Archive for the 'Bethlehem Region' Category

IMC: Weekly Friday Demonstrations

Sunday, January 6th, 2008 | Posted in Reports, Ramallah Region, Bil'in Village, Bethlehem Region

Edited from: israel.indymedia.org/newswire/display/8310/index.php
Original text by: Ilan Sharif

The Friday demonstration at the 443 apartheid highway

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Israeli Apartheid deepens as building continues in Har Homa

Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008 | Posted in Reports, Bethlehem Region

Today a group of Palestinian, Israeli and international peace activists gathered at the entrance to the illegal settlement Har Homa, not far from Bethlehem, to protest against Israel’s ongoing expansion of illegal settlements...

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FFJ: Injuries and arrests at demonstrations across the West Bank on Friday

Sunday, December 9th, 2007 | Posted in Reports, Ramallah Region, Bil'in Village, Bethlehem Region

Four injured and two arrested in Bil’in anti-Wall protest

After the weekly Friday prayers, residents of the West Bank village of Bil’in, near Ramallah and a group of international and Israeli peace activists took to the streets of the village. The protesters carried Palestinian flags and banners celebrating the...

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Three Nonviolent Protests in the West Bank

Monday, December 3rd, 2007 | Posted in Reports, Ramallah Region, Bil'in Village, Video, Bethlehem Region

Nov. 30

Palestinian villagers protest on Road-443, Israel prevent them from using it


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Apartheid Masked: Demonstrations for the protection the fundamental rights of Palestinians turned ugly

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007 | Posted in Press Releases, Hebron Region, Ramallah Region, Bethlehem Region

On Tuesday, the 27th of November, non-violent demonstrations calling to uphold the fundamental rights of Palestinians turned ugly. In demonstrations across the West Bank, from Ramallah, to Bethlehem, to Hebron, protesters were set...

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Day of Violence at Nonviolent Demonstrations Accross the West Bank

Friday, November 23rd, 2007 | Posted in Reports, Ramallah Region, Bil'in Village, Video, Bethlehem Region

Today at around 12 pm, in the village of kheirbet al musbah, 200 non-violent Palestinian activists, joined by Israelis and internationals, gathered from the surrounding villages to demonstrate against the closure of route 443. The demonstrators marched towards what was once the access route to route 443, but which has been blocked as part of Israel’s...

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Three Nonviolent Protests in the West Bank Tomorrow: in Bil’in, at Apartheid Road 443 and Near Umm Salamuna

Thursday, November 22nd, 2007 | Posted in Press Releases, Bil'in Village, Biddu Village, Bethlehem Region

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

1. Weekly Protest in Bil’in Continues

The Village of Bil’in is continuing its weekly protest against the Apartheid Wall and the confiscation of land by the Mattiyahu East settlement. The Supreme Court recently ruled that the wall must be moved west to give Bil’in back 250 acres of its land....

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Activists Gather Against the Apartheid Wall in Um Salamona

Friday, November 9th, 2007 | Posted in Reports, Bethlehem Region

On Friday 9 November a group of Palestinians and human rights volunteers gathered in Um Salamona, in the West Bank, to march against the planned route of the apartheid wall. Once built, the wall, which has been declared illegal by the International Court of Justice, will separate almost 3 million square meters of land containing thousands of grape...

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Succesful demonstration and olive harvest in Um Salamona

Saturday, November 3rd, 2007 | Posted in Reports, Bethlehem Region, Olive Harvest 2007

2nd of November 2007


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Human Rights Activists Protest against Apartheid Wall in Um Salamona

Friday, October 19th, 2007 | Posted in Reports, Bethlehem Region


On Friday, October 19, approximately 100 human rights activists from different backgrounds converged...

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