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Palestinian youths hold Molotov cocktails on as they sit not he sidelines of clashes taking place in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Issawiya, October 4, 2015. (Faiz Abu Rmeleh/Activestills.org)

Israel still holds all the cards

The relative quiet on the ground in recent years, enforced by the Palestinian Authority on Israel’s behalf, led Israelis to believe they can enjoy peace and prosperity without ending the occupation. Thirteen years passed between the First Intifada, which broke out in December 1987, and the start of the second in October 2000. Both intifadas…

By Noam Sheizaf October 9, 2015

An Israeli sniper aims a silenced Ruger 10/22 rifle from a tower in the separation wall in the West Bank town of Bethlehem during clashes with Palestinian youth, March 11, 2014. (Photo by Ryan Rodrick Beiler/Activestills.org)

‘Israeli army increasing use of live fire at West Bank protests’

Despite being illegal as a crowd control weapon, eyewitness accounts and a new report by B’Tselem document the Israeli military’s increased use of 0.22 caliber live bullets against Palestinians at West Bank protests and clashes. Photos by: Ryan Rodrick Beiler and Oren Ziv/Activestills.org Text by: Ryan Rodrick Beiler Two years ago this week, 15-year-old Palestinian…

By Activestills January 19, 2015

Rioting and clashes in Wadi Joz following the funeral of Muhammad Sunuqrut, East Jerusalem, September 8, 2014. (Photo: Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

PHOTOS: Fierce clashes in East Jerusalem after police kill young Palestinian

Sixteen-year-old Mohammad Sunuqrut died Sunday, a week after being shot by police. Following his funeral procession, clashes broke out throughout East Jerusalem between Palestinian youths and Israeli police. Hundreds of Palestinians took part in the funeral Monday evening of Mohammad Sunuqrut, who died on Sunday, a week after being shot by Israeli police during a protest in the East…

By Activestills September 9, 2014

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Israeli undercover policeman and a border policeman arrest a Palestinian youth during clashes in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Ras al Amud, September 27. Clashes broke out in different location in Jerusalem after Israeli police limited the accesses to the Friday prayers in Al Aqsa Mosque. (photo: Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

From Al Aqsa clashes to Tel Aviv activism: A week in photos – September 20-27

This week: Clashes in Jerusalem and the West Bank at the heels of provocative visits to al-Aqsa Mosque/Temple Mount area by right-wing Jewish activists, weekly demonstrations against the wall and the occupation, Tel Aviv activists march at night, and some local color in Ramallah.

By Activestills September 28, 2013

File photo of Israeli border policemen in East Jerusalem (Acitivestills.org)

Stepped up Israeli harassment leads to clashes in Abu Dis

The presence of Israeli security forces around Al Quds University in Abu Dis has led to clashes with students twice in the past week. Israeli forces, who have used rubber-coated bullets and tear gas, are trying to provoke the students, the university’s executive vice president claims. Yesterday, while I was teaching my 9:30 a.m. composition…

By Mya Guarnieri Jaradat September 9, 2013

Photo collage: Israeli forces arrest dozens in Jerusalem Day clashes

Israeli forces arrest dozens at Damascus Gate during right-wing marches celebrating Jerusalem Day. Photos by: Anne Paq, Yotam Ronen, and Oren Ziv Dozens of Palestinians were arrested during clashes that erupted at the Old City’s Damascus Gate during a Jerusalem Day march staged by right-wing Israeli activists. Among the detainees were three photojournalists–including Activestills photographer…

By Activestills May 9, 2013

Tareq and Layla Issawi, the father and mother of Palestinian hunger striker Samer Issawi, smile with a portrait of their son in their home in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Issawiya, two days after he signed an agreement with Israeli authorities to end his strike, April 24, 2013. Under the terms of the agreement reached late Monday, April 22, Issawi will be released to his hometown of Jerusalem after serving eight more months in jail, after 266 days of refusing food in protest against his rearrest by Israeli forces after being released in the Gilad Shalit prisoner exchange in October 2011. (Photo by: Ryan Rodrick Beiler/Activestills.org)

From hunger strikes to the Palestine Marathon: A week in photos – April 18-24

This week: Samer Issawi ends his hunger strike, Israeli authorities demolish Palestinian homes and businesses, action for animal rights, West Bank demonstrations, the Boston manhunt, settlement expansion, a new marathon in Bethlehem, and protests by young and old.

By Activestills April 25, 2013

A Palestinian suffers from tear gas inhalation during clashes with Israeli soldiers in the Old city of Hebron after the funeral of Maysara Abu Hamdiyeh who died two days earlier in Israeli custody, Hebron, West Bank April 4, 2013. Hamdiyeh died shortly after being transferred from prison to 'Soroka' hospital in late March, suffering from throat cancer which had spread to his spinal cord. Before his death, he had complained of medical neglect by the Israeli prison authorities. (Photo by: Anne Paq/Activestills.org)

From tear gas to rubber-coated steel bullets: A week in photos – April 4-10

This week: Solidarity with Palestinian prisoners, opposition to Yair Lapid, preserving Tel Aviv’s beaches, resisting the occupation’s obstacles, Tel Aviv’s ‘Slutwalk’, and the targeting of a Palestinian photographer.

By Activestills April 11, 2013

Palestinian youth take cover behind a makeshift protection barrier during clashes with Israeli soldiers in the Old city of Hebron after the the funeral of Maysara Abu Hamdiyeh who died two days earlier in Israeli custody, Hebron, West Bank April 4, 2013.

PHOTOS: Palestinian protesters clash with Israeli forces after death of long-term prisoner

West Bank clashes erupt after the death of a Palestinian prisoner in Israeli custody, in which two more Palestinians are shot and killed by Israeli forces. Photos by: Ahmad Al-Bazz, Anne Paq, Yotam Ronen, and Oren Ziv Clashes erupted throughout the West Bank between Palestinians and the Israeli military on Thursday over the death of…

By Activestills April 4, 2013

Layla Issawi, mother of the hunger striking Palestinian prisoner Samer Issawi, is seen in the Galilee town of Sakhnin during the Land Day demonstration, March 30, 2013. Land Day commemorates the death of six Palestinian protesters at the hands of Israeli forces during mass demonstrations in 1976 against plans to confiscate Palestinian land in northern Israel. (Photo by: Yotam Ronen/Activestills.org)

From Land Day to prisoner solidarity: A week in photos

This week: commemorations of Land Day across Israel and the West Bank, solidarity marches in the South Hebron Hills, clashes ensue after a prisoner’s death, an Israeli draft refuser, and South Africans march for justice.

By Activestills April 4, 2013

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

Palestinians take to the streets for Abbas’s speech

Palestinians poured into the streets of West Bank cities to watch and celebrate Mahmoud Abbas’s speech before the United Nations General Assembly. Earlier in the day, clashes erupted at the Qalandia checkpoint and the Israeli shot dead a Palestinian man in the northern West Bank village of Qasra Ramallah – Carrying Palestinian flags and portraits…

By Joseph Dana September 24, 2011