Category: Hebron
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Collective punishment in al-Khalil through closed military zone upheld
30th July 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine The Tel Rumeida neighborhood and Shuhada Street, in occupied al-Khalil (Hebron) are still declared a ‘closed military zone’ by Israeli forces. This form of racist collective punishment deliberately targeting the Palestinian population, has now been implemented for almost 9 months. The area…
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Photo Story: Friday Prayer at Ibrahimi Mosque- Running the Gauntlet
22nd July 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | al-Khalil, occupied Palestine Every Friday, many Palestinian Muslims come to Ibrahimi Mosque for prayers. To get to their place of worship, and home afterwards, they must run a gauntlet of Israeli military checkpoints. The Israeli Border Police invest their time and effort into making this…
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Denied permission to go to the mosque to pray
13th July 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | al-Khalil, occupied Palestine During one of our walks today, we came across a sight that very unfortunately is all too common in this city. A group of men and women were queuing up to go to the Ibrahimi Mosque – believed by both Jews and…
