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Palestinians are shot as they take to the streets in response to Gaza massacres
(Edited from Ma’an News and Human Rights Observers’ reports) Dozens of Palestinians have been injured in towns across the West Bank after Israeli troops cracked down on demonstrations against the Israeli mass killings in Gaza. Bethlehem Today, students marched to the Israeli separation wall near Rachael’s Tomb. Young Palestinians pelted Israeli military vehicles with stones…
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Israeli army forces Hebron orphanage and shopping mall to shut
Orphanage charity closed, IDF claims links with Hamas The Islamic Study Centre in the centre of Hebron is a charity dedicated to the welfare and education of orphans in Hebron, it boasts a library and a study centre built into a shopping complex, and a school with working transport. However last Tuesday the IOF raided…
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Disengagement and the Frontiers of Zionism
By: Darryl Li For the original article, click here. February 16, 2008 In mid-January, when Israel further tightened its blockade of the Gaza Strip, it hurriedly assured the world that a “humanitarian crisis” would not be allowed to occur. Case in point: Days after the intensified siege prompted Hamas to breach the Gaza-Egypt border and…
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Successful roadblock removal and funeral march for Gaza during weekend protests
Tuwani- On Friday, February 29th, around 80 Palestinians and international activists removed roadblocks on the street which connects Tuwani village to the city of Yatta , across the settler bypass road 6o. The village, near the settlements Susiya and Ma’on, is situated in Area C, which means it is under full Israeli control. Four weeks…
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Harassment and murder during invasions in Qabatiya, near Jenin
The West Bank town of Qabatiya, just south of Jenin, is home to over 20,000 people. According to local residents the Israeli army invade the town every night from their base in Salem. As they invade, usually very early in the morning, they throw sound bombs and fire live ammunition to alert the residents to…
