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Call to action: Olive Harvest 2016
9th September 2016 | International Solidarity Movement | Ramallah, occupied Palestine At a time of increasing settler violence in the West Bank, the International Solidarity Movement is issuing an urgent call for volunteers to participate in the 2016 olive-harvest on the invitation of Palestinian communities. The olive tree, a national symbol for Palestinians, is an affirmation of Palestinians historical connection to their lands. Israeli Forces and settlers have tried in numerous occasions to disrupt this special…
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Letter of affirmation to Black Lives Matter
The world watches as Black and Brown bodies continue to be gunned down by a racialized, hyper-militarized US police force. And we are indignant. We affirm Palestinian solidarity with Black liberation and support their struggle for the swift and long absent application of justice against police officers who commit heinous, extrajudicial murders of Black people and the systems that create and overpower policing systems. We affirm Palestinian solidarity with the Movement for Black Lives as they protest in…
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First day in Al-Khalil
6th September 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine Today was my first full day as an ISM’er in Al-Khalil (Hebron). A regular part of our work is to monitor Israeli checkpoints beside schools in the mornings since the teachers ask for an international presence. Often there can be problems with violence between Israeli forces and Palestinian children. Another reason ISM is there, is to count the number of school children using…
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