Al-Walaja 13-8-2010

On the first Friday of Ramadan, thousands of Palestinians tried to reach the Haram Al-Sharif in Jerusalem for prayers in Al-Aqsa mosque. But only some men above 50 and some women above 45 year old were allowed to enter through the checkpoints in the apartheid wall. Some of those left behind participated in demonstrations. Al-Walaja demonstration was particularly inspiring and faced the might of the apartheid system. The Apartheid wall here is being built to surround Al-Walaja on all sides. We marched from the mosque towards the village entrance and along the main road; here the wall facing Al-Walaja village is ugly concrete and the side of it facing the illegal colony of Har Gilo is decorated with Jerusalem stone. As we stopped at the village entrance as planned, several military and police vehicles and dozens of heavily armed apartheid warriers prepared to attack us. Ali chanted in Arabic, I spoke in English, and then Ali spoke in Hebrew. We addressed the gathering and the soldiers telling them this was a peaceful demonstration against land confiscation. We explained that this village lost 80% of its land in 1948 and is now about to lose the rest. The officers came and gave us five minutes to disperse but then started attacking us within five seconds with stun grenades and tear gas. They arrested Ali Al-Aaraj and then they ran into the nearby house and arrested his cousin Ma'moun (who was not participating in the demonstration) . Some colonial racist settlers showed up with an Israeli flag and waved uit and cheered their storm troops on.

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[raultalbot7]

Wow...Palestinians are a stupid lot.

[Slavestorms]

Compass and square - Divide and rule., a tactic as old as time itself. Cut one or two from the herd every time and soon there is no resistance.

Pleading with the King for the beatings to stop only empowers the state.

Free yourself from the manufactured lives built on lies. 2 for 1.

Work, tithe, shop, eat, breed, sleep, vote, flush. The circle of life is complete. You are not a slave because masters exist. Masters exist because you elect to remain a slave to the totalitarian mercantile system

[ralphiesmom2]

Thank you, Mazin and everyone who is standing up to ISRAHELL!!! Linda in Seattle

Wish I was there with you.

[iLovePalestineDotCom]

THE NAZIS WERE KINDER THAN THOSE FOREIGN KHAZARI PARASITES!

FREE PALESTINE!

[Dae1234567]

this is sickening. This is go to stop. Israel cannot just bully people around!