Basharat Ali

25 Times Palestinians Protested Peacefully and met Israeli Force, 1958–2026 1. 1958 — Nazareth: Israeli police suppressed Palestinian Communist May Day organizing, pre-emptively arresting approximately 350 activists before demonstrations that subsequently involved clashes. 2. 1976 — Land Day: Palestinian citizens organized a general strike against land confiscations; Israeli soldiers and police killed six people and arrested hundreds. land day, 30 march 1976 3. 1988 — International Women's Day: Israeli troops dispersed Palestinian women's silent demonstrations in Ramallah with tear gas and rubber bullets. 4. 1989 — Beit Sahour: Palestinians refused to pay occupation taxes in a civil-disobedience campaign; Israel imposed a military siege, cut communications, confiscated property and arrested residents. 5. 2000 — October demonstrations: Palestinian citizens of Israel protested killings in the occupied territories; Israeli police shot dead 13 unarmed Palestinians during demonstrations that also included clashes. 6. 2004 — Biddu: Palestinians protested the separation wall, including by lying before bulldozers; Israeli forces killed four protesters and wounded dozens. 7. 2005–2006 — Bil'in: Palestinians conducted weekly nonviolent marches against the separation barrier; Israeli soldiers used beatings, rubber bullets and tear gas, injuring at least 187 demonstrators. 8. 2008 — Ni'lin: Villagers protested the separation wall's encroachment on farmland; Israeli soldiers shot dead 10-year-old Ahmad Moussa. 9. 2009 — Bil'in: Bassem Abu Rahmeh participated in a nonviolent demonstration against the separation barrier; an Israeli soldier's tear-gas projectile struck his chest and killed him. 10. 2011 — Nabi Saleh: Palestinians marched against settler appropriation of their village spring; Israeli forces dispersed protesters with tear gas, stun grenades, pepper spray and physical assaults. 11. 2012 — Aboud: Palestinians peacefully demonstrated in solidarity with prisoners on hunger strike; Israeli forces fired bullets and tear gas, injuring demonstrators. 12. 2013 — Bab al-Shams: Palestinians established a peaceful protest encampment against settlement expansion; hundreds of Israeli police surrounded it and forcibly removed the activists. 13. 2014 — Ein Hijleh: Palestinians occupied an abandoned village in a nonviolent land-reclamation protest; Israeli troops stormed the encampment, firing stun grenades and beating activists. 14. 2015 — Khan Younis: Palestinians protested near Gaza's perimeter fence; UN investigators documented an unarmed 18-year-old demonstrator shot dead in the back despite posing no imminent threat. 15. 2016 — Hebron: Palestinians peacefully marched to demand reopening Shuhada Street; Israeli forces used tear gas and stun grenades and arrested human-rights defenders. 16. 2017 — Al-Aqsa Mosque: Palestinians gathered peacefully after security restrictions were lifted; Israeli forces fired stun grenades, tear gas and sponge-tipped bullets, injuring dozens. 17. 2018 — Great March of Return: Palestinians demonstrated for refugee rights and an end to Gaza's blockade; Israeli forces shot dead 18 people on the opening day and injured approximately 1,400. 18. 2019 — Great March anniversary: Palestinians continued the largely peaceful movement; Israeli forces killed three demonstrators, including two boys aged 17, and injured more than 1,100. 19. 2021 — Beita: Palestinians marched against the Evyatar settlement outpost; Israeli forces killed a Palestinian child and injured five other protesters on 11 June. 20. 2022 — Al-Dhahiriya: Palestinians staged a nonviolent sit-in against land confiscation; Israeli soldiers used tear gas and stun grenades, injuring protesters and arresting the mayor. 21. 2023 — Huwara: Palestinian and Israeli peace activists attempted a solidarity demonstration following a settler rampage; Israeli troops dispersed them with stun grenades, tear gas and physical force.