Category: Non-violent action

Israeli soldiers attacked on Friday the weekly nonviolent protest in Nabi Saleh village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and fired gas bombs and rubber-coated bullets at the…

A 20-year old Gazan man killed himself in a public act of protest Sunday, dousing himself with gasoline and setting himself on fire. The family of Ihab Abu Nada said…

Palestinian medical sources in Bil’in, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, reported that dozens of protesters suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation after the army fired gas…

Israeli soldiers attacked, Friday, the weekly nonviolent protest against the illegal Israeli Annexation Wall and settlements, in Nabi Saleh village, near the central West bank city of Ramallah, injuries were…

The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) strongly condemns the denial of entry into the West Bank of dozens of international solidarity activists participating in the “Welcome to Palestine Campaign”.…

In a precedented measure, Israel denied entry to nearly 85 international visitors who were planning to enter Palestine through the King Hussein bridge via Jordan.The Welcome to Palestine Campaign media…

Over one hundred international peace and human rights activists, who are planning to visit the occupied Palestinian territories, are scheduled to arrive at the Allenby Bridge Sunday afternoon.The activists, mostly…

Despite the hot weather and fasting for the holy month of Ramadan, hundreds of people came out for the weekly non-violent demonstrations against the Wall in five different villages on…

Scandinavian activists have launched a ship bound for Gaza in the hopes of breaking the Israeli blockade that has been imposed upon coastal residents since 2006.The leader of the Norwegian…

In central West Bank, Palestinians organized anti-wall and settlements protests in the villages of Bil’in, Nil’in and al-Nabi Saleh. Israeli troops used chemical water in addition to tear gas to…

About 60 demonstrators gathered in the small village of Bil’in in the northern part of the West Bank. The gathering was part of the weekly demonstrations which take place all…

The fifth annual festival of nonviolent popular resistance was celebrated by Palestinians in the village of Um Fagarah in the hills south of Hebron on Saturday according to Ma’an news.The…

Israeli soldiers attacked, on Saturday, dozens of Palestinian and international peace activists holding their weekly protest against the Israeli annexation wall and settlements, in Beit Ummar town, in the southern…

A Dutch national sustained a head injury after being hit by a tear gas canister and dozens of others suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation as Israeli troops attacked…

Nabil al-Raee, the artistic director of The Freedom Theatre in Jenin, officially began a hunger strike on July 6th to protest his administrative detention in an Israeli prison, according to…

Governments within the European Union (EU) have received a report issued by a prominent jurist in the UK stating that EU member states would be within their legal rights if…

On Friday afternoon, approximately 80 activists gathered at Sheik Jarrah in East Jerusalem to protest the illegal eviction of Palestinian families, and the occupation of their homes by far right…

The Friends Of Freedom and Justice Committee in Bil’in reported Friday that Israeli soldiers attacked the weekly nonviolent protest against the illegal Annexation Wall and Settlements, leading to several injuries.The…

The General Assembly of the US Presbyterian Church narrowly voted against divestment in three companies doing business with the Israeli military. The extremely close vote on Thursday, 333-331 against the…

On Tuesday the Middle East Committee of the Presbyterian Church USA voted to divest from three companies involved with the Israeli military, citing human rights abuses carried out by Israel…

The Friends of Freedom and Justice (FFJ), In Bil’in village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, reported that two nonviolent protesters were injured, and dozens suffered the effects…

After a long campaign by human rights activists urging divestment from Israel, the US retirement fund TIAA-CREF has removed the Caterpillar corporation from its socially responsible investment fund, a divestment…

One Palestinian was injured, and dozens of protesters suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, after Israeli soldiers attacked peace activists participating in the weekly nonviolent protest against the wall…

Dozens of Palestinians, joined by participants from around the world, held a peaceful protest in the West Bank village of al-Ma’sara on Friday demanding an end to the occupation and…

In the Palestinian territories, journalism has become a major tool of non-violent resistance. More than anywhere else, the lines between journalism and activism are often blurred. Exposing the truth about…

Palestinian medical sources reported Friday that at least ten protesters were wounded in Nabi Saleh village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, after Israeli soldiers attacked the weekly…

