Category: Journals
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The Weight of Each Stone
For generations, stones have played a significant role in both Palestinian society and within resistance movements. For this reason, it should be no surprise that the Israeli state has historically targeted the use of stones in a variety of ways, and continues to today. The significance of stones within the Palestinian context is deeply-rooted. For…
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Deported
24th October 2016 | Sarah Robinson | occupied Palestine On Monday, 17 October 2016, I was deported from Israel. This is my story. I left Johannesburg on Sunday evening, 16 October, and flew to Istanbul, Turkey. The check-in process was smooth and I was asked no security related questions. I had a six-hour stopover in…
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Roadblocks, stun grenades and settler aggression: another Jewish holiday in occupied al-Khalil
23rd October 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine The events of Tuesday the 18th of October began to unravel as my friend and I accompanied school children through an Israeli checkpoint (Salaymeh) as they made their way home that afternoon. On our return journey from the school we noticed a…
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Nowhere to hide: New illegal observation tower in occupied Hebron
3rd October 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine Israeli forces put up a CCTV observation tower in the Ibrahimi mosque area, further increasing not only their all-encompassing surveillance of Palestinians, but also their slow but steady illegal annexation of more and more Palestinian land in occupied al-Khalil (Hebron). At the…
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No matter who wins the US Presidential election, Palestine has already lost
3rd October 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine One week ago, the United States and much of the world turned on their televisions to tune into the 2016 Presidential debate. Advertised as the most anticipated debate in a generation, millions watched as Democrat Hillary Clinton sparred off against Republican Donald…
