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West Bank village marks 7 years of popular resistance
The markedly stone-free protests in al Ma’asara are nevertheless violently suppressed by the Israeli army. “We see the soldiers here with their guns, their boots, their shields and their helmets protecting the wall – but we know the real problem is the wall that is in their minds,” protest leader says. About 200 Palestinian, Israeli and international activists…
By
Haggai Matar
October 25, 2013
Mosque tear gassed, olive tree set ablaze: Summer protests in the West Bank
In Bil’in, the army is adopting new tactics to get demonstrators away from wall, while in Qadum, it took the initiative with a preemptive strike on the local mosque during prayer. And yet, this past Friday, hundreds of Palestinians and Israeli and international solidarity activists protested against the occupation – and got their fair share…
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Haggai Matar
August 26, 2013
The Wall,10 years on / part 6: What has the struggle achieved?
Commemorating 10 years since construction of the wall also means commemorating almost 10 years of the struggle against it, as described in the previous chapter. Just as we shall later examine what the wall has accomplished, one should also ask what exactly the struggle against it succeeded in doing, especially as so many people have…
By
Haggai Matar
May 9, 2012
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On IDF violence: My own private Lt. Colonel Shalom Eisner
Nearly three years ago I also met a Shalom Eisner at a demonstration. He gashed my head with his blows for no reason. Then too, like this week, a camera was filming as an IDF officer beat me up. To this day, my own private Shalom Eisner is running free. Of course, mine is not the…
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Haggai Matar
April 18, 2012
West Bank villages protest in solidarity with Hebron
Weekly demonstrations throughout the West Bank focused this week on the demand to open Shuhada St. in Hebron. While hundreds of people took to the streets of Hebron in two mass demonstrations, hundreds more dedicated the weekly Friday demonstrations against the wall and the settlements to solidarity with residents of Hebron, joining the demand that…
By
Haggai Matar
February 25, 2012
Bit by bit, coverage of occupation disappears from Israeli news
At first it was only Gaza. Now – it’s the West Bank. Bit by bit, without our noticing, the Israeli media has stopped reporting on the occupation. It’s been two weeks now that I’ve been wanting to write this post. I wanted to write two Fridays ago, when it became apparent that two more West…
By
Haggai Matar
January 19, 2012
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