli military Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs) were patrolling the streets of the village throughout the morning, with soldiers harassing pedestrians, claiming the village was a closed military zone.
Approximately 40 Israeli soldiers then formed roadblocks to prevent demonstrators from marching to their farmlands - the majority of which are already divided from the village by the existing apartheid wall. Many of the demonstrators were able to push through the lines of soldiers, but were blocked again further down the road, with Israeli soldiers then declaring the area near the Wall to be a closed military zone. “You can protest here in the village”, advised the commander of the units, “but you are not coming anywhere near the Wall”, despite the fact that the protest was clearly non-violent.
The roadblocks effectively created a curfew in the area, as residents were unable to return to their homes in the area. School children returning home from school were reduced to tears as they attempted to make their way through the rows of soldiers.
The villagers’ demonstration continued for over two hours, with protesters continually attempting to push through the soldiers to get to their lands. Women from the village took up the position as the front line, eventually staging a sit-in in their refusal to give up their fight to get to their lands.
The recent Israeli High Court decision to re-route the wall has been met with a revival of the struggle fought by the villagers of Jayyous when building of the Apartheid Wall first started in the village in 2002. While initially the re-routing, which moves the Wall 2km back towards the green line, may seem like a positive result for the village, the move will in fact destroy a further 200 olive trees, and permanently isolate Jayyous villagers from approximately 6000 dounums of their land, with a further 2000 dounums to be destroyed to make the path of the Wall. Currently, villagers are able to access their lands through a permit system that, theoretically, allows farmers to access their lands through the gates in the Wall. The new Wall has no planned gates. The Jayyous village land that remains on the West of the Wall, as such, will be annexed to Israel forever.
Villagers, with the support of the Jayyous municipality and other organisations, have vowed to fight this construction, declaring Sunday’s protests the first in a series of weekly demonstrations against the re-routing of the Wall.
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Israeli forces invade the village of Jayyous to block demonstrators from protesting the re-routing of the Apartheid Wall
Source: ISM
Date: November 16th, 2008
On Sunday 16th November, approximately 100 Palestinians, Israeli and international activists in the village of Jayyous were stopped in their attempt to demonstrate against the new plans to re-route the Apartheid Wall by Israeli army forces who invaded the village and blocked the streets. Israeli military Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs) were patrolling the streets of the village throughout the morning, with soldiers harassing pedestrians, claiming the village was a closed military zone.
Approximately 40 Israeli soldiers then formed roadblocks to prevent demonstrators from marching to their farmlands - the majority of which are already divided from the village by the existing apartheid wall. Many of the demonstrators were able to push through the lines of soldiers, but were blocked again further down the road, with Israeli soldiers then declaring the area near the Wall to be a closed military zone. “You can protest here in the village”, advised the commander of the units, “but you are not coming anywhere near the Wall”, despite the fact that the protest was clearly non-violent.
The roadblocks effectively created a curfew in the area, as residents were unable to return to their homes in the area. School children returning home from school were reduced to tears as they attempted to make their way through the rows of soldiers.
The villagers’ demonstration continued for over two hours, with protesters continually attempting to push through the soldiers to get to their lands. Women from the village took up the position as the front line, eventually staging a sit-in in their refusal to give up their fight to get to their lands.
The recent Israeli High Court decision to re-route the wall has been met with a revival of the struggle fought by the villagers of Jayyous when building of the Apartheid Wall first started in the village in 2002. While initially the re-routing, which moves the Wall 2km back towards the green line, may seem like a positive result for the village, the move will in fact destroy a further 200 olive trees, and permanently isolate Jayyous villagers from approximately 6000 dounums of their land, with a further 2000 dounums to be destroyed to make the path of the Wall. Currently, villagers are able to access their lands through a permit system that, theoretically, allows farmers to access their lands through the gates in the Wall. The new Wall has no planned gates. The Jayyous village land that remains on the West of the Wall, as such, will be annexed to Israel forever.
Villagers, with the support of the Jayyous municipality and other organisations, have vowed to fight this construction, declaring Sunday’s protests the first in a series of weekly demonstrations against the re-routing of the Wall.
