Tag Archives: Nabi Saleh

Palestine absent? Not at Occupy AIPAC

Benjamin Netanyahu and AIPAC want to take Palestine off the world’s agenda and focus on the alleged Iranian threat. But at Occupy AIPAC, solidarity with Palestinians is a central part of the discourse.

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Tamimi was killed because of occupied village’s insistence on access to its only well

Men should not be killed while walking to their village water well

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Israeli army excuses on death of Mustafa Tamimi don’t hold up

The IDF’s spin doctors are at it again. They claim Mustafa Tamimi’s death was an “exceptional” incident, but this doesn’t hold up under scrutiny.

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My Nabi Saleh story

In the aftermath of Mustafa Tamimi’s killing, staff reporter Alex Kane reflects on a night in Nabi Saleh with the Tamimi family.

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Israeli soldier shoots protester in face at close range with teargas canister

Nabi Saleh and Gaza came under attack by the Israeli army today. One protester in Nabi Saleh is in critical condition, while 4 have been killed in Gaza.

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September uprising? Hopes, prospects and obstacles for Palestinian popular struggle

The Palestinian bid for statehood at the United Nations (UN) was on the mind of the Tamimi family. Tea flowed and the coals on top of the nargileh pipe smoked on a warm Ramadan night last month in the West … Continue reading

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Israel’s apartheid policing

Israeli activists are hoping for a “million strong” march for social justice next weekend in protest of the high cost-of-living there and neoliberal economic policies. And while those demonstrations will likely shut down normal life in Israeli cities, there is … Continue reading

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What are Israel’s priorities in time of natural disaster?

Despite Israel’s international call for aid to help fight the raging wildfires in the north of the country, the Israeli army had plenty of extra soldiers to suppress the weekly unarmed demonstrations in Nabi Saleh, Ni’ilin and Bil’in. Instead of … Continue reading

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