Tag: Demonstration
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Two Palestinians and an International shot at non-violent Protest in Kafr Qaddum
November 23, 2018 | International Solidarity Movement | Kafr Qaddum, Occupied Palestine Fourteen years ago the Israeli Government closed the road between Kafr Qaddum and Nablus, extending the distance to 14 km, effectively making what would be a 15 minute journey for the villagers, into 40 minutes. The protests began in 2011 to reopen the…
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2 realities
29st October 2018 | International Solidarity Movement, Ramallah Team | Gaza, occupied Palestine Last Friday, nearly fifty Israeli and ISM protestors demonstrated at the Gaza Border in solidarity with nearly 15,000 Gaza protestors heading toward the border. This action was in conjunction with the weekly Right of Return March. As the activists were confronted by…
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“I think that today, I’m just going to cry”: A journal entry by an ISM volunteer
August 31st 2018 | Kristin Foss, International Solidarity Movement | Ramallah I woke up feeling sad today. I’m just so sad. I’m crying now, I started crying in the supermarket, I cried a little when a farmer refused my money for grapes. I think that today, I’m just going to cry. Maybe I need it. Yesterday, I…
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A statement from the Norwegian ISM volunteer targeted and shot by an Israeli soldier in Kafr Qaddum, video included
18th August 2018 | International Solidarity Movement, Ramallah team | Kafr Qaddum, occupied Palestine A description of the events of Saturday, 18th of August, from the Norwegian ISM volunteer targeted and shot by a soldier in Kafr Qaddum I, Kristin Foss (43) work as a volunteer for ISM (International Solidarity Movement). ISM is a…
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Friday demonstration violently repressed in Hebron
11th August 2018 | International Solidarity Movement, Al-Khalil Team | Hebron, occupied Palestine Yesterday, on the 10th of August, the Friday demonstration in the city of Hebron (Al-Khalil) was violently repressed by Israeli forces. Unarmed protestors gathered after Friday prayers, around 13:30, to protest against the occupation and in solidarity with Gaza. During the…
