Tag: Arrests
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Snapshots of Al-Qawasmi home, ripped apart by Israeli military
22 August 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank Hussein Al-Qawasmi was arrested 10 days ago. Yesterday Qawasmi was escorted back to his home by Israeli soldiers, who claimed there were explosives as well as a memory stick and other forms of information. The family home was ransacked and a section of it was destroyed.…
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50 arrested during pre-dawn sweeps in Hebron
21 August 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank Just before dawn today, Sunday August 21, IDF forces raided the towns of Hebron and Bethlehem in the West Bank. Preliminary reports indicate that up to 250 people have been arrested in Hebron, including at least 70 Hamas leaders. Twitter feeds on the ground speak of…
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Israeli military forces attack the freedom of theatre
13 August 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank The Freedom Theatre in Jenin Refugee Camp has faced targeted repression by the Israeli Army in recent weeks. At 3pm on August 6th, 2011, Israeli Occupation Forces arrested a Freedom Theatre actor at the Shave Shomeron checkpoint on his way from Ramallah to Jenin. Rami Awni…
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Ni’lin continues with strong will despite Israeli raids
8 August 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank and Ni’lin Sons Group On the 7th of August at 2:30am, 13 military jeeps entered the village of Ni’lin, took control of its southern region, and proceeded towards the nearby village of Qibya to arrest a Palestinian following an aggressive raid the previous night. Locals curious…
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Israeli soldiers violently suppress demo; sweep through houses to carry out arbitrary arrests in Nabi Saleh
29 July 2011 | Popular Struggle Coordination Committee Military checkpoints were set up early in the morning on all roads leading in and out of Nabi Saleh this Friday, as the Israeli army does every Friday in its attempt to prevent people from outside the tiny village to support the villagers in their struggle for…