Tag: Checkpoint
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“Next time we will pray in Jerusalem” – activists demonstrate at apartheid checkpoint blocking access to occupied Jerusalem
22nd June 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Khalil Team | Bethlehem, Occupied Palestine In the morning of June 22nd, Palestinian, international and Israeli activists marched to the Israeli occupation military checkpoint blocking the West Bank from Jerusalem. Upon reaching the Israeli occupation roadblock, they were stopped by soldiers who violently prevented them from passing through…
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UPDATED: New wall construction to surround Azzun Atma
20th June 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus Team | Azzun Atma, Occupied Palestine UPDATE 21th June: This morning, the 21st of June villagers from Azzun Atma gathered at the school where construction for the new wall started three days earlier. The villagers performed midday prayers together before marching around the school on to the land…
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School’s out; harassment continues in Hebron
11th June 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Khalil Team | Hebron, Occupied Palestine The Hebron street where the Israeli army and Police have recently been regularly intimidating schoolchildren and teachers was today the scene of harassment of a different nature. Tareq Bin Ziyad Street in Hebron was the scene of a mass arrest of schoolchildren…
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Palestinian collapses while detained at checkpoint during Eid holiday in Hebron
October 26th 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank A Palestinian man, his initials being IS, was harassed along with his family at a checkpoint in Hebron during the Eid celebration. He and his son were reportedly beaten by Israeli soldiers. In the aftermath IS was held by the military for about an hour and…
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Al Khalil: School children reflect on changes in Israeli military following presence of ISM volunteers
by Edna 25 March 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank The safe, comfortable, winsome childhood I had growing up in suburban America is a completely theoretical concept for the Palestinian children in the West Bank. I’ve realized this while volunteering as a human rights observer in Hebron. One activity that entails is sitting and…
