Tag: Collective punishment
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Remembering Hummam, Remembering Islam: Reflections on genocide, one year on.
27th October 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine Acts of injustice done between the setting and the rising sun In history lie like bones, each one. – W. H. Auden, from “The Ascent of F6″ Today marks one year since the murder of a young man outside the ISM…
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Occupation through the eyes of a child: the way to school
24th October 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine Imagine being an eight-year old boy, walking to school, and as you come close, close to the roadblock you have to pass every day, army jeeps are everywhere, blocking the roadblock and the gate. You have to squeeze past the jeeps on…
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Photo story: Feast of intimidation, oppression and illegall annexation
2oth October 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine This past week marked the feast of Sukkot, which brought settlers from illegal settlements all over the occupied West Bank to al-Khalil (Hebron). There, with restrictions, harassment, collective punishment and intimidation of Palestinians – all in favor of the illegal settlers – the…
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Photo story: Jewish holidays bring harassment to occupied Hebron
6th October 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine The 3rd and 4th of October marked the celebrations of the Yewish New Year. In the occupied West Bank, Jewish holidays, celebrated by the settlers from the illegal settlements. This usually translates to an increase in harassment, restrictions and the presence of…
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Continuing ethnic cleansing in closed military zone in Hebron
5th October 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine Israeli forces in occupied al-Khalil (Hebron) are continuously increasing their efforts of ethnic cleansing in the Tel Rumeida neighborhood. In the area, declared a ‘closed military zone’ for almost a year, Israeli forces do everything imaginable to force the Palestinian population to…
