Tag: Open Shuhada Street 2012
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International Solidarity: Photos for the liberation of Shuhada Street
5 March 2012 | International Solidarity Movement On February 20th, International Solidarity Movement put out a call for the international community to express their solidarity with the people of Al Khalil (Hebron) and the cause to open Shuhada Street. Individuals from all over the world took part in this symbolic campaign, which came just as…
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Tel Rumeida: As locals march for rights, Israel sprays funeral procession and injures journalist
by Aaron and Silvia 26 February 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank The divided city of Al Khalil (Hebron) was transformed into a war zone this Friday, as thousands of Palestinian, Israeli, and international activists attempted to peacefully reopen the segregated Shuhada Street and were violently attacked by the Israeli military. Soldiers and riot…
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Thousands march to end settlements in Hebron
24 February 2012 | Youth Against Settlements The “Youth Against Settlements” movement marked the 18 year anniversary of the Ibrahimi Mosque Massacre with a peaceful march, as part of Apartheid Week in Palestine, demonstrating through the streets of Hebron, violently broken up by Israeli forces. Eight thousand of Palestinians from across the West Bank, joined…
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Military radio targets protesters for future arrests
24 February 2012 | Israeli Military Radio- Online Shuhada Street in Hebron today may become the scene of a confrontation, as hundreds of left-wing Jews and Arabs are expected to march there to protest the closure of Shuhada Street from Palestinians. Police and army will attempt to keep order. At 12:00 today (Friday) hundreds of leftists, anarchists and Palestinians are expected to arrive in Hebron, walk along Shuhada Street, which is closed to Palestinians. Security forces are preparing for the demonstration and are trying to prevent it from sliding into…
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In Photos: Clashes in Hebron’s Old city during a ‘Open Shudada Street’ rally
by Emilie Baujard 24 February 2012 | Demotix Hundreds of Palestinian and international activists protest in Hebron calling for the city’s al-Shuhada Street to be opened up to Palestinian traffic. The Israeli Army dispersed the protestors with stun grenades and tear gas. The Israeli Army entered the Old City to disperse the demonstration. Palestinian youth…
