Qaddum

Demonstrators set fire during the weekly protest against the occupation in the West Bank village of Kafr Qaddum, May 2, 2014.

The road from Qaddum to Nablus: Seven years of protests

For the past seven years, the Palestinian residents of Qaddum have been protesting the Israeli army’s closure of their main access road to Nablus, the nearest West Bank city. Why was the road closed and how does it affect the residents? A visit to the village of Qaddum, and the neighboring settlement of Kedumim.

By Social TV July 13, 2018

Nidal Eshtayeh holds his damaged helmet while receiving treatment in an ambulance after being shot by Israeli troops in Kafr Qaddum, September 2, 2016. (Screenshot)

Israeli forces shoot Palestinian journalist in head with tear gas canister

Nidal Eshtayeh, who has been attacked by Israeli troops and officers multiple times, is still recovering from the impact of the projectile that broke through his helmet. Israeli Border Police officers shot Palestinian photojournalist Nidal Eshtayeh in the head with an extended-range tear gas canister last week, which shattered his helmet and left him with a…

By Haggai Matar September 12, 2016

An Israeli soldier stands near the separation wall as hundreds of Palestinians participate in the 'Return March" near Tulkarm, West Bank, May 31, 2014. Palestinians tried to cross the barrier while chanting for their destroyed villages and towns located inside Israel. By 1948, Zionist gangs ahd destroyed more than 500 Palestinian villages prior to the establishment of the State of Israel.

Photos of the week: Marching for return, solidarity with hunger strikers

This week: Hammering away at the wall, refugees march for return, Palestinians form a unity government, Gazan youth wave at the border, Palestinians burn tires, protests in solidarity with hunger-striking prisoners, protests against the occupation, and assessing the damage to private Palestinian land. …

By Activestills June 5, 2014

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A child holds a spent tear gas cartridge labeled "Made in U.S.A." as Bethlehem-area activists displayed U.S.-made crowd control weapons in Manger Square, West Bank, December 2, 2013. (photo: Ryan Rodrick Beiler/Activestills.org)

Poisoned by tear gas in the comfort of their own home

An IDF night raid on the West Bank village Qaddum left three family members in the hospital. Chances are we’ll never hear about it in mainstream Israeli news outlets. By Yesh Din (written by Yossi Gurvitz) The security forces have a problem with the village of Qaddum – we’re not quite sure why. Perhaps it…

By +972 Magazine March 10, 2014

Night raid in Nabi Saleh 2011 (Tamimi Press)

WATCH: Army raids three West Bank villages, arrests activists

Israeli army arrests 11 Palestinians during night raids on West Bank villages participating in the popular struggle against the wall and settlements. The Israeli army raided three West Bank villages this past week, arresting a total 11 activists in connection with organizing weekly demonstrations against the occupation, local activists said. According to the activists, the villages…

By Haggai Matar February 20, 2014

IDF Spokesperson's Unit tackles Palestinian stone throwing and army's 'self-defense.' (YouTube screenshot)

In IDF fantasy video, Palestinians are allowed to protest

Just when you thought it couldn’t get any more embarrassing or distorted, the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit has managed to top itself. On Sunday, the unit published a new video on its YouTube channel, showing scenes of Palestinian demonstrators throwing rocks and Israeli soldiers firing rounds of tear gas “in self-defense” in the West Bank village of…

By Edo Konrad February 12, 2014

Four children, aged 5 to 9, who were detained by the IDF in Qaddum (Photo: SocialTV screenshot)

WATCH: IDF detains 5 to 9-year-old Palestinian children in Qaddum

Hours before the weekly protest against the occupation in the West Bank village of Qaddum last Friday, Israeli soldiers detained four Palestinian children aged five to nine for allegedly rolling burning tires. Under Israeli military law, the age of criminal culpability is 12. The soldiers reportedly threw stun grenades at and handcuffed the small children,…

By Social TV November 20, 2013

The silent axe: Driving Palestinian olive farmers off their land

The daily terrorism directed against Palestinians in the West Bank is reliant on the despair Palestinians have for the Israeli justice system. A case in point: olive trees burned to the ground. By Yesh Din, written by Yossi Gurvitz Amira Hass last week wrote about the “quiet terror attacks,” the ones Israelis don’t hear about. They occur…

By +972 Magazine November 3, 2013

A Palestinian youth throws stones at an Israeli army bulldozer in Kufr Qaddum, December 28, 2012 (Yotam Ronen/Activestills.org)

Grownup children playing war: On Kufr Qaddum and violence

There’s no symmetry and no comparison between a pack of kids with slingshots and the fifth largest nuclear superpower in the world. And if the side at which violence is directed perceives no threat, is that supposed violence real? By Amitai Ben Abba The Clandestine Insurgent Rebel Clown Guerrilla of Qaddum’s children is running to…

By +972 Magazine August 21, 2013

Kufr Qaddum celebrates two years of popular struggle (Social TV)

WATCH: Qaddum celebrates two years of popular struggle

Palestinians in the village Qaddum, near Nablus, hold celebrations marking two years of struggle against the annexation of their lands to the settlement of Kedumim and against the Israeli army blocking the main access road into and out of the village.

By Social TV August 7, 2013

Border police officer stands in front of Palestinian as they wait to cross from Qalandiya checkpoint outside Ramallah, West Bank, into Jerusalem to attend the Ramadan Friday Prayer in the Al-Aqsa Mosque, July 26, 2013. Photo by: Yotam Ronen/Activestills.org

From Ramadan at Qalandiya to Iftar in Al-Araqib: A week in photos – July 25-31

Palestinians flock to Jerusalem for Friday prayers during Ramadan, protests and prayers in the Bedouin village Al-Araqib; plus, Sudanese immigrants portray their experience in theater, and weekly West Bank demonstrations continue.

By Activestills August 1, 2013

Two Palestinian boys age 14 and 15 hold a poster with their own photos on it with Arabic writing that reads: “We are the army. Be careful, we will arrest you if we see you, or come to your home.” The poster was posted on the village walls and near one of the boy's houses by Israeli soldiers during an army raid on the village on the night of May 31, 2013. (Photo by: Shiraz Grinbaum/Activestills.org)

Military police must decide: Is the IDF a gang or an army?

Youth from the village of Qaddum were shocked to find themselves featured on a threatening IDF poster. Will the army severely punish those responsible? By Yesh Din, written by Yossi Gurvitz About two weeks ago, several youth from the village of Qaddum were shocked to discover their photos and names appear on a placard posted…

By +972 Magazine June 21, 2013

West Bank protesters show solidarity with Gazans

On Friday, the weekly demonstration in Kufr Qaddum was subject to successive volleys of tear gas attacks as the Israeli army entered the village. Several protesters were injured in the process, including one man who suffered a direct hit to the back of the head from a tear gas canister. He remains hospitalized. By Alon…

By +972 Magazine November 17, 2012