Tag: Checkpoint 56
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Passover violence in Occupied Al Khalil
by Paige 10 April 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank The Israeli army enforced a system of extensive closures, detentions, and violence against Palestinians and internationals activists during the Jewish holiday of Passover in Al Khalil (Hebron). The army closed off the busy Beersheba road to allow Jewish settlers to visit the tomb of…
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Video: Illegal settlers in Al Khalil attack Palestinian student
by Satu 19 March 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank On Sunday 18th of March, an 18-year old Palestinian student, Mustafa Abu Salime, got attacked by settlers between Checkpoints 56 and Gilbert. Mustafa passed the Gilbert checkpoint on his way to visit his friends. He saw three settlers talking to a soldier. Few meters down…
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Day 4: When school becomes Israeli Occupation
16 October 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank On the 4th day of demonstrations outside of a checkpoint in Hebron, on October 16 2011, IDF soldiers shot tear gas and projected ‘The Scream’ at a group of young schoolchildren and female teachers, who were attempting to hold a lesson outside of the checkpoint as…