Israel-Palestine: The Missing Headlines

Ma'an
A demonstration will be held on Monday at noon outside the Jelemeh Prison in Haifa to protest the arrest of Palestinian grassroots activist Wael Al-Faqeeh Abu As-Sabe...

.....Al-Faqeeh was taken from his home by Israeli forces on 8 December, when 50 Israeli soldiers entered his house in the north of Nablus “aiming their weapons at Al-Faqeeh and his family,” the statement added.

Protestors said they will plant olive trees outside the prison, imitating Al-Faqeeh’s numerous tree-planting actions in Palestinian villages close to settlements.

“In the spirit of Al-Faqeeh's love and support of culture and the arts, demonstrators are encouraged to bring drums, musical instruments, and any other tools to gain attention and ensure our message is heard,” the ISM statement said.

Several Nablus districts were stormed on the same evening by 200 armed Israeli soldiers, in a raid targeting Palestinian activists, in which nine, including Al-Faqeeh, were detained. Among them were four leading members of the popular resistance, the ISM wrote.

From Nablus, forces detained a fifth activist from Awarta village and four young activists from Al-Ein Refugee Camp, named as Mayasar Itiany, 45, Abdul-Nasser Itiany, 38, Mussa Salama, 47, Nabih Abdul-Aziz Awwas, 47, Mahmud Huleiman, Muhammad Ibrahim Dahbour, Yousef Raja and Rubi Abu Khalifa.

Al-Faqeeh has worked with numerous local and international organizations which support Palestinian non-violent action, in addition to various youth-based organizations, farmers and villages. Full story