Tag: Hebron

  • Hunger strikes and family visits in occupation jails

    Hunger strikes and family visits in occupation jails

    30th July 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine A demonstration in solidarity with hunger striking prisoners and against the cut of family visits by the International Commmittee of the Red Cross was organised by the Hebron Defense Committee in occupied al-Khalil (Hebron) on 28th July 2016. The sit-in took place…

  • Collective punishment in al-Khalil through closed military zone upheld

    Collective punishment in al-Khalil through closed military zone upheld

    30th July 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine The Tel Rumeida neighborhood and Shuhada Street, in occupied al-Khalil (Hebron) are still declared a ‘closed military zone’ by Israeli forces. This form of racist collective punishment deliberately targeting the Palestinian population, has now been implemented for almost 9 months. The area…

  • Photo Story: Friday Prayer at Ibrahimi Mosque- Running the Gauntlet

    Photo Story: Friday Prayer at Ibrahimi Mosque- Running the Gauntlet

    22nd July 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | al-Khalil, occupied Palestine Every Friday, many Palestinian Muslims come to Ibrahimi Mosque for prayers. To get to their place of worship, and home afterwards, they must run a gauntlet of Israeli military checkpoints. The Israeli Border Police invest their time and effort into making this…