Category: Reports
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Palestinian Scouts welcome exiled prisoner to Gaza
by Joe Catron 12 November 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, Gaza Palestinian Scouts and their families rallied in the Gaza YMCA Friday afternoon to honor former political prisoner Christian Al-Bandak and welcome him to Gaza. Al-Bandak, who donned a Scout neckerchief to receive a commemorative plaque, is one of 477 prisoners already released by Israel…
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Illegal road closure in Kufr Qaddoum leads to arrests
by Thom Andrews 11 November 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank Today marked the 5th month of the village of Kufr Qaddoum’s campaign of non-violence against the Israeli military’s decision to illegally close their main road to Nablus. What began as another peaceful demonstration quickly transformed into a military assault on the village. Over 200…
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Father of 5 run over and killed by settler
by Thom Andrews 9 November 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank This afternoon, 45 year old Abdullah Mutaled Al-Mashni, father of 5, was run over and killed by an illegal settler. Whilst returning from collecting his olives, Abdullah was last seen riding his donkey back towards his village of Deir Istia – 7km northwest…
