Category: Reports
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Night raids and arrests continue in Burin
By Alma Reventos 25 August 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank On Thursday August 23, Mumen Mahmoud Raja, 18, was arrested at his home by Israeli occupation forces at 2:30 a.m. Around 2 a.m., some 60 Israeli forces invaded the Palestinian village of Burin, located south-west of Nablus. They arrived in 6 military jeeps,…
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Hit-and-run settler kills 15 goats
By Markus Fitzgerald 20 August 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank On Monday, August 6, Mershid (19), son of Muhamad Abdalah Dawabsheh, checked for oncoming cars and started to cross the road between Nablus and Ramallah with his herd of goats. The time was approximately 5 p.m., and he was leading the herd towards the…
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Khan Al Luban: Settlers invade again
By Alex Marley 18 August | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank On Saturday August 11, 2012 the same events of three days earlier repeated themselves in Khan Al Luban. A group of 4 illegal Israeli settlers, from Ma’ale Levona, armed with guns and wooden sticks, came into Khan al Luban at 10:30 p.m. The settlers yet…
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Israeli military beats and arrests journalists, suppresses Kufr Qaddoum demonstration
By Marshall Pinkerton and Alma Reventos 18 August | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank On Friday, August 17, 5 were injured and 8 arrested during the weekly protest in Kufr Qaddoum. Israeli soldiers fired tear-gas canisters, rubber-coated steel bullets, and beat protesters with wooden sticks. The village experienced an unprecedented amount of violence during the peaceful…
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Call to action: Olive Harvest 2012
18 August 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank At a time of increasing settler violence in the West Bank, the International Solidarity Movement is issuing an urgent call for volunteers to participate in the 2012 Olive Harvest Campaign at the invitation of Palestinian communities. The olive tree is a national symbol for Palestinians. As thousands of…
