Category: Features
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Interview with the wife of the Palestinian prisoner Mohamed Najeeb Nazal, recently kidnaped in an Arab country and handed to Israel
29th May 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, Gaza-team | occupied Palestine Mohamed, 33 years old, is originaly from Qabatia, a Palestinian city located near Jenin, in the occupied West Bank. He lived there until he left Palestine in 2007, after the murder of his brother at the hands of the Israeli occupation and the death…
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Rest in Peace Dear Hedy
26 May 2016 | St. Louis Palestine Solidarity Committee | St. Louis Holocaust survivor Hedy Epstein, 91, died at her home in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, on May 26, 2016. An internationally renowned, respected and admired advocate for human and civil rights, Hedy was encircled by friends who lovingly formed by the horrific experiences she and her…
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An end to discrimination? Closed Military Zone in Hebron neighbourhood officially stopped
20 May 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine The closed military zone (CMZ) encompassing the Tel Rumeida neighbourhood and Shuhada Street in occupied al-Khalil has officially been lifted. According to the Israeli army spokesperson, the CMZ-order was not extended, now allowing some non-residents into the area. The International Solidarity Movement…
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Aggressive young Israeli settlers provoke anger in Damascus gate, Jerusalem
14 May 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, Al-Quds team | Jerusalem, occupied Palestine The 12th of May 2016 notes the day Israel calls Independence Day. For Palestinians, Israeli Independence Day means the start of the Naqba in 1948 (the Catastrophe) and the loss of their homeland, which is still ongoing today. We had traveled to…
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Human Rights Defender Abdullah Abu Rahma arrested and detained
15th May 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil Team | Bil’in, occupied Palestine UPDATE 23d of May 2016: Abdullah was released from military prison on the evening of the 22nd. He must return to military court on the first of June for a hearing of the appeal of the military prosecution against the decision to…
