Category: Reports
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Israeli High Court Approves Theft of Bil’in Land
by the ISM media team In a laconic verdict, the High Court of Justice yesterday rejected a petition filed by the residents of Bil’in and Peace Now, against declarations made in the early 90s where 900 dunams of the village lands were declared government property. Most of these lands were subsequently allocated for the construction…
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Three days of protest in Hebron over Gaza massacre
by ISM Hebron This report is a continuation from the report on the first day of protests . Thursday 9th November Everyone in Hebron is deeply distressed by the Israeli massacre of 18 Palestinian civilians in Gaza. All shops and schools are closed for three days of official mourning. Palestinian youths gathered in the souk…
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Bil’in mourns Gaza atrocities
by the ISM media team, November 10th Bil’in village today mourned the atrocities in Gaza as well as commemorating the second anniversary of the death of Yasser Arafat. The villagers, accompanied by Israeli and international supporters, marched from the mosque led by a youth marching band, carrying a funeral tent and wearing black ribbons around…
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Israeli soldiers rampage through Hebron after Palestinian youth demonstrate
by ISM Hebron, 8th November Palestinian youths demonstrated against the Israeli massacre in Gaza at the Israeli checkpoint on Shuhada street today. All shops in Hebron closed in mourning. International Human Rights Workers (HRWs) arrived at 1pm to see Israeli soldiers firing live rounds at demonstrators who hid behind burning tires and threw stones. Two…
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“I only listen to what they tell me” – a Palestinian account of what it takes to travel from Jenin to Ramallah
by Ashraf, 7th November Today at 9 in the morning, a group of 30 students from my university in Jenin left to attend a conference and an exhibit of Information Technology held in Ramallah. IT students were invited to visit a joint Palestinian market of different Palestinian computer and software companies. The first checkpoint we…