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Israeli forces use excessive lethal force killing Palestinian civilian and wounding 3 others, including 2 children, in Jenin

20th August 2013 | Palestinian Centre for Human Rights | Jenin, Occupied Palestine In an excessive use of lethal force, on Tuesday morning, 20 August 2013, Israeli occupation forces killed a Palestinian civilian and wounded 3 others, including 2 children, in Jenin refugee camp in the northern West Bank. According to investigations conducted by the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR), at approximately 04:30 on Tuesday, 20 August 2013, Israeli forces in 12 military vehicles moved…

August 20, 2013

UPDATED: Three youths arrested in Kafr Qaddum night raid

15th August 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus Team | Kafr Qaddum, Occupied Palestine Update 19th August: The three young men from Qaddum had court in Salem today. One of them, Bashar, was released today, but the situation for the other two is less certain. They are currently still imprisoned and are reportedly facing charges which could sentence them to five or six months in jail. ******* Shortly after the release of 26 prisoners by Israel on…

August 19, 2013

ISM statement: Hoax video designed to harm the Palestinian popular struggle

A video has been put online on a website claiming to be a human right organization with a woman impersonating an ISM volunteer. In the video a woman who claims to have volunteered with the ISM in Palestine says that she was sexually harassed by a prominent Palestinian activist. The ISM want to make clear that this video is a hoax: the woman is not an ISM volunteer and the Facebook and Twitter pages are not…

August 19, 2013