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The Roman tree
7th June 2014 | International Solidarity Movement, Khalil team | Hebron, Occupied Palestine At approximately 1:00 pm on June 4th, a burning olive tree was located in the vicinity of Tel Rumeida, al-Khalil (Hebron). The Palestinian firefighters extinguished the fire with no assistance from the occupying Israeli military. As an occupying state, Israel is legally responsible for providing adequate services and aid for those living in the occupied territories, however this responsibility is often neglected. The burnt tree…
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Prisoner solidarity in Hebron
7th June 2014 | International Solidarity Movement, Khalil team | Hebron, Occupied Palestine Since the Palestinian prisoners began their hunger strike, there has been a protest each week in al-Khalil (Hebron). The majority of these demonstrations have been in the H1 area (under Palestinian Authority civil and security control), not directly against the Israeli military. However, On Wednesday 3rd and Thursday 4th this last week, there were two actions against the Israeli forces in al-Khalil. On Wednesday at the entrance of…
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No Jews allowed
5th June 2014 | International Solidarity Movement | Hebron, Occupied Palestine My plan for the morning was pretty simple, I wanted to enter the souq (market) and buy some bread for breakfast, and then walk home. That was it. As I made my way towards the souq entrance I was stopped by two Israeli border police officers and asked for my religion. This is not an unusual experience in this city, the military are a common sight…



