Tag: Qaryut
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New state, same occupation: violence in Qaryut as villagers attempt to remove illegal roadblock
30 November 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank, Occupied Palestine Many injured as Israeli Forces fire rubber-coated steel bullets and tear gas canisters directly into a crowd from close range during a peaceful attempt to remove an illegal road block. On approaching the turn of the road in close vicinity to the settlement that…
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Between Qaryut and Jaloud: systematic ethnic cleansing
By Maria Erdely 30 May 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank Derar Ammer’s family has owned the land they live on since 1936. He is in possession of the papers that state that this land and the home his ancestors built on it is rightfully his, which date back to the British mandate. Nevertheless,…
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Qaryut: 8 year old injured by bomb planted by Israelis
by Lydia 2 April 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank Yemams father did not have time to respond to his son before the bomb exploded. Ripping through three layers of clothes and even more layers of skin, his father had to watch the tragedy unfold before his eyes. Yemam Mohammad Fatah Azam is just…
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Settlers attack demo in Qaryut
10 February 2012 | Popular Struggle Coordination Committee Demonstrators in Qaryout attempted to plant olive trees to resist land grab. On the way, they were attacked by settlers and the army. Approximately 100 residents of the Qaryout joined the weekly protest against the occupation this week, aiming to plant olive trees on their lands, as…
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Celebrating heroes and olives: Qaryut begins to dismantle roadblock
by Aaron 5 February 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank Hundreds of peaceful demonstrators confronted heavily armed Israeli soldiers this Friday, February 3rd, at a new protest in the village of Qaryut, planting nearly one hundred trees and partially demolishing the roadblock that has obstructed access to the highway since the First Intifada. Although…
