Border policemen arresting demonstrators

Wednesday noon, Israeli and international activists joined a small protest march in the village of Ni'ilin against the Apartheid Wall, latest instrument in the land expropriations carried out by Israel which have reduced the size of the village from 5,700 hectares of land in 1948 to 3,300 hectares in 1967, to the present approximate 1,000 hectares.

Demonstrators behind an Anarchist banner during the Jaffa march

Saturday evening, after 21 days of war and only a few hours before the National Security Cabinet voted for a "unilateral ceasefire" in Gaza - while maintaining Israeli military presence throughout the Strip - around three thousand people marched from Tel Aviv into Jaffa in opposition to Operation "Cast Lead".

Symbolic protest in Bil'in (photo by Haytham alKhateb)

On Friday, Israeli and international activists marched alongside the people of Ni'ilin, Bil'in and Jayyous in demonstrations against the theft of their lands, as well as in solidarity with the people of Gaza. The villages, located near the West Bank cities of Ramallah and Qalqilya, have been waging a long, persistent and nonviolent battle against the Apartheid Wall being built on their lands. 

Firefighters attack protesters with a water cannon outside Sde Dov Air Force base

For the past 6 days, activists have been taking part in small, quiet protest vigils on the side of the main road leading to Sde Dov airport in Tel Aviv, which serves as a hub for Israeli Air Force operations, and from which the pilots who are currently bombing Gaza fly to their military bases.

Video by Israel Puterman

Wednesday morning, over twenty people showed up at the entrance to the induction base for drafted soldiers in Tel HaShomer, to support Maya Yechieli-Wind and Raz Bar David-Veron. The two young Israeli COs, signees of the "Shministim" Seniors Letter, were accompanied by activists banging drums and holding banners in support of those refusing to join the army - particularly in these times, as Israel's military engages in massive war crimes against Gaza's civilians.

Demonstrators holding torches in Jaffa

Saturday evening, activists joined Palestinian and Israeli residents of Jaffa in a silent march to mourn those murdered by Israel in Gaza during the past two weeks. Dressed predominantly in black, people walked silently along the dark streets - at first a few dozens, then numbers gradually swelled as more and more onlookers spontaneously joined in. The march ended in a small park with about a hundred mourners - some with lit candles, others holding burning torches, and several people displaying photographs of dead Gazan children.