Tag: Israeli Army

  • The checkpoint regime: Israel and the fragmentation of Palestinian society

    The checkpoint regime: Israel and the fragmentation of Palestinian society

    31st January 2017 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine There are 17 permanent checkpoints in the H2 area under full Israeli military control in occupied al-Khalil (Hebron), manned by Israeli forces and impeding Palestinian freedom of movement. The official rhetoric of the Israeli government is that these checkpoints serve ‘security purposes’.…

  • Abusive harassment of Human Rights Defenders in Bil’in continues

    Abusive harassment of Human Rights Defenders in Bil’in continues

    27 January 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, Bilin , occupied Palestine  Abdullah Abu Rahmah was released by an Israeli military judge on Tuesday night the 24th of January after being arrested when he attended a court hearing. He had been home for 24 hours when at 1AM Thursday the 26th, thirty masked, armed soldiers surrounded…

  • Israeli forces harass 3 children in Occupied Hebron, arresting 1

    Israeli forces harass 3 children in Occupied Hebron, arresting 1

    25th January 2017 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine At 8:30 pm on January 24th, two young Palestinian boys–14 and 12 years old–were stopped in the streets of the old city of Hebron by six Israeli soldiers, who were armed with assault rifles. They accused the boys of throwing stones. The soldiers…