Author: ISM Media
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Settlers of Yitzhar set fire to olive fields and attack farmers the next day
15th November 2017 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus team | Huwarra, Occupied Palestine Israeli settlers of Yitzhar, set fires in two places in Palestinian olive fields around their illegal outposts, and attacked a group of farmers a day later, under the eyes of around 30 border police, present at the site. On Sunday 5 November,…
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‘Feast of Sarah’ Holiday Draws Thousands of Settlers to Al-Khalil
12th November 2017 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | al-Khalil, Occupied Palestine The Feast of Sarah did not pass unnoticed for the Palestinian residents of al-Khalil (Hebron). Jewish worshippers had been arriving from Israel in large numbers for days prior, together with a consequent increase of military presence. Yesterday morning, at 9:00 AM, soldiers…
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A Tale of Zero Cities
11th November 2017 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Um al-Khair, Occupied Palestine Last month in northern Palestine brought stories of Israeli settlers from the illegal Yitzhar settlement that, however horrifying, all suffered an important shortcoming: the scope of the stories lent to individual scapegoats, and in doing so provided a vivid, but ultimately penny-deep…
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Settler holidays violently disrupting Palestinian every day life
10th November 2017 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, Occupied Palestine Yesterday in the Palestinian city Al-Khalil(Hebron) there was a large military presence in the area due to the coming Jewish holiday, The feast of Sarah. Solders from the Israeli military detained Palestinians, prevented children from getting to their schools, and shot rounds…
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Remembering Balfour under Apartheid
6th November 2017 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, Occupied Palestine Yesterday in al Khalil (Hebron) the Palestinian group Youth Against Settlements held an event to mark the 100th years anniversary of The Balfour Declaration. The Balfour Declaration is viewed as a foundational document of the Israeli states ethnic cleansing of Palestine. Despite…
