ISRAELIS STEAL ARAB SPRING
Palestinians protest against settlers' theft of village water source
Protest against the occupation, in Nabi Salih, West Bank.
Dozens of people demonstrated against Israel's illegal Occupation in Nabi Saleh (West Bank, Palestine) on Friday(2nd) near to Halamish, an Israeli settlement. Villagers from Nabi Saleh were joined by Palestinian, Israeli and International activists for the weekly demonstration. Together they started from the center of the village and proceeded towards the village spring. The spring has been pilfered by the Halamish settlement that is adjacent to the village.
The marchers were soon stopped by the Israeli army that deployed heavy amounts of tear gas to control the peaceful crowd. Never an army to do things by half, they went on to raid the village, occupying rooftops and launching tear gas canisters straight onto the placid demonstrators. Scuffles ensued between the soldiers and the crowd who threw stones to match their guns... At some point the soldiers exited the village. Protesters placed burning tires and rocks on the road to prevent them from entering again. More tear gas canisters were launched at protesters from afar.
During this incident two Palestinian journalists were arrested by the Israeli army, Majd Mohammed from the Associated Press (AP) and Mohammed Razi from Palestinian TV. At this point the army started using the “Scream” machine, a device which, as the name suggests, produces an odiously loud noise. If you happen to be standing near one when it's deployed your hearing can be irreversibly damaged. The effect has been described as a chainsaw going off inside your brain. There's a Youtube video of the demo here.
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“We suspect that the shift of the Israei public to the right and the birth of these fascist gangs is not spontaneous, but is a result of decades of incitement by the government. This incitement escalated quickly, and now Israeli Jews who criticize their government are attacked as well. This violence is also supported by the police. I can’t say right now what is going on and where we are headed to, but things aren’t pretty here.” David - Israeli activist
“Being raided, arrested, dragged through the legal system and having my property taken from me (including my photo album because it had a "hunt sabs" sticker on it and my notebook for my uni degree in criminology) just for campaigning seems over the top and has been pretty stressful. But it's not going to stop me from fighting for what I believe in and against what I disagree with. This isn't for ego, nor for fame, it's for the exploited and the vulnerable.” SOCPA 7 defendant - Emma
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