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Killing without consequence
19th June 2014 | Moira Jilani | East Jerusalem, Occupied Palestine Ziad and I met at a party at the University of Houston. Six months later Ziad proposed, saying, “I’m a Palestinian. I am only here to get an education. After graduating I’ll return home to Jerusalem. Come with me.” We married the following year and moved to…
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VIDEO: Israeli soldiers invade more Palestinian homes in Hebron
18th June 2014 | International Solidarity Movement, Khalil Team | Hebron, Occupied Palestine Yesterday the Israeli army invaded a family house in the H1 area, supposedly under full Palestinian Authority civil and security control, of al-Khalil (Hebron). The father of the family is very ill with heart disease; the family was forced in to one room…
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Palestinian kidnapped by Israeli forces in Awarta
16th June 2014 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus team | Awarta, Occupied Palestine At approximately 2:00 AM on the 15th June, Israeli soldiers conducted a night raid in the village of Awarta near Nablus, which was one of a series of raids and closures carried out by Israeli forces, following the disappearance of three Israeli settler youth close to al-Khalil (Hebron). Palestinian witnesses state that over 50 Israeli…
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House raids in Hebron
15th June 2014 | International Solidarity Movement, Khalil Team | Hebron, Occupied Palestine At approximately 3AM this morning, approximately 70 Israeli soldiers broke into a home inhabited by two Palestinian families. The home is located in the H1 region of Hebron, an area officially under full Palestinian authority, civil and security control. The two families, composing of 10 people,…
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Violence in Ni’lin
14th June 2014 | International Solidarity Movement, Ramallah team | Ni’lin, Occupied Palestine A Red Crescent paramedic, present at the Ni’lin demonstration last week, spoke to ISM about the protest last Friday, 6th June. He explained that the demonstration began as the protesters marched towards the apartheid wall, with Israeli soldiers firing tear gas canisters and rubber-coated steel bullets. After just 15…
