Tag: Ethnic Cleansing
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Continuous restrictions of the freedom of religion in Hebron
21st June 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine Today, 21st June 2016, Israeli forces delayed and stopped several Palestinians on their way to noon-prayer at Ibrahimi mosque in occupied al-Khalil (Hebron). During the last few days, Israeli forces have been stopping, checking and delaying Palestinians at several checkpoints in the…
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Qarawah water apartheid
21st June 2016 | IWPS | Deir Istiya, occupied Palestine When Aziz ‘Aasee, the mayor of Qarawah Bani Hassan village drives through the streets, we’re stopped every few meters by one of his constituents, all of whom are asking the same question: When will we have water again? For some, the question is a joke;…
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Peaceful sit-in protest violently broken up by Israeli forces
15th July 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine On 15th July 2016, a peaceful sit-in protest demanding the opening of Qurtuba stairs in occupied al-Khalil (Hebron) by Palestinians as well as Israeli and international activists was violently broken up by Israeli forces, leaving one Palestinian child injured and 4 activists…
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Ramadan in occupied Hebron
12th June 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine On 5th June, the holy month of Ramadan started. In occupied al-Khalil (Hebron), the Old City, that till then had been mainly deserted, comes back to life as many stream towards Ibrahimi mosque for prayers. The Old City of al-Khalil, including the…
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Testimony of one of the latest attacks against Gaza’s fishermen
12th June 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, Gaza-team | Gaza Strip, occupied Palestine Last Wednesday Rajab Khaled Abu Riela, 30 years old, his brother and two cousins left Gaza’s port at 12 pm. They stayed out fishing until 1:30 am. “When we started our way back to the port one Israeli warship approached, the soldiers…
