Category: Photo Story
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In Photos: Palestinians gather support for #FreedomWaves and ending blockade of Gaza
by Alistair George and Ben Lorber Canadian and Irish ships sailing with Freedom Waves to Gaza were illegally boarded by the Israeli military in international waters yesterday afternoon. The Israeli military stated that “Upon arrival of the vessels at the Ashdod port, the activists will be transferred to the custody of the Israel Police and…
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In Photos: The survival of olives
16 October 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank The olive harvest started in theWest Bankin early October and will continue in some villages until mid-November. Olives have been cultivated in Palestinian land for thousands of years. Around 95% of the harvest is used to make olive oil, with the remainder for pickles, table olives,…
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In Photos: Palestinians unite to support prisoner hunger strike
12 October 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank and Gaza On Tuesday the 27th of September, an open-ended hunger strike was initiated until the fulfillment of 9 demands by Palestinian prisoners, which include the right to family visits, end to the use of isolation as a punishment against detainees, and profiteering of Israeli prisons from…
