Sunday, November 30, 2014

Palestine-Israel - The joint struggle contribute to the shift in the domination within the Israeli capitalist ruling elite*


Israel was built mainly by the national socialists who owned 75% of the economy at 1949. Due to the dependence on imperial powers the so called socialist elite invested a lot in building the Zionist-capitalist elite to which it lost the power in 1977. The interest conflicts within the Zionist-capitalist elite started to change balance between the small tycoons section that supported the Zionist wish to transfer the Palestinians out and the capitalist section that integrated in the neo-liberal globalization who wish to exploit the Palestinians and the workers of neighboring countries. The restructuring of power relations in the global capitalism after the last crisis had its Israeli expression in the near bankruptcy of the Tycoon elite and the present collapse of the government coalition. The economic damage already resulted from the B.D.S. which is enhanced by the joint struggle seems to hasten the shift in the balance of powers.


Bil'in

Haitham Al Khatib:"Today's demo was dedicated to AL QOUDS. The participants were Palestinians,Israeli and ‪#‎Internationale‬ ‪#‎Activists‬.We all decided to march towards AL ‪#‎QOUDS‬ to put an end to WALLS and ‪#‎CHECKPOINTS‬. Although the soldiers were not violent more than usual,they threw hundreds of tears gas and bullets at us.
There were dozens of protestors suffering from it. "They intentionally threw gas DIRECTLY at me with a clear intention to cause damage to me.
EVERYONE who truly cherishes FREEDOM and JUSTICE should have the RESPONSIBILITY to denounce ‪#‎ISRAELI‬ VIOLENCE ,OPPRESSION,and CRIMES:
WE will never give up our STRUGGLE for our LEGITIMATE HUMAN RIGHTS!
Bil'in today - 9 Israelis with the anarchists against the separation wall, many internationals (including A French delegation that visited the village of Bil'in with Mayor Onglavil Mr. Jean Doris, the delegation participated in the march, as an expression of solidarity with the Palestinian People and Bilin village).and Bil'iners - in spite the "competing" demo in Qalandia, demonstrated west of the village. Though the Israeli state forces succeeded to block us from even approaching the route of the older (dismantled) separation fence, because of the strong wind from the north, they failed to disperse us though they showered us with tear gas canisters.https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10203186102714443&set=pcb.10203186109794620
Mohammed Basman Yasin https://www.facebook.com/mohamed.b.yaseen/posts/671195322979803
21-11-14
Here is a short video i made today at the moment of the arrest of a Canadian guy (Jessie Hadad ) in the demo of Bilin. Unfortunately I couldn't film what i saw With my eyes when the police border was beating him. https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10204428257799481
https://www.facebook.com/haytham.alkhateeb/posts/10204427524581151
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=756950004359056
28-11-14
Friday in Bil'in, 7 Israelis "Paying the rent" for the pleasure of immigrants who are living in Palestine... and 10 internationals joined the locals in the demonstration against the separation wall and occupation, confronted the Israeli state armed forces. As usual lately, when we just marched within the village lands, the barrage of tear gas started. Due to a friendly wind our way was only blocked but we were not dispersed. After about an hour of confrontation and a change in the direction of the wind most of us returned to the built area of the village.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=677830322316303
https://www.facebook.com/mohamed.b.yaseen/posts/677830858982916
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=760126104041446


Al-Maasara

21-11-2014, The weekly demonstration against settlements and apartheid wall with slogans condemning the Israeli siege on Jerusalem started at the city center and moved towards the village entrance blocked by a huge number of Israeli soldiers . As the protesters got close, the soldiers fired a massive tear gas and sound bomb attack to push demonstrators back.
Israeli new settlement plans will prevent the southern villages of the city of Bethlehem from reaching their city leaving them in total isolation .
Popular resistance committees in the area said that they will not stop before they free their village and reclaim their stolen lands.


