Tag: Asira al-Qibliya
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Arson attack on Asira village by illegal settlement of Yitzhar
30th May 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus Team | Asira, Occupied Palestine At 1.30pm today, 30th May, thirty settlers from the illegal settlement of Yitzhar trespassed on to land above the village of Asira, lighting fires and throwing rocks at around seventy villagers who came to extinguish the flames and defend their village. Israeli…
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New women’s center hosts educational Nakba commemoration event
17th May 2013 | International Solidarity Movement | Asira Al-Qibliyyah, Occupied Palestine Team Nablus A new women’s center in Asira Al-Qibliyyah hosted an event for women and children in commemoration of the 65th anniversary of the Nakba, or “catastrophe.” Local women and children watched a short video of a Palestinian woman from Al-Kahlil (Hebron) speaking…
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Farmers attacked by Israeli army and settlers, preventing them from planting olive trees in memory of Rachel Corrie
12th March 2013 International Solidarity Movement, Occupied Palestine By Lisa Marchant Farmers peacefully planting olive trees in the land of Asira al Qiblya were today disrupted by Israeli soldiers who halted the planting. The presence of Palestinians on their own land also attracted the attention of illegal settlers from the nearby settlement of Yizhar, leading…
