Category: Features

  • Collective punishment in al-Khalil through closed military zone upheld

    Collective punishment in al-Khalil through closed military zone upheld

    30th July 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine The Tel Rumeida neighborhood and Shuhada Street, in occupied al-Khalil (Hebron) are still declared a ‘closed military zone’ by Israeli forces. This form of racist collective punishment deliberately targeting the Palestinian population, has now been implemented for almost 9 months. The area…

  • “They destroyed the houses, they destroyed our dreams”

    “They destroyed the houses, they destroyed our dreams”

    27 July 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, Ramallah team | Qalandia village, occupied Palestine Late Monday evening, Israeli forces entered the village of Qalandia with 15 bulldozers and around 150 soldiers. In the village the Israeli military destroyed 11 new built houses, attacking the residents of the village with stun grenades, tear gas, rubber coated…

  • Denied permission to go to the mosque to pray

    Denied permission to go to the mosque to pray

    13th July 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | al-Khalil, occupied Palestine During one of our walks today, we came across a sight that very unfortunately is all too common in this city. A group of men and women were queuing up to go to the Ibrahimi Mosque – believed by both Jews and…