Tag: Freedom of Access
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The implications of arbitrary Israeli military night raids in Al Khalil
by Mira, Rune and Paige 19 March 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank With the change of the Israeli army brigades last week, it has not been quiet in Al Khalil. It seems like the new soldiers are using the city as a training field. It started about one about a week ago, on Sunday…
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Video: Illegal settlers in Al Khalil attack Palestinian student
by Satu 19 March 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank On Sunday 18th of March, an 18-year old Palestinian student, Mustafa Abu Salime, got attacked by settlers between Checkpoints 56 and Gilbert. Mustafa passed the Gilbert checkpoint on his way to visit his friends. He saw three settlers talking to a soldier. Few meters down…
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Beit Dajan gears up for continued resistance
by Robin 15 March 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank On the 14th of March 2012 two internationals from ISM went to Beit Dajan to talk about the recent upstart of demonstrations in the village. We met with Naser Abu Jaish who is the administrative manager in the municipality. Beit Dajan is a village…
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New military gate limits access to Beit Iksa land
12 March 2012 | WAFA News Agency A new military-controlled road gate the Israeli army had set up on Monday in the village of Beit Iksa, northwest of Jerusalem, raised concern of possible takeover of almost 2000 dunums of land as it limits access to agricultural land, according to residents. The soldiers also took over a…
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The strangulation of a village
by Sylvia 10 March 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank Sheikh Nasri looks resigned as he describes his home as “the most terrorised village in the country”. With 34,000 uprooted trees in the last two years and some 4,800 dunams of land stolen, the village of Al Jab’a has little to smile about. Eighteen…
