Clashes and arrests in the town of Tur

by Asmaa Thaher  28 February 2012 | Jerusalem Center for Media | ISM Broke out this evening clashes in the town of Tur East Jerusalem and the occupation forces arrested two young men from the region. Our correspondent said that the clashes broke out near Al-Maqased hospital and Tur club down to the Sawwanah neighborhood […]

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Protesters face tear gas at West Bank demo

Published today 20:21| Maan News Agency BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Soldiers fired tear gas Friday at weekly demonstrations in the Palestinian village of Bilin, west of Ramallah, the Popular Struggle Coordination Committee said. Despite the heat and fasting of Ramadan, dozens of Palestinian, international and Israeli activists took part in the protests, which began after Friday […]

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IOF soldiers ransack village, fire teargas inside homes in Al-Khalil

[ 22/05/2011 – 12:07 PM ] AL-KHALIL, (PIC)– Israeli occupation forces (IOF) fired teargas into citizens homes in the Old City of Al-Khalil on Saturday night and earlier wreaked havoc in a nearby village. Witnesses said that Jewish settlers during a march in the Old City threw stones at Palestinian homes and burnt Palestinian flags […]

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Photographer hospitalized for suffocation during clashes

Friday, 18 March, 2011 | 14:03 |  Wadi Hilweh Information Center – Silwan, Jerusalem Silwan, Jerusalem (SILWANIC) — News photographer Mahfouz Abu Turk was transferred to Al Maqased Hospital in Jerusalem today after suffering severe suffocation effects due to tear gas inhalation during violent confrontations today in Silwan. Abu Turk today.   Abu Turk in […]

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Israeli Forces Reimpose Curfew on Awarta use lot of violence, dogs and teargas

Date : 13/3/2011   Time : 12:52 NABLUS, March 13, 2011 (WAFA) – Israeli forces Sunday reimposed curfew on Awarta, a town east of Nablus, following the killing of five settlers in the nearby Itamar settlement constructed on Awarta land. Sources in the town said Israeli forces are now breaking doors of houses, shops and cultural centers […]

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Confrontations spread throughout Silwan

Friday, 11 March, 2011 | 16:28 Silwan, Jerusalem (SILWANIC) — Confrontations in Silwan have spread to other districts that were previously unaffected by the violence that unfolded on the village’s streets today. Israeli forces fired massive amounts of tear gas wantonly through Silwan, causing asphyxiation effects in several Palestinian residents. Witnesses stated that Israeli troops’ […]

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Gas fired in family home in Bir Ayyub

Friday, 11 March, 2011 | 14:00 Silwan, Jerusalem (SILWANIC) — Eyewitnesses report that Israeli troops fired a tear gas grenade in to a family home in Bir Ayyub district of Silwan. Members of the Al-Khatour family experienced serious breathing problems after the gas bomb was fired randomly in to their home, with the mother and […]

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Undercover forces infiltrate Silwan, heavy barrage of gas fired on prayer attendants

Friday, 11 March, 2011 | 13:22 Silwan, Jerusalem (SILWANIC) — Israeli undercover forces raided Bir Ayyub district of Silwan immediately after the midday prayer today, firing a heavy barrage of tear gas and soundbombs. Eyewitnesses state that Israeli police, accompanied by undercover forces, infiltrated the neighborhood in a small unmarked minibus. An attack of tear […]

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Palestine Video: Boy Injured + Stinky chemical solution and teargas at the Bil’in Demo 4.3.2011

Palestine Video – A Palestine Vlog. Activist and Other Videos on Palestine Bilin weekly demonstration 04.03.2011 By haithmkatib@gmail.com: “haithmkatib on Mar 4, 2011 Boy injured in addition to dozens of people who suffered from tear gas inhalation in the revival of the 42. anniversary of the start of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of […]

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Violence and trauma grips Silwan once again

Saturday, 5 March, 2011 | 16:52 Firas Rwidi Silwan, Jerusalem (SILWANIC) — Violent confrontations erupted in Silwan yesterday, with clashes sparked in Samer Sarhan Street and spreading throughout various districts of the village. Witnesses state that in addition to firing heavy amounts of rubber bullets at protesters, Israeli forces have begun using a new type […]

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How To make a Tear Gas Mask | HOWTO Protection at Protest

NEW : Tahrir, How to deal with tear gas Including Comparision Tables for treatment  The article of democrati.net in the link is being updated round the clock as events progress. Please visit the weblog/article again! NEW : Violent Protest Tactical Guide – Defence Essentials Article by @AmrBassiouny his post goes through how to prepare and protect […]

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Encountering Tear Gas & Pepper Spray | Protection at Protests

IMPORTANT UPDATE #EGYPT #TAHRIR #CAIRO FOLLOW HASHTAGS Follow: #TahrirNeeds for supplies | #FF @TahrirSupplies | Cont updates – Website Follow: #TahrirHints for alerts & warnings Follow: Collection Points for Supplies in Tahrir on Facebook Follow: Interactive Map for rides of supplies – volunteers to Tahrir Follow: @harassmap when harrassed | Website | Or text to […]

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ei: Tell Combined Systems Inc. to stop selling tear gas to Israel

Action alert, Adalah-NY, 7 January 2011 The Israeli military uses tear gas cannisters as anti-personnel weaponry against unarmed demonstrators. (Anne Paq/ActiveStills) Adalah-NY: The Coalition for Justice in the Middle East issued the following edited action alert on 6 January 2010: On 1 January 2011, 36-year-old Palestinian Jawaher Abu Rahmah from the West Bank village of […]

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Open letter to Combined Systems Inc, Maker of Israeli Tear Gas | Joseph Dana

Letter sent on behalf of Palestinian nonviolent resistance groups to the US marker of Israeli tear gas that killed Jawaher Abu Rahmah of Bil’in on 31 December 2010. Dear Combined Systems Inc., As US groups committed to justice and peace, we are writing to ask that Combined Systems Inc. cease providing CSI equipment to the Israeli government […]

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