Category: Reports
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Urgent: Funding needed for JVS solidarity schools
05 June 2011 | Jordan Valley Solidarity The funding allowing us to run the Jordan Valley Solidarity organization’s solidarity schools has come to an end. We currently have three solidarity tent school projects in Ein Il Hilwe, Ras Al Awja and Meqhoul with over 100 kids and 10 teachers. The schools were forced to take…
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IWPS: International human rights volunteers needed in Palestine
4 June 2011 | International Women’s Peace Service The International Women’s Peace Service (IWPS) is a small team of international female human-rights activists in Palestine. We: Provide accompaniment to Palestinian civilians (including farmers during the annual olive harvest), Document and non-violently intervene in human-rights abuses, Support Palestinians in their non-violent resistance to end the Israeli…
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Private Israeli guard opens fire on protesters, protester hit by shrapnel
4 June 2011 | Ni’lin Village A private Israeli guard opened live fire on protesters marching on an illegal quarry near the West Bank village of Shuqba. The march was organized by the Ni’lin and Budrus popular committees and commenced at noon. Dozens of Palestinian and Israeli activists marched toward the illegal quarry to stop…
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Second settler arson attack on Madama in a week
3 June 2011 | International Solidarity Movement On Thursday June 2 at about 1pm, the villagers of Madama were again victims of a settler arson attack on their land. According to Samed Hamad, a 15 year old Palestinian who saw the incident, settlers from the nearby illegal settlement Yizhar, set fire to a crop Field…
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Roof destroyed on farm property near Etzion settlement
2 June 2011 | International Solidarity Movement On the morning of Wednesday May 18th, Mohammed, arrived at his farm to find the roof of his farm buildings had been removed and the materials taken away from the property during the night. The farm is situated directly between Etzion settlement and a military police base, South…