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Settlers are seizing ‘empty’ land. The Palestinian owners are fighting back
When Israel took over Ahmad Qaddoura's land in the 1980s, it rejected his petition to stop the expropriation. Now, a nearby settlement is using the land to build a factory.
By
Ahmad Al-Bazz
January 7, 2020
WATCH: Israeli troops train assault rifles on medics and journalists
After arresting and wounding a Palestinian protester, Israeli Border Police attack medics who try to reach the detained man, as well as the photographers covering the arrest. By Oren Ziv / Activestills.org Israeli Border Police officers trained their assault rifles on medics and journalists during a protest at the DCO checkpoint on the outskirts of Ramallah last…
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Activestills
December 24, 2017
WATCH: Israeli troops stop Palestinian would-be suicide bomber
Israeli soldiers shoot and kill a Palestinian man wearing an explosive belt during clashes at a checkpoint near Ramallah. Three more Palestinians are killed during protests across the occupied territories. By Oren Ziv / Activestills.org Israeli Border Police officers shot and wounded a Palestinian wearing an explosive belt during clashes at the DCO checkpoint near Ramallah on Friday.…
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Activestills
December 15, 2017
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Photos: Palestinians protest occupation, block roads throughout West Bank
Palestinian, Israeli, and international activists blocked roads throughout the West Bank on Wednesday in a coordinated direct action to protest the occupation. The specific focus of the demonstration varied from location to location, with some activists citing support for the Palestinian bid to upgrade its status at the UN later this month, tomorrow’s anniversary of…
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Activestills
November 14, 2012
Evacuation of outpost highlights resilience of settlement project
The Ulpana settlement show goes on. Yesterday, the first fifteen families were evacuated from their homes in the Givat Ulpana neighborhood of the settlement of Beit El, after the government upheld a Supreme Court ruling that the five buildings were built on private Palestinian lands and must be removed. The families, who make up roughly…
By
Dahlia Scheindlin
June 27, 2012
NYT got it wrong: PM opposed bill in order to expand settlements
Netanyahu is not hiding his commitment to expanding settlements – he is making it loud and clear. The New York Times didn’t seem to hear. Given relatively sparse international coverage of the Knesset vote yesterday rejecting a bill that would have legalized West Bank settlements facing legal challenges (specifically, the Ulpana Hill of Beit El),…
By
Dahlia Scheindlin
June 6, 2012
End the cellular cartel, end the occupation
One Member of Knesset’s success at bringing down the mobile monopoly in Israel demonstrates that when there is a will, there is a way. On the minds of 99% of Israelis this week was not the occupation, not the bloated new coalition and definitely not Iran. Israelis were thinking about cellphones. In what was considered…
By
Dahlia Scheindlin
May 19, 2012
Gov’t committed to saving illegal West Bank neighborhood
Just weeks after the Supreme Court ruling against any further delay in evacuating the outpost settlement of Migron, the government is now working industriously to legalize or otherwise legitimize the status of Givat Ha’ulpana, a neighborhood of the West Bank settlement of Beit El, near Ramallah. In 2008, human rights organization Yesh Din petitioned to…
By
Dahlia Scheindlin
April 24, 2012
Defense Min. admits it ‘never intended to carry out’ settler evacuation
The Israeli government is looking for ways to avoid evacuating a settlement built on private Palestinian land. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has until the end of the month to try and solve the political crisis over the evacuation of Ulpana Hill, a neighborhood built on private Palestinian land in the settlement of Beit El. Netanyahu has…
By
Noam Sheizaf
April 22, 2012
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