Author: ISM Media
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New Briefing – Besieging health services in Gaza: a profitable business
19th February 2014 | Corporate Watch, Tom Anderson and Therezia Cooper | Gaza, Occupied Palestine Corporate Watch’s new briefing exposes how the Israeli economy profits from the siege of health services in Gaza and highlights calls from health workers in Gaza to boycott Israeli pharmaceutical companies. Read the briefing online | Download a PDF of the briefing Overview The…
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Video and photos: Israeli forces injure 17 in popular resistance east of Gaza
17th February 2014 | International Solidarity Movement, Charlie Andreasson | Gaza, Occupied Palestine An estimated 400 – 500 people, most in their late teens, gathered at the hillside east of Jabaliya for the recurrent demonstration against the occupation. There was no organizer, leader or banners, and the demonstration was largely chaotic. Stones were thrown, mostly from quite…
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Israeli forces use tear gas against schoolchildren in Hebron
16th February 2014 | International Solidarity Movement, Hebron Team | Hebron, Occupied Palestine On Sunday, the 16th of February, Israeli soldiers and border police in Hebron fired tear gas and sound grenades at children on their way to school. The border police also chased the children, attempting to arrest them. At Checkpoint 29, around 7:30 a.m.,…
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Palestinian activists successfully plant 100 olive trees in fields targeted by settlers in South Hebron Hills
15th February 2014 | Operation Dove | Susiya, Occupied Palestine On February 15th, 2014, more than 60 Palestinian men, women and children from the South Hebron Hills and city of Hebron gathered in the Palestinian village of Susiya and together with international and Israeli activists, participated in a nonviolent action organized by the South Hebron…
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Palestinian shot by live ammunition during demonstration in Tura
15th February 2014 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus Team | Tura, Occupied Palestine On Saturday, February 15th, Demonstrators gathered at 11:30 a.m. by the village of Tura near the annexation wall to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the DFLP (Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine). People began chanting and marching in the direction of the checkpoint.…
