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‘This time we were not forced to swim naked in the sea’: Gaza fishermen left jobless after illegal arrest in Palestinian waters
1st June 2013 | Mondoweiss, Petra Stastna | Gaza, Occupied Palestine A young Palestinian fisherman was arrested together with his brother within Palestinian waters on 19 May 2013 by the Israeli navy and released the following day. Their boat and all equipment were confiscated by the Israelis, leaving them with no means to make a living.…
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Violent repression continues by the Israeli Army against protesters in Kufr Qaddum
31th May 2013 | International Women’s Peace Service | Kufr Qaddum, Occupied Palestine UPDATE 1st June: Last night, two Israeli military jeeps invaded Kufr Qaddum. Soldiers threw stun grenades and stuck several posters with photos of four children around the village. The posters read: “We are the army. Be careful. If we see you, we…
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Israeli forces violently suppress villagers working their land in Nabi Saleh
31th May 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Ramallah Team | Nabi Saleh, Occupied Palestine Unlike in previous demonstrations, two army jeeps invaded Nabi Saleh today an hour before the demonstration was due to begin. After midday prayers, over 60 villagers, joined by a number of Israeli and international activists, marched from the center of the village…
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Increase in military and settler violence against Palestinians in the South Hebron Hills
31th May 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Khalil Team | South Hebron Hills, Occupied Palestine During the last week Israeli military presence has increased dramatically in the area which Israel designates as Firing Zone 918, in the occupied West Bank. In recent days, military vehicles and helicopters have been surrounding villages in the area, including…
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Arson attack on Asira village by illegal settlement of Yitzhar
30th May 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus Team | Asira, Occupied Palestine At 1.30pm today, 30th May, thirty settlers from the illegal settlement of Yitzhar trespassed on to land above the village of Asira, lighting fires and throwing rocks at around seventy villagers who came to extinguish the flames and defend their village. Israeli…
