unarmed struggle

Israeli police forces at a checkpoint restrict Palestinians from entering Jerusalem's Old City, October 6, 2015. (Yotam Ronen/Activestills.org)

The heavy price of segregation and occupation

In Jerusalem nowadays, Palestinians stay on the east side, Israelis on the west, and Netanyahu’s right-wing government is smack in the middle racking up political points. Much of the violence taking place at the moment begs the question: who actually benefits from the occupation? We know it’s not the Palestinians, and it’s definitely not the…

By Sawsan Khalife' October 9, 2015

Palestinian protesters and IDF soldiers at the beginning of the weekly protest near Bil'in. The apartment houses of Modi'in Ilit can be seen in the distance. March 30 2013 (photo: Noam Sheizaf)

‘Facts on the ground’ loom over Bil’in as protests enter ninth year

I went to the weekly demo against the Wall in the Palestinian village Bil’in yesterday, after several months that I haven’t visited the West Bank at all (I try not to travel beyond the Green Line when it’s not for work). A colleague visiting from the U.S. joined me, and we arrived at the village…

By Noam Sheizaf March 30, 2013

An Israeli activist shows documents given to her by Israeli policemen, arriving to her house at 6 a.m., as she sits in her house in Tel Aviv, November 11, 2012. (photo: Activestills)

The strange case of the police writs served to Israeli activists

What we can learn from the weird orders served to several leftist activists on Sunday. On police intimidation and the sham of ‘the only democracy in the Middle East.’ At least 11 leftist activists were surprised on Sunday morning when they were woken up by cops. The cops, all plainclothes and in groups of three,…

By Yossi Gurvitz November 12, 2012

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Islam Tamimi was arrested on Sunday night. Photo: Alison Rammer

11-years-old child arrested in Nabi Saleh

The 11 year old brother of Isalm Tamimi- a 14 year old child who was arrested in Nabi Saleh during a night raid on the village- has been arrested this morning by the army in Nabi Saleh. Isalm Tamimi was interrogated for eight hours after his arrest early Sunday morning. Yesterday, the state asked for…

By Joseph Dana January 25, 2011

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