Silvia Boarini
United Kingdom
EUROPE
Photojournalist currently based in London
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Hundreds of Palestinians marched to the Moqata, government headquarters, in Ramallah to protest PNA policies and the renewed peace talks. A planned visit by Israeli vice prime minister Shaul Mofaz four days ago was the spark for the ongoing protests.
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The Jerusalem Magistrate Court granted ownership of a house in Beit Hanina, a Palestinian neighbourhood of Jerusalem, to settlers from the Israel Land Fund. The Natsheh family, who lived in the house, was evicted on 18 April 2012.
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As hostilities continue, many Syrians are being displaced by the conflict and find refuge in neighbouring countries. Rough estimates put the number of Syrians in Jordan at 95,000. Their first stop is often the border town of Ramtha.
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More than 2,000 Bedouins, locals and international activists gathered in the unrecognized village of Wadi Al Nam to mark the anniversary of Land Day with speeches by politicians and tribal leaders.
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More than 100 Bedouin women gathered in Beersheba, southern Israel, to protest against the Praver Plan. The Plan is a draft law through which Israel seeks to 'regulate Bedouin settlement in the Negev' by allegedly displacing 30,000 people.
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About 60 Palestinian, Israeli and international women took part in a march to Qalandia to mark International Women's Day and demand justice, peace and equality. The Israeli army used sound bombs, a water cannon and tear gas to disperse the event.
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Hana Shalabi, of Burqin, enters her 20th day of hunger strike in protest to the administrative detention order imposed on her by Israel. Administrative detention allows Israel to detain Palestinians without charges for renewable terms of six-months.
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The Palestinian village of Qaryut held its first protest against the forced closure of one its main roads by the Israeli army. Since the beginning of the year, many new protests have began across the West Bank. Qaryut. 3rd February 2012
