Tag: Denial of Entry
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Collective punishment in al-Khalil through closed military zone upheld
30th July 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine The Tel Rumeida neighborhood and Shuhada Street, in occupied al-Khalil (Hebron) are still declared a ‘closed military zone’ by Israeli forces. This form of racist collective punishment deliberately targeting the Palestinian population, has now been implemented for almost 9 months. The area…
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“They destroyed the houses, they destroyed our dreams”
27 July 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, Ramallah team | Qalandia village, occupied Palestine Late Monday evening, Israeli forces entered the village of Qalandia with 15 bulldozers and around 150 soldiers. In the village the Israeli military destroyed 11 new built houses, attacking the residents of the village with stun grenades, tear gas, rubber coated…
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Photo Story: Friday Prayer at Ibrahimi Mosque- Running the Gauntlet
22nd July 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | al-Khalil, occupied Palestine Every Friday, many Palestinian Muslims come to Ibrahimi Mosque for prayers. To get to their place of worship, and home afterwards, they must run a gauntlet of Israeli military checkpoints. The Israeli Border Police invest their time and effort into making this…
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Denied permission to go to the mosque to pray
13th July 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | al-Khalil, occupied Palestine During one of our walks today, we came across a sight that very unfortunately is all too common in this city. A group of men and women were queuing up to go to the Ibrahimi Mosque – believed by both Jews and…
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Kafr Qaddum demonstration met with tear gas
16th July 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Kafr Qaddum, occupied Palestine On the 15th of July in the afternoon, the people of Kafr Kaddum took part in a demonstration against the Israeli Army’s continuing theft of their road. The soldiers checked cars going in and out of the village, and stationed snipers…
