Tag: Qalqilya
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Village of Azzun under curfew again, fifteen youth arrested in three days
Israeli military forces invaded the village of Azzun at 4:30pm on 25th October, enforcing a curfew on residents – forcing all businesses to close; and all residents to remain in their homes. Five Israeli jeeps patrolled the village, firing sound bombs and announcing the imposition of curfew and forcing anyone on the streets to go…
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Palestinian farmers and international activists pushed off land in Kufr Qeddum attempting to harvest olives
Israeli military forces evicted Palestinian farmers and over 100 international activists from olive groves near the illegal Israeli settlement of Qedumim on 24th October. Farmers and accompanying activists attempted to enter the lands of Kufr Qeddum farmer, Faruq Abdl Karim Barhum, early on Friday morning, to harvest olives, but were denied entry to the lands…
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Globes: The Guardian – “Leviev donates to settlements- Britain must not reward him by renting the location for the new embassy from him”
Globes: Israel’s Business News | Sept. 9, 2008 Note: Translated from the Hebrew-only edition. Original Hebrew below. In an Op Ed by a reporter for the British paper he explains how the decision will send a message from Britian that is opposite the government’s position. “Rewarding Leviev with our contract shows that Her Majesty’s Government…
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IWPS: Settlers spray unknown chemicals on Palestinian farmers
To view the International Women’s Peace Service website, click here At approximately 5.30pm on July 21, 2008, two Palestinians farmers from Immatin in the Qalqiliya district were working on their land, in a valley close to Far’ata when they saw five settlers from the illegal Israeli outpost of Havat Gilad approaching, two on horses, three…
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IWPS: Jayyus villagers protest the Apartheid Wall and the theft of their land
To view the IWPS website click here On Friday July 11th, IWPS volunteers joined the villagers of Jayyus, other international activists, Israelis and local Palestinian government officials in a peaceful demonstration against the Apartheid Wall. Jayyus, located in the Qalqilya district of the West Bank, was one of the first villages to be affected by…