Mohammad Khatib

Israeli soldiers hold down prominent Palestinian activist Mohammad Khatib during the olive harvest near a settlement outpost established on Palestinian land in the Salfit area of the West Bank, October 11, 2021. (Matan Golan)

Israeli soldiers beat, arrest Palestinian activist during olive harvest

Mohammed Khatib was brutally arrested with two left-wing Israelis while trying to protect Palestinian farmers from settler and army violence.

By Oren Ziv October 12, 2021

Nabi-Saleh-Arrests-16-12-11 (Photo: Oren Ziv/Activestills)

Lesson from Israeli who chose jail, solidarity over segregation

For the first time in many years, an Israeli activist chose to put into practice the notion promoted by Henry David Thoreau: “Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also a prison…” Truth be told: We all should have acted like ‘A’. Every Friday, across the West…

By Haggai Matar December 20, 2011

The 6th annual Bil'in conference on popular resistance kicked off today. Photo: Joseph Dana/popularstruggle.org

Hundreds at 6th Bil’in conference celebrate popular struggle

Dozens of European diplomats and senior figures from across the Palestinian political spectrum joined hundreds of activists in the opening of the 6th International Bil’in Conference on Popular Resistance. Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, called for the international community to promote Palestinian self determination. The 6th annual Bil’in conference on popular resistance opened today in…

By Joseph Dana April 20, 2011

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Israeli news covers Bil’in, Palestinians are nowhere to be seen

On Saturday night Israel’s most-watched news program on Channel 2, aired a 10-minute “Special Report” on the weekly demonstrations in the Palestinian village of Bil’in. Every Friday, Palestinians of the village demonstrate against the separation fence which was built on their lands, and are joined by Israeli and international activists. Haggai Matar, of Anarchists Against…

By Haggai Matar February 13, 2011