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British war cemetery not immune to Gaza siege
21st April 2014 | The Electronic Intifada, Joe Catron | Gaza City, Occupied Palestine On a recent, sunny afternoon, Kath Henwood, a Yorkshire paramedic volunteering in the Gaza Strip, walked through rows of headstones at the Gaza War Cemetery with a camera and notebook. “My regular crewmate at work, in his spare time, researches World War II,” she said. “He’s really passionate about it.” When Henwood learned of the cemetery, she said, “my first thought was to…
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Settlers set fire to Palestinian chicken farm
20th April 2014 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus Team| Madama, Occupied Palestine On Friday 18th April, during the night in the village of Madama, settlers from a nearby illegal settlement entered a Palestinian farm and sat fire to a newly built chicken house. The damage totaled $12,500 for the 3,500 chickens and their food, as well as $100,000 for the building itself. The Palestinian owner of the chicken house sold his car and some of his…
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“A message of peace” from the village of Qaryut met with violence from the Israeli army
19th April 2014 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus Team| Qaryut, Occupied Palestine The people of Qaryut began weekly demonstrations three weeks ago, due to the Israeli military’s decision to close the main road near to the village. Yesterday, the 18th April, approximately 300 from the village, of which 100 were children, decided to come to the hill to pray rather than to march. Israeli soldiers arrived immediately, with one soldier yelling: “Go back home!” A resident…
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