• Beit Kahlil: Tear gas flies as Israel demolishes home

    Beit Kahlil: Tear gas flies as Israel demolishes home

    6 October 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank At 5:00 AM on the morning of the 6th October, approximately 30 armed soldiers came to demolish a house in Beit Kahil. The IOF woke up the family living in the neighbouring house and informed them about the demolition and declared the entire area a closed military zone. When he arrived,  Omar Ahmad Hussan Abdel Din, the owner of the house,  informed the soldiers about his lawyers appeal…

  • Students march to Ofer Prison in solidarity with hunger strike

    by Alistair George 5 October 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank Over 100 students from Bir Zeit University marched to the gates of Ofer Prison, near Ramallah today, to demonstrate solidarity with Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli jails. Prisoners in several Israeli jails began hunger strikes on 27 September 2011 to to protest against solitary confinement, restricted visiting hours and harsh conditions. The protests have since gathered momentum, with Reuters reporting that there are around…

  • Youth arrested in Hebron over cereal

    2 October 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank On 2 October in Al Khalil (Hebron), the Israeli army and police arrested 2 Palestinian children based on petty, unfounded accusations whilst allowing settlers to employ violence with complete impunity. 13 year old Khaled Abu Snaeneh and 15 year old Said Abu Aisha were arrested and detained for over 4 hours at Kiryat Arba police station. At 2:45 soldiers came to the Abu Aisha house in Tel…

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