Al-Ma'asara
In al Ma'sara the Popular Committee explained to the activists present that Israeli Occupying Forces (IOF) announced a new gate at the entrance preventing access to road 60 for villagers from al Ma'sara and the surrounding villages. Due to this plan they will be forced to use long back roads to reach Hebron and Bethlehem. The villagers are currently gathering objections to present in Court. In addition to this there is a planned re-routing of the Separation Wall near Wadi Nis and Wadi Rahhal which will entail the confiscation of even more lands. Together with the announcement of more land grab in Al Khader and Al Khas, it seems that the Bethlehem district is especially targeted to allow more space for settlement expansion.
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Ma'asara
Bil'in
In the weekly march which organized by the Popular Committee Against the Wall and Settlements in Bil'in protesters marched in solidarity with the prisoners, specially the activist from Bil'in, Ashraf Abu Rahma who was sentenced by Israeli military court last week with six months and a half and 3000 NIS in addition to another six months suspended for three years. A citizen was injured as well as dozens of others that were tear gassed by the IOF. 24 year old Mohammed Khalil Abu Rahma was shot with a rubber bullet in the left thigh as well as dozens of protesters that suffered from choking due to tear gas. The occupation soldiers who stationed behind the concrete wall fired tear gas, sound bombs, rubber bullets and sprayed waste water mixed with chemicals towards the participants. Dozens of Palestinian, international and Israeli peace activists participated the demonstration.
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An Nabi Saleh
In a demonstration commemorating 40 days since the murder of Mustafa Tamimi by the IOF at least three people were injured; two hit in the legs with tear-gas canisters and one hit in the head with a rubber bullet. Fortunately, all injuries were not serious. IOF sprayed 'skunk' but protesters were not deterred and continued unarmed protest despite the foul water.
Nilin
On Thursday there were a lot of shooting of live bullets directed at civilians and also tear gas grenades. One person was shot and another NAME was arrested for 2 hours. At 02:00am the Israeli occupation soldiers invaded the village again and took computers and camera from the house of Muhammed Amireh who is one of the leaders of the Popular Committee of Ni'lin.
On Friday the 20th the IOF suppressed the peaceful demonstration yesterday with a lot of brutality. Most the shooting was live bullets, but luckly no one got shot.
Kfur Qadum
The mood was celebratory following the weekly protest this Friday in Kufr Qadum, after demonstrators succeeded in pushing back Israeli soldiers for the second week in a row. The goal of the protest was to open the main road to regional population centre of Nablus, closed since 2003 by the IOF in spite of international and Israeli courts demanding its reopening. Though the soldiers greeted unarmed protesters with scores of tear gas canisters; many at eye-level, an illegal tactic intended to severely injure and kill. Lucky no injuries were reported, and in the end soldiers, and not villagers, withdrew.
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Beit Ummar
The Beit Ommar Popular Committee has organized its weekly protest in coordination and cooperation with the Popular Committee of Yatta, Palestine women’s struggle committee, Israeli and International solidarity activists.
Beit Ummar
We have organized the Beit Ommar weekly protest in a unique place and the first of its kind; it was held in front of the Tunnel apartheid checkpoint connecting Hebron with Jerusalem, this tunnel and road is prohibited for Palestinians from the West Bank. Once we arrived to the site, we directly started to play football in the middle of the street to emphasize on the following:
1. Our right to use this apartheid road which is built on a Palestinian land.
2. Our right to enter freely to Jerusalem which is a Palestinian city without the need to have Israeli security permission.
3. Our rights to move freely on our roads without Israeli apartheid occupation military checkpoints, all the checkpoints (450) have to be removed from the Palestinian land.
4. Among other demands related to putting an end to colonization, apartheid and occupation in general.
When we started playing football on the road, tens of Israeli heavily armed soldiers attacked the protesters to suppress this peaceful protest, by terrorizing, pushing, beating participants, but we insisted to continue our protest until we deliver our messages, but then, they tried to arrest Mousa Abu Mariya and took him away, the participants insisted to stay until they release Mousa, and finally we succeeded to release Mousa. We decided to end the protest, emphasizing that we will carry on our peaceful protests until we achieve our ultimate goal, ending the occupation and freedom.
