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Izbit At Tabib Roadblock Claims a Life
On Monday 3rd October a man from the village of Izbit at Tabib died before reaching hospital as a result of the roadblock that prevents access to the main highway. Ahmad Ibrahim Shiwor, 41 years old, was suffering heart problems in his family home. An ambulance was called but unable to reach the house due…
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Released prisoner speaks
On Monday 3rd December a 25 year old man from An Nabilyas near Qalqilya was released from Naqab prison – one of the 429 prisoners released by Israel as a so-called “goodwill” gesture for the Annapolis peace talks. Mousa had served 6 years of his 12 year sentence. Whilst happy to be free, Mousa’s story…
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Israeli Army Raids Zawata Village for the Second Time This Week
On the evening of December 2nd, the Israeli army invaded Zawata, a village just north of Nablus. At around 2 am approximately 10 army jeeps pulled into the village, shooting live ammunition into the air and firing tear gas and sound bombs. The soldiers proceeded to enter several houses, arresting 8 men. The army stayed…
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Israei army tortures teenager over false allegations
During the Israeli army’s latest crackdown on the residents of Azzoun village, undercover police abducted a youth of 16 years for extended interrogation interspersed with beating. The Azzoun teenager, Mahmoud Radouan, was riding in a friend’s donkey cart on road 55 just outside Izbat at Tabib, en route to the friend’s agricultural land in nearby…
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Three Nonviolent Protests in the West Bank
Nov. 30 Palestinian villagers protest on Road-443, Israel prevent them from using it Residents of a number of villages in the Ramallah area organized a protest joined by a number of International and Israeli peace activists at Highway 443, on Friday after the noon prayer. Protesters carried anti-racism signs and Palestinian flags, and demanded that…
