Category: Reports
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Protests in Bil’in, al-Ma’sarah and al-Khader to mark International Workers’ Day
May 2nd, 2008 After midday prayers approximately 100 Palestinian, Israeli and international activists gathered for the Friday demonstration against the wall in Bil’in. This week, the protest was held in solidarity with the Palestinian workers to mark International Workers’ Day on Thursday. Protesters set off on a seldom used to route to the wall. Their…
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Israeli soldiers beat residents and damage vehicles during curfew in Azzoun
The village of Azzoun, nine kilometres west of Qalqilya, was again put under curfew by Israeli soldiers at 6pm on Friday 2nd May, lasting until 2pm the next day. This is the ninth curfew to be imposed on the village of 11000 people in the past eleven days. Villagers were forced to close their stores…
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CPT: Hebron girls orphanage sewing workshop raided by Israeli army
At 1:00 am on the morning of April 30th, the Israeli Military raided the Hebron Girls’ Orphanage near the intersection of Salaam and Al Adel (Peace and Justice) Streets. Acting on orders issued by Major General Shemni, soldiers looted the workshop of all its sewing and processing machines, office equipment, rolls of cloth, finished clothing…