Tag: Checkpoint 56
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Hebron school demonstrates for third day: “Without teachers there is no school”
13 October 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank For the third morning children and teachers from Qordoba Scool gathered on the H1 side of Checkpoint 56 at 7.30am. The children, with the support of their teachers and the Director of Education in Hebron, Nisreen Amro, peacefully protested against heightened “security measures” that were introduced…
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Teachers in Hebron give lessons at Checkpoint 56
12 October 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank This morning the pupils and teachers from Qutuba School protested against the treatment of teachers at checkpoint 56. When, for the second day running, the teachers were not allowed to use the checkpoint gate that they usually use, they refused to pass through. In response at…
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Seven school children injured over tightened “security” measures in Tel Rumeida
11 October 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank Tightened security at Tel Rumeida checkpoint cause an impromptu demonstration by the schoolchildren, resulting in seven injured children, and injuries to the headmaster. Teachers of Tel Rumeida’s school were told they must begin to pass through metal detectors and present their bags for search, despite the…