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The weekly demonstrations and marches against the Israeli occupation, settlement construction and Walls took place during this week end of 2nd and 3rd of April 2010 in different villages and localities of the West Bank including East-Jerusalem. Even in the villages of Bil’in, Ni’lin and Nabi Saleh to the North-West of Ramallah declared by the Israeli military authorities as closed military zones during Fridays for a period of six months non-violent activities went on.
Palestinian demonstrators supported by International peace activists (Solidarnosh) and Israeli peace activists marched against the Israeli expansionist Wall and raised slogans and Palestinian flags condemning the Wall construction. The raised slogans commemorated the “Land Day” and called for the freedom of worship for Muslims and Christians on Easter days.
In Bil’in tens of Palestinian activists together with Israeli and International peace activists members of the Wall Committee and and central Committee member of the PLF Palestine Liberation Front Abu Saleem who defied the Israeli orders.
The demonstration was faced by Israeli tear gas bombs, sound bombs and rubber-coated bullets which led to the suffocation of tens of marchers who were treated in the field.
In Ni’lin tens of demonstrators were subjected to tear gas bombs in a peaceful demonstration against the Wall despite military orders and declared military zones. During the demonstration an Italian Solidarnosh was injured in addition to tens of suffocation casualties.
In Maasara to the South of Bethlehem confrontations erupted between the Israeli army and the demonstrators who commemorated the 34th anniversary of the “Land Day”.
The Israeli soldiers attacked the demonstrators with clubs and the back of their guns. They shot tear-gas bombs, sound bombs and rubber-coated bullets which led to the injuring of Mahmoud Alaeddin and an Italian Solidarnosh who was later arrested. Among the casualties women and children and elderly people were attained by suffocation including Israeli and international peace activists.
In Salfeet a demonstration was organized in the threatened village of Deir istia with the participation of Dr. Mustapha Al Barghouti the leader of Al Mubadara who emphasized on the continuity of the peaceful struggle. The Palestinian Deputy Governor of Salfeet took part in the demonstration in addition to the mayor of Deir Istia and villagers from the villages of Qarawat Bani Zeid , Marada, Kafr el Deek, Kefel Hares , Skaka and Hares took part in the demonstration.
In Nabi Saleh and Deir Nitham, member of Fatah CC Tawfeeq Tirawi and Saleh Raafat member of the PLO Executive Committee took part in the demonstration in the village of Nabi Saleh on Friday April 2, 2010. The Mayor of the village Bashir Tamimi welcomed the guests who came to take part in the demonstration against the Israeli wall and reiterated their commitment to carry on the popular non-violent resistance against the Israeli expansionist Wall swallowing their land properties.
In Sheikh Jarrah in East-Jerusalem
Confrontations took place during the weekly demonstrations in East-Jerusalem when the Israeli occupation soldiers closed the Bab el Wad Street leading to the gates of Al aqsa and to open it for Jewish settlers only.
During the confrontations tens of demonstrators were hit by tear gas and suffered suffocation cases including Israeli and International peace activists. The demonstrators condemned ethnic cleansing in Sheikh Jarrah and called for the return of Palestinian families to their homes from which they were illegally evicted by the Israeli Police and by extremist Jewish settlers. The vandalizing settlers attacked the demonstrators including the 89 years old woman Refka al Kurd and her 50 years old daughter Nadia. The extremist settlers tried to attack photographers who tried to document the events especially after the International activists have left the place. Nadia had to be hospitalized in the Al Makassed Hospital for medical treatment. While the Israeli Police sufficed by telling the family to raise a court case against the settler who attacked the two ladies.
As usual, the Israeli Occupation Authorities close the area of Jerusalem every Friday and prevents Muslim worshippers to pray in the Holy Mosque of Al Aqsa. Israel that shares ”common values” with the US according to Hillary Clinton’s speech at the AIPAC meeting two weeks ago have prevented on Easter Days Christians to practice freely their religion and have free access to their most holy shrines in East-Jerusalem!!!.
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