Media sources reported that Israeli soldiers attacked the weekly nonviolent protest against the Annexation Wall in Al-Ma’sara village, near Bethlehem.The protest started from the center of the village before the…

The Friends of Freedom and Justice in Bil’in village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, reported Friday that one resident was shot and wounded in his left forearm…

Independent Jewish Voices-Canada (IJV) today issued a response endorsing the recommendations of the United Church of Canada’s Working Group on Israel/Palestine Policy (WGIP). IJV Canada Endorses United Church Working Group…

Five activists and one journalist have been arrested on Wednesday at a women’s movement walk in the West Bank city of Hebron.Activists have stated on social media platform Twitter that…

Israeli soldiers attacked, on Saturday afternoon, the weekly nonviolent protest against the Wall and settlements, in Beit Ummar town, near the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and kidnapped a…

Palestinian medical sources reported Saturday that several protesters were treated for the effects of teargas inhalation after the Israeli army attacked the weekly nonviolent protest against the illegal Israeli Annexation…

The Friends of Freedom and Justice Committee in Bil’in, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, reported Friday that dozens of nonviolent protesters, including Israeli and international peace activists,…

The Tent of Nations, situated outside of Bethlehem, has become a symbol of self-sufficiency and self-sustainability for Palestine as the Nassar family fights for the land it has owned for…

Youth activists in the Gaza Strip have suspended their demonstrations against the UN International Childrens Emergency Fund (UNICEF) which reportedly placed contracts with Israeli companies for reconstruction projects in Gaza.…

The popular Committee Against the Wall in Bethlehem, and the Popular Committee Against the Wall in Al-Ma’sara village, near Bethlehem, held their weekly nonviolent protest against the illegal Israeli Annexation…

The Friends of Freedom and Justice Committee in Bil’in village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, reported Friday that dozens of residents and international supporters were treated for…

Ma’an news agency reported earlier today that prisoners in Huwarra prison have taken part in an open hunger strike for the second day in protest to the inhumane treatment of…

The WAFA News Agency reported a statement issued by the spokesperson of the EU’s High Representative Catherine Ashton yesterday that the European Union defends the right of Palestinians to hold…

Israeli soldiers attacked, Saturday, a nonviolent protest held in solidarity with the secretary of the National and Popular Committee in Beit Ummar town, near the southern West Bank city of…

Israeli daily, Haaretz, reports today that the complaint about severe police violence against imprisoned protesters after a demonstration outside Ramle prison made by the Adalah advocacy group two weeks ago…

The Canadian Boat to Gaza, in cooperation, with international initiatives in the US, Australia and other countries, is launching a new initiative to challenge the illegal and inhumane Israeli blockade…

Ma’an News reported Medics as saying that over 80 Palestinians were injured in clashes with Israeli forces near Ramallah on Tuesday, as protesters commemorated the Nakba, or catastrophe, the name…

Ma’an agency news reported that a group of demonstrators closed the main entrance to the settlement of Ma’ale Adumin on Sunday located east of the city of Jerusalem, one of…

The commander of an elite Israeli undercover unit has admitted that soldiers dressed up as Palestinians and threw stones at Israeli soldiers during non-violent demonstrations beginning in 2005, in the…

Four protesters were wounded, and hundreds more suffered the effects of tear gas and chemical water sprayed by Israeli forces on non-violent prisoner solidarity protests in six West Bank villages…

A vote for divestment comes up each year at regional church conferences; and this year at the quadrennial worldwide General Methodist Conference, it was again lost in a two to…

During the recent trial of MK Mohammad Barakeh accused of assaulting a border guard, disruptive methods used by the Israeli Military to discredit peaceful demonstrations came to light. Key witnesses…

As part of nonviolent activity to express solidarity with Palestinian detainees holding an open-ended hunger-strike in Israeli prisons and detention centers, a group of Palestinian activists removed Israeli flags on…

Two injuries and dozens of cases of gas inhalation were reported when Israeli troops attacked non-violent solidarity protests in six Palestinian villages in the central and southern West Bank on…

