Protesters sustain light injuries and two are detained as activists demonstrate against the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories, the separation fence, and the continued growth of illegal Jewish settlements
Hazma Yassin, a 19-year-old photographer from Bil'in, faces the Israeli army moments before he is detained.
The weekly demonstrations conducted in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) this weekend (4-5 November) commemorated the Freedom Waves to Gaza flotilla. At least two protesters were detained. One suffered a broken leg after he was hit with a tear gas canister. Rubber-coated bullets left an activist with a fractured finger. Dozens were slightly injured as a result of Israeli military violence.
Tens of demonstrators at Friday’s protest in the Ramallah area village of Bil'in suffered from tear gas inhalation, including members of a visiting Norwegian solidarity delegation. The demonstrators removed part of the barbed wire fence that makes up the separation barrier. Israeli soldiers shot tear gas at the protesters, some of whom responded by throwing stones.
Soldiers later detained 19 year old Hazma Yassin, a 19 year old photographer from Bil’in. They accused Yassin of throwing rocks even though Palestinian and international witnesses saw Yassin taking photos throughout the protest. Yassin, who did not resist detention and raised his hands in compliance, was beaten by Israeli soldiers.
Saturday’s demonstration in the Ramallah-area village of Nabi Saleh was also dedicated to the Freedom Waves to Gaza flotilla. The Israeli military used tear gas, skunk water, and rubber-coated steel bullets in an attempt to stop the protest. More than ten demonstrators were lightly injured from the military actions.
The non-violent demonstration in the Nablus-area village of Qudum on Saturday was also attacked by Israeli soldiers with tear gas, sound bombs and rubber coated steel bullets. During the demonstration--which drew some 250 Palestinian, Israeli and international activists--the leg of a Palestinian activist was broken after he was hit by a tear gas grenade.
In the Hebron-area village of Beit Ummar, Saturday’s demonstration was held in protest of the arrest of local activist Yousef Abu Maria. Abu Maria, a member of the Beit Ummar Popular Committee, was detained during a night raid that took place in the early hours of Saturday morning.
Translated by the Alternative Information Center (AIC)
Tens of demonstrators at Friday’s protest in the Ramallah area village of Bil'in suffered from tear gas inhalation, including members of a visiting Norwegian solidarity delegation. The demonstrators removed part of the barbed wire fence that makes up the separation barrier. Israeli soldiers shot tear gas at the protesters, some of whom responded by throwing stones.
Soldiers later detained 19 year old Hazma Yassin, a 19 year old photographer from Bil’in. They accused Yassin of throwing rocks even though Palestinian and international witnesses saw Yassin taking photos throughout the protest. Yassin, who did not resist detention and raised his hands in compliance, was beaten by Israeli soldiers.
Saturday’s demonstration in the Ramallah-area village of Nabi Saleh was also dedicated to the Freedom Waves to Gaza flotilla. The Israeli military used tear gas, skunk water, and rubber-coated steel bullets in an attempt to stop the protest. More than ten demonstrators were lightly injured from the military actions.
The non-violent demonstration in the Nablus-area village of Qudum on Saturday was also attacked by Israeli soldiers with tear gas, sound bombs and rubber coated steel bullets. During the demonstration--which drew some 250 Palestinian, Israeli and international activists--the leg of a Palestinian activist was broken after he was hit by a tear gas grenade.
In the Hebron-area village of Beit Ummar, Saturday’s demonstration was held in protest of the arrest of local activist Yousef Abu Maria. Abu Maria, a member of the Beit Ummar Popular Committee, was detained during a night raid that took place in the early hours of Saturday morning.
Translated by the Alternative Information Center (AIC)
Weekend protests: November 4-5, 2011
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