• Stories from Burin during the olive harvest

    Stories from Burin during the olive harvest

    15th October 2014 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus team | Burin, Occupied Palestine On Monday, three Palestinians were picking olives in Burin. Their field was in a very exposed area, right between an illegal settlement, a military checkpoint, and a security detention centre. A group of ISM volunteers accompanied them as protective presence. These are some of their stories: Ali, 10-years-old: ”The army keeps coming to our school and throws tear gas at us. One time a boy choked and was taken to…

  • Tear gas and stun grenades used against schoolchildren

    Tear gas and stun grenades used against schoolchildren

    13th October 2014 | International Solidarity Movement, Khalil team | Hebron, Occupied Palestine Today at the Salaymeh checkpoint in al-Khalil (Hebron), Israeli soldiers fired four long-range tear gas canisters, and threw three stun grenades, all towards children leaving school to walk home. One tear gas grenade was also thrown directly at ISM activists documenting the military violence. Israeli soldiers were positioned very close to the school, due to the new position of the concrete blocks that designate the…

  • Jewish holiday leads to large influx of settlers, zionist tourists, and Israeli soldiers

    Jewish holiday leads to large influx of settlers, zionist tourists, and Israeli soldiers

    12th October 2014 | International Solidarity Movement, Khalil team | Hebron, Occupied Palestine Today in al-Khalil (Hebron), as part of the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, thousands of settlers and Zionist tourists descended upon the city. The Israeli military presence in Hebron, which is already a large an oppressive part of everyday life, greatly increased. Hebron is the only city in the West Bank where there is an illegal settlement in the heart of the city. It is split…

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