Category: Features
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20 arrested as activists raise Palestinian flag in settlement
Over a hundred Palestinian and international activists entered an illegal Israeli settlement and raised the Palestinian flag on Saturday, October 26. Settlers and Israeli Occupation Forces responded violently to the peaceful protest, firing tear gas and flash grenades and arresting at least 20 people, including nine internationals and seven journalists.
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Grandson of Holocaust survivors deported from Israel for volunteering
An Austrian citizen of Jewish origin and grandson of Holocaust survivors was banned yesterday from entering Israel on suspicion of volunteering in Palestine. After being interrogated, searched, and held for 6 hours at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport, Edmond Sichrovsky, 23, was forcibly deported to Amman, Jordan.
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Join ISM: Training in Belfast, Ireland, November 24, 2019
ISM Ireland is offering a day of pre-training for prospective volunteers who are interested in joining the International Solidarity Movement on the ground in Palestine. All volunteers are required to participate in training before joining activities in Palestine. Attending the training session in Belfast will give you a chance to get a first impression of…
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British forensic researchers challenge Israeli army denial over shooting of child with live fire
22 October | International Solidarity Movement | Kafr Qaddum Evidence is stacking up against the Israeli Army over the near-fatal shooting of a Palestinian child by a soldier in July, with the release of a damning report from a British research group. Nine-year-old Abd el-Rahman Yasir Shatawi, was shot in the head on July 12…
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Bedouin kids join global climate strike in Palestine’s first Extinction Rebellion protest
19th October | International Solidarity Movement | Umm al-Khair, South Hebron Hill Bedouin children in the West Bank joined global climate protests yesterday, calling out the Israeli occupation’s role in exacerbating the effects of climate change on Palestinians. Over a dozen protesters from the Bedouin village of Umm al-Khair in the South Hebron Hills, waved…
