Tag: Arrests
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Resident of Ni’lin tells of his experiences after being arrested by Israeli forces
On Saturday August 31 2008 Ibrahim from Ni’lin was stopped in an Israeli checkpoint on his way to work and was prevented from going since his working permission, which makes it possible for him to enter Israel, had been taken away from him. It was his first day at work after 15 days in Israeli…
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House invasions, arrests and abuse by army in Madama and Asira al Qiblyia
In the early morning of July 18th the villages of Madama and Asira al Qiblyia, south of Nablus, were invaded by the Israeli army. A total of twelve houses were invaded and the families, in many cases with small children, were brutally awoken by sound bombs exploding inside their houses. Fifteen young men were arrested…
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My Arrest and Detention by Israeli Police
by Andrew Clarno, U of Michigan Sociology Grad Student On Saturday, August 11, 2001, at about 2:30 pm, Israeli police arrested me while I was standing on the sidewalk at the edge of the American Colony Hotel parking lot. I had arrived at the American Colony Hotel at around 2:15 pm along with twenty to…
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Bidya roadblock removal
16 Peace Activists Under Arrest for Dismantling Roadblocks Outside Palestinian Villages Following a nonviolent act of resistance today in which Israelis, Palestinians and internationals worked to dismantle a roadblock outside the Palestinian villages of Bidiya and Maskha, Israeli soldiers forcibly dragged away and arrested 15 of the activists, who are currently being held in the…