Author: ISM Media
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Yitzhar settlers violently crash Burin wedding, military watches
6 September 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank While villagers were celebrating a wedding in the small village of Burin, Israeli arsonists from the illegal settlement of Yitzhar seized the opportunity to set ablaze olive groves, destroying over 200 olive trees. On September 5th at 5 AM, locals in the village of Burin and other surrounding…
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Illegal settlers throw burning tires into Qusra mosque
5 September 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank On Monday September 5th the village of Qusra were woken at 2 in the morning to find their mosque on fire. Settlers from the illegal outpost of Migron had entered the village and walked 1km until they arrived at the mosque, spraying cars with stars of David…
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Olive Revolution in pictures
29 August 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank On the final Friday of Ramadan, Palestinians and supporters alike peacefully marched towards Jerusalem from four directions in a symbolic attempt to enter Jerusalem, which has been illegally annexed by Israel, preventing fasting Muslims from worshiping during the final holy days of Ramadan. Yet more than…
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Grazing on tragedy and the promises of scripture in South Hebron Hills
1 September 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank The army is establishing two virtual lines for each of the settlements that are near a Palestinian village. The first line, if crossed by Palestinian demonstrators, will be met with tear gas and other means for dispersing crowds. The second line is a “red line,” and…
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Israel mulls arming ‘trained’ settlers
30 August 2011 | Al Jazeera Army plans to provide tear gas and stun grenades in West Bank to repel any Palestinian protests next month, report says. The Israeli army is planning to provide tear gas and stun grenades to settlers in the occupied West Bank who have been trained to repel any violent protests…
