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A Steadfast Prelude to the Nakba: Duheisha resists

Posted on: May 15, 2013
Tear gas is fired at the demonstrators

15th May 2013 | International Solidarity Movement | Hebron, Occupied Palestine

By Team Khalil

On the 14th May 2013 , a day before the Nakba, on the edge of Bethlehem, a demonstration to remember the day of the catastrophe in 1948 marched from Duheisha refugee camp to the entrance of the village of Al-Khader. Demonstrators then clashed with the Israeli military between 11am and 1pm. Tear gas is fired at the demonstrators

Al-Khader was the chosen site of the demonstration as the villagers there have recently … Continue reading


Updated on May 15, 2013
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Land in village of Qusin used as garbage dump by settlers

Posted on: March 30, 2013
Land in village of Qusin used as garbage dump by settlers

27th March 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Qusin, Occupied Palestine

By IWPS

On Wednesday March 27 at 15:00 the village of Qusin organized a tour of a nearby quarry that is regularly used as a garbage dump. The residents of Qusin invited the Minister of the Environment, IWPS and the International Solidarity Movement to inspect the amount of Israeli trash that has accumulated in the recent weeks.

The quarry had been partially refilled with dirt and gravel covering the majority of the trash, leaving three large piles of plastic, wood and metal exposed. … Continue reading


Updated on March 30, 2013
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Demonstration in commemoration of Land Day

Posted on: March 30, 2013
Farmers watched by Israeli Occupation Forces

30th March 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Burin, Occupied Palestine

By Team Nablus

On the 30th March 1976, Palestinian citizens of Israel instigated demonstrations in protest at Israeli government plans to confiscate large amounts of Palestinian land in the Galilee region for new Israeli settlements. The thousands of people who took part in non-violent general strikes, demonstrations and marches were violently attacked by the Israeli military, who injured many hundreds and killed six young Palestinian men. Farmers watched by Israeli Occupation Forces

Thirty-seven years later, Israeli land-grabs continue and … Continue reading


Updated on March 30, 2013
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Statement from Samer Issawi who has spent over 240 days on hunger strike

Posted on: March 19, 2013
Samer Issawi

19th March 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Occupied Palestine

The following statement by Samer Issawi was posted on his Facebook page by his lawyer Fawwaz Shloudy. It was translated from Arabic to English by Shahd Abusalama.

“Regarding the Israeli Occupation offer to deport me to Gaza, I affirm that Gaza is undeniable part of my homeland and its people are my people. However, I will visit Gaza whenever I want or I feel like it as it is within my homeland Palestine which I have the right to wander whenever I like from the very north to the very south. I strongly … Continue reading


Updated on March 19, 2013
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Racist attacks are daily reality in Hebron, even for children

Posted on: March 10, 2013

10th March 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Hebron, Occupied Palestine

by Team Khalil

Today a group of young settlers assault three Palestinian boys, Sharef (15), Ibrahim (14) and Walid Hamad (12), at the entrance of their home.

The Abu Aesheh family lives in a house surrounded by settlements and an army base. In addition to the harassment from their neighbours they also suffer various restrictions on transportion, building and with curfews among many others. All of these control tactics and random hate crimes are used with the purpose of forcing them to leave a home which they have lived in for 50 years, … Continue reading


Updated on March 12, 2013
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Non Violent Demonstration in South Hebron ends with violent military response

Posted on: March 10, 2013
Soldiers fire tear gas at demonstrators

10th March 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Hebron, Occupied Palestine

By Team Khalil

On Friday afternoon near the illegal Beit Hagai settlement, a non violent demonstration over the closing of the vital road between Al Fawar Camp and Al Hareaq (South of Hebron) ended with military violence.

Soldiers fire tear gas at demonstrators

Within minutes of the demonstration beginning, the military responded by firing tear gas indiscriminately into the crowd. After retreating to a safer distance the crowd attempted to walk back to the road block, with one of … Continue reading


Updated on March 10, 2013
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Photo essay : demonstration in Nablus against Israels use of administrative detention

Posted on: February 18, 2013
Photo essay : demonstration in Nablus against Israels use of administrative detention

18 February 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus, Occupied Palestine






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Updated on February 18, 2013
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12 year-old boy beaten by soldiers in Azzun

Posted on: February 16, 2013

By Team Nablus

14 February 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Azzun, Occupied Palestine
Azzun is a village of 10,000 people in the West Bank, located near Route 55 and located between the Qarne Shomron, Ma’ale Shomeron and Alfe Menashe settlements. Unemployment stands at 49%. Azzun is surrounded by the Israeli military, which raids the village arresting youths almost every night. The village suffers from the Israeli Total Punishment policy, where villagers cannot access work outside Azzun and are specifically targeted for harassment by the Israeli military for detainment at check points. In 2012, there were 80 arrests, 98% of which … Continue reading


Updated on February 17, 2013
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Two Brothers Resistance To The Occupation Of Tel Rumeida

Posted on: February 16, 2013
Watch tower built above home

By Team Khalil

15 February 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Hebron, Occupied Palestine

Two brothers, Hani and Hashem Al Azzeh, who have had enough of the harassment they face on a daily basis from the Israeli occupation forces and settlers, are taking legal action to remove a military tower placed on the roof of one of their houses in Tel Rumeida, Hebron.

Watch tower built above home

In 1998 the lives of the two brothers was turned upside down when the army arrived with a map of houses and said … Continue reading


Updated on February 17, 2013
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A settlements `bio-war` against the ancient city of Sabastiya

Posted on: February 13, 2013
Flooded Palestinian agricultural land

12 February 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Sabastiya, Occupied Palestine

Sabastiya is an ancient city located just 10 km north of Nablus, West Bank. It contains Canaanite, Israelite, Hellenistic, Herodian, Roman and Byzantine ruins as well as the tomb of John the Baptiste. The winding city streets along with its history make Sabastiya an ideal place to visit. Yet, as charming and beautiful as the old city is, the nearby Israeli settlement of Shafi Shamrom is making lives of Sabastiya’s residents very difficult: settlers uprooted olive trees, introduced wild boars into the environment to damage the land, and most recently, sewage … Continue reading


Updated on February 13, 2013
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