Ayed Morrar

Ayed Morrar, leader of the Popular Committee in Budrus, addresses the crowd, emphasizing women’s role in the unarmed popular struggle and the importance of unity across political lines.
IDF releases leading Palestinian nonviolent activist Ayed Morrar
Morrar was released without even appearing before a judge. Ahmed, his son, remains in prison pending an investigation into posts he wrote on Facebook.  Ayed Morrar, who led the Palestinian village of Budrus in a nonviolent struggle against the separation barrier, was released from prison on Wednesday after being arrested by Israeli security forces two…
By Orly Noy May 2, 2018
Ayed Morrar, one of the leaders popular struggle in the Palestinian village of Budrus. (Screenshot from the film 'Budrus').
IDF arrests top Palestinian nonviolent activist in overnight raid
Ayed Morrar, who led the village of Budrus in a nonviolent struggle against the separation wall, was arrested alongside his son in an overnight raid. By +972 Magazine Staff Israeli security forces arrested Ayed Morrar, one of the symbols of the Palestinian popular struggle, along with his son, Ahmed, in an overnight raid on the West Bank…
By +972 Magazine April 30, 2018
Palestinian activists lifting the Palestinian flag in the "Bab Al-Shams" village. (photo: Oren Ziv/Activestills)
In Bab Al-Shams, Palestinians create new facts on the ground
‘What made Bab Al-Shams significant was the fact that it asserted that Palestinian activists would not simply react to injustices the occupation laid at our doorstep, but that we were determined to create our own realities on the ground.’ By Irene Nasser Last week, I witnessed a remarkable victory for Palestinian unarmed civil resistance. Over…
By +972 Magazine January 25, 2013
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Budrus’ hero on the repression of unarmed struggle in Palestine
Ayed Morrar, the main protagonist from the acclaimed documentary Budrus, has an opinion piece appearing on the Huffington Post today. The piece details the crackdown of the unarmed struggle in West Bank since the successful demonstrations against the route of Israel’s separation wall which he led in the village of Budrus. It appears in full below.…
By Joseph Dana November 1, 2010
As Budrus opens in US, film hero is denied exit from West Bank
Budrus, a documentary about the unarmed struggle of a Palestinian village against the confiscation of its land for the construction of Israel’s security barrier, is opening today in cinemas in the US and in Israel. I watched Budrus twice, a few months ago in Israel and last night in NY, in a special screening attended…
By Noam Sheizaf October 7, 2010
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