The Month in Photos: Israel/Palestine, January 2016

Activestills By Activestills February 2, 2016 | Edit

Photo editing: Anka Mirkin

Israelis take part in a free techno rave to celebrate the new year, in a military training area in a forest near the town of Soham, in the early hours of January 1, 2016. (Activestills.org)
Israelis take part in a free techno rave to celebrate the new year in a military training area in a forest near the town of Soham, in the early hours of January 1, 2016. (Activestills.org)
Israeli security forces search the streets near a local pub following a shooting attack carried out by a Palestinian man with Israeli citizenship who escaped the scene, Tel Aviv, January 1, 2016. The attack resulted in the killing of three Israelis with seven others wounded. (Activestills.org)
Israeli police forensic teams following a shooting attack carried out by a Palestinian man with Israeli citizenship, Tel Aviv, January 1, 2016. Three Israelis were killed and seven others wounded. (Activestills.org) Read more here.
Israelis attend a candlelight vigil at the scene of a shooting spree that left three people dead in Tel Aviv a day earlier, January 2, 2016. The shooter, a Palestinian citizens of Israel, was eventually killed in a shootout with police. (Activestills.org)
Israelis attend a candlelight vigil at the scene of a shooting spree that left three people dead in Tel Aviv a day earlier, January 2, 2016. The shooter, a Palestinian citizen of Israel, was eventually killed in a shootout with police. (Activestills.org) Read more here.
Tair Kaminer, a 19-year-old Israeli from Tel Aviv, walks into the Tel Ha'Shomer military base where she announced her refusal to draft to Israeli army service, January 10, 2016. Tair says she refuses to take part in the occupation after she spent a year volunteering with youth in the south of Israel, near the border with Gaza. (Activestills.org)
Tair Kaminer, a 19-year-old Israeli from Tel Aviv, walks into the Tel Ha’Shomer military induction base where she announced her refusal to serve in the Israeli army, January 10, 2016. Tair says she refuses to take part in the occupation after she spent a year volunteering with youth in the south of Israel, near the border with Gaza. (Activestills.org) Read more here.
Palestinians demonstrate in solidarity with the detained journalist Muhammad Al-Qeeq, 33, who has been on hunger strike for 67 days in Israeli prisons to protest against his administrative detention,Tulkarem, West Bank, January 30, 2016. Under the administrative detention law, Israel can detain Palestinians without charge or trial indefinitely. Israel claims that Al-Qeeq is a member of Hamas who was previously jailed due to his activities in the organization. (Activestills.org)
Palestinians demonstrate in solidarity with journalist Muhammad Al-Qiq, 33, who has been on hunger strike for 67 days in Israeli prisons to protest his administrative detention, Tulkarem, West Bank, January 30, 2016. Using administrative detention, Israel can detain Palestinians without charge or trial indefinitely. Israel claims that Al-Qiq is a member of Hamas who was previously jailed due to his activities in the organization. (Activestills.org) Read more here.
Palestinians enjoy the beach on the first sunny day after the rain storm, Gaza City, Gaza Strip, January 28, 2016. (Activestills.org)
Palestinians enjoy the beach on the first sunny day after a rain storm, Gaza City, Gaza Strip, January 28, 2016. (Activestills.org)
Activists hold mock sections of the Separation Wall during a protest against the occupation on the West Banks main Jerusalem-Hebron highway in full view of Israeli settlers, Beit Jala, West Bank, January 15, 2016. (Activestills.org)
Activists hold mock sections of the Separation Wall during a protest against the occupation on the West Bank’s main Jerusalem-Hebron highway in full view of Israeli settlers, Beit Jala, West Bank, January 15, 2016. (Activestills.org) Read more here.
Israeli and Palestinians protest against the occupation on the West Bank's main Jerusalem-Hebron highway in full view of Israeli settlers, Beit Jala, West Bank, January 15, 2016. (Activestills.org)
Israeli and Palestinians protest against the occupation on the West Bank’s main Jerusalem-Hebron highway in full view of Israeli settlers, Beit Jala, West Bank, January 15, 2016. (Activestills.org)
Palestinian students protest inside Hebrew University, Jerusalem, after Israeli police arrested the day before the a student, the wife of Palestinian activist Samer Abu Eisheh, January 13, 2016. Samer Abu Eisheh and Hijazi Abu Sbeih, two Palestinians from Jerusalem, were arrested by Israeli police after setting up tents in the courtyard of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) headquarters in Israeli-occupied East Jerusalem to defy a ban order by the Israeli military from entering their hometown for several months. Samer's wife was arrested inside the university and taken for interrogation by Israeli police. (Activestills.org)