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Saturday, November 8, 2008
Bil'in Friday 7-11-2008
Bil'in Friday 7-11-2008:
"The 194th demo in Bil'in against the Apartheid wall"
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"The 194th demo in Bil'in against the Apartheid wall"
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Saturday, November 1, 2008
European parliament members brutalized by Israeli soldiers
European parliament members brutalized by Israeli soldiers:
"Friday 31 october 2008
Bilin-For the past four years, the village of Bilin has been protesting against the wall and settlement building. Today, another protest marched after the Friday prayer joined by international and Israeli activists. The protest marked the 52nd anniversary of the massacre of Kifr Qasem and 91st of the Balfour Agreement. The protesters condemned these events and the Israeli occupation police. They also held the world, especially the US and Britain, accountable for the conditions that Palestinians live in and for their support of Israel in their colonialist plans in Palestine. The protesters raised the Palestinian flag and banners calling to end the Israeli occupation, stop settlement building, bombing civilian areas and assaulting Palestinian detainees.
The vice president of the European Parliament, Luisa Morgantini, joined the protest with one other parliamentarian, Chris Davis. The delegation showed solidarity with the residents of Bilin in particular and the Palestinian people in general with their right to struggle against the Apartheid Wall and have freedom. The soldiers came through the gate, pushed Luisa Morgantini and Chris Davis who fell down to the ground.
When the protest reached the wall, the Israeli army closed the gate to stop the protesters from going through. The army fired sound grenades, tear gas canisters and rubber coated steel bullets at the protesters while they were trying to open the gate. Dozens suffered tear gas inhalation and seven were injured, two from France, Ponal and José, who was already injured the last time he participated.A French delegation of the International Civil Campaign for the Protection of the Palestinian People (CCIPPP), another group from Belgium, Enseignants pour une Paix Juste au Proche-Orient (EPJPO), as well as a group from Nanterre, France, joined the protest today and also listened to a presentation by the Bilin committee about the villages struggle against the wall.
A music band from the USA, called Olive Trees Circus, played guitar, accordion, and sung for peace in the middle of the action.
The Popular Committee of Bilin expressed their solidarity with the people of Gaza, and the appreciation of the efforts of the crew of the ship of hope in their attempt to break the siege."
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"Friday 31 october 2008
Bilin-For the past four years, the village of Bilin has been protesting against the wall and settlement building. Today, another protest marched after the Friday prayer joined by international and Israeli activists. The protest marked the 52nd anniversary of the massacre of Kifr Qasem and 91st of the Balfour Agreement. The protesters condemned these events and the Israeli occupation police. They also held the world, especially the US and Britain, accountable for the conditions that Palestinians live in and for their support of Israel in their colonialist plans in Palestine. The protesters raised the Palestinian flag and banners calling to end the Israeli occupation, stop settlement building, bombing civilian areas and assaulting Palestinian detainees.
The vice president of the European Parliament, Luisa Morgantini, joined the protest with one other parliamentarian, Chris Davis. The delegation showed solidarity with the residents of Bilin in particular and the Palestinian people in general with their right to struggle against the Apartheid Wall and have freedom. The soldiers came through the gate, pushed Luisa Morgantini and Chris Davis who fell down to the ground.
When the protest reached the wall, the Israeli army closed the gate to stop the protesters from going through. The army fired sound grenades, tear gas canisters and rubber coated steel bullets at the protesters while they were trying to open the gate. Dozens suffered tear gas inhalation and seven were injured, two from France, Ponal and José, who was already injured the last time he participated.A French delegation of the International Civil Campaign for the Protection of the Palestinian People (CCIPPP), another group from Belgium, Enseignants pour une Paix Juste au Proche-Orient (EPJPO), as well as a group from Nanterre, France, joined the protest today and also listened to a presentation by the Bilin committee about the villages struggle against the wall.
A music band from the USA, called Olive Trees Circus, played guitar, accordion, and sung for peace in the middle of the action.
