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midd-night arrests in Alquds

Two more arrested in Ni’lin

At 03:15 am on Sunday morning about 50 soldiers invaded the village of Ni’lin by foot. They surrounded the house of Ayied Srour and were then joined by four military jeeps. The house was invaded and the family living therein were confined in one of the rooms as the soldiers took away two of the [...]

photo from archive: by: Photo by: Oren Ziv/ Activestills.org

a massive shooting of live ammunition direct at people as Israeli army invaded Ni’lin: three people severely injured

At 2pm on Tuesday, a group of farmers were walking towards their fields next to the apartheid wall in Ni’lin. They were spotted by two military jeeps that started hunting them as the soldiers considered the farmers to be in a “closed military area”, when really they were walking on their own land. As the [...]

the funeral of Rushdi Tamimi who was murdered by Israeli army in the west bank village of Nabi Saleh,during last attack on Gaza

Week of protests cross the west bank in solidarity with Gaza

While the bombs fell over Gaza last week there were widespread protests all over the West Bank condemning the massacre. Two protestors were killed, dozens were injured and arrested. Through these actions the Palestinian people showed it’s unity in spite of the attempts of the occupation to divide them. The demonstrations were as always met [...]

Ahmed Hussam Yusef Mousa was shot dead in Nilin, Palestine, 29/7/2008.

Ahmad Mousas killer walks free

Omri Abu, the Israeli border police officer charged for the murder of 10 year old Ahmad Mousa of Ni’lin has been acquitted. The ruling came this Tuesday on there grounds of there being “reasonable doubts” to Abu’s guilt. It was Omri Abu’s unit that 2008 was called in to supress a demonstration against the apartheid [...]

Ni'lin 07.09.2012

Resistance to Occupation continues in Ni’lin

By Anna 10 September 2012| International Solidarity Movement, West Bank On Friday 7th September five international activists attended the weekly demonstration against the apartheid wall in the village of Ni’lin. Since 2004, the villagers of Ni’lin have been non violently protesting against the annexation of their lands. So far the village has lost over 50,000 [...]

protesters raising the pictures of Rachel Corrie and Tristan Anderson during the protest against the segregation wall in the west bank town of Ni'lin

On the weekly protest: Ni’lin stands in solidarity with Rachel Corrie and Tristan Anderson

This Friday, as usual, the weekly demonstration in Ni’lin marched towards the apartheid wall after the noon prayer among the olive groves in the outskirts of the village. Dozens of people walked towards the gate in the wall in a demonstration that to express solidarity with Rachel Corrie and Tristan Anderson, two of the international [...]

A protester writes on the Apartheid wall during Ni'lin weekly protest on 29.06.2012

The spirit of Ni’lin in the face of apartheid

By Steve Plaank 2 July 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank On Friday, June 29th, dozens of residents of the Palestinian village, Ni’lin demonstrated in opposition to the ongoing apartheid carried out by the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF). The village of Ni’lin is located near the 1967 Green Line and has been a center [...]

Protestors block Israeli bulldozers working on Palestinian land during a demonstration against the apartheid wall in the west bank village of Nilin on 24/6/2008. Photo by: Oren Ziv/ Activestills.org

Victory: Caterpillar Removed from TIAA-CREF’s Social Choice Funds

Source: http://wedivest.org/2012/06/catremovedpressrelease/ Caterpillar, one of the worlds most proponent producers of bulldozers, cranes and other heavy machinery has been removed from American pension fund giant TIAA-CREF’s Social Choice Funds due to Caterpillars involvement in the occupation of Palestine. Caterpillar machinery has been used to destroy the homes of innumerable Palestinian families as well as for [...]

in this photo: Ahmad Amireh is in the left side and Hassan Nafi is to the right ride  www.nilin-village.org

Night Invasion in Ni’lin: two arrested 21.06.2012

Last night at 12:30 am a road block, consisting of 8 military jeeps, was set up at the entrance to the village of Ni’lin in order to prevent anyone from gaining access to the village. During the last week these flying roadblocks have been set up daily. Ahmad Abdullah Amireh, 35, and his friends were [...]

a number of Israeli soldiers in one of the houses in Ni'lin during the last invasion 15.06.2012.photo by: hudaifa Srour

Two arrested in Ni’lin during the last night invasion 15.06.2012

At 01:30 on Friday morning more than 120 soldiers surrounded the village of Ni’lin from all sides but the west. 30 minutes later the soldiers invaded the village on foot accompanied by 14 military jeeps. They proceeded to raid five houses inside the village, the houses of Jameel Srour, Jammal Srour, Yousef Srour, Shukri Kawaja [...]