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Charged with conspiracy — for renting a rope to climb over the wall
Despite admitting that the young man was only looking for work, police decide to charge him with conspiracy to commit a crime — renting a rope and ladder. Israeli police prosecutors indicted a 26-year-old Palestinian man in the Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court Wednesday morning for climbing over the separation wall in order to find work. According…
By
Haggai Matar
April 27, 2016
No, Mr. Trump, walls don’t work
With politicians from right to left putting their faith in higher walls, some Palestinians are putting their faith in higher powers. Text and photos by: Ryan Rodrick Beiler/Activestills.org Just before his victory in the New Hampshire primary this past week, U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump said: “We have to build a wall. Walls work. Just…
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Activestills
February 17, 2016
Israel’s top court gives temporary reprieve to Palestinian UNESCO site
In rare move, Israeli Nature and Parks authority supported the petition against the wall; the court’s decision largely hangs on Defense Ministry admitting the contested section of wall isn’t a priority. Israel will not build a section of the separation barrier through the UNESCO recognized village of Battir in the West Bank anytime soon. Israel’s…
By
Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man
January 4, 2015
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The Beaten Path: Time traveling in Bethlehem (part 7)
Seeking the past in a land with an overwhelming present can be challenging, and ever more so in the extremely compact city of Bethlehem. Part seven of Yuval Ben-Ami’s journey. If you want the world to hate you, turn Bethlehem into a prison. I can’t fully fathom why my government wants the world to hate it…
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Yuval Ben-Ami
November 17, 2014
PHOTOS: Palestinians break through separation wall near Jerusalem
Activists from the Palestinian Popular Struggle Coordination Committee against the occupation broke a hole through the separation wall near Jerusalem on Saturday, marking 25 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall. The committee also sent out a press release which stated: “No matter how high walls are built, they will fall. Just as the…
By
Edo Konrad
November 8, 2014
Israel increases pressure on nonviolent struggle’s flagship village
Whether as a result of the violence in Jerusalem or just because there’s a new commander in town, the Israeli army is once again increasing its oppressive measures in the West Bank village of Bil’in. By Roy Wagner There’s nothing new under the sun in Bil’in. If you take a look at the Wikipedia page…
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+972 Magazine
October 28, 2014
PHOTOS: In fight against the wall, does Cremisan have a prayer?
After more than two years of vigils by Palestinian Christians that gained widespread international attention, the Israeli High Court issued a preliminary order questioning the path of the separation barrier that would further divide West Bank land, cutting off the Cremisan monastery and a valley of olive groves. Photos and text by: Ryan Rodrick Beiler/Activestills.org…
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Activestills
February 5, 2014
Bil’in revisited: The small changes in life under occupation
Joining Bil’in’s weekly demonstration against the wall after not attending for a while exposes the little differences in the routine of occupation and resistance. It’s been a couple of months since my last visit to Bil’in. Not too long, but long enough to suddenly notice those small changes that occur in every living environment, the…
By
Haggai Matar
November 8, 2013
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
Mosque tear gassed, olive tree set ablaze: Summer protests in the West Bank
In Bil’in, the army is adopting new tactics to get demonstrators away from wall, while in Qadum, it took the initiative with a preemptive strike on the local mosque during prayer. And yet, this past Friday, hundreds of Palestinians and Israeli and international solidarity activists protested against the occupation – and got their fair share…
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Haggai Matar
August 26, 2013
Poll: 23% of Jewish Israelis support apartheid, 13% support status quo
Survey finds that majority of Jewish Israelis think the country should unilaterally determine its borders along the route of the West Bank separation barrier. One-third support either annexing the West Bank without giving Palestinians civil rights, or perpetuating the status quo — both of which are apartheid. According to a poll* released Sunday, a majority…
By
Mairav Zonszein
April 14, 2013
From Hebron’s streets to Ofer’s walls: A week in photos – February 21-27
This week: Palestinians protest for access to a segregated street in Hebron while Israeli settlers freely march on it during Purim; reactions to the death of prisoner Arafat Jaradat; a teen is shot by Israeli forces; and right-wingers mock hunger strikers at Ofer military prison. …
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Activestills
February 28, 2013
Construction of Gush Etzion separation fence delayed due to settler objections
Six months after the Ministry of Defense announced plans to resume construction of the fence in Gush Etzion, the IDF informed settler leaders that construction will not be resumed until the route is reevaluated by government. The Gush Etzion settlement bloc just south of Bethlehem is the location of one of the biggest gaps in…
By
Haggai Matar
January 6, 2013
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