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Protest against forced eviction pushes Israeli forces from the area

22nd September 2013 | International Solidarity Movement | Ezaryah, Occupied Palestine Today at 10:00, approximately 40 Palestinians and internationals marched together on a demonstration in the Ezaryah area east of Jerusalem. The demonstration was called to protest the forceful eviction of Palestinian Bedouin families in the Ras al-Baba area, close to Jerusalem. The civil administration is planning to build a village for the Bedouin community on top of a rubbish site, this plan includes completely clearing the outskirts…

September 22, 2014

The Israeli offensive on Gaza caused full or partial damages to 75 kindergartens and day-care centers

21st September 2013 | Democracy and Workers’ Rights Center in Palestine | Gaza, Occupied Palestine The Democracy and Workers’ Rights Center field teams have documented full or partial damages to 75 kindergartens and day-care centers caused during the 51 day Israeli offensive against the Gaza Strip this summer. DWRC’s field workers conducted field visits to all the kindergartens that suffered damages and collected information through filling questionnaires and affidavits from kindergarten owners in the five Gaza governorates, with…

September 21, 2014

Palestinian school set on fire

21st September 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus team |As-Sawia, Occupied Palestine On the evening of the 10th September, unknown assailants broke into the As-Sawia Secondary School, forced open the door and set the school on fire. Bedouins living close to the school saw the fire and alerted the fire brigade. By the time it was put out, the principal’s office and teachers’ rooms were completely burned. “We lost six computers, four printers, all the teachers’ books and materials,…

September 21, 2014