Tag: Hebron
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Settlers call the shots in Al-Khalil
February, 2019 | International Solidarity Movement, Al-Khalil team | Ramallah, occupied Palestine Last week, a notoriously violent and antagonistic Israeli settler Ofer, who calls for the extermination of Palestinians, had me arrested and detained by the Israeli police, and if I was Palestinian, I could have been killed. Furthermore, this was another incident demonstrating the…
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On beauty in Al-Khalil
February 2019 | International Solidarity Movement, Al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine I have spent about 30 days in Al-Khalil this year. A short stay by ISM standards, and nothing compared to the tens of thousands of people who call this place home. Despite this, I already feel that the city has got under my…
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Press targeted during peaceful protest in Al-Khalil
February 22, 2019 | International Solidarity Movement, Al-Khalil team | Al-Khalil, occupied Palestine ISM and members of the press targeted and attacked with teargas and concussion grenades at peaceful protest in Al-Khalil. Peaceful demonstrators gathered at the checkpoint to the closed historical Shuhada street, asking for an increased international presence and for re-entry into Shuhada…