The Popular Committee of Bilin expressed their solidarity with the people of Gaza, and the appreciation of the efforts of the crew of the ship of hope in their attempt to break the siege."
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Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Palestinian bee farmers break the siege on Gaza
Palestinian bee farmers break the siege on Gaza:
"Israeli bulldozers razed their farmlands and groves. Beekeepers in Gaza keep their hives next to the border with Israel. The bees fly freely across the border with Occupied Palestine known now as Israel to collect nectar, returning with honey to the besieged Gaza strip."
"Israeli bulldozers razed their farmlands and groves. Beekeepers in Gaza keep their hives next to the border with Israel. The bees fly freely across the border with Occupied Palestine known now as Israel to collect nectar, returning with honey to the besieged Gaza strip."
Monday, October 20, 2008
Day Care at Ush Ghrab
Day Care at Ush Ghrab:
"Children 2-4 year old have a day at Ush Ghrab, Eastern Beit Sahur. This was on Saturday October 18, 2008 two days after colonial Israeli settlers tried to take over the site supported by large contingent of colonial soldiers."
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"Children 2-4 year old have a day at Ush Ghrab, Eastern Beit Sahur. This was on Saturday October 18, 2008 two days after colonial Israeli settlers tried to take over the site supported by large contingent of colonial soldiers."
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Friday, October 17, 2008
Ush Ghrab - Settler police and soldiers attack and kidnap activists
UshGhrab.m4v:
"Ush Ghrab is a part of the land of Beit Sahour that was used by Jordanian and Israeli armies in the past, but is now being developed for the benefit of all the people of Beit Sahour. The part that is being slated for a hospital has been the target of colonial settler interest. On October 16, 2008 over 300 settlers swarmed the area protected by over 100 soldiers and police. Town people and international friends were at the site with normal activities inclusing bird watching, hiking, and music. The Settler police and soldiers attacked us and kidnapped 6 people (2 Palestinians and 4 internationals)."
Part 2 of the activities in Ush Ghrab on 16 Oct 2008. 6 activists were kidnapped by settler police and border guards. Our activites were peaceful and involved nature walking, bird watching, music, etc.
"Ush Ghrab is a part of the land of Beit Sahour that was used by Jordanian and Israeli armies in the past, but is now being developed for the benefit of all the people of Beit Sahour. The part that is being slated for a hospital has been the target of colonial settler interest. On October 16, 2008 over 300 settlers swarmed the area protected by over 100 soldiers and police. Town people and international friends were at the site with normal activities inclusing bird watching, hiking, and music. The Settler police and soldiers attacked us and kidnapped 6 people (2 Palestinians and 4 internationals)."
Part 2 of the activities in Ush Ghrab on 16 Oct 2008. 6 activists were kidnapped by settler police and border guards. Our activites were peaceful and involved nature walking, bird watching, music, etc.
Al Mazra’a ash Sharqiya - Palestinians dismantle roadblock
Palestinians dismantle road blockade:
"the Al-Mazraa ash Sharqiya village dismantle roadblock as symbol of resistance"
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Residents of Al-Mazra'a ashSharqiya remove road block that prevents their access to Rout 60
"the Al-Mazraa ash Sharqiya village dismantle roadblock as symbol of resistance"
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Residents of Al-Mazra'a ashSharqiya remove road block that prevents their access to Rout 60
Source: ISM
Thursday, October 16, around 150 residents of the village of Al-Mazra’a ash Sharqiya, joined by Israeli and international activists, gathered in an effort to remove four roadblocks from a road connecting the village of Al Mazra’a ash Sharqiya to Route 60.
At eleven in the morning, cars from the center of town drove towards the congested road. The demonstrators physically removed numerous big stones blockading the access road. They proceeded to the last block, closest to Route 60, and continued their work. Around noon, an Israeli army jeep arrived and attempted to halt the work of the residents. Soon after, three more army jeeps alongside two police jeeps showed up at the scene. Several activists and members of the village tried to negotiate the peaceful removal of the barriers, but the soldiers refused.
