Tag: Kafr Qaddum
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Kufr Qaddoum: Five arrested in early morning raid
By Leila 10 September 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank Five men were arrested in an early morning raid on the town of Kufr Qaddoum Tuesday by Israeli occupation forces. At 2:30 a.m. on Tuesday, 100 soldiers stormed the village, apprehending 5 men: Moyyad, 57, Aws, 24, Mohammad, 24, Wassin, 23, and Ahmad, 23.…
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Kufr Qaddoum resists
By Paddy Clark 31 September 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank Firas Nahar Jama, 15, was arrested after Israeli soldiers invaded the village of Kufr Qaddoum during the weekly demonstration. Mahmood Nasir Batahan (10) was taken to the hospital after being hit by a tear-gas canister. Two others were treated on the scene after inhaling…
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Foreign Press Association demands investigation of incident in which soldiers beat journalists
By Emily Greenzweig 20 August 2012 | Haaretz The Foreign Press Association (FPA) is demanding an investigation of the incident in which soldiers beat journalists. The FPA contacted the Prime Minister’s Office and the Israeli army following the incident in which journalists were beaten with sticks. Minister of Public Diplomacy: Expresses doubt concerning journalists who…
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Israeli military beats and arrests journalists, suppresses Kufr Qaddoum demonstration
By Marshall Pinkerton and Alma Reventos 18 August | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank On Friday, August 17, 5 were injured and 8 arrested during the weekly protest in Kufr Qaddoum. Israeli soldiers fired tear-gas canisters, rubber-coated steel bullets, and beat protesters with wooden sticks. The village experienced an unprecedented amount of violence during the peaceful…
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Commemoration in Kufr Qaddoum: Demonstration turns 1 year
By Hakim M. 16 July 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank On 12 July, the West Bank village of Kufr Qaddoum celebrated the one year anniversary of their weekly, popular demonstration. The regular protests are targeting the closure of their main road in particular, and the Israeli occupation in general. One decade ago, the…
