Israeli forces attack literary event in Al-Bustan protest tent

Wednesday, 20 April, 2011 | 23:53 | Wadi Hilweh Information Center – Silwan, Jerusalem Silwan, Jerusalem (SILWANIC) — Israeli troops fired rounds of tear gas in the Al-Bustan protest tent in Silwan this evening as dozens of Palestinian, Israeli and international activists gathered for a literary event. Undercover forces attempted to arrest several children in […]

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Apartheid and Disrespect: Israel fires Tear Gas at Palestinians in Prayer in Solidarity with Libya

Friday, 18 March, 2011 | 15:00 | silwanic Silwan, Jerusalem (SILWANIC) — Residents of Silwan conducted a public prayer in solidarity with the people of Libya and those martyred in the revolution against the Gaddafi regime today at the Al-Bustan protest tent. The solemnity of the prayer was shattered by Israeli forces positioned in the […]

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Injured teen arrested during public prayer in Al-Bustan

Friday, 18 February, 2011 | 16:51 Muhannad Qawasmi, 17, in hospital last year when his eye was injured Silwan, Jerusalem (SILWANIC) — A Palestinian youth was arrested by Israeli forces today during a public prayer in the Al-Bustan protest tent. 17 year old Muhannad Qawasmi of Bir Ayyub district of Silwan was seized by police […]

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