Tag: Kafr Qaddum
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Kafr Qaddum – Blocked from life’s basics; pushed back when doing something about it
24th May 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus Team | Kafr Qaddum, Occupied Palestine Tear-gas showered down on villagers in Kafr Qaddum yesterday, nearly blinding one media worker in a direct hit and nearly suffocating a child as villagers protested the roadblock that has hindered their lives for a full decade. The villager’s own stone…
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Weekly demonstration in Kufr Qaddum violently suppressed by Israeli forces
5th of April 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus, Occupied Palestine By Team Nablus After Friday prayers, the villagers of Kufr Qaddum and international activists attempted to access the main road in Kufr Qaddum, blocked by the Israeli Army for 13 years. They were met by armed Israeli soldiers and tear gas, with many suffering…
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International activist faces deportation after Kufr Qaddoum demonstration
One international activist and two Palestinians were arrested at this Friday´s demonstration in Kufr Qaddoum. Around 150 Palestinians, together with Israeli and international activists, participated in Kufr Qaddoum’s weekly demonstration against the closure of the road leading to Nablus. After midday prayers, protesters marched from the center of the village up the main road, but…
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Violent clashes in Kufr Qaddum
16 February 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Kufr Qaddum, Occupied Palestine Approximately 200 Palestinians, joined by a handful of International activists, participated in yesterdays weekly demonstration in Kufr Qaddum. At around 12 am, after midday prayers, protesters marched from the center of the village up the main road leading to Qedumim settlement. Clashes between Palestinian…
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Bulldozers arrive in Hajja
9th December 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, Occupied Palestine. On Sunday 9th December at 4pm the bulldozers rolled into the small sleepy town of Hajja near Kufr Qaddoum, in the northern part of the West Bank. They rolled past the Illegal Israeli Settlements, where many Palestinians from the surrounding villages work, with less workers’ rights…