A-Infos (en) Palestine-Israel, The joint struggle still continue in spite of some official reservations

The end of the Summer, and the end of the Ramadan... with most of the internationals 
already returned home. The local activists - Israelis of the anarchists against the wall 
initiative and the real radicals of the left still holding. -- Arkib -- Monday afternoon, 
the weekly protest at the Lehavim intersection at 17:00. ---- After that, a meeting with 
the village people. ---- Beit Ommar  Saturday September 4 ---- Bil'in ---- 3-8-10 Some 10 
Israelis and a handful of internationals joined this Ramadan's last Friday demo against 
the wall and the occupation in Bil'in. With the heat and fasting taking their toll, and 
the international delegations season over, the demo was smaller than usual. The army set a 
barbed wire barrier on the way to the wall, and deployed a few dozen meters behind it, 
between the wall and the barrier.

The demonstrators gathered behind the barbed wire, and after a few minutes removed it to 
march forward (next week, will they set a new barrier to protect the barrier that is 
supposed to keep demonstrators away from the wall?). At that point the army started 
shooting gas, and the demonstrators had to retreat and declared the demo over. While even 
some of the feistier shabab couldn't be bothered to throw stones, the army kept on 
shooting gas until all demonstrators were far up the hill leading to the village, 
occasionally getting some gas "blow back" due to the shifting winds.


Hebron (Al Khalil)  Saturday September 4

Jerusalem - Al-Kuds

Sheikh Jarrah

Solidarity activists remind Jerusalemites what is happening yards away from their venues 
of leisure.

The week end demonstration again in the Saturday evening due to the Ramadan Day fasting.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMebMDNYOIE


Silwan

This Wednesday, 1.9, the Elad association will hold a day of tours to new excavation sites 
in Silwan, to be followed by an archaeological conference.

We will be there to greet the visitors, tell them what they are really taking part in, and 
tell them facts that visitors are not being told in the "City of David" tours.

We will be there to remind everyone that the Elad association is not a research 
institution interested in archaeology, but a political tool for the Judeaization of East 
Jerusalem through the expulsion of the Palestinian inhabitants. We will remind them that 
they are in an occupied village called Silwan, and not in the Biblical tourist site "City 
of David".

Background

The special day of tours, as well as the annual archaeological conference, has been held 
by Elad for several years. In these conferences, Elad and its supporters wish to convince 
the public under a false pretense that Elad is only a research association. It is all the 
more important now, after it has been revealed that the Jerusalem Police and the Ministry 
of Law regard themselves as partners of Elad, that we be present there and stand in 
solidarity with the residents of Silwan. The settlers in Silwan keep trying to raise the 
tension level in the village. Last week they trespassed into private property near the 
Silwan Mosque and carried out a violent provocation which included shots being fired at 
Palestinians by security guards, as well as other actions. Settler activity disguised as 
research and cultural activity is a routine method of deception employed by right wing 
associations in East Jerusalem, especially Elad. It is because of this deception that we 
have decided to be there and remind everyone what this is really all about.

The demo:

The demo started with about 100 activists that tried to reach the entrance of the visitors 
center where the archeological conference was taking place. The police blocked the way 
with barriers and demonstrators stood there chanting.

Part of the activists succeeded to pass the barrier but were blocked and dragged back 
behind the barrier.

At a certain moment one of the policeman crossed the barrier and assaulted an activist... 
the other border policeman followed his example an did the same to other activists.

The activists regrouped and approached again and as a result 5 were arrested.

SILWAN DEMO 1.8.10 Nissim Mossek video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCOwQL7w_Rg

Hagit Ofran video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wn1KM3Woz34

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aw97TC3k-xs&feature=email



Ma'asara Friday September 3

Some thirty Palestinians, Israelis and internationals participated in Friday's 
demonstration in the village of Al Ma'asara. Upon arrival at the main road, protesters 
were blocked by two army vehicles. Additional army vehicles came from the other direction.

Soldiers, who jumped off the vehicles as they wave their guns, declared the area a closed 
military zone and began pushing the protesters away while throwing stun grenades. One 
grenade was thrown directly at one of the demonstrators, hitting his body before falling 
and exploding on ground.

After pushing demonstrators to the junction outside the closed military zone, the soldiers 
began to back off. Demonstrators decided to move forward again. After a short distance, 
the soldiers pushed back the demonstrators to junction, using tear gas and stun grenades. 
At This point, occupation forces left the area and demonstrators declared victory. before 
the end of the demonstration was announced, Arabic and English speeches were made, 
denouncing the occupation, and calling for freedom, justice and implementation of 
international law.


An Nabi Saleh  Friday September 3

The people of Wad Rahhal invite Israeli and international activist every Thursday for 
agricultural works in the village. The works take place in their fields, on a hill close 
to the village, that watches westward toward the Efrat settlement and northward toward 
Beit Lehem, Jerusalem and even Rammala, in a clear day. Due to this fact the hill is 
suppose to stay outside the separation fence. During the building of the fence road some 
of the fields were destroyed and olive trees were demolished, their owners have 
rehabilitated the fields and planted new olive trees. The works last for about two or 
three hours and take place during the late afternoon, they include pruning  the trees and 
cleaning the fields from rocks allowing tractors to plow the land.This week the villagers 
plan to build a tent near one of the villagers home, that under threat of being destroyed 
by the IDF. The house in a bit further that the village hence is a target for harassment 
by the army and the settlers. In order to support its owner their will be a Hafla every 
Thursday, after the works.The work will start at 16:00 Israel time (15:00 Palestine time), 
if you wish to attend please contact D.


Niâlin weekly demonstration 03.09.2010


The weekly protest in Ni'lin was very short. A group of around thirty protesters reached 
the wall route after a short march through the villages lands. One of the protesters 
called on the soldiers to stop defending the theft of Ni'lin lands. one or two protesters 
threw some stones over the wall, and some tires were set fire to. Within a minute of this, 
soldiers fired a volley of tear gas canisters, and shortly after, crossed the barrier in 
pursuit of the demonstrators, who retreated back into the village. Two international 
protesters were grabbed by soldiers and held for around half an hour, but they were then 
released and returned to the village.


Walaja

Al-Walaja peace march tomorrow/Friday 3-9-10 10 AM Palestine Time (11 Israeli Time) from 
Wadi Jouz area to the wall area near Har Gilo.
Please join if you can.
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