This Friday saw the escalation of army violence as two young men suffered head injuries from tear gas projectiles shot at them directly at body height from a short distance.

Demonstrations throughout the west bank commemorated the Nakba day – remembering the disaster inflicted upon the Palestinians by the Zionist forces during the 1948 war.

Ma'asara, May 14 2010

As time goes by and no end to the occupation seems to be in sight, the popular demonstrations intensify, and more and more villages and towns take on weekly demonstrations. Actions are now no longer limited to Fridays, btu take place throughout the West Bank from Thursday all the way to Sunday.

Nabi Salih

In Nabi Salih, the Israeli army invaded the village in the early hours of the afternoon. Soldiers surrounded the area of the demonstration from the mountain top and road, and attacked protesters using tear gas, stunt grenades and rubber coated metal bullets in a violent attempt to break and disperse the demonstration.

During a larger than usual demonstration in Bil'in, a Palestinian citizen of Israel was hit directly in the forehead, and was immediately evacuated by an ambulance to Ramallah, where he was diagnosed with a fractured skull and then transferred to Israel for further treatment. In Al Wallaja, around 40 Palestinians and internationals had managed to stop the work of bulldozers for several hours.

Whle oppression of demonstrations and popular actions continues to grow harsh, more and more villages join in on the struggle. Recently, Beit Umar and Beit Jalla have become new constant locations of demoonstrations, much to the army's discontent. Meanwhile, the vetran villages go on protesting, and more and more Israelis join in the struggle as well - throughout the West Bank, and especially in Sheikh Jarrah.

Bil'in