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Palestinian workers from the West Bank city of Hebron carry personal belongings as they cross the Israeli separation barrier through a hole, after entry to Israel was banned following the spread of the coronavirus, near the West Bank city of Hebron, March 22, 2020. (Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90)

In ironic twist, Palestinians count on Israel’s separation barrier to keep out coronavirus

Palestinians, some of whom have been protesting against the separation barrier for years, are reporting breaches and fixing gaps to stem the spread of the pandemic.

By Suha Arraf April 16, 2020

Israeli forces arrest Munthar Amira during a demonstration in support of Nariman and Ahed Tamimi. Bethlehem, West Bank, December 27, 2017.

Military court sends leading Palestinian nonviolent activist to prison

Munther Amirah is the chairman of the Palestinian Popular Committees in the West Bank. The terms of his sentence will make it impossible for him to continue organizing non-violent protests against the occupation. An Israeli military court sentenced Munther Amirah, one of the leading figures in the Palestinian popular struggle in the West Bank, to…

By Yali Marom March 14, 2018

A protester dressed as Santa Claus runs from a cloud of tear gas shot by Israeli Border Police, Bethlehem, West Bank, December 23, 2016. (Activestills)

PHOTOS: Palestinian Santas protest the occupation in Bethlehem

Roughly 100 people march on a checkpoint in Bethlehem to protest the occupation and mark Christmas. Israeli forces respond by pepper-spraying and teargassing the demonstrators. Text by Oren Ziv. Photos by Oren Ziv, Keren Manor and Shahaf Polakow Around 100 members of the Palestinian Popular Committees marched towards one of Bethlehem’s main checkpoints on Friday to protest…

By Activestills December 23, 2016

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Illustrative photo of Israeli Border Police arresting a Palestinian activist. (Ryan Rodrick Beiler/Activestills.org)

Police admit arresting Palestinian man to prevent him from protesting

Police arrested Muhammad Abu Hummus to prevent him from peacefully demonstrating against the Jerusalem Marathon — then lied about it. By John Brown* In March of this year, Israeli police arrested Muhammad Abu Hummus, a resident of the village Issawiya in East Jerusalem, where he serves as a member of a community organizing committee. He was arrested along…

By +972 Magazine September 15, 2016

A Palestinian smashes a hole through the separation wall near Jerusalem. (photo: Popular Struggle Coordination Committee)

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

Soldiers trying to stop the demonstration from reaching the lands (Haggai Matar)

Palestinians demonstrate against sewage settlers spill onto their land

About 100 Palestinians from the ancient village of Sebastia and their supporters held a demonstration today to protest against settlers spilling their sewage onto the village’s agricultural lands. This was the third demonstration in two months; villagers are starting weekly demonstrations, much like the ones against the wall and settlements that take place every Friday in…

By Haggai Matar March 29, 2013

The Wall, 10 years on / part 5: A new way of resistance

Just as it is a story of suicide attacks, security, annexation, legal questions and political controversy – the story of the separation wall is also that of the popular, unarmed and joint struggle of Palestinians, Israelis and internationals against it. What started in September, 2002 as a small spontaneous action by a few farmers became…

By Haggai Matar May 5, 2012

Protest in Nabi Saleh, West Bank. Photo by Oren Ziv/activestills.org

Palestinian non-violent protesters to “knock on Jerusalem doors”

By Alex Kane Palestinian non-violent resistance is set to switch a gear today, with protesters “knocking” on all four doors of Jerusalem – checkpoints in the city’s south, north, east and west. They call it the Olive Revolution. Sitting outside a Tamimi family house in the West Bank village of Nabi Saleh on a recent…

By +972 Magazine August 25, 2011