Tag: Checkpoint
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UN: Little change in problems with Palestinian movement in West Bank
Tovah Lazaroff | The Jerusalem Post 26 May 2009 The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said little had been done in the past nine months to ease movement and access for the Palestinians in the West Bank. According to a closure survey it completed in March 2009 and released on Tuesday,…
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Israeli forces raid Tel Rumeida homes
25 April 2009 On the evenings of the 23rd & 24th April, Israeli soldiers entered the homes of Palestinian residents in the Tel Rumeida area of Hebron. During these illegal raids the houses were searched and the families harassed before the soldiers left with no evidence of law infringement of any kind. On Thursday 23rd…
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Freedom Summer 2009: Defend the Land and Jerusalem
The International Solidarity Movement is issuing a call-out for internationals to volunteer as field activists and office workers in the West Bank, Gaza, and occupied East Jerusalem this summer. Whether you can come for only few weeks or several months, your presence is needed to support Palestinian communities who are nonviolently resisting the Israeli occupation.…