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Israeli army injures eight in Hebron as they attack march to mark the anniversary of Arafat’s death
On the 4th anniversary of Yasser Arafat’s death, a march commemorating his life in Hebron was confronted by the Israel army in Bab Azzawaya near the Gilbert checkpoint. The area is in H1 and considered to be under Palestinian Authority control. According to local people interviewed by ISM volunteers, a group of 20 young people…
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Candle-lit demonstration through the Old City of Hebron
On the 8th November, around 50 residents of Hebron, joined by international solidarity activists, gathered in the Old City to protest against Israeli closures in the area. The demonstration, initiated by the Popular Committee of Hebron and the Hebron Rehabilitation Committee, took the form of a candle-lit procession through the Old City. Residents marched behind…
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Protesters picket US State Department following eviction of al-Kurd family of East Jerusalem
The eviction of the al-Kurd family from their East Jerusalem home is attracting worldwide protest. Upon hearing the news, two recent ISM volunteers who had camped out on the al-Kurd patio for several days picketed the U.S. State Department and visited with a representative of the Israel-Palestine desk. They were assured that the State Department…
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The Guardian: Israeli police evict Palestinian couple from home of 52 years
By Rory McCarthy To view original article, published by The Guardian on the 10th November, click here Israeli police have evicted a disabled Palestinian man and his wife from the home where they had lived for 52 years, in a Palestinian district of east Jerusalem which is now surrounded by hardline Jewish settlers. The eviction…
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Haaretz: Elderly Palestinian couple evicted from East Jerusalem home despite U.S. protest
By Michael Bahl To view original article, published by Haaretz on the 9th November, click here In a pre-dawn operation in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of predominantly Arab East Jerusalem, scores of police officers and IDF troops Sunday evicted an elderly Palestinian couple from their home, despite protests by the United States, other countries, and…
