Category: Reports
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Teachers in Hebron give lessons at Checkpoint 56
12 October 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank This morning the pupils and teachers from Qutuba School protested against the treatment of teachers at checkpoint 56. When, for the second day running, the teachers were not allowed to use the checkpoint gate that they usually use, they refused to pass through. In response at…
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Israeli military “superiors” interfere in Burin’s olive harvest
by Alistair George 12 October 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank The Israeli military ordered villagers to stop picking olives on their own land in Burin, near Nablus, today. The soldiers refused to give a reason for suspending the harvest. “It is nothing to do with us, we just get orders from our superiors,” they…
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Ramallah continues to rally support for Ofer prisoners
12 October 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank On Tuesday October 11, about 200-300 Palestinian and solidarity activists held a non violent demonstration near the Israeli Ofer prison, near Ramallah, in support of the demands of prisoners on hunger strike since September 27. The action began at 12:00 PM, as those in solidarity joined…
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After decade of demolitions, Susiya shepherd will continue to herd
11 October 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank On 10 October an Israeli army jeep filled with Israeli soldiers and a representative from the District Coordination Office (DCO) drove down the dirt track roads from the neighboring military base towards the small village of Susiya. The purpose of this visit was to serve yet…
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Seven school children injured over tightened “security” measures in Tel Rumeida
11 October 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank Tightened security at Tel Rumeida checkpoint cause an impromptu demonstration by the schoolchildren, resulting in seven injured children, and injuries to the headmaster. Teachers of Tel Rumeida’s school were told they must begin to pass through metal detectors and present their bags for search, despite the…