While the activists remained close to the soldiers, hoping to block them, Palestinians worked hard to finish clearing the road. With the help of a tractor, the road was cleared. Two cars drove from the top of the hill towards Route 60 as a symbol of the day’s success, but were prevented by the Israeli soldiers. The entire event remained completely non-violent and those gathered to restore the road marched back to the village around two in the afternoon. After leaving, the Israeli army brought in a bulldozer and reformed two blockades.
This road is essential in connecting Al Mazra’a ash Sharqiya and the neighboring villages of Silwad, Deir Jarir, Rammun, and At Tayba to a more efficient path via route 60 into Nablus. According to the 2007 Census of the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, an estimated 19,385 residents of the villages that are likely to use this road, Al Mazra’a ash Sharqiya (4,495 residents), Silwad (6,123 residents), Deir Jarir (3,986 residents), Rammun (2,626 residents) and At Tayba (2,155 residents) have been prevented access since the 2nd Intifada. The residents must instead drive south closer to Ramallah to get unto route 60. However, the residents’ drive to Ramallah is also hindered by their inability to use this road. According to the Applied Research Institute in Jerusalem (ARIJ) and the Land Research Center (LRC), the blocked road lengthens the drive between Al Mazra’a ash Sharqiya and Ramallah from 22 kilometers to 40 kilometers.
Given the importance of this road in connecting the surrounding villages to the key commercial areas of Ramallah and Nablus, those participating in removing the blockades today hope to repeat the action until the road is permanently open.
Monday, October 13, 2008
Jordanians protest against importing Israeli products
Jordanians protest against importing Israeli products
Sun, 12 Oct 2008 01:37:23
Tarek Al-Farra, Press TV, Amman
Click here to see this Press TV Video - Requires Windows Media
Sun, 12 Oct 2008 01:37:23
Tarek Al-Farra, Press TV, Amman
Click here to see this Press TV Video - Requires Windows Media
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Demo at NY After Dark fundraiser sponsored by Leviev, 9/23/0
Demo at NY After Dark fundraiser sponsored by Leviev, 9/23/0:
"Video from our demo"
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Source: Adalah - NY
Museum of the City of New York welcomes partner rejected by
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Source: Adalah - NY
Museum of the City of New York welcomes partner rejected by
UNICEF & Oxfam
New York, NY, September 23, 2008 – Manhattan’s elite were aghast to be greeted this evening by 25 chanting protesters when they exited their SUVs and limos to attend a glitzy fundraiser sponsored by Israeli billionaire Lev Leviev for the Museum of the City of New York. Leviev has been criticized for his businesses’ human rights violations and unethical practices in Palestine, Angola, Namibia and New York City.
The Director of the Museum of the City of New York had failed to respond to phone calls and a September 16th letter from the New York rights coalition Adalah-NY, that is promoting a boycott of Leviev’s businesses. Adalah-NY’s letter informed the museum of the inconsistency of Leviev’s business practices with the museum’s mission, and with non-profit ethical standards. Alex Stern of Adalah-NY explained, “I’ve been going to the Museum of the City of New York all my life to see exhibits about New York’s diversity and about local communities battling against poverty. So it’s upsetting to me that the museum welcomed a sponsor who is impoverishing and destroying communities around the world.”
Over the past year both UNICEF and Oxfam have publicly rejected Leviev’s support because of his companies’ human rights violations, and Leviev has received a barrage of negative media. The government of the United Kingdom is now under pressure to cancel plans to rent its new Embassy in Tel Aviv from Leviev due to his companies’ construction of Israeli settlements in violation of international law. The companies of Shaya Boymelgree, Leviev’s partner in one settlement, are being sued in Canadian courts for war crimes by the West Bank village of Bil’in.