Nabi Saleh

Friday 14.11.2014
David Reeb http://youtu.be/4r7oFaX2t1c

Friday 21.11.2014 https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.848133835231098.1073741940.113817528662736
Occupied Palestine, Nabi Saleh 21 November 2014
Nariman AL Tamimi, Asid and Basel Al Rimawi were shot by Israeli live bullets today at Al Nabi Saleh village
Nariman is currently having an operation in her foot, which was hit by a live bullet. Asid Al Rimawi 15 and Basel Al Rimawi 24 were hit by live bullets while the Israeli army was violently suppressing the weekly demonstration at AL Nabi Saleh which started from Al Shuhada square in the center of the village and was heading towards the village lands confiscated by the Israeli occupation.
tens of international solidarity activists and Palestinians from the village and the surrounding villages took part in this demonstration.
The demonstration was under the title (Jerusalem is calling) and aimed to mark the second anniversary of the killing of Rushdi Al Tamimi by the Israeli army. The demonstrators chanted against the occupation and illegal colonial settlements and for Jerusalem, Palestinian political prisoners an martyrs
Once the demonstrators reached the Israeli army checkpoint at the entrance of the village, the Israeli soldiers started shooting live and rubber bullets in addition to gas and metal bombs. Nariman was injured with a bullet (called Tutu) in her foot and was immediately taken to Palestine health compound. A 25 year old man and a 15 year old boy from the village of Beit Rima were also injured by live bullets from the same type (tutu)and were taken to Yaser Arafat hospital in Salfit. Tens of demonstrators were hit by metal-coated rubber bullets and asphyxiation as a result of the Israeli gas bombs.
israelpnm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayvNaFkNOD0
Haim Schwarczenberg: "Marking the second anniversary to the killing of Rushdi Tamimi by the IOF, residents of Nabi Saleh, including Rushdi’s family members marched to protest his killing and the routine killing of Palestinians by the Israeli army. The IOF fired live ammunition, injuring three protesters – two from neighboring Beit Rima and another woman who was sustained gunshot wound to her leg and was taken to hospital in Ramallah for treatment." http://schwarczenberg.com/?p=1674


Ni'lin.

14.11.2014

Yisrael Puterman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWg486bGYYM
https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=796838203710450
Ni'lin continue to resist Israeli occupation and apartheid 28.112014 - one guy, 21 years old got shot in the stomach with a rubber coated steel bullet from close range in Ni'lin, as clashes continued until 03:00pm, in spite of the several attempts to shoot and cash protesters, luckily no one got caught.
soon full report at http://www.nilin-village.org/
This weeks demonstration started like all other weeks after the Friday prayer under the olive trees that grow in the outskirts of the village of Ni’lin. As every week the demonstration proceeded to march towards the separation wall carrying Palestinian flags and chanting slogans against the wall and in solidarity with the Palestinian struggling at the Al-Aqsa mosque.

However the situation in the village has been escalating since June of this year Israeli soldiers were waiting for the protesters as they approached the wall. Before the demonstration had arrived at it’s destination the soldiers attacked the protest with tear gas canisters fired straight towards the protesters as well as rubber coated steel bullets. The clashes continued until three in the after noon when the protestors managed to push the soldiers back towards the wall.

Since June 2014 the Israeli soldiers have been attacking Ni’lins Friday demonstration near habituated house and sometimes even inside the village, chasing protesters with jeeps and shooting at houses. We believe this is an attempt to make the villagers condemn the demonstrations and thereby making them stop.

Many new tactics have been put in place to make the Ni’lin demonstrations come to an end. One such tactic has been to let snipers shoot protestors in the legs in order for them to be easier to catch for the soldiers. Since June of this year 13 protesters have been shot in the legs but so far only one has been arrested. The military has also been adding more snipers over the course of the months. To start with they were using one sniper during demonstrations but now that number has grown to three.

The Israeli military's treatment of Ni’lin and it’s villagers are aided by the fact that the town has received no media coverage in more than a year and a half. This has led to Ni’lin being a testing ground for new military tactics against demonstrations.
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1556848764526740.1073741829.1546776148867335


Qaddum

14.11.2014 The army was especially brutal in the last weekly demo in kufr Qaddum
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.795845387123992.1073741871.424928880882313
Friday 21.11.2014
The mad armed forces showered the place with skunk water including the non participants who came back from the olive harvest, fired live ammunition while aiming at demonstrators and cursing out loud at us.
Then, the village answered.
Already one boy injured by tutu bullets fired on the hundreds of resident protesters in the weekly demo against the occupation in kufr Qaddum.
Dozens of Israeli soldiers heavily armed firing and storming us inside the village, and the ppl stand defiant.
Amnon Lotan https://www.facebook.com/amnonlotan/posts/10152859008237037
Today over 200 local participants matched in Kufr Qaddum, along with a couple internationals and 4 israelis.
The army invaded the village on the main road early, with a few dozen soldiers, with gips, gas cannons, skunk and tutu rifles. In the first hour before and after the march started they were very violent, firing all the above all over the main street.
At least two were shot and treated for tutu bullet injuries.
About an hour or so after the march began, the soldiers showed more restraint, and began to retreat even before the heavy rain set in. This led to the ppl burning even more tires than usual, taking advantage of a strong westerly wind that blew it all into Kdumim.
All in all, moral was very high.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxfATtDBOVg
Amnon Lotan
28-11-14 - Israeli army just shot a European solidarity activist in the chest with live ammunition at the weekly demo against the occupation in kufr Qaddum! There was no warning and the invading soldiers were not in any danger. Over 200 local protesters with a dozen Jews and internationals keep an unarmed standoff in front of the army inside the village.
https://www.facebook.com/amnonlotan/posts/10152874053842037
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBcCrBXS2VU


