Kafr Qaddum

Strong resistance in Kafr Qaddum despite Israeli army repression

Posted on: September 13, 2013

13th September 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus Team | Kafr Qaddum, Occupied West Bank

Protesters marching along the road (Photo by ISM)
The residents of Kufr Qaddum held their weekly Friday demonstration despite increased repression by the Israeli army in the last two weeks.
At approximately 10:00, more than 80 soldiers in nine military jeeps arrived in the village and positioned themselves on the top of the hill overlooking Kafr Qaddum and on the closed road that leads to the illegal Israeli settlement, … Continue reading

Updated on September 13, 2013
Posted under: Reports
Tags: Demonstration, Injury, Israeli Army, Kafr Qaddum, Tear-gas canister

Photo essay: Israeli forces shoot teargas into mosque, suffocating hundreds before start of Kafr Qaddum demonstration

Posted on: August 23, 2013

23rd August 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus Team | Kafr Qaddum, Occupied Palestine
Today, Friday 23rd August, Israeli occupation forces invaded the village of Kafr Qaddum before their regular demonstration began. Shooting gas and sound grenades at residents, the army stormed the village from several different directions, attempting to make arrests – two protesters were injured with teargas canisters, which were shot directly at protesters. Soldiers shot teargas directly into the village mosque, whilst around three hundred people were inside praying, causing people to flee from the building.

Updated on August 24, 2013
Posted under: Photo Story, Reports
Tags: Demonstration, Kafr Qaddum, Tear-gas canister

UPDATED: Three youths arrested in Kafr Qaddum night raid

Posted on: August 19, 2013

15th August 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus Team | Kafr Qaddum, Occupied Palestine
Update 19th August: The three young men from Qaddum had court in Salem today. One of them, Bashar, was released today, but the situation for the other two is less certain. They are currently still imprisoned and are reportedly facing charges which could sentence them to five or six months in jail.
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Shortly after the release of 26 prisoners by Israel on the evening of the 13th August, as part of the ‘peace’ negotiations, thirteen people were arrested in the West … Continue reading

Updated on August 19, 2013
Posted under: Reports
Tags: Arrests, Children, Israeli Army, Kafr Qaddum, Night Raid

Journal- After Friday protest, Israeli army continues harassing residents of Kafr Qaddum

Posted on: August 12, 2013

12th August 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Anna, Nablus Team | Kafr Qaddum, Occupied Palestine
Yesterday afternoon, we received a call from the village of Kafr Qaddum asking for our intervention because the Israeli soldiers had stormed the village and erected a flying checkpoint.

Road where Israeli army set up the flying checkpoint (Photo by ISM)
On the road to the village we got another call saying soldiers had left, but we decided to reach Kafr … Continue reading

Updated on August 12, 2013
Posted under: Journals
Tags: Demonstration, Flying checkpoint, Israeli Army, Kafr Qaddum, Tear-gas canister

Women of Kafr Qaddum: Steadfastness and determination

Posted on: August 12, 2013

12th August 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus Team | Kafr Qaddum, Occupied Palestine
In June 2013, a photo depicting Suriah Mahmood from Kafr Qaddum won first prize in a photography compitition in Qatar. International activists met Suriah to talk to her about non violent Palestinian resistance and the village of Kafr Qaddum.

Suriah Mahmood in her house in Kafr Qaddum (Photo by ISM)
The people of Kafr Qaddum have organised non-violent marches every Friday, with men and women sharing roles in the demonstration according … Continue reading

Updated on August 12, 2013
Posted under: Reports
Tags: Demonstration, Kafr Qaddum, Women

Journal- Welcome to Palestine: tear gas and coffee

Posted on: August 10, 2013

10th August 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Anna, Nablus Team | Kafr Qaddum, Occupied Palestine
I came to Palestine last Tuesday and joined the weekly protest held on Friday the 8th of August in Kafr Qaddum. The demonstration represented non-violent resistance against the land grab and for the freedom of movement in the village. Kafr Qaddum was my first demonstration in Palestine in solidarity with the Palestinian struggle for freedom, self-determination, human rights and international law.

Tear gas spread throughout the village (Photo by Al Masira … Continue reading

Updated on August 10, 2013
Posted under: Journals
Tags: Demonstration, Kafr Qaddum, Tear-gas canister

Resistance in Kafr Qaddum met with military violence and collective punishment

Posted on: July 26, 2013

26th July 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus Team | Kafr Qaddum, Occupied Palestine
The Israeli military invaded the village of Kafr Qaddum multiple times on Friday 26th July, firing excessive teargas, sound grenades and rubber bullets at the people of the village. They were also armed and prepared to use live ammunition against peaceful protesters. Several hours later, the village was once again invaded, this time by an Israeli military bulldozer which created a roadblock in the centre of the village, restricting freedom of movement.
At around 11am on the morning of the 26th of July, over … Continue reading

Updated on July 26, 2013
Posted under: Reports
Tags: Demonstration, Kafr Qaddum, Tear-gas canister

Video- Kafr Qaddum demonstration against the Prawer Plan violently repressed by the Israeli army

Posted on: July 20, 2013

20th July 2013 | International Women’s Peace Service | Kafr Qaddum, Occupied Palestine
On Friday 19 July, the residents of Kafr Qaddum gathered for a demonstration against the Prawer Plan, an Israeli government plan that will ethnically cleanse the occupied al-Naqab desert. Protesters were violently attacked by Israeli soldiers who repeatedly raided the village firing tear gas, rubber-coated steel bullets and sound grenades.

At approximately 11:00, residents attempted to construct a defensive barricade at the eastern edge of the … Continue reading

Updated on July 21, 2013
Posted under: Reports, Video
Tags: Demonstration, Kafr Qaddum, Rubber-coated steel bullets, Tear-gas canister, Video

Two years of demonstrations in Kafr Qaddum: “Our struggle will continue until we fulfill our rights”

Posted on: July 5, 2013

5th July 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus Team | Kafr Qaddum, Occupied Palestine
On the 4th of July 2013, the village of Kafr Qaddum defiantly celebrated two years of Friday demonstrations, which began in July 2011. The celebration, which included speeches and performances by village youth, was followed the next day by a further demonstration, the first of their third year, in which the Israeli military invaded the village before the demonstrators even gathered, attempting to make arrests.
The celebration on Thursday succeeded in showing the steadfastness and spirit of the people of Kafr Qaddum … Continue reading

Updated on July 6, 2013
Posted under: Reports
Tags: Demonstration, Kafr Qaddum

Army violently represses Kafr Qaddum demonstration

Posted on: June 21, 2013

21th June 2013 | International Women’s Peace Service | Kafr Qaddum , Occupied Palestine
On Friday, June 21, the residents of Kafr Qaddum gathered for the weekly demonstration following the Friday prayer. Many residents were prevented from attending the prayer, as 60 soldiers entered the village before the demonstration even began.

Protesters having much more fun than the Army (Photo by IWPS)
At approximately 11:30, people in the village noticed soldiers entering from the main road closest … Continue reading