Category: Features
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Two killed in bombing of al-Salama sport club in Beit Lahia
25 August 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, Gaza At about 1:30 A.M. on August 25, 2011 Israeli warplanes bombed the Salama Sports Club in Beit Lahia. The building was empty at the time. The sports club, however, is in the middle of a residential area. Two people from a neighboring house were killed in the…
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Night of Israeli violence: Al Aqsa Mosque barricade, house demolition, gang beating, arrests
22 August 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank Just after midnight on Monday, August 22 the Israeli military took the opportunity to trap 1500 Palestinian youth inside al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, blow up a house in Hebron (injuring 30 people in the ensuing riots), and arrested a member of the Freedom Theatre in Jenin.…
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Israeli forces continue to bomb Gaza: 13 year old boy dead and 18 injured
19 August 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, Gaza Israel’s price tag campaign is not waged only by the settlers in the West Bank; it is also waged against the people of Gaza. It isn’t exactly clear what the Gaza Strip is paying the price for. In contrast to Israeli propaganda, people are killed in Gaza…
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Call from Gaza: open the Rafah crossing permanently and unconditionally
Today, a call demanding the re-opening of the Rafah Crossing between Egypt and Palestine has come from Gaza. It is propelled by support from Egypt and has been endorsed by dozens of organizations, citizens’ groups, associations and coalitions in many countries, as well as by distinguished international personalities. The call to action underscores the Geneva…
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Ramadan begins with the killing of two Palestinians
2 August 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank At 3am Qalandia refugee camp was invaded by the Israeli army. Approximately 300 soldiers raided the camp, shooting live ammunition directly at people, killing two Palestinians. The two young men, Mutasin Issa Udwan who was 22 years old was declared to have passed away when he…