Category: Reports
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Civil Rights Lesson and Art Class at Hebron Checkpoint
by ISM Hebron, February 1st Today at 2pm ISM Hebron held a teach-in at the Tel Rumeida checkpoint in Hebron. The kids learned about Martin Luther King Jr. and his successful non-violent struggle for the freedom and civil rights of black people in the United States. We compared the situation of black Americans during segregation…
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Wall Route Around Bil’in and Land Theft Approved by Occupation Planning Board
by the ISM media team, January 31st Today the Planning Board in Beit-El gave its decision to approve the new scheme for the Matityahu East neighborhood, on the lands of Bil’in west of the Apartheid Wall. The Planning Board, composed of IOF and settler-colonist representatives, rejected all the fundamental objections to the scheme, but did…
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Bethlehem Villagers Celebrate Wedding on Land Razed for Wall
by the ISM media team, January 26th Villagers from neighbouring villages gathered this afternoon on the bulldozed land of Umm Salamuna to celebrate the wedding of Mohammed Brejiah, 28, and Sunai Abu Raiyeh, 25. The local men and children sang and danced Dabka while soldiers and settlers looked on from afar. The villagers have vowed…
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Protesters Caught in Crossfire in Bil’in
by the ISM media team, January 26th Today’s sun-drenched demonstration in Bil’in was marked by the usual Occupation violence as the media and peaceful protesters alike were frequently forced to run for cover and attacked as they were doing so. The theme of today’s weekly demo was the ongoing annexation of the land around the…
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Local Residents Rally Against Occupation in Tel Rumeida
by ISM Hebron, January 25th Over a hundred local residents attended today’s peaceful demonstration at the Tel Rumeida checkpoint against colonist violence and road closures in Hebron. Members of the local Tel Rumeida community spoke about their struggles dealing with continued colonist aggression, the closure of roads to Palestinians and the inability to drive their…