Tag: Aqraba
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Reflections on a brief exchange in the aftermath of a home demolition, 4 December 2012
by Jeff Berryhill 5 December 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank The pain and anguish on the woman’s face was penetrating. Earlier this morning two Israeli military jeeps, one civil administration vehicle, and a bulldozer had arrived at her home with orders to level the structure. This is in spite of ongoing legal proceedings…
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Settler attack in Aqraba leaves 3 injured, 1 hospitalized
By Ben Greene and Ellie Marton 19 September 2012 | International Solidarity Movement On Monday 17, September, six Israeli settlers from the illegal settlement of Itamar attacked three members of the Benijaber family, who were walking home to the Palestinian village of Aqraba from their olive groves. Maher Hashem Mostafa Benijaber reported that he, his…
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Yanoun: Settlers and soldiers attack village, injuring five
By Marshall Pinkerton 8th July 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank On Saturday 7 July, 2012, the village of Yanoun, located 12km southeast of Nablus, was attacked by illegal settlers from the illegal Itamar settlement. Five Palestinians were injured in the attack and large sections of agricultural land were set ablaze. The attack began…
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Fadi Abu Zeitoun, killed as settlers attacked farmers
by Rana H. 9 April 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank Israeli settlers attacked and chased a group of Palestinian farmers last Thursday, causing a tractor to flip over during the chase, causing the death of the Palestinian driver. On Thursday, April 5th, armed settlers from the illegal Israeli colony of Itamar attacked a…
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Jordan Valley: Demolitions and arrests of two Palestinians
by Satu and John 15 February 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank On February 14, 2012, in the small village of Twael of the Aqraba district, southeast of Nablus in the Jordan Valley, the home of the Bunni Jaber family was destroyed by an Israeli backhoe protected by 20 soldiers in four military vehicles.…
