Author: ISM Media Group
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Enclosing the village of ‘Azzun ‘Atmah and separating its residents from their farmland
by B’Tselem, December 19th ‘Azzun ‘Atmah, a village with 1,800 residents located southeast of Qalqiliya, lies three kilometers from the Green Line (Israel’s 1967 border). The settlement Sha’are Tikva was built just east of it, on lands belonging to residents of the village. The settlement breaks the territorial contiguity between the village and two neighboring…
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Palestine Times: “Defiant villagers united in face of violent occupation”
by Asa Winstanley, December 18th The demonstration is small but feisty. Accompanied by around 15 international supporters and a few Israeli stalwarts, the inhabitants of Bil’in, a village in the West Bank near Ramallah, voice their protest against the Israeli Wall and settlements that threaten their village. Chanting Arabic slogans and demanding in Hebrew that…
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PNN: “Palestinian nonviolent protest at checkpoint as Israeli soldiers beat student”
by Ali Samoudi, December 20th On Wednesday Israeli forces occupying Al Hamra Checkpoint in Jenin confiscated the identity cards of hundreds of Palestinians, detaining them for five hours. While the soldiers were confiscating identification and detaining citizens, a young man spoke to the soldiers while others shouted to stop oppressing students. Eyewitnesses report that an…