Author: ISM Media
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Protests sparked after prisoner Maysara Abu Hamdiyeh dies in Israeli custody
3rd April 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Occupied Palestine Demonstrations have been held today in several cities across the West Bank to protest the death of prisoner Maysara Abu Hamdiyeh. A strike has also been held in Nablus, Hebron and East Jerusalem, amongst other cities. In Nablus, over three hundred Palestinians, together with international activists, participated today…
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Activist dares imagine a one-state solution
By Patrick Cooke 2nd April 2013 | The Times of Malta The snow that fell on the West Bank village of Urif on January 10 was the heaviest in years, enticing delighted children out of their homes. But snow was not the only thing to descend on the village that morning. As the children threw snowballs,…
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The occupations toll on one family in Burqa
1st April 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Burqa, Occupied Palestine By Team Nablus A brief visit to any family home in the occupied West Bank is sure to be a combination of warmth and tragedy as no person here has been immune to the brutality of the occupation that has dominated the lives of Palestinians…
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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…
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Demonstration in commemoration of Land Day
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…