Category: Journals
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Bedouins outside Jerusalem face violence and threats of expulsion
1st July 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Ramallah Team | ‘Anata, Jerusalem The Bedouin community of ‘Anata suffers daily from the consequences of living just underneath the Apartheid Wall of East Jerusalem; the community is considered unwanted by the Israelis, and is therefore a victim of attacks and harassment. In addition, their unique location between…
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Saturdays under the settlements
25th June 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Khalil team | Hebron, Occupied Palestine Saturday is supposed to be a holy day for the Jewish settlers of the illegal colonies in the West Bank; many don’t work, they don’t turn on electrical appliances, they don’t drive cars. But some of the violent and Zionist among them…
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Witness to a child arrest in occupied Hebron
24th June 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Khalil Team | Hebron, Occupied Palestine Since coming to the West Bank I had heard a lot about the Israeli army detaining and arresting children. Despite this, the first time I saw it myself, I was amazed. Amazed that people – young soldiers – could intimidate, harass and…
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Settler harassment in Tel Rumeida
15th June 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Saeeda | Hebron, Occupied Palestine I am an ISM activist living in the occupied city of Hebron. I arrived home late in the evening of Friday, June 14, and outside my door some of the neighborhood kids had built a small fire and were cooking corn. They tried…
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A word of caution from settlers to internationals in Hebron
11th June 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Khalil Team | Hebron, Occupied Palestine On the evening of Thursday, 6 June 2013, a fellow activist and I were walking home from an innocent venture to get a refrigerator door in the Prayers’ Road area of the H2 area of Hebron. My companion saw out of the…
