Saturday, March 13th, 2010
Up and down the country, protestors ignored the tropical humidity to voice their opposition to Israeli aggression, which was displayed once again. Here's what happened. All Photos courtesy of FLV.
Nil'in Hundreds of people from the town and surrounding villages of Ni'lin gathered on the threatened land, where they affirmed the ...
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Wednesday, March 10th, 2010
The beginning of March saw the opening of the first session of the Russell Tribunal on Palestine in Barcelona. The question referred to by the Organising Committee in the first session of the RTP was whether the nature of relations between EU member states and Israel are unlawful within the ...
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Thursday, March 4th, 2010
It is well known that fisherman in Gaza are among the worst affected by the Israeli blockade. Il Manifesto correspondant Michele Giorgio met with a former Israeli Navy officer, now working with Breaking The Silence, who gave a first hand account of how they were trained to police fishermen.
It's an ...
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Saturday, February 27th, 2010
Heavy rain prevented popular resistance marches scaling the peaks of Bi'lin last week, but up and down the country demonstrators made their feelings known.
BILIN Dozens of protesters suffered teargas inhalation in a demonstration against the Wall and settlements in Bil'in which was joined by Israeli and international activists. Despite the ...
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Monday, February 22nd, 2010
A peaceful march through Beit Sahour ended with shocking scenes of army brutality. Around 100 demonstrators were objecting to the proposed construction of a military base in Beit Sahour Family Park. We spoke with Nidal Abu Zulof, regional activist and head of the Joint Advocacy Initiative (JAI), about the need ...
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Saturday, February 20th, 2010
Yesterday's demonstrations were dominated by the fifth anniversary of the popular struggle in Bil'in. The occasion was marked in spectacular fashion and Israeli security once again displayed the brutality which makes these protests so necessary. Here's what happened in the main locations.
“Bil'in Habibti!” 5 years later… Yesterday the entrance of ...
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Tuesday, February 16th, 2010
Revelations in the Israeli media concerning Mahmoud Abbas and former aide Rafiq Husseini should surprise no-one. Slurs comes thick and fast against perceived enemies of Israel, from presidents to charities. To list the Palestinian victims of media assassination would take forever, so we chose some of the more surprising targets.
Human ...
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Saturday, February 13th, 2010
Palestinian, Israeli and international activists joined demonstrations in villages up and down the West Bank yesterday. Creativity distinguished Bi'lin and Sheikh Jarrah protests, with activists playing blue creatures from James Cameron's last film, Avatar. Here's what happened.
Bi'lin Activists in Bi'lin reenacted James Cameron's last film Avatar. Five Palestinian, Israeli and ...
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Thursday, February 11th, 2010
Work began today on re-routing the separation wall in Bilin. More than two years after a supreme court ruling that the barrier be moved, new tracks were being laid down this morning. The new route will return around 1,000 dunums (250 acres) of farmland to the village.
The move is long ...
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Monday, February 8th, 2010
A protest march will be held in London today against the arrival of deputy foreign minister Danny Ayalon. The Palestine Solidarity Campaign and British Muslim Initiative are co-ordinating the march, expected to number several hundred, to highlight the ongoing human rights abuses perpetrated by the Israeli government. Ayalon is the ...
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