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Israeli troops shoot Palestinian activist in head with ‘less lethal’ bullet
The veteran activist, known for leading non-violent popular protests in the West Bank village of Ni’lin, was shot with a ‘sponge-tipped’ bullet, causing a head injury. Police later shackled him to his hospital bed. Israel Border Police officers shot Muhammed Amira in the head with a sponge-tipped bullet at close range during a weekly protest against the…
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Mairav Zonszein
April 16, 2017
PHOTOS: Israel ‘punishes’ Ni’ilin activist, denies access to olive trees behind the wall
For being one of the leaders of Nil’in’s popular struggle against the wall, Muhammad Amira has been marked by military authorities and is consistently denied a permit to work his own lands – for unexplained ‘security reasons.’ Text by Haggai Matar Photos by Keren Manor/Activestills.org (This article has been updated) Meet Muhammad Amira from the…
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Activestills
October 23, 2013
Seeking justice for Tristan Anderson: Who watches the watchmen?
Israel’s High Court of Justice will hear a petition demanding simply that an investigation into the wounding of a foreign citizen also investigate the real suspects. By Yesh Din, written by Yossi Gurvitz On March 13, 2009, Tristan Anderson was standing in the forecourt of the mosque in the village of Ni’lin. Anderson, an American…
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July 9, 2013
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Charges against J14 leader highlight suppression of anti-occupation activism
J14 leader Daphni Leef has been charged with rioting, more than half a year after she was violently arrested during an attempt to reignite the protest movement of the summer of 2011. Her trial will begin on January 23. By Leehee Rothschild Look at this photo of Daphni Leef. Look at her, thrown at the…
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January 9, 2013
Police ban Israeli activists from West Bank demonstrations
Thirteen anti-occupation activists were awoken by police officers early Sunday morning to receive closed military zone orders, preventing them from joining Palestinians in weekly demonstrations in the West Bank. By Leehee Rothschild Israeli police officers distributed closed military zone orders for four West Bank villages early Sunday morning to 13 prominent activists in groups such…
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November 11, 2012
A week in photos: October 11-17
Olive harvests in the West Bank, protests against settler violence, refugees from Israel to Germany demonstrate for the their rights, and more: Activestills images tell the stories of the week.
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Activestills
October 18, 2012
Friday protest in West Bank remembers activist Rachel Corrie
By Popular Struggle Coordination Committee Some 200 Palestinians and a handful of Israeli and international solidarity activists joined the protest in Kufr Qaddoum on Friday. The demonstration was dedicated to the commemoration of American peace activist, Rachel Corrie, who was run over by a bulldozer while attempting to prevent house demolitions in Rafah in 2003. The verdict in…
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+972 Magazine
August 25, 2012
Thoughts on a joint but unequal Palestinian-Israeli struggle
Israeli activists have joined Palestinians in demonstrations throughout the West Bank for a decade, in what some have come to bill a ‘joint struggle.’ But the apparent disparity between the daily realities of Israelis and Palestinians beckons the question: What is the role of Israelis in the Palestinian struggle for liberation? By Noa Shaindlinger Since 2003,…
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June 23, 2012
WATCH: IDF night raids on two Palestinian villages in West Bank
The Palestinian village of Nabi Saleh was raided last night (Sunday) by the IDF. Nabi Saleh, which has been conducting weekly nonviolent demonstrations since the end of 2009 against Israel’s occupation and the encroaching settlement of Halamish, has been the target of repeated night raids over the last two years. In the video below, uploaded by…
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Mairav Zonszein
June 18, 2012
WATCH: Palestinians going to Madonna concert stopped by wall
Two brothers from the village of Nil’in got tickets to see Madonna play live in Israel. They started walking to the show, but were stopped by the separation wall built on their lands. “I apologize for being not able to come to your concert for peace,” said one of the brothers. [UPDATE: I’ve been told…
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Haggai Matar
May 31, 2012
Despite video evidence, officer who shot Israeli demonstrator won’t be charged
The Israeli human rights NGO B’Tselem received notification from the military prosecution recently, informing it that charges will not be filed against an officer who shot an Israeli activist during a 2008 demonstration in Bil’in. B’Tselem intends to appeal the decision. The incident took place during the weekly demonstration against the separation fence in Bil’in…
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Haggai Matar
February 22, 2012
Bit by bit, coverage of occupation disappears from Israeli news
At first it was only Gaza. Now – it’s the West Bank. Bit by bit, without our noticing, the Israeli media has stopped reporting on the occupation. It’s been two weeks now that I’ve been wanting to write this post. I wanted to write two Fridays ago, when it became apparent that two more West…
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Haggai Matar
January 19, 2012
In West Bank, peaceful Palestinian opposition marches on
By Raghad Jaraisy (1) The day: December 10, 2009. The time: Somewhere between sunrise and the first pangs of lunchtime hunger. The place: Tel Aviv and A-Nabi Salah – so near and so far. The scene: For the first time, we marched together in a festival of democracy and human rights that occupied the streets of…
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December 7, 2011
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