Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Video & Photos: Return to Bab Al Shams

Dear friends,
as you will be aware, more than 100 Palestinians attempted to return to Bab Al Shams in recent days.  Approximately 10 activists made it to the tents, while others were stopped by Israeli Occupation Forces just metres from where the tents were still located.  Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) brutally beat and attacked the non-violent Palestinian activists, who were also joined by Israeli and International activists.  The majority of activists were eventually deported on buses from the site and then released.  However, approximately 17 - 20 were detained/arrested by the IOF.

Yesterday (Palestinian time), 17 of the arrested activists were forced to report to Military Court in Ofer and to Al Moscobiyeh in Jerusalem.  The charges against them are (1) Access to a closed military zone (2) Attack on the police.  In addition, the prosecution is demanding shutting them out of Bab Al Shams for 6 months.

The detainees are:
1. Isam Bakir
2. Ahmad Ziadeh
3. Sharaf Rayan
4. Mohammad Ziyadat
5. Nadeem Abu Hilal
6. Adham Rabie
7. Abady Shalhoub
8. Neta Golan
9. Hatem Al Khatib
10. Eid Jalal Al Khatib
11. Ramzi Faroun
12. Ahmad Abu Rahma
13. Ahmad Brahama
14. Burkan Daraghmeh
15. Ahmad Al Hanash
16. Ahmad Hijazi
17. Ahmad Jabayat


Today, Israel's High Court has now legitimised Netanyahu's attack on Bab Al Shams and given "permission" for the tents to be removed from the E1 areas.

Please find below video and photos from the return to Bab Al Shams.

In solidarity, Kim




 A wedding party accompanied Palestinians attempting to return to Bab Al Shams
Photo via Bab Al Shams facebook

 Palestinian activists reach Bab Al Shams site

 Palestinian activists attempting to reach Bab Al Shams
Photo by Hamza Burnat

 Palestinian activists attempting to reach Bab Al Shams are pushed down hill by IOF
photo via Bab Al Shams Facebook page
 IOF detaining Palestinian activists at Bab Al Shams
photo via Bab Al Shams Facebook page
 Palestinian activists stage sit-in near Bab Al Shams, refusing to board buses to deport them
photo via Bab Al Shams Facebook page

 Nariman Tamimi from Nabi Saleh joins other Palestinian activists at Bab Al Shams
Photo by Hamza Burnat
 

 Palestinian activists staging sit-in and refusing to get on buses to be deported from Bab Al Shams
 photo via Bab Al Shams Facebook page

Women activists from Nabi Saleh at Bab Al Shams
Photo by Hamza Burnat  
 


 IOF attacks non-violent sit in of Palestinian activists
photo by Activestills


First arrest of Palestinian activists

photo by Activestills




Israeli activist and co-founder of the International Solidarity Movement, Neta Golan being arrested by IOF while participating in the non-violent sit-in at Bab Al Shams
Photo by Hamza Burnat
 
Medics treating activists injured by the IOF near Bab Al Shams
Photo by Activestills
  


 Medic treating injured Palestinian activists near Bab Al Shams

 Palestinian activists in Ramallah after being deported from Bab Al Shams
photo via Raya Ziada


 Palestinian activists in Ramallah after being deported from Bab Al Shams
photo via Raya Ziada



 Palestinian activists in Ramallah after being deported from Bab Al Shams
photo via Raya Ziada

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