Sheikh Jarrah

The residents of Sheikh Jarrah are continuing their protest vigils in the neighborhood every Friday, protesting their violent evictions from their homes,
the taking over of the neighborhood by the settlers, and the Judaization of East Jerusalem.
They call upon each and every person who supports their struggle to join them.
This is the eleventh Friday after Salah being jailed. Please make a special effort to come
Please make the effort and join them this November 14th, for a vigil in support of their struggle.


28/11/14 Blocking the Jerusalem - Jericho road
Nabi Mosa occupied Palestine, demonstration faced by huge number of Israeli soldiers and police, demonstrations called for the end of occupation, freeing jerusalem and the stopping of bedouin displacement in the area. --- Palestinian popular committees accompanied by international solidarity activists succeeded today to block the Jerusalem - Jericho road to restrict the Zionist colonists and soldiers movement. The peaceful protest was faced and suppressed by a big number of heavily armed Israeli soldiers of all units who used tear gas canisters and stun grenades to disperse and oppress the peaceful protesters and prevent them from blocking the high way.
The main goals of the protest were to shed more light on the ongoing displacement of the Palestinian Bedouins from that area (H1), to confirm that occupied Jerusalem is a Palestinian capital and Palestinian have the full right to enter Jerusalem city freely .

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Don’t say we did not know #428
On Tuesday, 21st October, 2014, Border Police units (combat soldiers) came to the Bedouin East Jerusalem neighborhood, A-Za’im – Za’atara. The residents are West Bank ID holders, and landowners, even though Israel annexed the neighborhood to Jerusalem. They are allowed to continue living there but are prohibited from entering the rest of Jerusalem.
The soldiers demolished three homes and an ancient cave used as a sheepfold.
Twenty one people were made homeless.
The next day the soldiers returned and confiscated tents donated by the Red Cross, following the demolition.

Don’t say we did not know #429
On Sunday, 09/11/2014, a group of Palestinian children from Hebron were on their way home from school, when a settler driving by stopped near them and pushed one of them. The boy fell and was injured.
International volunteers in the area approached border units policemen in the area and asked them to intervene. The policemen refused. As the settler drove off, the policemen waved him goodbye instead of arresting him.

Don’t say we didn’t know #430

On Thursday, November 6th, 2014, IDF soldiers arrived at the Palestinian village El’Aqaba (near Tubas) and demolished a home and a sheepfold. Nine people were made homeless.

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After the home demolitions in Umm El-Kheir in the South Hebron Hills (Don’t say… #427), those affected received tents as humanitarian aid. On October 29th, 2014, IDF soldiers came back and confiscated those tents. The residents started constructing tin sheds. On Wednesday, November 19th, 2014, IDF soldiers came and handed out Stop Work orders.

All village homes, except four, are threatened with demolition orders.



Questions & queries: amosg@shefayim.org.il

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* From my blog at: http://ilanisagainstwalls.blogspot.com
See at the blog previous reports about the joint struggles the Anarchists Against the Wall take part in.
See also: Stories from the year 2100 - 50 years after the revolution
http://awalls.org http://ilan.shalif.com/anarchy/glimpses/glimpses.html
http://ilan.shalif.com/anarchy/glimpses/glimpses-it.html
http://ilan.shalif.com/anarchy/glimpses/glimpses-heb.html

Monday, November 10, 2014

Palestine-Israel - the joint struggle in turbulent times.


The popular unarmed struggle of Palestinian communities joint by Israeli anarchists against the wall and others is not a struggle for the "national liberation" or "self determination" of the Palestinian nation. It is the struggle of Palestinian people which overwhelm majority of them are working people against the threat of transfer, and the suppression and exploitation by the Israeli Zionist settler colonialist project. No one of the involved in the struggle who are not in the Palestinian elite have illusions about the Palestinian elite and the state they will rule and manage after the end of the occupation. No one of the involved in the struggle believe that the end of the direct occupation will solve the 1948 Nacba and the refugees problems. However, they still prefer the end of the occupation and independence from Israel, over the direct Israeli rule, as it will not be an agent of transfer or of so brutal suppression and exploitation.

