15 Nov 2009 10:20 AM
The International Solidarity Movement is reporting that eighteen demonstrators were arrested on Saturday in the West Bank village of Deir alGhussoun, north of Tulkarem, after Israel's Separation Wall was breached by Palestinian, Israeli and international activists.
Excerpt:
The protesters intended to march to village's lands that were left isolated behind the Wall, and managed to break open one of the barrier's gates.
The demonstrators managed to break the lock on the gate by rocking it back and forth, despite the presence of soldiers, but could not reach their lands, as they were being shot at with rubber-coated steel bullets and teargaW. One demonstrator was lightly injured after being struck with a rubber-coated bullet in the leg.
As the demonstration was coming to an end, a large group of soldiers surprised a group of the protesters by closing in on them from the direction of the village, and arrested eighteen of the village's youth.
Click here to read the full article.
Read All Comments (0)
|
Post a Comment |
Email To Friend
|
|
Thank you. Your comment is being held in moderation for an editor's approval. Approval is entirely at the editor's discretion. If the comment is argumentative, racist or repetitive; or if it includes socially unacceptable language or ad hominem attacks, it will be discarded automatically.
Related Posts
A recent study finds Muslims generally eschew Hamas and Hezbollah, but in countries neighboring Israel, there are "pockets of support" for both groups, reports the Jerusalem Post . Photo: Upyernoz - Flickr These findings, released last week...
Egypt's Sinai bedouins are smuggling migrants from Sudan and Eritrea into Israel, Global Post reports. A stable economy and sound rule of law have shaped Israel into something of a promised land for sub-Saharan African asylum-seekers, often fleeing...
By Mariam Hamed in Gaza - Special to Palestine Note February 7, 2010 Don't be surprised if one day you find a crying infant thrown in front of a children's hospital, left by a sidewalk, or a trash can in the streets of Gaza. It is an "infant...
The New York Times' Jaron Gilinsky and Isabel Kershner explore the phenomenon of normalized protests between Palestinians and IDF soldiers in their video " The Spectacle of West Bank Protests ." What was once "an isolated act of civil...
Egyptian police have arrested Muslim Brotherhood deputy leader Mahmoud Ezzat and two others, reports the Associated Press via the New York Times . Photo: Turkairo - Flickr The Muslim Brotherhood was banned in 1954 but continues to be the largest opposition...
1 2 3 4 5 Next > ... Last »Posted at 15 Nov 2009 10:20 AM by Editor
Follow Palestine Note
Recently uploaded videos
Palestinians battle Israeli wall
Palestinians and Israeli dissenters are getting together to fight Israel's plan to build another section of the separation wall in the occupied West...
Palestinian and Israeli educators teaching side-by-side
Israel's MECHAVIM Institute for the Advancement of Shared Citizenship has been working with the Ministry of Education to bring Arab-Palestinian teachers...
Delayed indefinitely: AFP visits Gaza International Airport
Gaza International Airport has been closed for 9 years, since the Israeli military destroyed its runway and control tower during the Second Infitada in...
Make Your Voice Heard!
Be published on Palestine Note.
Click here
to submit articles, photos and video clips.
Most Viewed Items This Week
