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Israeli army vs. Palestinian cows

A new Palestinian animated documentary about the First Intifada is close to release. The film follows a story of cows and the most powerful army in the Middle East. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJcfJTELmoM&feature=youtu.be[/youtube]

By Joseph Dana May 11, 2011

Bassem Tamimi at Ofer Military Court. Photo: Oren Ziv/activestills.org

Military court: Protest organizer to remain in jail, indefinitely

Prominent Palestinian protest organizer, Bassem Tamimi, was ordered to stay in jail indefinitely by an Israeli military judge this afternoon at the Ofer military court in the occupied West Bank. His politically motivated trial will open on May 8th despite problematic evidence. Tamimi has helped lead unarmed and largely nonviolent demonstrations against the Occupation in…

By Joseph Dana April 17, 2011

The demonstration continued as the army covered the civilian areas of the village with tear gas and at times fired rubber bullets in multiple directions. On four occasions in the centre of the village, the army used a jeep-mounted device that fires multiple rounds of tear gas, approximately 30-40 rounds. As the sun began to set to the west, soldiers started more aggressive measures by invading civilian houses. From the houses, rubber bullets and tear gas were shot at demonstrators. The demonstrator who was directly hit in the head by a tear gas canister escaped with just a surface wound. However, had the projectile hit him three centimeters lower on his skull the results could have been instant death or paralysis. The reckless and negligent use of arms by the army is on full display in this example. Since the demonstrator was hit in the back of the head, it is clear that he posed no significant threat to the soldiers. Rather, the soldiers were breaking army rules of conduct and recklessly targeting protesters with, what are essentially, large bullets in the form of tear gas canisters. The latest injury in Nabi Saleh is in line with the army’s continued attack on the village. Over the past weeks, the army has increased its use of violent crowd control measures which have included the use of undercover special forces, rubber coated steel bullets, live bullets and high velocity tear gas canisters in an effort to crush the demonstration which will celebrate one year next week.

Waves of arrests in weekly Nabi Saleh Demonstration

A day after the violent arrest of Nabi Saleh Popular Committee leader Bassem Tamimi, one Palestinian, five Israelis and three international activists were arrested in Nabi Saleh on Friday. A Palestinian cameraman and three more Israelis were briefly detained. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YLVlbW8kGk[/youtube] Only a day after the arrest of Bassem Tamimi, the coordinator of the village’s popular committee,…

By Joseph Dana March 25, 2011

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