Palestinian students protest inside Hebrew University, Jerusalem. A day earlier, Israeli police arrested a student, the wife of Palestinian activist Samer Abu Eisheh, January 13, 2016. Samer Abu Eisheh and Hijazi Abu Sbeih, two Palestinians from Jerusalem were arrested by after setting up tents in the courtyard of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) headquarters in occupied East Jerusalem to defy a military order banning them from entering their hometown for several months. Samer’s wife was arrested inside the university and taken for interrogation by Israeli police. (Activestills.org)
Israeli security forces at the Hermesh checkpoint in the northern West Bank, where a Palestinian man tried to stab a soldier before being seriously wounded by gunfire, January 11, 2016. (Activestills.org)
Israeli security forces at the Hermesh checkpoint in the northern West Bank, where a Palestinian man tried to stab a soldier before being seriously wounded by gunfire, January 11, 2016. (Activestills.org)
Israeli activist Ezra Nawi is taken by prison guards after a hearing in the Jerusalem Magistrates' Court, January 20, 2016. Ezra Nawi was arrested on January 11, 2016 after a Channel 2 TV report, made by a right-wing NGO, in which Nawi said he informed Palestinian security services of Palestinians selling plots of land in the occupied West Bank to Israelis. His arrest was part of a wave of attacks against left-wing activists and human rights groups in Israel. (Activestills.org)
Israeli activist Ezra Nawi is taken by prison guards after a hearing in the Jerusalem Magistrates’ Court, January 20, 2016.
Ezra Nawi was arrested on January 11, 2016 after a TV hidden camera ‘sting’ showed him talking about turning in to Palestinian security services Palestinians who sell land in the West Bank to Israelis. Ezra’s arrest came amid a wave of attacks against left-wing activists and human rights groups in Israel. (Activestills.org) Read more here.
Israeli activist Guy Butavia is taken by prison guards to his hearing in the Jerusalem District Court on January 21, 2016. Butavia was arrested following the arrest of activist Ezra Nawi on January 11, 2016 after a Channel 2 TV report, made by a right-wing NGO, in which Nawi said he informed Palestinian security services about Palestinians selling plots of land in the occupied West Bank to Israelis. His arrest was part of a wave of attacks against left-wing activists and human rights groups in Israel. (Activestills.org)
Israeli activist Guy Butavia is taken by prison guards to his hearing in Jerusalem District Court on January 21, 2016. Butavia was arrested following the arrest of activist Ezra Nawi on January 11, 2016 following a TV hidden camera ‘sting’ showed Ezra talking about turning in to Palestinian security services Palestinians who sell land in the West Bank to Israelis. The arrests came amid a wave of attacks against left-wing activists and human rights groups in Israel. (Activestills.org) Read more here.
Palestinian activist Nasser Nawaja from Susya is taken by prison guards to his hearing in the Jerusalem District Court on January 21, 2016. Nawaja was arrested following the arrest of Ezra Nawi on January 11, 2016 after a Channel 2 TV report, made by a right-wing NGO, in which Nawi said he informed Palestinian security services of Palestinians selling plots of land in the occupied West Bank to Israelis. His arrest was part of a wave of attacks against left-wing activists and human rights groups in Israel. (Activestills.org)
Palestinian activist Nasser Nawaja from Susya is taken by prison guards to his hearing in the Jerusalem District Court on January 21, 2016. Nawaja was arrested following the arrest of activist Ezra Nawi on January 11, 2016 following a TV hidden camera ‘sting’ showed Ezra talking about turning in to Palestinian security services Palestinians who sell land in the West Bank to Israelis. The arrests came amid a wave of attacks against left-wing activists and human rights groups in Israel. (Activestills.org) Read more here.
Israeli left-wing activists protest outside the Russian compound police station in West Jerusalem, calling to release the three anti-occupation activists that had been recently: Ezra Nawi, Guy Butavia and Nasser Nawaja, on January 21, 2015. (Activestills.org)
