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14 year old girl taken in the latest wave of Awarta arrests

11 April 2011 | International Solidarity Movement On Saturday night the Israeli army once again raided Awarta, putting the village under curfew for the fifth time since the murder in the illegal settlement of Itamar on 11th March. Awarta is situated next to Itamar and has endured a constant military presence for a month now. […]

April 11, 2011
The sharp end of Hebron

11 April 2011 | Issa Amro Hebron’s problems began after 1967. The Israeli army worked hard to create the Kiryat Arba settlement, and after that the settlers and soldiers started living inside Hebron, transforming it into an occupied city. We started to feel it when they created settlements in the heart of the city. In […]

April 11, 2011
Position of the local Palestinian Christian community on restrictions on religious rights (especially during Holy Week)

08 April 2011 | Kairos Palestine The Palestinian Christian initiative Kairos Palestine has issued a statement spelling out the position of the Palestinian Christian community concerning Israeli imposed restrictions on religious rights, especially during Holy Week. The statement notes that “for Christians, Holy Week in Jerusalem has a special spiritual connection.” It says that the […]

April 11, 2011