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Occupation magazine - Activism Home page  back Print  Send To friend American Jewish Activists assaulted by troops at Sumud Freedom Camp An amazing coming together in so many ways. So honored to have returned with CJNV again. There is real power and determination in Palestinian nonviolence. Solidarity with the hunger strikers. Jim ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: `CJNV 2017` cjnv.2017@gmail.com Date: May 21, 2017 2:28 PM Subject: Action Press Release To: `CJNV Delegation 2017` cjnv-delegation-2017@googlegroups.com Cc: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 20, 2017 Contact: Sharon Goldtzvik, +972(0)52.7315127 (Local Calls) / (+1) 202.500.6362 (USA/WhatsApp) sharon@uprisecommunications.com Twitter: follow #WeAreSumud IDF Storms Sumud Freedom Camp in Palestinian Sarura Village At Midnight Soldiers Punch, Shove, and Beat Several Palestinian, Israeli, and N. American Jewish Camp Members -- IDF Tears Down Tents, Confiscates Generator, Threatens Activists With Pepper Spray -- No Arrests Made Activists Vow To Stay And Rebuild Around midnight on Saturday night, approx. 25 IDF soldiers arrived at Sumud Freedom Camp, which re-established the Palestinian village of Sarura in the South Hebron Hills on Friday. About 90 activists were present, approx. 60 American, Canadian, European and Australian Jews, 20 Palestinians and 10 Israelis. When soldiers arrived, activists sat down in nonviolent civil disobedience. The army did not produce any orders to evacuate the area. They demanded that activists leave, threatening them with pepper spray. One Palestinian nonviolent activist, Riyad Al Halees, was verbally threatened by a soldier who said, `I will kill you one day.` Another soldier shoved Al Halees, who fell into a group of other activists. An American Jewish activist was punched in the ribs by a soldier, causing a bruise. Several activists stood around the camp`s generator. A group of soldiers shoved, punched, and kicked the nonviolent activists to forcibly remove them in order to seize the generator. One soldier hit an American Jewish activist in the leg with the butt of his gun, causing a large visible bruise. Another soldier punched an American Jewish activist in the face. A Canadian Jewish activist was thrown into a table by a soldier. Soldiers tore down three tents and confiscated tent poles and sleeping mattresses. They also confiscated a generator and threw the camp`s food on the ground. After approx 45 minutes, the soldiers left the area. No arrests were made. Activists remained in the camp for the night. This morning, activists have already begun rebuilding the camp. Additional Israeli, Palestinian, and Jewish activists are expected to join today to strengthen the camp. About Sumud: Freedom Camp: Camp organizers represent a historic coalition comprised of members of the Popular Committee of the South Hebron Hills, Youth Against Settlements, Holy Land Trust, Combatants for Peace, All That’s Left: Anti-Occupation Collective, and the Center for Jewish Nonviolence. Contrasting with President Trump’s visit to the region this week and the many failures at the political level, Sumud: Freedom Camp demonstrates the power of grassroots leadership to create nonviolent resistance to discrimination, inequality, and occupation and build a future in which the civil and human rights of all people are recognized unequivocally. Sumud Camp sends a message of solidarity from Sarura to Standing Rock, and asks for organizations and individuals to donate to sustain the camp and to release solidarity statements. ---------------------------------------------------------- Adam Greenberg 葛天杰 May 21 at 1:11am We are in the Palestinian village of Surura, at Day 2 of Sumud Freedom Camp. We just got raided and attacked by the Israeli military. We were eating dinner and singing around the fire. They came in with numbers and began tearing down our tents. They pushed, threw, choked, and assaulted many of us. I got a rifle stock to the back of my head. But the resistance was beautiful. We stood together, arm in arm-- Palestinians, Israelis, and Jews from around the world. And we sang. `We will build this world with love`. `We will build this tent again.` We remained nonviolent as they literally tore the central structure down over our heads. We will build this world with love. And we will build this camp again. We`ve been building for two days, and just reclaimed Fadeh`s home that he was evicted from over 20 years ago. We will stand with him and build again. We could use your support. Share the videos, share the story, and DONATE : tinyurl.com/donatesumud We will stand by the families who just returned to their land. We Will do more than resist. We are supporting and building a movement in a way that is unprecedented in Palestine. We`re doing it all over the world. Stay strong. Live and support each other. I believe that we will win. #NoDAPL #WeAreSumud ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Oriel Eisner info@ifnotnowmovement.org Date: Fri, May 19, 2017 at 8:22 PM If Not Now Today, we helped build a Freedom Camp in the West Bank, inspired by Bab Al Shams and the water protectors at Standing Rock. This is the final phase of the Center for Jewish Nonviolence delegation, which 40 IfNotNow members from all over the country are part of. We`ve joined with another 100 Diaspora Jews as part of the third annual solidarity delegation to the West Bank. We`re culminating a full week of Existence is Resistance work alongside Palestinian partners by taking direct action to help two families return to their land. We just posted a photo directly from the encampment on Facebook -- help us amplify this bold Palestinian-led resistance by sharing it. The encampment is called Sumud Freedom Camp, and today`s demonstration is a result of nearly a year of coalition building and strategic thinking. The Coalition is made up of the Popular Committees of the South Hebron Hills, Youth Against Settlements, Holy Land Trust, Combatants for Peace, All That’s Left: Anti-Occupation Collective, and the Center for Jewish Nonviolence. This is a powerful, diverse group of Palestinians, Israelis, and International Jews. Just take a look at this snippet of their statement of purpose: `We are a diverse community whose sacred values compel us to join in shared nonviolent resistance to discrimination, inequality, and occupation and build a future in which the civil and human rights of all people are recognized unequivocally.` We are proud to be here, standing arm and in arm with such incredibly powerful nonviolent leadership. You can follow the entire action on our social media channels or by using #WeAreSumud. We`ll be here as long as possible. Oriel Eisner CJNV Trip Leader and member of IfNotNow Colorado Links to the latest articles in this section Refusing the war! Demonstration today, Thur. Apris 24, at 7.30 pm, Habima Square, Tel Aviv Refusing the war! Demonstration today, Thur. Apris 24, at 7.30 pm, Habima Square, Tel Aviv Saturday night protests: No to Netanyahu`s war!