Articles in the ‘Apartheid Wall’ category
“Shoe Demonstrations” Across Occupied Palestine; Journalist Shot in Ni’lin
In Ni’lin Friday, demonstrators carried shoes on the ends of long sticks. In Bil’in, they were thrown at Israeli Occupation soldiers and beaten against pictures of George Bush, all in an “homage” to the imprisoned Iraqi journalist who threw … Read more
New Betlehem Committee Joins Resistance in Bil’in
This Friday, as demonstrations were held yet again in Bil’in, Ni’lin and Jayyous the newly-formed Betlehem Solidarity Committee, which brings together people from villages throughout the Betlehem District and of which PSP is a founding member, brought a group from … Read more
Demonstrations in Al-Ma’asara, Elsewhere, in Solidarity with Hebron
This week’s Friday demonstration in Al-Ma’asara was dedicated in solidarity with the residents of Hebron, who were in the midst of a violent Israeli settler pogrom. Residents of Al-Ma’asara were joined by Israeli activists from Anarchists Against the Wall … Read more
Residents of Husan Reclaim Land After 10 Years
Husan is a village of just under 5,000 people situated in the western Betlehem District. It’s existence is precarious; it is crammed between two rapidly expanding settlements, Batar Illit and Har Gilo. If the Annexation Barrier is completed … Read more
Jayyous Under Curfew After Demonstration Against Annexation Barrier
from the Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign. For the original report, click here
A massive demonstration was held in Jayyous Friday to protest the rerouting of the Wall and the permanent isolation of 5,582 dunums of village land for the expansion of Zufim settlement. Villagers destroyed sections of the Wall, sparking … Read more
Jayyous Resistance Renewed
Jayyous, a small village in the Qalqilya district, was the first village to incorporate international and Israeli volunteers and organize a planned, non-violent resistance to the construction of the Annexation Barrier on their land, back in 2002. Now, years after their original … Read more
Ni’lin: Weeks of Active Demonstrations, Several Injuries
Throughout the month of October the resistance in Ni’lin has continued unabated, with demonstrations often several days a week, the residents of Ni’lin, accompanied by Israeli and international supporters have continued to be successful in at least delaying the construction of the Annexation … Read more
B’Tselem Report: Interview with 12 Year-old Detainee from Ni’lin
Mohammed Khawaja, age 12
I live with my family in Ni’lin. We live on the ground floor of the house, my two uncles and their families live on the first floor, and my grandmother lives on the second floor.
Last Thursday [11 September], around 3:00 A.M., I woke up from my mother’s … Read more
Hundreds March in Evening Vigil for Peace in Betlehem
Hundreds of residents of Betlehem and surrounding villages, including a large contingent from Beit Ommar, were joined by International and Israeli activists as they marched towards the Annexation Wall that cuts deep into the land of Betlehem, near Rachel’s Tomb. Local clergymen … Read more
Ni’lin Popular Resistance Committee Member Shot in the Face
On September 23 Ahed Khawajeh, one of the most active members of the Popular Resistance against the Annexation Barrier in Ni’lin, was accompanying a group of European Union Parliamentarians on a survey of the land that is to be confiscated by the Annexation Barrier. He, along with the mayor … Read more