At last year’s fundraiser, according to JCKonline, Leviev “was gracious enough to bathe the upper echelon of New York City society in diamonds for the evening.” At this year’s “New York After Dark” event, a who’s who of wealthy New Yorkers, with bios and photos posted on the website Fame Game, and including Rockefellers, Roosevelt and Lebenthals, were greeted by noisy protesters with drums, whistles and chants, including:
“Fashionistas and socialites,
Leviev denies human rights”
“New York City glitterati,
If you wear Lev’s jewels, you’re naughty”
“Oxfam and UNICEF won’t take his dimes,
Because they know Leviev’s crimes”
15 New York City police officers lined the entrance to the museum and attempted to prevent protesters from giving attendees flyers or taking attendees’ pictures. The flyers featured cartoon Wanted photos of Leviev entitled, Wanted: Lev Leviev, For Breaking International Law, and cited offenses including: construction by Leviev’s companies Africa Israel and Leader of the Israeli settlements Mattityahu East, Zufim, Har Homa and Maale Adumim on Palestinian land in the Israeli Occupied West Bank; accusations in New York Magazine that Angolan security companies employed by Leviev have been involved in torturing, sexually abusing and even murdering Angolans; Leviev’s recent firing in Namibia of around 200 striking diamond polishers, some of whom were already struggling to survive on less than $2 a day; and, in Brooklyn and at the Apthorp in Manhattan, Leviev’s construction of luxury apartments that displace low- and moderate-income residents.
Andrew Kadi from Adalah-NY noted that, “Businessmen like Leviev, who abuse human rights in Palestine and worldwide need to be exposed to the public, as do non-profits that partner with them and allow rights abusers to project a false image of humanitarianism.”
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Egyptians demand halt to gas deal with Israel
Egyptians demand halt to gas deal with Israel
Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:41:47
Ashraf Naggui, Press TV, Cairo
Click here to see this Press TV Video - Requires Windows Media
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Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:41:47
Ashraf Naggui, Press TV, Cairo
Click here to see this Press TV Video - Requires Windows Media
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Friday, October 3, 2008
Israeli Refusenik Speaks Out
Israeli Refusenik Speaks Out:
"Manchester, England. 20th March 2004. A female Refusnik and PERETZ KIDRON, originally a refugee from Nazi persecution and one of the founders of the Refusnik movement."
"Manchester, England. 20th March 2004. A female Refusnik and PERETZ KIDRON, originally a refugee from Nazi persecution and one of the founders of the Refusnik movement."
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Demonstration in Support of the Conscientious Objectors 23-9-08
Demon in Support of the Conscientious Objectors 23-9-08:
"Demonstration in Support of the Conscientious Objectors Omer Goldman, Tamar Katz & Miya Tamrin
This Tuesday,September 23rd, Tamar, Miya & Omer, signees of the Seniors Letter, will present themselves at the Army's central Recruitment Base - where they will declare their refusal to serve in the army of occupation, be court-marshaled and sent to the stockade. Omer, Miya & Omer are to be the fourth, fifth & sixth signees of the seniors letter to enter the stockade for their refusal to participate in the horrors of the occupation, and their decision to protest against the violent measures carried out by the IDF against the civilian population in the territories."
"Demonstration in Support of the Conscientious Objectors Omer Goldman, Tamar Katz & Miya Tamrin
This Tuesday,September 23rd, Tamar, Miya & Omer, signees of the Seniors Letter, will present themselves at the Army's central Recruitment Base - where they will declare their refusal to serve in the army of occupation, be court-marshaled and sent to the stockade. Omer, Miya & Omer are to be the fourth, fifth & sixth signees of the seniors letter to enter the stockade for their refusal to participate in the horrors of the occupation, and their decision to protest against the violent measures carried out by the IDF against the civilian population in the territories."
Friday, September 19, 2008
Ni'lin - Neturei Karta join anti-fence rally 17.9.2008
Ni'ilin 17.9.2008:
Wednesday, September 17 2008
Demonstration in Ni'lin holds up construction of the Apartheid Wall
Source: ISM
September 18, 2008
The Israeli army attempted to stop the non violent protesters before they got out of the village by shooting tear gas and sound bombs directly without provocation.
Five Palestinians were injured by rubber coated steel bullets, 2 hit by tear gas canisters and one Israeli was badly beaten up and hit in his bag with a sound bomb. 5 Israelis were detained, but all of them are now released.
