Category: Hebron
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Photo story: Gilbert checkpoint impeding Palestinian daily life (January 2017)
31st January 2017 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine In the old city of occupied al-Khalil (Hebron), Palestinians’ freedom of movement is impeded by a large number of Israeli checkpoints. In the Tel Rumeida neighborhood, many school-children and teachers are forced to pass at least one, often more, checkpoint daily on…
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The checkpoint regime: Israel and the fragmentation of Palestinian society
31st January 2017 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine There are 17 permanent checkpoints in the H2 area under full Israeli military control in occupied al-Khalil (Hebron), manned by Israeli forces and impeding Palestinian freedom of movement. The official rhetoric of the Israeli government is that these checkpoints serve ‘security purposes’.…
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A Day in the life
26 January 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, Al-Khalil team| Hebron, occupied Palestine Al-Khalil is unique from other villages, towns, and cities in the West Bank. Illegal Zionist colonial settlements are situated right in the center of the Old City. Whereas, elsewhere the illegal settlements are outside of the Palestinian towns and cities. This makes life…
