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Mourning Mustafa Tamimi as Israeli soldiers escalate violence
by Alistair George 11 December 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank Over two thousand people attended the funeral of Mustafa Tamimi in Nabi Saleh today. Tamimi was killed during a protest in Nabi Saleh on Friday after he was struck in the face by a tear gas canister fired at close range by the Israeli military. He was 28 years old. At least six people were arrested and several people were injured as the Israeli…
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No miracle yesterday in Nabi Saleh: Mustafa Tamimi murdered
by Linah Alsaafin 10 December 2011 | The Electronic Intifada “Ambulance! Ambulance!” So far, there were three people who had suffocated from the tear gas, and three people injured by rubber bullets. I saw gas, and so assumed that it was another case of suffocation. But the cries got louder, urgent, desperate — quite unlike the previous calls. Along with those around me, we began running to where the injured person lay, 50 meters away. Screams. “Mustafa!…
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Al Ma’asara refuses the road to illegal settlement activity
10 December 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank This weeks’ demonstration in the village of Al-Maasara was attended by approximately forty peaceful protesters with twenty Palestinians and twenty internationals. As always during the protests in Al Ma’asara the protesters were confronted by a line of Israeli soldiers who refused to allow the Palestinians cross an Israeli built road. The significance of this road is that it passes directly through the village and connects several illegal settlements…
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