Israeli left-wing activists protest outside the Russian compound police station in West Jerusalem, calling to release the three jailed anti-occupation activists: Ezra Nawi, Guy Butavia and Nasser Nawaja, on January 21, 2015. (Activestills.org) Read more here.
An Israeli man tires to attack Members of "Women in black" as they take part in the weekly vigil against the occupation in centre Tel Aviv, January 22, 2016. (Activestills.org)
An Israeli man tries to attack Members of “Women in Black” as they take part in their weekly vigil against the occupation in central Tel Aviv, January 22, 2016. (Activestills.org) Read more on Women in Black here.
Palestinians celebrate the 14th birthday of Ahmad Manasra, a Palestinian youth who carried out a stabbing attack in Jerusalem, in the Dheisheh refugee camp, West Bank, on January 22, 2016. Manasra and his cousin Hassan, 15, stabbed two Israelis in the East Jerusalem neighborhood Pisgat Zeev in mid-October. Police fatally shot Hassan and a passing car ran over Manasra. The Israeli victims, aged 20 and 13, survived their wounds. (Activestills.org)
Palestinians celebrate the 14th birthday of Ahmad Manasra, a Palestinian youth who carried out a stabbing attack in Jerusalem, Dheisheh refugee Camp, West Bank, on January 22, 2016. Manasra and his cousin Hassan, 15, stabbed two Israelis in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Pisgat Ze’ev in mid-October. Police fatally shot Hassan and a passing car ran over Manasra. The Israeli victims, aged 20 and 13, survived their wounds. (Activestills.org) Read more on youth participating in violence in East Jerusalem here.
Israeli left-wing activists take part in a protest in solidarity with refuser Tair Kaminer, outside military prison 400, in the city of Rishon LeZion, January 23, 2016. Tair refused to draft to Israeli army service, and was jailed in a military prison. (Activestills.org)
Israeli left-wing activists take part in a protest in solidarity with refuser Tair Kaminer, outside military prison 400, in the city of Rishon LeZion, January 23, 2016. Tair refused to be drafted into the Israeli army two weeks earlier and was sentenced to 20 days in military prison. (Activestills.org) Read more here.
Palestinians examine the damage to their agricultural structure after Israeli forces demolished four greenhouses, agricultural structures and a water well in the Anoun area of the Jordan Valley, West Bank, January 14, 2016. The EU-funded structures were demolished under the pretext of "building without permits in Area C," according to the spokesperson of the Israeli Coordination of Government Activity in the Territories. More than 85 percent of the Jordan Valley is under full Israeli military control, where Palestinian residents are rarely given permits to build or repair their homes, while illegal Israeli settlements have expanded greatly in recent years. (Activestills.org)
Palestinians examine the damage to their agricultural structure after Israeli forces demolished four greenhouses, agricultural structures and a water well in the Anoun area of the Jordan Valley, West Bank, January 14, 2016. The EU-funded structures were demolished under the pretext of “building without permits in Area C,” according to the spokesperson of the Israeli Coordination of Government Activity in the Territories. More than 85 percent of the Jordan Valley is under full Israeli military control. Palestinian residents are rarely given permits to build or repair their homes, while illegal Israeli settlements have expanded greatly in recent years. (Activestills.org) Read more on home demolitions in the West Bank here.
An Israeli youth burns an induction order during a vigil in solidarity with Tair Kaminer and Tania Golan, as they arrive at the Tel Ha'Shomer military base where they will announce their refusal to draft to Israeli army service, January 31, 2016. (Activestills.org)
An Israeli teen burns an induction order during a vigil in solidarity with Tair Kaminer and Tania Golan, as they arrive to the Tel Ha’Shomer military base where they were expected to announce their refusal to be drafted into the Israeli army, January 31, 2016. (Activestills.org)
An Israeli activist films as protesters shout slogans during a protest against natural gas privatization in Tel Aviv, January 30, 2016. Around 2,000 people marched in protest at the government's policies regarding the privatization of natural gas found in the Mediterranean Sea. (Activestills.org)
An Israeli activist films as protesters shout slogans during a protest against natural gas privatization in Tel Aviv, January 30, 2016. Around 2,000 people marched in protest at the government’s policies regarding the privatization of natural gas found in the Mediterranean Sea. (Activestills.org)

 

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