Tag: Apartheid
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Ramadan 2016: Harassment, collective punishment and settlement expansions in the occupied West Bank
7th July 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | West Bank, occupied Palestine Monday the 6th of June marked the beginning of the Ramadan; the holiest holiday in Islam. The Ramadan is a sacred month in the Islamic calendar, where Muslims celebrate when the Qu’ran was revealed for the first time to the Prophet…
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Israeli military demolishes two houses, injures five Palestinians with live ammunition in Qalandia Refugee Camp
7th July 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Qalandia Refugee Camp, occupied Palestine The holy month of Ramadan has come to an end. But in Palestine, as in Iraq, Syria, Turkey and too many other places, Muslim families are not able to enjoy this special time of the year in peace and comfort.…
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Qarawah water apartheid
21st June 2016 | IWPS | Deir Istiya, occupied Palestine When Aziz ‘Aasee, the mayor of Qarawah Bani Hassan village drives through the streets, we’re stopped every few meters by one of his constituents, all of whom are asking the same question: When will we have water again? For some, the question is a joke;…
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Celebrating Israeli Independence day from the other side of apartheid fence
13th May 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, Verena, Al Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine Leaving the meeting I was searching for a safe way to go through the old City of Hebron alone, where there was a celebration of ”Israeli Independence day” going on. I wanted to reach my ISM team members who were already patrolling there.…
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Palestinian youth intentionally run over in Hebron
22st April 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine On the afternoon of 21st April 2016, an Israeli settler ran down a Palestinian youth with his car, causing critical injuries, near the Ibrahimi mosque in occupied al-Khalil (Hebron). Two settlers were driving down the road connecting Shuhada Street and Kiryat Arba in…
