Category: Features
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Palestinians celebrating Eid in a ‘closed military zone’
26th June 2017 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine As anywhere all over the world, Palestinian Muslims are celebrating the end of the fasting-month Ramadan with the 3-day feast of Eid. Eid usually is a joyous occasion, everyone dresses up nicely and the most important activity is visiting family. For Palestinians…
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Iftar on the Rubble
14th June 2017 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Jerusalem, occupied Palestine Seventy people gathered in the Sur Baher neighborhood of occupied East Jerusalem for a communal solidarity Iftar on the rubble of the home of Ashraf and Islam Fawaqa. The Fawaqa home was one of nine Palestinian homes and 3 stores that were…
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Two shot in Hebron as Israeli forces clash with protesters during general strike
Palestinian protesters clashed with Israeli soldiers and border police yesterday in Hebron, as Palestinians demonstrated in solidarity with the prisoners’ hunger strike. The clash lasted for five hours, with Israeli forces using tear gas, sound bombs, rubber-coated steel bullets, and live ammunition to disperse the protesters. A 15-year old and a 20-year old were shot,…
