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Mourners at the funeral of of Ali Abu Aliya, 15, who was shot dead by Israeli soldiers on Dec. 4, al-Mughayyer, occupied West Bank, Dec. 5, 2020. (Oren Ziv)

The IDF defends killing a Palestinian teen. Witnesses rebuff its story

The IDF defended its shooting of Ali Abu Aliya, 15, by claiming that a protest was endangering nearby drivers. But witnesses say the teen was nowhere near the road in question when he was shot.

By Oren Ziv December 14, 2020

Palestinians attend the funeral of Badr Nafla, who was shot dead by Israeli troops on February 7, Kafr Qaffin, February 8, 2020. (Ahmad al-Bazz/Activestills.org)

Israeli soldier who killed Palestinian teen was not in danger, video suggests

An IDF soldier shot dead 19-year-old Badr Nafla in the West Bank last Friday. The army claims the soldier's life was in danger, but a video of the incident suggests a different story.

By Ahmad Al-Bazz and Oren Ziv February 11, 2020

A Palestinian youth jumps to avoid a water canon during clashes with the Israeli army at the weekly protest against the occupation, Kafr Qaddum, West Bank, March 13, 2015. Locals began to organize demonstrations in July 2011 to protest the blocking of the main road linking Kafr Qaddum to Nablus. (photo: Activestills.org)

The Month in Photos: Gaza, elections, and Land Day

Palestinians mark Land Day across Israel and the West Bank, politics take center stage in Israel, laid off workers take to the streets, a number of social and political struggles intensify, Gaza struggles to recover from last summer’s devastating war, and Palestinians and Israelis continue popular resistance against the occupation.

By Activestills April 3, 2015

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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

The home of the Palestinian Adgluni family is demolished by Israeli authorities, East Jerusalem, January 27, 2014. Israeli authorities claimed the house was built on lands that do not belong to the family. (Tali Mayer/Activestills.org)

Photos of the week: Palestinians, asylum seekers find themselves homeless

This week: Asylum seekers in the Holot detention center, leftist teachers protest political persecution, vegans march in Tel Aviv, West Bank protesters clash with Israeli soldiers, and East Jerusalem families find themselves homeless.

By Activestills January 30, 2014

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

Palestinian activist Mohammad Brijiah and his twin 3-year-old sons confront Israeli forces blocking the road from their West Bank village of Al Ma'sara during a weekly demonstration against the separation barrier, September 6, 2013. If built as planned, the wall would cut off the village from its agricultural lands.

PHOTOS: Israeli army arrests Palestinian activist at nonviolent demonstration

At one of the most consistently peaceful weekly demonstrations against the Israeli occupation, soldiers arrest a Palestinian activist in front of his three-year-old twin sons. Friday, September 6, Israeli forces arrested Palestinian activist Mohammad Brijiah at the weekly demonstration against the separation wall in the West Bank village of Al Ma’sara. Brijiah’s twin three-year-old sons…

By Activestills September 7, 2013

Relatives of of Jihad Aslan mourn during his funeral at Qalandiya Refugee Camp near the West Bank city of Ramallah, August 26, 2013. In the early hours of August 26, an undercover unit of the Israeli border police entered the refugee camp and tried to arrest a wanted Palestinian man, but the force was discovered by the residents, who clashed with the soldiers. During the clashes, three Palestinians were shot to death: Yunis Jahjouh, 22, Rubeen Abed Fares, 30, and Jihad Aslan, 20. According to Palestinian medics, 19 others were injured. (photo: Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

From funerals to more protests: A week in photos – August 22-28

This week: mourning three young men killed by Israeli forces, opposing the PA’s cooperation with Israel, Bedouins from al-Arakib appear in court, distributing food to poor Israelis, opposing police harassment in Tel Aviv, marching for animal rights and protesting the occupation in West Bank villages. …

By Activestills August 30, 2013

Palestinians celebrate as they wait for the arrival of prisoners freed from Israeli detention in the headquarters of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank city of Ramallah, August 14, 2013. 26 Palestinian prisoners will be released, 15 to Gaza and 11 sent to West Bank, as part of Israeli-Palestinian negotiations. (Photo: Activestills.org)

From prisoner releases to West Bank protests: A week in photos – August 8-14

This week: The release of pre-Oslo Palestinian prisoners, Eid at the sea, the return to villages destroyed in the Nakba, and weekly demonstrations against the occupation. See more photos: Released Palestinian prisoners arrive home to West Bank

By Activestills August 15, 2013

Israeli border police guard the Separation Wall between the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Ras Al 'Amud and the West Bank town of Abu Dis, May 19, 2013, after Palestinian protesters broke a large hole through it during a demonstration two days previous. (Photo by: Ryan Rodrick Beiler/Activestills.org)

From a hole in the Wall to home demolitions in the Negev: A week in photos May 16-22

This week: A hole in the wall, protests against conscription, house demolitions in Jerusalem and the Negev, price tagging Women of the Wall, masked protesters in Tel Aviv and the West Bank, and demonstrations against occupation and settlements.

By Activestills May 23, 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 youth throwing back a gas canister shot by israeli soilders in the West Bank village of Nil'in on March 1, 2013, during a demonstration against the occupation. (Photo by: Yotam Ronen/Activestills.org)

From returning tear gas to bus segregation: A week in photos – February 28 – March 6

This week: Demonstrations against the Israeli occupation and in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners, including arrests and injuries; a new segregated bus line for West Bank workers; protesting racism in Jaffa; public action for animal rights; separation wall construction continues, and a Palestinian village resists an Israeli trash dump site. …

By Activestills March 7, 2013

Demonstrators climb on a fence, built by the Israeli army to close Shuhada Street to Palestinians, in the West Bank city of Hebron February 22, 2013. (Photo by: Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

PHOTOS: In Hebron, demonstrators demand reopening of Shuhada Street

Hundreds of Palestinian demonstrators, including foreign and Israeli activists, gathered in Hebron on Friday to mark the 19th anniversary since the IDF imposed a closure on the city’s Shuhada Street. The closure followed the Ibrahimi Mosque Massacre, perpetrated by Israeli settler Baruch Goldstein, who went on a rampage inside the mosque and killed 29 Palestinian…

By Activestills February 23, 2013