Tag: Checkpoint
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Israeli military profiling and assaulting international observers in Hebron
5 November 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank For over a week now, ISM activists have been continually harassed, and on one occasion assaulted, by Israeli soldiers who have frequently demanded that internationals to hand over possessions of their passports. This ongoing situation has occurred within the ‘H2’ zone in the city of Hebron,…
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Act Now: Rafah border crossing closed for 6 days
5 November 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, Gaza Only hours after activists from popular committees and youth movements throughout the West Bank formally presented the Egyptian ambassador, His Excellency Yasser Othman, with an appeal and a petition to open the Rafah crossing unconditionally and permanently, the Palestinians of Gaza learned that the crossing will in fact be closed for six…
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Israeli soldiers “are the law:” The detainment of children
by Emma and Becka 29 October 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank On Thursday October 29, in Huwarra, around 3:00PM, soldiers detained busses and services for no apparent reasons. The busses that were stopped were filled with children going home from school. The passengers passports were taken from them, without any explanation, and held for…
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Tel Rumeida: International observers and Palestinians alike targeted by checkpoints
by Alistair George 27 October 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank The Israeli military is continuing to harass and intimidate Palestinians and international volunteers at checkpoints throughout Tel Rumeida, Hebron. On 25 October 2011, around 7.15pm, a Palestinian woman was held at checkpoint56 inTel Rumeida for around an hour after refusing to pass through…