The soldiers beat up one Israeli man who protested in solidarity with the villagers. When he finally escaped their brutality they threw a sound bomb at his back.
The attacks continued all the way back into the village where the soldiers shot tear gas directly at any one who moved in the streets.
The completion of the illegal apartheid wall will leave the villagers of Ni’lin with only 4% of the land they owned before 1948. In addition to the apartheid wall Israel plans to build a tunnel under the apartheid road leading to the nearby settlements. The tunnel will be the only way in and out of Ni’lin. It will close every night at 7pm and is possible to close of with only one military jeep. This will have huge economic as well as social consequences for the villagers of Ni’lin.
In 1982 September 16, Israeli army in co-operation with Lebanese terrorists were instrumental in a massacre on the Palestinian refugee camps Shabra and Shatila in Lebanon that killed thousands of Palestinians.
Wednesday, September 17 2008
Demonstration in Ni'lin holds up construction of the Apartheid Wall
Source: ISM
September 18, 2008
The Israeli army attempted to stop the non violent protesters before they got out of the village by shooting tear gas and sound bombs directly without provocation.
Five Palestinians were injured by rubber coated steel bullets, 2 hit by tear gas canisters and one Israeli was badly beaten up and hit in his bag with a sound bomb. 5 Israelis were detained, but all of them are now released.
Before today’s demonstration the Neturei Karta held a speech to the villagers of Ni’lin condemning the annexation of their land and praising their resistance. They ended their speech by giving flowers to the village in memory of those killed during the massacre in Shabra and Shatila in 1982.
The Israeli army blocked the protesters in a field directly outside the village. They shot tear gas, rubber coated steel bullets and sound bombs at the non violent protesters who were pressured back into the village.
Two groups of protesters managed to get around the soldiers and ran to the construction site of the illegal apartheid wall where they stopped the bulldozers for 10 minutes.
The aggression from the army increased after this and they immediately started shooting rubber-coated steel bullets and tear gas cannisters directly at the protesters from a close distance. Five Palestinians were hit by rubber coated steel bullets and two by tear gas cannisters.The soldiers beat up one Israeli man who protested in solidarity with the villagers. When he finally escaped their brutality they threw a sound bomb at his back.
The attacks continued all the way back into the village where the soldiers shot tear gas directly at any one who moved in the streets.
The completion of the illegal apartheid wall will leave the villagers of Ni’lin with only 4% of the land they owned before 1948. In addition to the apartheid wall Israel plans to build a tunnel under the apartheid road leading to the nearby settlements. The tunnel will be the only way in and out of Ni’lin. It will close every night at 7pm and is possible to close of with only one military jeep. This will have huge economic as well as social consequences for the villagers of Ni’lin.
In 1982 September 16, Israeli army in co-operation with Lebanese terrorists were instrumental in a massacre on the Palestinian refugee camps Shabra and Shatila in Lebanon that killed thousands of Palestinians.
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Ni'lin 8-9-08
Ni'lin 8-9-08:
September 8, 2008
"Protest against the apartheid wall continue in spite of Ramadan fast"
September 8, 2008
"Protest against the apartheid wall continue in spite of Ramadan fast"
Saturday, September 6, 2008
Bil'in Weekly demo 5.9.2008
Two Videos of the weekly demo against the Apartheid Wall in Bil'in
filmed September 5, 2008 and posted by davidreeb & yisraelpnm, respectively.
One Year After the Israeli Supreme Court Ruling, Bi'lin [Bil'in] Still Resists Against the Wall
Source: Palestine Monitor
6 September 2008
On Friday the 5th of September, Bi’lin village was commemorating the first anniversary of the Israeli Supreme Court of Justice’s decision by carrying non-violent protest against the apartheid Wall. Last year, the Supreme Court stated that the separation Wall running through the village of Bil’in was illegal; emphasizing that the Wall should be moved back to a distance of 500 meters from the Israeli settlement, which is built on Bili’n’s land.
