Non-Violence
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Weekly Protest - VIDEO ROUND UP
10 May 2010
Up and down the West Bank non-violent protests took place during the last weekend. Here’s a video round-up of what happened.
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Al-Walaja: Non-violence Versus Bulldozers
6 May 2010
On Thursday morning, non-violent protest against the construction of the separation Wall in Al-Walaja ended with 4 detained by the Israeli Army. Watch the video.
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19 April 2010
Friday’s demonstrations were dominated by commemorating the Palestinian Prisoners Day. Friday aslo marked the one-year anniversary of the killing of Bassem Ibrahim Abu Rahma by IDF soldiers, during a non-violent protest in the village of Bil’in. Here ‘s what happened in the main locations up and down the West Bank.
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Rajmohan Gandhi Commends Non-Violent Resistance
7 April 2010
Rajmohan Gandhi ended his two-day visit to the West Bank on Monday, with a public lecture and discussion at the Friends Boys’ School, Ramallah.
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4 April 2010
A coalition bringing together a number of organizations and movements working to break Israel’s illegal blockade on Gaza was announced on Saturday in Istanbul.
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Targeting Peace Activists: Stop The Wall Offices Raided
9 February 2010
Israeli Army raided the Stop the Wall Campaign offices in Ramallah: hard disks, laptops, video cameras and documents have been confiscated.
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2 February 2010
Planting trees against occupation, settlement expansion and land expropriation – this is the symbolic action carried out by popular committees of resistance who joined a tree-planting action in Aboud, North-West of Ramallah, last Sunday.
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28 January 2010
The fault lines of the Israel/Palestine conflict continue to rumble ominously across East Jerusalem. Tension arising from the ongoing demolition of Palestinian homes and the eviction of families is intensifying daily.
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Israel Seeks To Crush Palestinian Voices For Peace
26 January 2010
The son of one of Palestine’s most prominent peace activists was arrested in the early hours of Saturday morning. His arrest has sparked outrage in both Israeli and international circles.
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Palestinian human rights activists released refer detention’s conditions
16 January 2010
“I was detained in a tiny, narrow guardhouse, sleeping on a mattress less than 15 cm thick. 24 hours a day a yellow light was on. It was impossible to fall asleep because every hour I was awakened by noises, someone knocking on the door or shouting through the small window of the cell. Insects were everywhere.”
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After a month long detention in Israeli jails, Jamal Juma is free
13 January 2010
Jamal Juma’, the coordinator of the Stop the Wall Campaign has been released yesterday evening after a month long detention in Israeli jails. He had been called for interrogation and then arrested on December 16. Yesterday, the military court decided for Jamal’s release
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Israel Continues to Violate the Rights of Human Rights Defenders and Peaceful Activists
2 January 2010
Since September 2009, Israel has intensified a repression campaign against Palestinian human rights defenders, activists and demonstrators protesting against the Annexation Wall. Palestinian human rights organizations issued a statement calling upon the international community, to intervene with Israel for the immediate release of human rights defenders.
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Dreams And Nightmares: Sami’s Story
7 December 2009
Peace activism is growing inside Israel. The stalwarts of BT’Selem and Parents Circle have been joined by a new generation that seeks to engage with Palestinians, on a social level as well as political. Groups like Sulha preach tolerance through integration, encouraging Palestinians to take part in their events inside Israel and securing permits for them. A terrific idea in theory, but in practise those brave enough to cross the divide often pay a heavy price. The following story began last year, but rumbles on to this day.
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VIDEO: Peacefully Resisting Occupation: Fatima Borjia
26 October 2009
In a new series, Palestine Monitor, supported by the NoVA Center For Social Innovation, will present video portraits of non-violent activists. In this video, we introduce Fatima Borjia, a non-violent activist from Al- Msara village (located 15 kilometers south of Bethlehem).
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VIDEO: Peacefully Resisting Occupation: Rani Abdel Burnat’s story
20 October 2009
In a new series, Palestine Monitor, supported by the NoVA Center For Social Innovation, will present video portraits of non-violent activists. In this video, we introduce Rani Burnat, a Palestinian non-violent activist and photographer from the West Bank village of Bi’lin. Rani was shot by Israeli snipers during the first days of the second Intifada during a peaceful protest in Ramallah.
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VIDEO: Peacefully Resisting Occupation: Teen Journalist Arafat Kanaan
12 October 2009
In a new series, Palestine Monitor, supported by the NoVA Center For Social Innovation, will present video portraits of non-violent activists. In this video, we introduce 16-year-old filmmaker Arafat Kanaan who documents and exposes life under occupation in his village, Nil’in - a centre of peaceful resistance, which the apartheid wall has turned into a ghetto.
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Reports From The Field: Israeli Army Raids House; Injured Child Prisoner Released
28 September 2009
Palestinian reporters, trained in journalism by Palestine Monitor in a project supported by the NoVA Center For Social Innovation, provide unique insights into life under occupation from around the occupied Territories.
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Reports From The Field: Solidarity Day In Yatta
19 September 2009
In a new series, Palestine Monitor will publish articles by Palestinian reporters from around the occupied Territories, trained by Palestine Monitor with the support of the NoVA Center For Social Innovation.
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Reports From The Field: Visiting the Desert Nafha Prison
19 September 2009
In a new series, Palestine Monitor will publish articles by Palestinian reporters from around the occupied Territories, trained by Palestine Monitor with the support of the NoVA Center For Social Innovation.
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Non-Violent Resistance In Palestine
19 September 2009
Palestine Monitor, supported by the NoVA Center For Social Innovation, is expanding our special focus on Non-Violent Resistance and the Palestinian cause. Additions to this section will include video portraits of non-violent resistance actors; updates from the field by local Palestinian reporters, trained by Palestine Monitor and the NoVA association; and articles and analyses documenting the growing non-violent resistance movement in the occupied Palestinian Territories.
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