Bil'in

Seventeen Israelis and a lot of international friends from various countries joined more than usual Bil'iners in the Friday demonstration. Israel's armed forces took positions with their armored jeeps along the old route of the separation fence to prevent the protesters from even coming near the liberated areas which were behind the old route. (Not even to think about approaching the wall built on the border of the freed lands. When we started to go down from the built area of the village towards the old route, the soldiers began to shower us with tear gas. Because of the south east wind we could stay in the fields just beyond the range of the tear gas guns. From time to time the soldiers tried to come nearer and push us away but were repulsed by the tear gas carried by the wind and the tear gas canisters "returned to the sender" by the youngsters.
After more than an hour of total failure - including forays and retreats of the armed forces, they began firing rubber bullets but failed to seriously injure any of the demonstrators.
31/10/14https://www.facebook.com/PopularStruggle/photos/pcb.955024754526619/955024341193327 We too
https://www.facebook.com/PopularStruggle/posts/955024754526619
https://www.facebook.com/drrateb.aburahmah/posts/10205216255148905
7-11-14 https://www.facebook.com/hamde.a.rahma/posts/1495884550681917
Mohammed Basman Yasin https://www.facebook.com/mohamed.b.yaseen/posts/667928529973149
Haitham Al Khatib https://www.facebook.com/haytham.alkhateeb/posts/10204333185782740


31/10/2014 , Al Masara occupied Palestine
Occupation forces suppressed a demonstration in Al Ma'asarah and demonstrators blocked the street 3157 in solidarity with Al Aqsa.
Occupation forces suppressed the weekly march in Al Ma'asarah and prevented access to the confiscated land. The demonstrators closed the street 60 and prevented settlers from using the street that connects the settlements, on the village lands, with each other.
The demonstration comes in solidarity with Al Aqsa, which is exposed to the ugliest crimes of the occupation and the settlers. The demonstration was called for by the Popular Committees Against the Wall and settlements in the village with the participation of dozens of international activists and villagers.
The Peoplar Committees in the village confirmed that the popular resistance in the village will continue until defeating the occupation of the Palestinian territories, denouncing the occupation fierce campaigns on the Al-Aqsa Mosque and called on the international community to act to end the occupation.
7/11/14
"Seventeen Israelis and a lot of international friends from various countries joined more than usual Bil'iners in the Friday demonstration. Israel's armed forces took positions with their armored jeeps along the old route of the separation fence to prevent the protesters from even coming near the liberated areas which were behind the old route. (Not even to think about approaching the wall built on the border of the freed lands. When we started to go down from the built area of the village towards the old route, the soldiers began to shower us with tear gas. Because of the south east wind we could stayin the fields just beyond the range of the tear gas guns. From time to time the soldiers tried to come nearer and push us away but were repulsed by the tear gas carried by the wind and the tear gas canisters "returned to the sender" by the youngsters."
"After more than an hour of total failure - including forays and retreats of the armed forces, they began firing rubber bullets but failed to seriously injure any of the demonstrators.
"Upon arrival of the march to the entrance of the village, there were dozens of Israeli soldiers at the village entrance forming a human barrier to prevent the demonstrators from reaching the confiscated lands. When the demonstrators tried to reach the lands, occupation forces assaulted them and threatened them of arresting if the demonstration does not stop. The demonestrators continued chanting against the occupation in front of the soldiers."
http://schwarczenberg.com/?p=903
David Reeb https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okknB6Uu0Jk
israelpnm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4DnGaG_nbM


NABI SALEH weekly demonstration 31-10-2014

Bilal Tamimi https://www.facebook.com/belal.tamimi/posts/10152307789091371
Bilal Tamimi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRrxluM7Khk

Ni'ilin

31.10.2014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnJO8H3sf6Q





31/10/2014 , Kufur kadom, occupied Palestine
Tens were suffocated in Kufur kadom
Friday, tens of cases were suffocated due to the occupation suppressing Kufur Kadom weekly anti-settlement demonstration. The participatants and villagers chanted slogans condemning the settlement in solidarity with Al Aqasa. Israeli army attacked the demonstration with gas grenades and rubber bullets injuring dozens of demonestrators with suffocation. All of them were treated in the field. The demonstration’s coordinator stressed that today’s march came to support the Al Aqsa, which is under Zionist fierce attack. He also noted that the occupation is deliberately targeting houses with grenades gas and wastewater as a form of collective punishment because of the continuing in demonstrations.

