Tag: Checkpoint
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Checkpoints for humiliation: a journal piece
4th April 2017 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine Earlier this month, an international woman was ordered to ‘take off her clothes’ after setting off the alarm whilst passing the metal detector at Shuhada checkpoint, occupied al-Khalil (Hebron). This is a personal journal of the events. Humiliation, harassment, intimidation – a…
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Israeli forces increase restrictions in Hebron neighborhood
2nd April 2017 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine On Saturday night, Israeli forces expanded a road-closure near Shuhada checkpoint in occupied al-Khalil (Hebron), moving it further into the H1 area – that which is officially under full Palestinian control. After midnight on Saturday, 1st April 2017, Israeli forces began moving…
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Curfew, harassment and break-in for Shuhada Street as settlers celebrate Purim
14th March 2017 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine Israeli settlers on 12th March 2017 harassed and threatened Palestinians and attempted to break into Shuhada Street kindergarten, as the Tel Rumeida neighborhood in occupied al-Khalil (Hebron) was put under curfew for Palestinians so that settlers could celebrate Purim undisturbed by Palestinian presence.…
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Step by step Israeli forces limit access to Ibrahimi mosque area
7th March 2017 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine Israeli forces on Monday night installed more concrete blocks near Queitun checkpoint in occupied al-Khalil (Hebron) further restricting Palestinian freedom of movement. Israeli forces put a new line of cement blocks several meters away from Shuhada checkpoint, entirely blocking the access to…
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Total impunity to mess with lives
14th February 2017 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine Israeli forces, again, or rather still, are using their impunity as occupiers to humiliate, harass and intimidate Palestinians and internationals crossing Shuhada checkpoint in occupied al-Khalil (Hebron). The Israeli forces at this checkpoint sit behind bullet proof glass in a closed checkpoint-box, that nobody…
