Tag: illegal settlers
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3 minutes after people finish praying at the al-Risan hill, the Israeli army fire tear gas; Protestors never give up
April 26, 2019 | International Solidarity Movement | Mount al-Risan, occupied Palestine This Friday a large group of worshippers gathered for prayers at Mount al-Risan. When they arrived, two groups of Israeli military were already on each side of the valley waiting for them. The worshippers prayed together in front of the hill, as always…
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Israeli forces raid Qusra following murder of Palestinian
December 2017 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus team | Nablus, Occupied Palestine On Thursday the 30th of November, Mahmoud Ahmad Zaal Odeh, age 48, a Palestinian farmer from the village Qusra in the northern West bank was murdered by Israeli settlers from a nearby settlement. “Mahmoud was walking on his land when he noticed the…
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Remembering Balfour under Apartheid
6th November 2017 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, Occupied Palestine Yesterday in al Khalil (Hebron) the Palestinian group Youth Against Settlements held an event to mark the 100th years anniversary of The Balfour Declaration. The Balfour Declaration is viewed as a foundational document of the Israeli states ethnic cleansing of Palestine. Despite…
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Olive tree planting connects Palestinians in the Jordan Valley
2nd April 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, Ramallah Team | Jordan Valley, Occupied Palestine On Saturday 2nd April, Palestinians and international activists alike worked together in solidarity to plant olive trees in the town of al-Bikaa in the Jordan Valley, the town falls under area C of the occupied territories. The act of planting the trees today was…
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Peaceful tree planting met with force in Nabi Saleh
1st April 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Nabi Salih, West Bank, Occupied Palestine On Friday 1st April, Palestinians from the town of Nabi Salih, along with international and Israeli activists, marched together in solidarity to protest the illegal Israeli settlement of Hamalish that has been built on and expanded over time on Palestinian land.…
