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Do not let settlers expel us from our home in Sheikh Jarrah
Update on 29 January by ISM: There is still imminent threat of eviction hovering upon the Shamane family. The family was given a brief reprieve of two months at the last minute [on 31st December 2012] when the Jerusalem District Court ordered the eviction delayed until 1st March 2013. There will be a weekly protest vigil at 3 pm on Friday 1st February and in the following weeks. Organizers call for supporters to come and join.…
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Ongoing attacks result in injuries and 17 miscarriages in Urif, West Bank
29 January 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus, Occupied Palestine The Israeli army and illegal settlers have been, on almost daily basis for the past two months, invading and attacking the village of Urif in the West Bank. A local doctor reports that these actions have inflicted 17 miscarriages only in the month of December, numerous injuries, sleep deprivation and significant disruption to life. The attacks occur day and night. Tear gas, rubber-coated steel bullets as…
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The most violent settlement in the West Bank encroaches on Asira al Qibliya
27 January 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Asira al Qibliya, Occupied Palestine According to OCHA statistics Yizhar is the most violent settlement in the whole of the West Bank with 70 recorded incidents in 2011 alone. Every week there is at least one attack by Yizhar settlers in the six affected villages. Four months ago, settlers from Yizhar built a temporary outpost on top of a hill belonging to villagers from Urif. This continued until earlier…
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