This decision -that is yet not implemented on the ground- was supposed to return 1.100 dunums to the farmers, about 50 % of the land that has been confiscated in 2004 after the building of the Wall, and stops future settlement building.
Although the ruling was issued one year ago, the State of Israel only issued an alternative path of the Wall in July 2008. A new route that only gives back to Bi’lin’s residents 10 % - of the 2000 dunums initially confiscated in 2004. In August 2008, the Israeli High Court of Justice stated that the new route of the Wall violated the precedent ruling of September 2007, and gave the Israeli State 45 days to issue a new path for the Wall, that will respect the September 2007 ruling.
For now, Bil’in’s residents are still waiting for the new route, and the building of the Wall is still ongoing. The Bili’n Committee Against the Wall announced that the village will continue its non-violent resistance until the wall is removed and the Court decision is implemented.
On the anniversary of the decision, residents and internationals gathered on the site of the ongoing construction of the Wall for the weekly non-violent protest that the village has been carrying for four years now.
While the demonstrators marched from Bi’lin – chanting and calling for the end of the occupation, settlement building and the release of Palestinian detainees – they were prevented to reach the site of the ongoing construction as the Israeli occupation force installed razor wires to block the protest.
As peaceful demonstrators attempted to remove the wire, Israeli soldiers fired tear gas and sound bomb at the group. Dozens suffered from inhalation of teargas and an Italian woman was injured, hit by a teargas canister.
davidreeb's video
Yisraelpnm Video
filmed September 5, 2008 and posted by davidreeb & yisraelpnm, respectively.
One Year After the Israeli Supreme Court Ruling, Bi'lin [Bil'in] Still Resists Against the Wall
Source: Palestine Monitor
6 September 2008
On Friday the 5th of September, Bi’lin village was commemorating the first anniversary of the Israeli Supreme Court of Justice’s decision by carrying non-violent protest against the apartheid Wall. Last year, the Supreme Court stated that the separation Wall running through the village of Bil’in was illegal; emphasizing that the Wall should be moved back to a distance of 500 meters from the Israeli settlement, which is built on Bili’n’s land.
This decision -that is yet not implemented on the ground- was supposed to return 1.100 dunums to the farmers, about 50 % of the land that has been confiscated in 2004 after the building of the Wall, and stops future settlement building.
Although the ruling was issued one year ago, the State of Israel only issued an alternative path of the Wall in July 2008. A new route that only gives back to Bi’lin’s residents 10 % - of the 2000 dunums initially confiscated in 2004. In August 2008, the Israeli High Court of Justice stated that the new route of the Wall violated the precedent ruling of September 2007, and gave the Israeli State 45 days to issue a new path for the Wall, that will respect the September 2007 ruling.
For now, Bil’in’s residents are still waiting for the new route, and the building of the Wall is still ongoing. The Bili’n Committee Against the Wall announced that the village will continue its non-violent resistance until the wall is removed and the Court decision is implemented.
On the anniversary of the decision, residents and internationals gathered on the site of the ongoing construction of the Wall for the weekly non-violent protest that the village has been carrying for four years now.
While the demonstrators marched from Bi’lin – chanting and calling for the end of the occupation, settlement building and the release of Palestinian detainees – they were prevented to reach the site of the ongoing construction as the Israeli occupation force installed razor wires to block the protest.
As peaceful demonstrators attempted to remove the wire, Israeli soldiers fired tear gas and sound bomb at the group. Dozens suffered from inhalation of teargas and an Italian woman was injured, hit by a teargas canister.
davidreeb's video
Yisraelpnm Video
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Interview with Salam Kanaan in Ni'lin
Interview with Salam Kanaan in Ni'lin:
"Salam Kanaan is the 17 year old who filmed the shooting of Ashraf Abu Rahma, a bound and blindfolded Palestinian prisoner, in Ni'lin in July 2008."
"Salam Kanaan is the 17 year old who filmed the shooting of Ashraf Abu Rahma, a bound and blindfolded Palestinian prisoner, in Ni'lin in July 2008."
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