Tag: Hebron
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Remembering the Ibrahimi Mosque massacre
25th of February, 2017 | International Solidarity Movement, Occupied Palestine Today, February 25th marks the 23rd commemoration of the Ibrahim Mosque Massacre in Hebron. “On February 25 1994, a US-born Israeli military physician walked into the Ibrahimi mosque in Hebron armed with a Galil assault rifle. It was early morning during the holy month of…
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Sumud: Palestinian for endurance
22nd February 2017 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine As a second time ISMer I write a blog for friends and supporters back home (at salamfrombetty.tumblr.com if you would like to follow). I asked for questions from my readership and I got this from my friend Rachel: How are you coping…
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2017 Open Shuhada Street Hebron Schedule
Against Settlements will use culture, creativity, and resistance for its annual Open Shuhada Street campaign February 19-25. Campaign schedule: February 19 Start of the open shuhada street campaign in Hebron 18:00 Candle lighting by children from Hebron’s old city. February 20 16:00 Campaign participants will visit Shuhada Street families living under the most extreme conditions. February…
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Khalil children: a candlelit vigil for the 1994 massacre
20th February 2017 | International Solidarity Movement, al Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine On February 19th children from al Khalil came together at dusk in the old city to light candles to commemorate the 29 Palestinian men who died in the massacre at the Ibrahimi mosque here in al Khalil in 1994. They sang…
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Israeli forces are solidifying their grip on Hebron
17th February 2017 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine On February the 3rd 2017, a new permanent stone checkpoint in front of the Ibrahimi mosque in occupied Hebron, was brought into use. The checkpoint, which has been under construction since July 2016, was thus inaugurated just one month before the 23rd…
