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Ni'ilin is a Palestinian village located in the West Bank, near Ramallah. For about a year this village has been the theatre of violent protests against the construction of the wall. The planned barrier will cut through Ni'ilin leaving many unable to freely access their lands. And the constant presence of the IDF and Border police, as it is common during construction in order to prevent sabotage, does not improve the situation. Every Friday after prayer crowds gather in the main road and begin walking towards the wall. With every passing week the demonstration is stopped farther and farther from the site. On March 27, when the pictures were taken, the crowd set off at around 12pm from the hospital to walk only 100m to the main road. At this point, in the middle of the village, the IDF started firing tear gas at the peaceful crowd. The answer to the firing came shortly after, when young men began throwing stones at police positions. The clashes went on for a few hours until about 4pm. On Friday March 13th, Tristan Anderson, an American human rights activist, was critically injured during one such demonstration in Ni'ilin. He was shot at in the head with a newly adopted tear gas canister that can travel up to 400m, is equipped with a mid-air propeller, is silent and does not leave a smoke trail behind. Anderson is still in hospital in critical conditions. So far, four Palestinians, including a 10 year old child, have been killed by the IDF and Border police since the beginning of the demonstrations.

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IDF fire tear-gas at Ni'ilin protesters

Ni'ilin is a Palestinian village in the West Bank, near Ramallah. This village has been the theatre of violent protests against the construction...

by Silvia Boarini in Palestinian Territory on 27/03/2009

27/03/2009 - IDF fire tear-gas at Ni'ilin protesters - Palestinian Territory - Ni'ilin is a Palestinian village...

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IDF fire tear-gas at Ni'ilin protesters

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IDF fire tear-gas at Ni'ilin protesters

Ni'ilin is a Palestinian village in the West Bank, near Ramallah. This village has been the theatre of violent protests against the construction of a barrier which will remove ⅓ of...
by Silvia Boarini, on 27th of March 2009

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