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The International Solidarity Movement podcast episode two: Surviving settler violence in Masafer Yatta
In episode two of our podcast we speak to Gassim Hamad Tahan from the village of Mufagara, in Masafer Yatta, in the South Hebron Hills. Gassim told us how the experience he had growing up is different to those of his children and grandchildren, and about his dedication to steadfastly staying on the land, despite violent attacks by settlers, and a colonial army intent on evicting Palestinians from the area. Links Scenes from a Jewish pogrom…
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The International Solidarity Movement podcast episode three: Steadfastness – Youth Resistance in Palestine
In this third episode of the ISM podcast our guest is Sami Hurreini, who is a really inspiring youth organiser from At-Tuwani in the South Hebron Hills. He’s part of a group called Youth of Sumud. Sumud is an Arabic word meaning steadfastness, and its a central concept in the Palestinian popular resistance to the occupation. We spoke to Sami in December 2022 about what people are doing to survive in the face of the occupation’s…
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The olive harvest: Struggle, resistance and oppression
December 31 | International Solidarity Movement | Olive Harvest journal The olive harvest in Palestine (October – November) represents much more than simply picking olives. While it is an important contributor for the income of thousands of families in the West Bank – with a revenue between $160m and $190m in 2021 according to Aljazeera – it is also a symbol of resistance and defiance towards the occupation. Families come together in the fields and…
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