Israeli soldiers order Palestinian farmers to uproot 1400 olive trees in Wadi Qana area, near Dir Istiya, in the West Bank district of Salfit. On Wednesday, the army tried to…

Palestinian medical sources reported on Tuesday that Israeli soldiers attacked non-violent protesters near the Ofer Israeli military prison. The protesters were expressing solidarity with Palestinian political prisoners on hunger strike…

Thousands of Palestinians marched on Tuesday, May 1, International Workers Day, in the northern West Bank city of Nablus, demanding that the government implement the “Minimum Wage Law” which is…

One of the largest food retailers in the UK has announced that it will boycott four Israeli produce companies which are operating in illegal settlement colonies in the West Bank…

Two people were severely injured, and dozens of protesters were treated for the effects of tear gas inhalation this week when Israeli troops attacked anti-wall and settlement protests on Friday…

Israeli soldiers attacked, Saturday, a nonviolent protest against the Annexation Wall and settlements, in Yatta town, south of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and kidnapped five residents.Rateb Al-Jabour,…

In five separate demonstrations on Friday, Palestinians in the northern, central and southern West Bank marched and rallied in opposition to the Israeli Annexation Wall being built on their land.…

50 international peace supporters and peace activists detained by Israel and imprisoned at the Givon Prison, near Tel Aviv, declared a hunger strike in support of Palestinian political prisoners and…

Ashraf Abu Rahma from Bil’in village near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, was released by the Israeli Prison Authorites on Sunday evening after being detained for six and…

Israeli troops attacked the weekly Friday protests held in six Palestinian towns and villages. In addition to dozens of demonstrators suffering the effects of tear gas inhalation, three protesters were…

The Guardian newspaper reported that the British Jet2 airlines canceled tickets of three British peace activists who intended to fly to Palestine this Sunday as part of the solidarity campaign…

The Welcome to Palestine 2012 campaign has triggered a number of reactions among Jewish groups.On their part, right-wing Jewish group known as ‘Jewish Defense League’ have sent out a call…

Over 1,200 international visitors are expected to arrive to Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv to participate in the Welcome to Palestine 2012 campaign on Sunday April 15, said Dr.…

As part of the initiative a press release was issued that stated ‘Welcome to Palestine 2012 will again challenge Israel’s policy of isolating the West Bank while the settler paramilitaries…

Palestinian medical sources reported, Saturday, that one Palestinian child, in addition to an Israeli and an international peace activist, were injured after Israeli soldiers attacked the weekly nonviolent protest against…

Two civilians were injured when Israeli troops attacked anti wall and settlements protests on Friday at a number of West Bank communities. At the village of Nabi Saleh, in central…

Arab Member of Knesset, member of the National Democratic Assembly, Hanin Zoabi, stated during a massive protest, marking Palestinian Land Day in Jaffa, that the Arabs and the Palestinians in…

Seven protestors have been injured when clashes erupted between stone throwing youth and Israeli soldiers stationed at the military checkpoint on the northern entrance of Bethlehem.Hundreds of Palestinian civilians marched…

Nimir Hammad, adviser to Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, stated that all marches planned for commemorating the 36th anniversary of the Palestinian Land Day, on Friday March 30th, are nonviolent in…

Hundreds of international non-violent activists began arriving in Lebanon and other neighboring Arab countries on Wednesday in advance of a planned ‘Global March to Jerusalem’ on Palestinian Land Day, March…

Ambassadors of Portugal and South Africa were treated for the effects of teargas inhalation, in the central West Bank city of Ramallah, after Israeli soldiers fired gas bombs at dozens…

Dozens of local residents, and International peace activists, held the weekly non-violent protest against the Annexation Wall and Settlements in al-Ma’sara village, near Bethlehem. Israeli soldiers attacked the protestors leading…

On Friday two civilians were injured, one seriously, while many were treated for the effects of tear gas inhalation when Israeli soldiers suppressed anti wall protests in a number of…

Eight civilians were injured, one seriously, on Friday, while many were treated for the effects of tear gas inhalation when Israeli soldiers attacked anti wall protests in a number of…

