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Palestinians hold solidarity vigil to remember prisoners in Israeli jails
25th November 2013 | Corporate Watch, Tom Anderson and Therezia Cooper | Gaza, Occupied Palestine Palestinians held a demonstration at the offices of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Gaza City today in solidarity with Palestinian political prisoners in Israeli jails. The demonstration has been held every week since 1995 to remember the prisoners and is a focal point for organising prisoner solidarity campaigns. The weekly vigils were initiated by Um Jaber and Um Ibrahim,…
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Continuing harrassment of Izbat Tabib village
25th November 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus Team | Izbat Tabib, Occupied Palestine Yesterday, November 24th, Israeli soldiers blocked the road at the entrance to Izbat Tabib and entered the village on three separate occasions during the night, firing tear gas canisters and intimidating residents. At approximately 14:30, a military jeep carrying four soldiers set up a flying roadblock near the entrance to the village preventing the passage of traffic and pedestrians on the road to…
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Israeli gunfire wounds a Palestinian and injures a child in a resulting accident
25th November 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Rosa Schiano | Gaza, Occupied Palestine On the afternoon of Friday, 22th November 2013, Mohammed Adel Afana, age 22, was injured by Israeli gunfire east of the Jabaliya refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip. Adel Afana had gone there with friends. Each Friday, many Palestinians go to the cemetery, which is located about 300 meters from the fence that separates the Gaza Strip from territory occupied by Israel in…
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