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Critically injured Mustafa Tamimi of Nabi Saleh dies of his wounds
9 December 2011 | Popular Struggle Coordination Committee Mustafa Tamimi, who was fatally injured yesterday during a demonstration in the West Bank village of Nabi Saleh passed away earlier today. Tamimi was hit in the face by a tear–gas projectile shot directly at him, from only a few feet away. Mustafa Tamimi, a 28 year…
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In Exile: Families relate stories of prisoner exiles
by Alistair George 10 December 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank Although Palestinian prisoners endure harsh conditions in Israeli prisons, including and physical and psychological torture, their families are also severely punished through the policies of the Israeli authorities. The prisoner release deal brokered between Hamas and the Israeli authorities saw the release of…
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Military teargases Kufr Qaddoum following nightly raids and arrests
by Alistair George 9 December 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank The Israeli military fired tear gas canisters directly at demonstrators in Kufr Qaddoum today in an aggressive response to the weekly protest against the closure of the main road linking the village with Nablus. Many people suffered from severe gas inhalation. After midday…
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Gaza attack: “My uncle died in my arms”
by Ruqaya Izzidien 9 December 2011 | Al Akhbar English “My uncle was breathing when I found him under the rubble,” said Migdad Elzalaan. “He told me, ‘Look after our family, look after the children. Look after them,’ and then he died, right in my arms.” At around 2am on Thursday night, Israeli forces bombed…
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Dozens teargased in the village of Bil’in west of Ramallah
by Sameer Bornat 9 December 2011 | Friends of Freedom and Justice-Bilin Dozens were wounded by poison gas suffocation in the weekly march organized by the Popular Committee Against the Wall and Settlements in Bil’in, with the participation of a delegation from Belgium, dozens of Palestinians, and international and Israeli peace activists. The march began…
