Protesters say army used live fire against Nil'in demonstration

Ma'an - Palestinians were joined by 15 Israeli and international activists in the West Bank village of Nil'in on Friday, where Israeli forces were said to have used live fire to disperse a weekly demonstration.

Protesting Israel's wall and settlements, which have claimed over 40 percent of the village's lands, demonstrators marched toward the barrier armed with flags.

According to participants, Israeli forces responded by firing tear gas, rubber-coated bullets and live ammunition. Soldiers invaded the village's olive groves, where they continued opening fire, but there were no injuries, a statement from the International Solidarity Movement said.

An Israeli military spokeswoman said riot-dispersal means were used to disperse a violent riot. Maan

Nil’in Village Commemorates The April 19th 1948 Dier Yassin Massacre

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......Protesters gathered at the gate and organizers delivered speeches in commemoration of Deir Yassin.....

On April 19th 1948 Etzel and Lechi zionist military organizations attacked Deir Yassin, a village with about 750 Palestinian residents located near Jerusalem.

These military organizations became part of the Israeli army when the country was officially recognized.

Over 100 men, women, and children were systematically murdered. Fifty-three orphaned children were left along the wall of Jerusalem’s Old City, where they were found by Miss Hind Husseini who brought them to her home, which was to become the Dar El-Tifl El-Arabi orphanage.  Full story