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Qalandia: Land Day | Global March to Jerusalem - March 30, 2012

More than 1,000 Palestinians gathered at Qalandia checkpoint in occupied Palestine on March 30, 2012, to take part in a demonstration commemorating the 36th anniversary of Land Day and the Global March to Jerusalem. 

Israeli forces repressed the demonstration with tear gas, plastic-coated steel bullets, skunk water cannons, a Long Range Acoustic Device (LRAD), and concussion grenades. More than 150 demonstrators were wounded.

Blocked from the spring in Nabi Saleh & Children demand freedom for Hana Shalabi!

Two new videos from Palestine: 

During the weekly Friday demonstration against land confiscation, settlements and Israel's occupation in the Palestinian village of Nabi Saleh, a group of women tried to reach the village's spring - seized by the illegal Israeli settlement of Halamish two years ago. While Israeli settlers freely visited the spring, the Israeli army and Border Police repeatedly blocked the inhabitants of Nabi Saleh and their supporters from reaching the spring, using force and threats of arrest.

On March 22, a small demonstration was held in front of the Palestinian Authority's headquarters (al Muqata'a) to demand the release of the hunger-striking political detainee held by Israel, Hana Shalabi, and to protest the failure of the PA to act on her behalf.

In their limited English (and my non-existent Arabic) the children at the protest shared their demands for the freedom of Hana Shalabi, previous hunger-striker Khader Adnan, and for a free Palestine.

Four times shot at - Nabi Saleh Friday protest - March 9, 2012

Some of my footage from Nabi Saleh on March 9, where “dozens marched at Nabi Saleh this week, marking Women’s Day and calling for the release of political prisoner Hana Shalabi. One activist was injured by a tear-gas canister, leading to fracture in his knee. Three were injured by rubber coated bullets.” One solidarity activist from the U.S. was arrested.

Women played a lead role in the demonstration and succeeded in repelling one of the army’s invasions of the village. Large amounts of tear gas was fired, as well as rubber coated steel bullets and concussion grenades. On several occasions, soldiers cocked their rifles loaded with live ammunition and aimed directly at demonstrators. Skunk water was sprayed at demonstrators, as well as directly into villagers’ homes.