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The fight to expose Israel’s arms sales to the world’s most repressive regimes
In the span of less than 10 years, activists from across the political spectrum went head to head with the Israeli government, trying to bring an end to its arms exports to tyrannical governments worldwide.
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Sahar Vardi
December 25, 2019
Gazans invite Israeli activists over for tea
As Israeli soldiers shot at Palestinian demonstrators, Gazan and Israeli activists join each other — on two sides of the fence — for tea, a symbolic act of longing for a day without barriers and aggression. By Dalit Baum Last Friday at dusk, I shared a picnic blanket with dear friends, on a country hill, near…
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+972 Magazine
September 12, 2018
Palestinian women lead latest march on Israel-Gaza border
This was the first time since the start of the Great Return demonstrations, during which Israeli snipers have killed well over 100 and wounded thousands, that the march was led by women. By Meron Rapoport Thousands of Palestinian women took part in march on the border fence separating the Gaza Strip and Israel on Tuesday, in…
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+972 Magazine
July 4, 2018
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PHOTOS: Pepper spray and arrests as Bil’in marks decade of struggle
Text by Haggai Matar Photos by Yotam Ronen, Shiraz Grinbaum, Miki Kratsman / Activestills.org Nearly 1,000 protesters — Palestinians, Israelis and internationals — marched to celebrate 10 years of popular struggle in the West Bank village Bil’in. Soldiers responded with tear gas, pepper spray and arrests. One Palestinian was badly wounded. Meanwhile, activists marked 21…
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Haggai Matar
February 28, 2015
‘A consciousness free of occupation’: Bil’in marks 10 years of popular struggle
The village that managed to unite the world behind the spirit of nonviolent Palestinian protest marks not only a decade of tear gas, night raids and tragedy, but also of co-resistance and victories in its struggle against settlements, the separation barrier and the occupation. Anyone who has visited the West Bank village of Bil’in on…
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Haggai Matar
February 26, 2015
IDF soldiers fire tear gas at West Bank school
Dozens of students suffer from tear gas inhalation; army claims stone-throwing youth fled into the school. Israeli soldiers fired large quantities of tear gas into the yard of a high school in the Palestinian village of Burin, near Nablus on Monday. According to Rabbis for Human Rights, the incident took place during the morning roll…
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Haggai Matar
December 15, 2014
PHOTOS: Tear gas not the only thing connecting Ferguson and Palestine
The tear gas used by the police in Ferguson, Missouri and the Israeli military in the West Bank is only one of several factors that connects the violence against unarmed youth in both communities. Text and photos by: Ryan Rodrick Beiler/Activestills.org The New York Times’ Robert Mackey recently tweeted a photo of the tear gas…
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Activestills
August 18, 2014
PHOTOS: Police, Palestinians clash during funeral of slain teenager
In East Jerusalem on Friday: Thousands participate in the funeral of Muhammad Abu Khdeir, the 16-year-old Palestinian boy who was allegedly murdered by Jewish extremists. Large police forces prepared for the event in advance, with violent clashes erupting as the funeral came to an end. According to reports, 18 Palestinians have been wounded, and the…
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Activestills
July 4, 2014
This is what a military operation in Hebron looks like
In its invasion of the city, the army has not shied away from using live fire, blowing up the doors of homes and shops and maintaining a closure on thousands of people. The goal? Demonstrating its invincible power. By Akram Natsheh Nour al-Kawasma, an eight-year-old resident of Hebron, will never forget how Israeli forces suddenly declared…
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+972 Magazine
June 20, 2014
PHOTOS: Palestinian demonstrators try to destroy West Bank separation wall
Dozens of Palestinians marched on Saturday toward the separation wall near Tulkarem in what they called the “March of Return.” The demonstrators tried to knock a hole in the wall and join protesters on the other side. However, the Israeli army dispersed the protest with tear gas and detained several protesters. (Photos: Ahmad Al-Bazz / Activestills.org) …
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Activestills
June 1, 2014
Israeli army installs new, remote-controlled weapon atop separation wall
The IDF has installed a new crowd-dispersal weapon on top of the separation wall in Bethlehem. The new weapon, which is remote-controlled and shoots “skunk” water (putrid-smelling liquid), began operating over the last month. According to the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit, the weapon can also fire tear gas, among other crowd-dispersal means. [Update, 22.4: A separate response…
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Haggai Matar
April 19, 2014
PHOTOS: Palestinians mourn woman who died after inhaling tear gas
The death of a 45-year-old woman in Aida Refugee Camp exposes the ongoing abuse of crowd control weapons that all too often become lethal in the hands of Israeli forces. Text and photos by: Ryan Rodrick Beiler/Activestills.org Family and neighbors buried Noha Katamish the day after she died from the effects of tear gas fired…
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Activestills
April 15, 2014
Photos of the week: Tear gas returned to sender
This week: returning tear gas, glaring settlers, demolishing Negev Bedouin homes, praying at the checkpoint, touring Hebron, housing protests and confronting soldiers
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Activestills
April 10, 2014
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