7-11-14 Today was extraordinary in kufr Qaddum.
During recent talks between the army and the Palestinian DCO, the army suggested to open the village's Road partially/gradually, in exchange for ending the protests. In particular the army said it might open the road partially next week, if the village's stops all rock throwing and tire burning today.
So today a hundred locals, a dco official, extra press, 4 Jews 4 Europeans and 4 Koreans participated in a perfectly peaceful and short March towards the road block, and the army blocked us with a symbolic yet threatening force. Moral was as high as ever and all wait expectantly to see if the army lives up to its promise.
Amnon Lotan https://www.facebook.com/amnonlotan/posts/10152829769047037
Matan S. Cohen https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152829511672500&set=a.10150527242337500.406364.658892499&type=1

Sheikh Jarakh

Isawia
Guy Butavia https://www.facebook.com/guy.butavia/posts/10152843609462138

South of Hebron Hills

Saturday 8.11.14: Today at the South Hebron Hills - joining Palestinians from A-Twani constructing an unpaved road from the main town Yatta to the road leading to their village. We did the work by hands, being all the time watched by soldiers and policemen and civil administration officer. When a tractor came to do some of the work more easily, they threatened the driver and used some stupid accuse why it is not allowed.



Tel Aviv


Friday 7-11-14 Demo in solidarity with jailed refusnics Udi Degal and Uriel Shmuel Ferera
https://www.facebook.com/israelsocialtv/photos/a.10152080310499088.1073741830.180989304087/10152749854799088/?type=1
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Don't say we did not know 426#

The IDF continues harming Palestinian residents of the Jordan valley.

On Monday, 20th October, 2014, they demolished a family's home and four sheepfolds in Jiftlik. On Wednesday, 22nd October, 2014, the IDF evacuated residents of Ras El Ahmar, near 'Atuf, at 6.00 a.m., due to military exercises in the area. At around 6:00 p.m. the residents returned. The same day, the IDF evacuated residents near Hammam El Malih, below the Crusader monastery. The inhabitants returned at 2:00 p.m.

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On Wednesday, 22nd October, 2014, government representatives escorted by police came to Bedouin areas and demolished homes.

In A-Zarnug, north of Road 25, they demolished a home. North of the township 'Ar'ara they demolished another one. In Bir Hadaj, near Kibbutz Revivim, they demolished three homes.



Don't say we didn’t know 427

The Bedouin village Umm El-Kheir, situated in the South Hebron hills, has suffered for years from policies of demolition and harassment from residents of the settlement Carmel. On Monday, 27th October, 2014, IDF and police forces arrived in the western part of the village and demolished four homes and two outhouses. Twenty people were made homeless. They went on to demolish a tabun (traditional outdoor oven, used for baking bread) - without a demolition order - that the settlers had demanded of the Court be demolished. Two days later, the soldiers returned and demolished the tabun, while it was being repaired.

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For quite some time, we have been witnessing the phenomenon of arrest used as punishment - of both Bedouin and Palestinian Israeli citizens. This is neither for interrogation nor detention prior to imprisonment. The incarceration continues long after any interrogation has finished. Lamentably, the courts authorize these policies.

During a home demolition in Wadi El Na'am, on 14th October, 2014, the police arrested five village residents (Re. Don't say #425). They are still in custody. Incidentally, those arrested in a demonstration near Hura, at the end of November 2013, are also still under house arrest.

Questions & queries: amosg@shefayim.org.il

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* From my blog at: http://ilanisagainstwalls.blogspot.com
See at the blog previous reports about the joint struggles the Anarchists Against the Wall take part in.
See also: Stories from the year 2100 - 50 years after the revolution
http://awalls.org http://ilan.shalif.com/anarchy/glimpses/glimpses.html
http://ilan.shalif.com/anarchy/glimpses/glimpses-it.html
http://ilan.shalif.com/anarchy/glimpses/glimpses-heb.html

Ahdut (Unity) blog: http://unityispa.wordpress.com/
Ahdut (Unity) Position paper about the Palestinian struggle
English - http://www.anarkismo.net/article/27019
Arabic - http://www.ahewar.org/debat/show.art.asp?aid=430180