Tag: Children

  • 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…

  • 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…