nonviolent resistence

Border Police officers take Ahed Tamimi from her home in Nabi Saleh for interrogation, after she was filmed slapping and kicking IDF soldiers. (YouTube screenshot)

Army arrests Palestinian teen for hurting soldiers’ masculinity

How one IDF raid turned a Palestinian teenager into a heroine overnight. By Yali (Yael) Marom The IDF Spokesperson was clearly excited to publish the details of a complicated military operation that took place Tuesday morning: under the cover of darkness, Israeli Border Police broke into the Tamimi family’s home and arrested 17-year-old Ahed, taking her in…

By Yali (Yael) Marom December 19, 2017

Why I Refuse: On God/love, nonviolence and the occupation

‘The Occupation is anti-God, anti-Love and staggeringly, constantly violent.’ Why I refuse to serve in the IDF. My name is Moriel Zachariah Rothman. I am 23 years old and live in Jerusalem. I lived for most of my life in the United States, but I was born in Jerusalem (and am Jewish) and have thus…

By +972 Magazine October 15, 2012

Backed by court, East Jerusalem settlement expands into Palestinian home

In Israel, a settler’s pre-1948 property claim provides legal grounds for the takeover of private Palestinian land. The property deeds of scores of Palestinians are disregarded, because there is one set of laws for Jews and another for Palestinians. Separate and unequal. By Moriel Rothman Last month, as last minute wrangling over the Democratic Party…

By +972 Magazine October 3, 2012

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An Israeli solider attempts to arrest an activist during a protest in the West Bank village of Nabi Saleh, August 31, 2012. (photo by: Anne Paq/Activestills.org)

A week in photos: August 30-September 5

Demonstrations against the imprisonment of refugees and asylum seekers, protests in Ramallah over the high cost of living, an anti-war candlelight vigil, and more. Activestills images tell the stories of the week.

By Activestills September 6, 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…

By Mairav Zonszein June 18, 2012

West Bank village A-Dik joins anti-occupation protests

Joining other West Bank villages such as Bil’in, Ni’ilin, Ma’asara, Nabi Saleh, Beit Umar and Walajeh – where demonstrations have become part of daily life – the residents of A-Dik invited Israeli activists to join them in first unarmed, popular, demonstration against the occupation held Friday “This is a non-violent demonstration!” the protestors cried out,…

By Haggai Matar February 11, 2012

WATCH: brutal arrest of protesters in Nabi Saleh (West Bank)

The demonstrations against the Occupation in Nabi Saleh have experienced major setbacks in recent months. The demonstrations been taking place for over one year despite serious military repression. The two leaders of the community, Bassem and Naji Tamimi, have both been arrested by Israeli soldiers along with 12 percent of the total population of the…

By Joseph Dana April 8, 2011

“Boycott from Within” making international waves

Boycott From Within is taking credit for the recent cancellation of French pop star Vanessa Paradis’s visit to Israel. The group, made up of Israeli citizens who advocate the Palestinian call for international boycott, divestment and sanction (BDS) of Israel, believes that their efforts helped persuade Paradis to cancel her March performance in Tel Aviv.…

By Joseph Dana January 18, 2011