Weekly non-violent protests were held on Friday afternoon in the villages of Bil’in, Nil’in, Al Mas’ara and Nabi Saleh. Two citizens were injured in addition to dozens of cases of…

The annual meeting of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, held this weekend in Washington DC, was attended by US President Barack Obama and Republican Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich, who…

On Friday many were treated for the effects of tear gas inhalation as soldiers suppressed anti wall protests organized in a number of West Bank villages. The protests were in…

A Washington State court has dismissed a lawsuit brought against current and former members of the Olympia Food Co-op board of directors for their decision to boycott Israeli goods, calling…

After Israeli forces pepper sprayed and abducted US citizen and non-violent activist Fadi Quran on Friday, a group of students at Quran’s alma mater Stanford University have spearheaded a campaign…

DaitoCrea, Japanese agent of the Israeli cosmetics firm, AHAVA, announced on their Webpage that it has ended all sales of AHAVA products for what it attributed to “financial reasons”. Boycott…

New York, NY, February 21 2012 – More than 20 organizations representing human rights activists and artists around the United States and Canada are calling on the Batsheva Dance Company…

Israeli troops attacked on Saturday the weekly nonviolent protest against the Annexation Wall and settlements, in Beit Ummar town, near the southern West Bank city of Hebron; four protestors were…

Palestinian sources reported Monday that the “Miles Of Smiles 9” aid and solidarity convoy made it into the coastal region through the Rafah Border Terminal, between Gaza and Egypt.Convoy Coordinator,…

On Sunday, villagers from al-Walaja and international supporters went to the area where Israeli authorities are in the midst of destroying lands to build the Annexation wall. They held a…

The Palestinian People’s Party and other left-wing groups held non-violent marches in cities throughout the West Bank Saturday, challenging the Palestinian Authority’s proposed austerity measures and privatization schemes.Several hundred people…

During the weekly non-violent protest in the village of an-Nabi Saleh on Friday several injuries were reported including that of a French citizen who was struck in the neck by…

Local sources in Kufr Qaddoum village, east of the northern west Bank city of Qalqilia, reported that Israeli soldiers attacked, on Friday, the weekly nonviolent protest against the Annexation Wall…

Israeli trooped attacked the weekly nonviolent protest in Bil’in village on Friday, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah; dozens of residents suffered the effects of teargas inhalation, and…

Hundreds of Greeks, Palestinian and Arabs held a protest in front of the Greek Parliament to protest the visiting Israeli Defense Minister, Ehud Barak, and demanding his arrest for war…

Israeli troops attacked on Friday the weekly nonviolent protest against the illegal Annexation Wall and illegal settlements, in the West Bank village of Bil’in, near the central West Bank city…

A number of Palestinian and international solidarity activists were wounded, including one shot in the neck, and several other protestors were detained in numerous anti-wall protests taking part in a…

A group of activists involved in the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Campaign in France have launched a campaign calling on the French government to call off a deal to purchase…

For the first time the Baraka Presbyterian Church, located in Bethlehem, added their support for nonviolent action to that of other denominations opposed to the occupation of Palestine by Israel.…

A French transportation company, Veolia, that has been the target of a campaign by human rights groups around the world for its investment in Israeli settlements, has been denied a…

Israeli soldiers attacked on Friday the weekly nonviolent protest against the illegal Israeli Annexation Wall and settlements, in Bil’in village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah.Dozens of local…

Surrounded by hilltop settlements above the village, settlers dump raw sewage down the hillside, contaminating the well and making it unusable for agriculture and drinking. Combatants for Peace and their…

Palestine Solidarity Campaign has denounced the decision by the Lacoste Elysée Prize to exclude artist Larissa Sansour from the final shortlist on grounds that her work is too ‘pro-Palestinian’, despite…

The Palestinian branch of the international campaign for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) against Israel held its third annual conference in the southern West Bank city of Hebron on Saturday,…

As part of the weekly nonviolent protests against the occupation, settlements, the Wall, and the illegal Israeli attempts to annex lands that belong to the Cremisan Christian Monastery In Beit…

In a European Day of Action under the banner ‘Take Apartheid off the Menu’, human rights activists in ten countries held actions on Saturday calling on consumers to boycott food…