Archive for the 'Photos' Category

60 Years of Nakba: 21,915 Black Balloons Over Jerusalem

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008 | Posted in Press Releases, Photos, 1948 Palestine

Click here to visit website of ‘60 Years of Nakba’

To celebrate 60 years of independence, Israel is planning a large-scale birthday bash with events taking place...

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500 children, from Tulkarem refugee camp, attempt to march to their families homes

Thursday, May 15th, 2008 | Posted in Reports, Tulkarem Region, Photos, 1948 Palestine

On Wednesday 14th May approximately 500 refugee school children from the city of Tulkarem, in the north-west of the West Bank, attempted to march back to their families’ homes in Jaffa, near Tel-Aviv, in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of Al-Nakba (the catastrophe).

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60 years of apartheid-60 years to long!: 20 Jewish activists arrested, disrupting Jewish Community & Relations Council’s (JCRC) 60th anniversary of Israel celebration

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 | Posted in Press clippings, International Actions, Photos, 1948 Palestine

Jewish Activists Draw Attention to 60 years of Palestinian Forced Exile and Dispossession

By M.
Published in Indybay 08-05-2008. To view original article click here


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Nakba survivors return to their homes in Jerusalem

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 | Posted in Reports, Jerusalem Region, Photos, 1948 Palestine

On 12th of May 2008 around 200 Palestinians, Israelis and internationals gathered at Jerusalem Theatre situated in West Jerusalem to raise awareness and remember the Nakba by listening to a few of the stories from the victims.

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CPT: Settlers invade Palestinian village and harass Palestinians and internationals

Monday, May 12th, 2008 | Posted in Reports, Hebron Region, Photos

South Hebron Hills – At 2.30pm on Saturday, May 10th 2008, about 20 settlers from Ma’on settlement gathered near the village of At-Tuwani and proceeded to enter the village. When an Israeli army jeep arrived, settlers spoke with the soldiers and then followed the soldiers who began walking closer toward the village. The settlers yelled...

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9 activists injured as Israeli army attacks demonstration in Shufa, Tulkarem

Saturday, May 10th, 2008 | Posted in Reports, Tulkarem Region, Photos

On Saturday 10th May, approximately 200 Israeli, Palestinian and international activists converged on the village of Shufa, seven kilometres south-east of Tulkarem in the north-west of the West Bank, to remove the Israeli-imposed roadblocks that deny the residents of the village freedom of movement.

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Non-violent demonstrations in Bil’in and Al-Khader

Friday, May 9th, 2008 | Posted in Reports, Press clippings, Bil'in Village, Photos, Bethlehem Region

Bil’in:

On Friday the 9thof may, at the village of Bil’in around 100 hundred Israelis, Palestinians and Internationals gathered in solidarity to protest against the illegal wall separating the village and the local residents from their land.

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PCHR: Narratives Under Siege

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008 | Posted in Press clippings, Gaza Region, Photos

In order to highlight the impact of the siege and closure of the Gaza Strip on the civilian population, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) is publishing a series of “Narratives Under Siege” on their website. These short articles are based on personal testimonies and experiences of life in the Gaza Strip, highlighting the...

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Settlers and Israeli army attack Assira al Qibliya injuring two Palestinians

Saturday, May 3rd, 2008 | Posted in Reports, Nablus Region, Photos

On Saturday 3rd of May a group of Israeli Settlers paraded and attacked local Palestinans within the small village of Assira al Qibliya. Assira al Qibliya, is situated in the Nablus governorate in the north of the West Bank and has become used to these regular settler attacks. Two Palestinians, one 15 year old and one 40 year old were hospitalised...

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Israeli soldiers beat residents and damage vehicles during curfew in Azzoun

Saturday, May 3rd, 2008 | Posted in Reports, Qalqilya Region, Photos

The village of Azzoun, nine kilometres west of Qalqilya, was again put under curfew by Israeli soldiers at 6pm on Friday 2nd May, lasting until 2pm the next day. This is the ninth curfew to be imposed on the village of 11000 people in the past eleven days.

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