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85-year-old Saeed Ali Gasser from Kafr Qaddum, killed by suffocation from tear gas
02nd January 2014 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus Team | Kafr Qaddum, Occupied Palestine Yesterday, Wednesday 1st January, Israeli forces raided the village of Kafr Qaddum during an anniversary march to commemorate the start of the Fatah movement, 49 years ago. Israeli soldiers and border police shot many tear gas canisters towards the villagers and into…
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Settlers attacked member of the South Hebron Hills popular committee
30th December 2013 | Operation Dove | At Tuwani, Occupied Palestine On December 28, a group of settlers attacked Palestinians who were plowing a field in the South Hebron Hills village of At Tuwani. Hafez Huraini, a member of the South Hebron Hills Popular Committee (SHHPC), was injured in the attack. According to Huraini, at about 2.45…
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Five demonstrators injured in violent Nabi Saleh protest
29th December 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Ramallah Team | Nabi Saleh, Occupied Palestine On Friday 27th December, during the weekly demonstration in Nabi Saleh, Israeli forces raided the town with a “skunk” (chemical) truck, fired large amounts of tear gas canisters and shot rubbed-coated steel bullets at unarmed protesters. Five people were injured by rubber-coated…
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Five Years After the Cast Lead Operation: ‘Gaza Writes Back’
28th December 2013 | Arabic Literature (in English), M. Lynx Qualey | Cairo, Egypt It was five years ago that Cast Lead began. Now a book of short stories, Gaza Writes Back, marks the anniversary. The book’s editor, Refaat Alareer, answers questions about the collection: ArabLit: How did the idea for this collection come about? How did you put out the call…
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Why does Israel treat Gaza farmers sowing wheat by hand as military targets?
28th December 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Charlie Andreasson | Gaza, Occupied Palestine December is the time for farmers in the Gaza Strip to sow. But for those with fields near the Israeli separation barrier, it is highly dangerous. Sure enough, we were met by news that an 18-year-old was shot an hour earlier when…
