photo gallery The task was clear: to save the fruit before it is too late. The olive harvest season is nearing its end, but in several places the fruit is still on the trees. That is especially true in the “seam area” between the Green Line border and the “separation fence”: the owners of the … Read more
photo gallery A few hours after it was announced that 12 Palestinians had been killed in the Gaza Strip by the Israeli army, Gush Shalom called for an improvised protest demonstration in Tel-Aviv. In spite of the holiday and the short notice, 120 protesters gathered near the Ministry of Defense, including activists of other organizations … Read more
photo gallery “A demonstration without tear gas and stun grenades is no demonstration,” joked one of the demonstrators. And indeed, for a long time Bil’in has not seen such a relaxed demonstration. The Border-policemen stood at readiness along the fence. Their commander stood on the roof of an armored jeep, arms folded on his chest, … Read more
photo gallery “Peace Yes! Occupation No!” chanted from thousands of throats in Ibn Gvirol Street – the Tel-Aviv protest march to mark the 40th anniversary of the occupation, Saturday June 9. “Back to the 1967 Borders!”, “Enough of the Occupation, Yes to Israeli-Palestinian Peace!”, “Peace Negotiations Will Prevent War!” said the slogans that were carried … Read more
photo gallery Adam Keller, lighting his beacon: The day before yesterday I received a nice gift from Bank HaPoalim, the Workers’ Bank which long since has nothing to do with workers: a nylon bag full of small Israeli national flags, “Made in China” . The accompanying letter asked me to raise the flags so as … Read more
photo gallery For three hours, more gas grenades, stun grenades and rubber-coated steel bullets were shot than ever before in any demonstration in Bil’in. From time to time, a water cannon was also employed. Never, in all the 102 weekly demonstrations that have taken place up to now in Bil’in, such an amount of ammunition … Read more
photo gallery The slogan was: “A New Hope”. A new spirit is necessary in order to overcome despair and pessimism, in view of the violent events between the Israeli army and the Palestinians, as well as between the Palestinians themselves. In order to rekindle hope, close Israeli-Palestinian cooperation is needed, as well as steadfastness and … Read more
photo gallery The demonstration was organized spontaneously, only a few hours after it became known that the Israeli artillery had caused a horrible massacre at Bet-Hanoun in the Gaza Strip. The “Peace Now” movement was the first to take the initiative, and was immediately joined by Gush Shalom, the Women’s Coalition for Peace, Anarchists for … Read more
photo gallery It was the stormiest demonstration in Bil’in for some time. Clouds of tear gas, salvoes of stun grenades were showered on the 300 demonstrators – Palestinians, Israelis and internationals – who marched again to protest against the wall in this village, as they have done every Friday for than 20 months. The army … Read more
photo gallery The biggest demonstration against the war held in Israel until now took place today (5.8.06) in the heart of downtown Tel-Aviv, an area that is considered especially right-wing. Close to 10 thousand demonstrators from all over the country, among them many Arab citizens, marched from Ben-Zion Boulevard, along King George Street, to Magen … Read more