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Celebrating heroes and olives: Qaryut begins to dismantle roadblock

Posted on: February 5, 2012
Photos of George Habash, Vittorio Arrigoni, and Rachel Corrie and other heroes adorn trees planted by volunteers

by Aaron

5 February 2012  | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank


Hundreds of peaceful demonstrators confronted heavily armed Israeli soldiers this Friday, February 3rd,  at a new protest in the village of Qaryut, planting nearly one hundred trees and partially demolishing the roadblock that has obstructed access to the highway since the First Intifada.
Although organizers were prepared for military violence, the protest remained peaceful until the end, and demonstrators marched home triumphantly with a promise from the military to remove the roadblock with a bulldozer, which they … Continue reading


Updated on February 5, 2012
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The real cost of Al Rumeida roadblock

Posted on: September 25, 2011

25 September 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank

For the last three days Ahmed Sau and Khalil have been loading bushell loads of  white building material on  carts pulled by a horse and a donkey as they trek up the steep hill going to Jabel Al Rahmeh.  At the other end is a truck  filled almost to the top.  Several men await Ahmed and unload the wooden cart and the trek begins anew.

As the horses struggle up the last part of the hill, Ahmed and some children help to push the heavy load to its destination. It is in these ways that the Israeli occupation affects the common people. Slowly, it … Continue reading


Updated on September 25, 2011
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Join demonstration in Kufr Qaddoum, July 1st

Posted on: June 29, 2011

28 June 2011 | International Solidarity Movement

On Tuesday June 28, ISM visited the village of Kufr Qaddoum in northern Nablus following a call for action after 6 years of no active demonstrations.

Abdul Ra’ouf Hamsa, representative of the local council, and his assistant, Saqer Obwed, explained to ISM the main problem faced by the villagers. Since 2003 the closest way to access  Nablus is a road that was closed first by the settlers and then by the army without any reason or warning. For the past eight years, the villagers have been taking another road to go to Nablus. A ride … Continue reading


Updated on July 3, 2011
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Demonstrators Block Route 60 Near Beit Ummar

Posted on: March 6, 2010
Demonstrators blocking Route 60 near Beit Ummar.

Popular Struggle Coordination Committee

6 March 2010

Demonstrators protesting the deceleration of the Cave of the Patriarchs and Joseph’s Tomb as Israeli heritage sites, manged to block the main road from Jerusalem to Hebron.

In response to the inclusion of the two holy sites in the list of Israeli heritage sites, and fearing that this step paves the way for the cementing of Israeli hold over these places, a demonstration called by the Beit Omar National Committee managed to occupy Route 60 – the … Continue reading


Updated on March 6, 2010
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Network of road gates tightens its stranglehold on Shufa village

Posted on: January 15, 2010
An earth mound at the entrance to Shufa village

15 January 2010

The village of Shufa continues to struggle with restricted road access and no electricity grid connection, as a new road gate is established at the entrance to the village.

Israeli Occupation Forces established a new road gate at the entrance to Shufa village one week ago, enabling the military to restrict or forbid access to the village at any given time, by closing the gates. The gates are effectively – or at times a precursor to – a form of road block. A similar gate was constructed 2 … Continue reading


Updated on January 15, 2010
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Israel restricts Palestinian lawyers’ access to West Bank detainees

Posted on: January 14, 2010

Amira Hass | Haaretz

14 January 2010

Israel is prohibiting Palestinian lawyers and the relatives of Palestinian detainees from reaching a military tribunal via the Beitunia checkpoint west of Ramallah.

The prohibition, which has been in effect for the past three days, means that Israeli police are requiring Palestinians to use the Qalandiyah crossing 20 kilometers away, where they must produce an entry permit to Israel – which can take weeks to obtain – if they want to enter an Israeli military tribunal that is on West Bank land. The court lies 300 meters south of the Beitunia roadblock, and was … Continue reading


Updated on January 14, 2010
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Are Israel and apartheid South Africa really different?

Posted on: January 4, 2010
The Supreme Court ruled last week that route 443 must be opened to Palestinian traffic. (Reuters)

Akiva Eldar | Haaretz

4 January 2010

The day after the murder of the settler Meir Hai about 10 days ago, Major General (res.) Amos Gilad was asked to comment on the claim by settlers that the attack was able to take place because roadblocks had been lifted on West Bank roads. The security-political coordinator at the Defense Ministry told his radio interviewer that the policy of thinning out internal roadblocks has greatly contributed to the West Bank’s impressive economic growth. According to Gilad, who until recently was coordinator of … Continue reading


Updated on January 6, 2010
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Settlers illegal attempt to occupy land owned by Qarawat Bani Hasan and Dier Istiya

Posted on: January 1, 2010
Settlers illegal attempt to occupy land owned by Qarawat Bani Hasan and Dier Istiya

International Women’s Peace Service

1 January 2010

On 31 December 2009 IWPS received a call from the Mayor of Qarawat Bani Hasan to participate in a demonstration in solidarity with the residents of their village. The non-violent, peaceful demonstration organized by the Municipality took place on January 1 2009, and was in response to increase settler activity in the area.

The Mayor of Qarawat Bani Hasan reported that over the period of the last month armed Israeli Settlers and Israeli military from the illegal outpost of Havot Yair had been … Continue reading


Updated on January 3, 2010
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Israeli military constructs new roadblock in West Bank village, crippling farmers’ economy

Posted on: December 28, 2009
Israeli military constructs new roadblock in West Bank village, crippling farmers’ economy

28 December 2009

The Israeli army erected a giant earth mound across a crucial agricultural road in the northern West Bank village of Madama this week. The road block severely limits hundreds of farmers’ access to their lands, making transport by vehicle all but impossible. The intentional crippling of the village’s chief economy comes as settler violence continues unabated in the region.

Four Israeli military jeeps and one Caterpillar bulldozer entered the village on Wednesday night to construct the road block. The targeted dirt road cuts directly underneath the … Continue reading


Updated on December 28, 2009
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Christmas in al-Ma’asara: Demonstrators march in solidarity with Abdallah Abu Rahmah

Posted on: December 25, 2009

25 December 2009
Some 80 demonstrators marched in this Friday’s Christmas demonstration in Ma’asara, which focused on solidarity with Bil’in’s arrested popular committee member Abdallah Abu-Rahmah. Kids, adults and Santa Clauses were handed out used tear-gas and stun grenades, and hung them as decoration on the holiday tree.
The tree-carrying procession reached the regular military road block, where some of the children chose to decorate even the soldiers’ barbed wired fence with some grenades. Santa Clauses were waving flags, slogans where chanted, and speeches were carried in Arabic, English and Hebrew. One of the prominent speakers was Palestinians MP … Continue reading


Updated on December 26, 2009
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