Palestine-Israel, The joint struggle to the backdrop of house demolitions

mashriq / arabia / iraq | community struggles | news report Wednesday November 30, 2011 03:18 by Ilan S. - AAtW, ainfos, Matzpen ilan at shalif dot com Tel Aviv

Because of internal considerations, in parallel with the demolition of a minimal part of illegal settler colonialist buildings on private Palestinian lands, the demolition of Palestinian houses increases. Part of it is the confrontations of the joint struggle in the hills south of the Hebron region. Another part was this week's demolition of Bil'in outposts in the returned lands adjacent to the new route of the separation wall. Miraculously the older one, built nearly 7 years ago at the beginning of the struggle under cover of heavy rain, survived till this week. During the first few months we often spent nights near the fire at the adjacent shade - with members of the village committee, in order to protect the outpost from being destroyed by Israeli State forces. The usual weekend struggle continued - including the flag bearers, Beit Ummar, Bil,in, Ma'sara, Nabi Salih, Ni'lin, and occupied East Jerusalem. [Italiano]

Bil'in

25.11.11 demo

It seems that following the moving of the separation wall to the west, interest in the struggle against the separation wall/fence and occupation is gradually diminishing. The seasonal decrease in the participation of international activists and Palestinians from the region is joined by a diminishing interest of Israelis, too. Today, fewer than 10 Israelis, with a similar number of international activists, joined about two dozen Bil'iners on the march and travel to the new separation wall. We held placards for the release of Ashraf Abu Rahme, arrested weeks ago on the trumped-up charge that he organized demos and threw stones. We chanted the usual slogans all the long way to the new wall. When we approached the wall, the Israeli State forces already started to shoot tear gas canisters at the shabab on the southern section of the wall. Not long later they started to shoot at us too.

After we absorbed the usual dose of tear gas we returned to the village... to return next Friday.

Ashraf video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BokjumcHWPs
Photos by Haitham Al Khatib, Wafa, Rani Burnat http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.31672200500477...80298
Haitham Al Khatib http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NRKcoDYZOE

Bil'in outpost,demolished by Israeli forces 28.11.2011
haithmkatib http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1UR9yJYTiM

Large forces of the Israeli occupation army demolished international solidarity center in the village of Bil'in

The Israeli occupation forces Proceeded this morning (29-11-11) without warning demolish the international solidarity center, which was built by the Bil'in people Popular Committee Against the Wall and settlement, [+ the Israeli anarchists against the wall], and international solidarity activists seven years ago [in the cover of a heavy raining day] on land that have been isolated by the wall at that time. It came just a day after the Israeli occupation forces destroyed the near by small structure and confiscated all seats wood and waste containers which was developed since six months in protected natural reserve (Abu Limon), This process is designed to prevent the people of Bil'in and foreign peace activists of access and presence in that region, note that the center of international solidarity is located on land that was liberated after seven years of persistent joint struggle.

Jerusalem/Al-Quds

Silwan - vigil in protest of the planned transfer of the Sumarin family in front of their house. Stop the Sumarin family eviction!, November 25, 2011 By Amir Bitan http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.32408340094001...37581

Sheikh Jarrah - the Friday demo

The residents of Sheikh Jarrah are continuing their protest vigils in the neighborhood every Friday, protesting their violent evictions from their homes, the taking over of the neighborhood by the settlers, and the Judaization of East Jerusalem. They call upon each and every person who supports their struggle to join them. Please make the effort and join them this Friday, November 25 for a vigil in support of their struggle. Please notice, the vigils will start at 3:00 PM We will meet at the Sheikh Jarrah Garden, Nablus Road and Dahlmann St.

Nabi Salih weekly demonstration, Nov. 25, 2011

A group of international activists arrived to Nabi Salih in solidarity with people there following the terrorizing night raids. Army raiding Nabi Salih now, spraying foul-smelling water directly into houses. A protester was shot in the face with a rubber-coated bullet. A peaceful activist from Nabi Salih village in the West Bank : "We hardly marched and chanted when the Israeli army sprayed the protestors with skunk & tear gas we were standing doing nothing". Palestinian activist from Nabi Salih: "Another round of tear gas, but actually today the wind is on our side!".

A comrade of the Anarchists Against the Wall reports:
"Dozens participated in this week's demonstration in Nabi Salih against the theft of its lands and spring by the Halamish Israeli settlement and the Israeli occupation that sustains it. Nabi Salih residents, other Palestinians, and international and Israeli supporters marched peacefully from the center of the village.
This demonstration followed days of Israeli complete siege over the village and a massive night raid, resulting in the arrest of three people from the village.
As always, a peaceful demonstration met with Israeli army attack. Volleys of tear gas canisters were shot on the entire demonstration from a cannon installed on Israeli military jeeps. Sole canisters were also shoot by Israeli soldiers directly at people, in violation of their army's own regulations. Israeli forces used their “skunk” track, carrying a foul-smelling water cannon. This time the “skunk” wondered around the village and sprayed houses in a blatant unlawful repressive measure.
Few people also threw stones to ward off the Israeli army's incursion. A group of people managed to approach the soldiers, despite threats of arrests.
One youth was injured in the forehead by Israeli rubber coated bullet. He was helped into an ambulance that took him to hospital."

International communities http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.31675884166776...80298
Michael Treiger http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.26935132311135...92472
Richard Dufek http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.31675884166776...80298
tamimi1966 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ge_oVZL-J6U
Israel Putermam http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wMk55UgrkA
annepaq http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuMWCAuIwXU
Bilal's video from last week's demo. NABI SALEH 18-11-2011
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tpo80KDNJ58

Ni'lin

Friday demonstration, Nov. 25, 2011
hassan daboos http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.24533208218992...77390
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.31672200500477...80298
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.31673399167024...80298
Hudaifa Srour http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.31673399167024...80298
Nilinvillage http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6pyaDrBvt4

Kafr Qaddum

demonstration Nov. 25, 2011
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.31691014831929...80298

Tel Aviv

Demonstration against anti-democratic bills and legislation, Tel Aviv, 22.11.11
Israel Puterman - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PABe6Zm_hjY
Israel Puterman - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L46vffiODmc

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