Author: ISM Media
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Nablus joins West Bank and Gaza in support of prisoner strike
by Alistair George 3 October 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank Hundreds marched in Nablus today to protest against the harsh conditions endured by Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails and to show solidarity with over 150 prisoners currently on hunger strike. Prisoners from the leftist PFLP (Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine) movement…
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A land divided: Gate closures for Salim’s olive harvest by IOF
3 October 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank As Palestinians in Salim began the first day of their annual olive harvest this morning, October 2nd, Israeli Occupation Forces locked the gate which gives those living in Salim access to their olive trees. The gate was unlocked at 7:00am to allow farmers to reach their…
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Bil’in takes art as a means of resistance
30 September 2011 | Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlement of Bil’in Dozens of demonstrators were asphyxiated by tear gas during the weekly march organized by the Popular Committee Against the Wall and Settlements in Bil’in. Present at the demonstration were Chairmen of the Advisory Council for a Green Palestine, Basem al Masri and…
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The psychology and coping of Balata refugee camp
by Alistair George 30 September 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank Balata refugee camp, 2km east outside of Nablus, in the North of the West Bank, is a densely packed grid of permanent buildings and tight streets, many narrower than shoulder-width. Buildings rise higher each year as residents add extra storeys to cope with…
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Kufr Qaddoum demands access
by Alistair George 30 September 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank Israeli military forces mounted an aggressive incursion into the centre of Kufr Qaddum today, in response to the weekly demonstration against the closure of the main road linking the village to the nearby city of Nablus, in the North of the West Bank. …