During a larger than usual demonstration in Bil'in, a Palestinian citizen of Israel was hit directly in the forehead, and was immediately evacuated by an ambulance to Ramallah, where he was diagnosed with a fractured skull and then transferred to Israel for further treatment. In Al Wallaja, around 40 Palestinians and internationals had managed to stop the work of bulldozers for several hours.

Under enormous state pressures - the weekly demonstrations continue. This week in Bil'in, Ma'asara, Nabi-Saleh, Ni'ilin & Shiekh Jarrah.

Ma'asara, April 16 2010

Whle oppression of demonstrations and popular actions continues to grow harsh, more and more villages join in on the struggle. Recently, Beit Umar and Beit Jalla have become new constant locations of demoonstrations, much to the army's discontent. Meanwhile, the vetran villages go on protesting, and more and more Israelis join in the struggle as well - throughout the West Bank, and especially in Sheikh Jarrah.

Bil'in

The struggle against land confiscations of the Palestinian citizens of Israel continues since the 1948 war. On March 30, 1976, the first Land Day demonstration against land grab at the Galilee was held. Six were murdered that day. During the week joint demonstrations were held in Bethlehem & Betunya, in Budrus & Qarawet-Bani-Hassan, in Bil'in, Ma'asara, Nabi-Saleh, Ni'lin, and Sheikh-Jarrah, in Beit-Omar, and in Beit-Jalla.

Nabi-Saleh, April 2 2010

Amidst heavy rains, five weekly demonstrations were held this week against the wall and the settelments in Bil'in, Ma'asara, Ni'ilin, Nabi-Saleh & Shiekh-Jarrah.

Sunday demo in Beit Jalla was held a day after Israeli forces murdered 2 youths in Iraq Burin during a demonstration against the settlements and occupation. It was also marking the seventh anniversary of the murder of Rachel Corrie in Gaza by an IOF D9 bulldozer.