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New women’s center hosts educational Nakba commemoration event

Posted on: May 17, 2013
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17th May 2013 | International Solidarity Movement | Asira Al-Qibliyyah, Occupied Palestine

Team Nablus

The event ended in a Palestinian dabkah performance by a local girls dabkah group, celebrating culture and proving that Palestinian history has not been forgotten.

A new women’s center in Asira Al-Qibliyyah hosted an event for women and children in commemoration of the 65th anniversary of the Nakba, or “catastrophe.”

Local women and children watched a short video of a Palestinian woman from Al-Kahlil (Hebron) speaking about defending her home and remaining on her land despite threats and … Continue reading


Updated on May 17, 2013
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Farmers attacked by Israeli army and settlers, preventing them from planting olive trees in memory of Rachel Corrie

Posted on: March 12, 2013
Olive tree with image of Rachel Corrie being planted in Asira (Photo by ISM)

12th March 2013 International Solidarity Movement, Occupied Palestine

By Lisa Marchant

Olive tree with image of Rachel Corrie being planted in Asira (Photo by ISM)
Farmers peacefully planting olive trees in the land of Asira al Qiblya were today disrupted by Israeli soldiers who halted the planting. The presence of Palestinians on their own land also attracted the attention of illegal settlers from the nearby settlement of Yizhar, leading to them attacking Palestinians farmers and volunteers, throwing and … Continue reading


Updated on May 16, 2013
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The most violent settlement in the West Bank encroaches on Asira al Qibliya

Posted on: January 27, 2013
The most violent settlement in the West Bank encroaches on Asira al Qibliya

27 January 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Asira al Qibliya, Occupied Palestine

According to OCHA statistics Yizhar is the most violent settlement in the whole of the West Bank with 70 recorded incidents in 2011 alone. Every week there is at least one attack by Yizhar settlers in the six affected villages.

Four months ago, settlers from Yizhar built a temporary outpost on top of a hill belonging to villagers from Urif. This continued until earlier in the week when Israeli authorities delivered maps to the village which showed that Yizhar had … Continue reading


Updated on January 27, 2013
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Asira al-Qibliya: terrorizing settler attacks

Posted on: August 6, 2012

By Saffron
6 August 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank
Armed Israeli settlers reinforced by the Israeli military regularly assault the villagers if Asira al-Qibliya. The settlers come from nearby colonies built in violation of International law, raid Asira al-Qibliya, throw stones, and shoot live ammunition.
The illegal settlers often enter Asira al-Qibliya, scream and knock on doors and windows simply for the psychological terror impact it has on the residents. At the same time, wheat and farmland is burned, olive trees are uprooted, and vital farmland is annexed by the illegal Israeli settlement of Yitzhar, making it … Continue reading


Updated on May 16, 2013
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Settler Attack: Palestinian man shot in head in Asira al-Qibliya

Posted on: May 20, 2012
Settler Attack: Palestinian man shot in head in Asira al-Qibliya

By Maria Erdely
20 May 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank
Asira al-Qibliya, a village located south-west of Nablus, was attacked by illegal Israeli settlers yesterday. The attack lasted all afternoon leaving 7 Palestinians injured, of which 5 required hospitalization. Settlers fired live ammunition at the Palestinians, and one man was in critical condition after being shot in the head.
Israeli settlers arrived at Asira in the afternoon and before any Palestinians or Israeli soldiers came they began the attack by setting fire to the land. The people of Asira arrived and responded by throwing stones towards the … Continue reading


Updated on May 16, 2013
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Asira al Qibliiya: “The time for settler attacks is now”

Posted on: February 11, 2012
The season of settler violence - Click here for more photos

by Amal
11 February 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank

The season of settler violence – Click here for more photos
As warm days sneak into this cold month of February, illegal settlers begin their season of attacks early. Although there is no “off season” for settler attacks, the number of these criminal acts increases in the spring and summer. The residents of Asira al Qibliiya unfortunately have the experience to believe the attacks will only increase.
This was evident as a group of 20 settlers … Continue reading


Updated on May 16, 2013
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Settlers target Palestinian car in arson attack for the second time

Posted on: January 31, 2010

International Solidarity Movement

31 January 2010

Settlers torched a car in the northern West Bank village of Asira Al-Qabliya in the early hours of Thursday morning, January 28. The attack was launched from the notorious Shalhevit Yam outpost of Yitzhar settlement, that lies a short distance from the village and has been waging a continuous campaign of intimidation on the village.

Residents of Asira Al-Qabliya reported a car from the outpost approaching the village at approximately 1:30am on Thursday morning. An Israeli military jeep was then sighted pulling up alongside the car, at which point soldiers were witnessed conversing with the settlers, although … Continue reading


Updated on May 16, 2013
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