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Call to action: Olive Harvest 2016
9th September 2016 | International Solidarity Movement | Ramallah, occupied Palestine At a time of increasing settler violence in the West Bank, the International Solidarity Movement is issuing an urgent call for volunteers to participate in the 2016 olive-harvest on the invitation of Palestinian communities. The olive tree, a national symbol for Palestinians, is an…
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First day in Al-Khalil
6th September 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine Today was my first full day as an ISM’er in Al-Khalil (Hebron). A regular part of our work is to monitor Israeli checkpoints beside schools in the mornings since the teachers ask for an international presence. Often there can be problems with…
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Achieving education under occupation
31st August 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine The 28th of August 2016, a new school year in occupied Palestine has started after a 3-month summer holiday. In the occupied West Bank city of al-Khalil (Hebron), Palestinian children living in the H2-area, under full Israeli military control, are posed with…
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Israel’s silent war on the children of Palestine
29th February 2016| International Solidarity Movement, Al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine Fortunately much of the world is now fully aware of Israel’s apartheid wall and the zionist state’s grotesque, illegal occupation of the Palestinian territories that it represents. But few are aware of the endless number of other apartheid structures scattered throughout Palestine with the…
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Children harassed yet again at Salaymeh checkpoint
24th February 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine Today, like any other day, the children of Palestine prepared for their grim and demoralising walk to school through the Salaymeh checkpoint. The notorious checkpoint where Yasmin al-Zarour was shot down by Israeli occupying forces just 10 days ago. The current situation is one that is…