“Prawer shall not pass”, yelled hundreds of Palestinian and Israeli activists at a Day of Rage protest outside the Bedouin town of Hura, in the Negev desert. The protest was met with police force and activists were arrested, according to citizen media reports.
The Prawer-Begin plan, approved by the Israeli Knesset, could result in the destruction of more than 35 “unrecognised” villages and the forced expulsion of more than 70,000 Palestinian Bedouins in Al Naqab – or the Negev desert.
Other protests were held around the world in solidarity. However, protests in Gaza were banned, says Palestinian blogger Ola Anan [ar]:
على سبيل الغلاسة، حماس منعت اقامة اي فعالية في غزة ضمن فعاليات #برافر_لن_يمر. #اصلا_عادي
— Ola Anan -علا من غزة (@olanan) November 30, 2013
Hamas has banned any activities in Gaza as part of the Prawer shall not pass events
A Day of Rage was organised today to protest the Prawer Plan, which if implemented would displace thousands of Palestinian Bedouins living in Al Naqab
Mariam Barghouti explains:
Israel wants to ethnically cleanse 1000s of Palestinians in #Naqab & when we protested we were met with violence & arrests. #StopPrawerPlan
— Mariam Barghouti (@MariamBarghouti) November 30, 2013
Israeli Elizabeth Tsurkov adds:
Activists who were at the protest in Hura (Naqab) report experiencing unprecedented levels of violence from policemen. #StopPrawerPlan
— Elizabeth Tsurkov (@Elizrael) November 30, 2013
Tweet-Palestine claims a seven-year-old boy was arrested:
Israeli army arrest a 7 year old child in #Naqab #StopPrawerPlan pic.twitter.com/KXLHgTgeZn“
— Tweet_Palestine (@Tweet_Palestine) November 30, 2013
And, on YouTube, Muath Hamed shares this video showing the arrest of two protesters, near the settlement of BeitEal, north of Ramullah:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2AaNMCho2o
Among the activists arrested today is Maath Musleh. Omar Robert Hamilton shares this photograph of him smiling while being arrested:
My friend and colleague @MaathMusleh being arrested at #StopPrawerPlan demo in Jerusalem earlier today: pic.twitter.com/p4qWGVa7c5
— Omar Robert Hamilton (@ORHamilton) November 30, 2013
Israeli journalist Joseph Dana doesn't anticipate international coverage of today's events. He tweets:
#StopPrawerPlan protests all over Twitter & Facebook tonight. Who wants to bet me a beer that the story doesn't make Buzzfeed?”
— joseph dana (@ibnezra) November 30, 2013
While Abir Kopty sees hope on the horizon:
Today the “invisible” became visible, and the Israeli police couldn't stand it. We will win! #StopPrawerPlan
— Abir Kopty (@AbirKopty) November 30, 2013
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The fact that there are still people in the civilized world that support israel, is disgusting. The western powers need to impose sanctions against this rogue regime. Hopefully, this festering wound will someday rot away, and history books will recount how it was an obscene embarrassment to the human species.