[Ramallah,
Palestine] Over 250 foreign civilians, from England,
France, Italy and the United States, joined hundreds of Palestinians
in an NGO-organized march against occupation in Ramallah today.
Carrying banners denouncing the Israeli occupation of Palestine
and calling for peace and justice, the campaigners marched through
Ramallah, past the headquarters of President Yasser Arafat towards
a neighborhood of Ramallah under tight military siege.
The
procession was met with Israeli tanks, APCs and military jeeps.
Israeli soldiers attacked the group with tear gas, concussion
grenades and live ammunition fired over the heads of the demonstrators.
Twenty-five civilians are reported injured, including 10 European
activists.
Today’s
attack is one more in a string of violent responses by the Israeli
Occupation Forces to peaceful protests and non-violent resistance
to the brutality of Israeli occupation.
For more
information, please contact:
Palestinian Network of NGOs (PNGO) at +9722-296-3847 or pngonet@p-ol.com
The
International Solidarity Movement (ISM) is
comprised of local Palestinian and foreign civilians working to
raise awareness of the Palestinian plight for freedom and an end
to Israeli military occupation. We call on Israel to immediately
implement UN Resolutions and abide by international law. We urge
the United Nations and our respective governments to take decisive
action to ensure Israel's compliance therewith.
