Popular Struggle: Palestinian villages, Popular Committees
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Iraq Burin
07/10/2010
Nestled on the peak of a mountain nearby the West Bank city of Nablus, the 1,100 residents of Iraq Burin have staged weekly unarmed protests since November 2009, as a response to land confiscation, agricultural destruction and violent attacks from Israeli settlers and soldiers.
The demonstrations came to a climax on 20 March 2010, when Israeli soldiers working with the settlers shot and killed two teenage boys from the local village, sending shock waves through the local community.
This site represents a continuous effort to tell the story of Iraq Burin by the people of Iraq Burin.
Popular Struggle Coordination Committee
03/06/2010
The Popular Struggle Coordination Committee was formed by prominent activists in the popular committees from all over the Occupied Territories and across the Palestinian political spectrum. Popular committees present a unique form of community based organizing and resistance in the tradition of the first Palestinian Intifada. These diverse, non-partisan committees lead community resistance to Israeli occupation in various forms, such as marches, strikes, demonstrations, direct actions and legal campaigns, as well as supporting boycott, divestment and sanctions.
