Category: Reports
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Israeli military conceals information about possible nerve agent used by illegal, violent settlers
26 September 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank On Sunday, September 25th, Riyadh Abu Armile was assaulted by settlers and the army in Hebron,causing for an open investigation by human rights groups as evidence suggests that settlers may have used an unidentified nerve agent during the assault. On the night of the attack hundreds…
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The real cost of Al Rumeida roadblock
25 September 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank For the last three days Ahmed Sau and Khalil have been loading bushell loads of white building material on carts pulled by a horse and a donkey as they trek up the steep hill going to Jabel Al Rahmeh. At the other end is a truck filled almost to the…
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Haiya of Qalandia Refugee Camp
24 September 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank Haiya and her family are originally from a village called Ber Maael know called Mudaeen near what is now Tel Aviv. Haiya’s brother was a close friend of Ali Khaleefa, one of the young men who was killed when the Israeli army raided the Qalandia Refugee…
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Settlers parade Hebron
24 September 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank Today at 4 p.m. the settlers paraded as usual around the Old City of Al Khalil, or Hebron, from 4 to about 5 p.m. About 5 international observers, as well as members of Christian Peacemakers Team and World Council Church volunteers witnessed the pompous parade. Over…
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Israel’s “Scream” fails to silence Palestinian resistance
22 September 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank On Wednesday, demonstrators at the Qalandia checkpoint were met with a new weapon referred to as the “Scream,” an obnoxious siren that sounded once demonstrators had organized near the checkpoint in spirit of a future Palestinian state. The new sound weapon was used for the first…