Tag: Ethnic Cleansing
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Palestinian woman hospitalised following settler attack in Sheikh Jarrah
2 January 2010 Nadia al-Kurd, from Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood in Jerusalem was taken to hospital today after being attacked by an Israeli settler in her own garden. At around 2pm, Nadia al-Kurd, 65, was violently pushed by a settler in an unprovoked attack. The settler, one of those currently occupying her neighbours’ house, forced open…
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After period of daily harassment from Israeli soldiers and settlers, residents of Bir el-Eid celebrate small victories
28 December 2009 When I arrived in Bir el-Eid on 15 November 2009, it was obvious that international accompaniment was needed. There was daily harassment from soldiers and settlers. The villagers were not allowed to use the road. They were officially restricted by the army (DCO) to 20 dunums of land around the village. With…
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Settlers’ ‘Price Tag’ campaign hits Sheikh Jarrah
26 December 2009 ”The settlers yelled: Come out, this is our house” Nadine Sabbagh 15-years-old, attacked in her home by settlers. Just before midnight, on Christmas Day, 25 December 2009, the Sabbagh family was attacked by around 30 settlers. The settlers knocked at their door and told the family that they should come out of…
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From Hebron to Nablus
From Pork to Palestine Blog 27 December 2009 I’m banned from Sheikh Jarrah and occupied East Jerusalem so I spent the last two days in Hebron and recently arrived in Nablus. Hebron is one of the oldest inhabited cities in the world and the place where Isaac and Ishmael buried their father, Abraham, signaling a…
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500 demonstrators protest house evictions and ethnic cleansing in Sheikh Jarrah
25 December 2009 Some 500 demonstrators gathered at the top of the street that Jewish settlers are taking over in Sheikh Jarakh in East Jerusalem. The demonstrators, who came part by bus from Tel Aviv, part in cars from the Bil’in and Ma’asara demonstrations and part in an organized march from West Jerusalem, sang songs…