Israeli police continue to intimidate Al-Bustan protest tent http://silwanic.net/?p=16822

An Israeli police unit visited the Al-Bustan protest tent on 18 May, entering the tent and photographing its insides. The unit quickly withdrew thereafter. Residents of Al-Bustan state that they have become accustomed to such intimidation methods by police. The protest tent was erected in Al-Bustan almost 3 years ago as a symbol of resistance and steadfastness against Israeli plans to demolish Al-Bustan district entirely

Video: Nabi Saleh is the Palestinian Arab Spring / Joseph Dana http://972mag.com/nabi-saleh-is-the-palestinian-arab-spring/

Why is it that Palestinians are the only people in the Middle East seemingly not allowed to throw stones at a military regime which oppresses and controls them? Why are Palestinians branded as violent when they use the same tactics which the Egyptian and Tunisian protesters used during their historic revolutions? This question has been stuck in my mind since Obama’s recent speech on the Middle East.

On Friday, the Palestinian ‘Arab Spring’ was on display in Nabi Saleh. Watch the video. What do we see here? You will notice that the demonstration in Nabi Saleh, a small village west of Ramallah, began with no stones and only chants. The army quickly attacked the demonstrators with tear gas and sound bombs resulting in the outbreak of clashes between stone throwing youth from the village and soldiers. Do these youth have a right to throw stones at an invading army?

In Photos: Non-violence resistance in the West Bank 21 May. 12 photos. http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=389518

Refugee 'return rallies' planned for June http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=389617

 Masses of Palestinian refugees will march to Israel's borders and ceasefire lines again on June 5, organizers of the May 15 "return rally" said. On Sunday, 14 protesters were killed when Israeli forces opened fire on thousands of refugees trying to return to their land in Israel ... The committee organizing the "return rallies" said Saturday that the May 15 protests were "just the beginning." In a statement, the group called on all Palestinian refugees living in exile to march peacefully to the borders of historic Palestine on June 5.

The date marks the anniversary of the 1967 war, when Israel occupied southern Lebanon, the Golan Heights, East Jerusalem, Gaza and the West Bank. Thousands of refugees will march to the ceasefire lines in the West Bank and Gaza as well as borders with Syria, Jordan and Lebanon, the committee said. "The Israeli occupation should remain on alert because rallies will not stop until Palestinian refugees return to Haifa, Haffa, Al-Majdal, Bi'r As-Sab‘ [Beersheba] and all occupied Palestinian towns," 

Because of his support for Palestinians, his Facebook page is deleted http://www.palestine-info.co.uk/En/default.aspx?xyz=U6Qq7k%2bcOd87MDI46m9rUxJEpMO%2bi1s7PGhSw4fHz7PkyMou0idMgTAvqHIfQqrGO1%2bwVVTyqDufnDCLk%2bFzWLK1N9Euz1%2fkG%2bs2rszFtnZ3j%2bwcPFHmN3uhEP4Cu%2bTmuRca83LtXhQ%3d

 The management of the social networking website Facebook has deleted the official page of Brazilian footballer Marcelo Vieira da Silva Júnior, who plays for the Spanish club Real Madrid only days after expressing his support for the Palestinians and criticism of Israel’s violence towards Palestinian children. He wrote on his page a few days ago that he sympathises with the Palestinians and that he wished the violence practiced against them by the Israeli occupation to stop and for peace to prevail all over the world.

His page was deleted without prior warning and without explanation as to why it was deleted.[ An official page for him is up today, but with no mention of Palestinians. According to the Wikipedia page on him, "On 15 May 2011, Marcelo's Facebook page was shut after he posted a picture supporting Palestinian Intifada."]