Month: November 2011
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Hebron copes with self deifying Israeli military and its settlers
by Alistair George 3 November 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank The streets of Tel Rumeida are locked-down and divided; physically occupied by a forceful Israeli military. For the Palestinian community living in this part of H2, Israeli-controlled Hebron, military occupation is an inescapable intrusion into everyday reality. The existence of an estimated 500…
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Under the flag of UNESCO marched Gaza
by Nathan Stuckey 1 November 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, Gaza We gathered on the road in front of the Agricultural College of Beit Hanoun, one side of the road a functioning school, on the other, only the remains of destroyed school buildings. For three years the people of Beit Hanoun have gathered here every…
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Initial reactions from Gaza on the new Freedom Flotilla
by Radhika S. 3 November 2011 | Notes from Behind the Blockade Here in Gaza, people — especially the youth — are really excited about the new flotilla on its way from Turkey. “I can’t wait to receive my brothers and sisters who share our suffering and who also experience Israel’s apartheid policies and aggression,”…