Tag: Settlement
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Four injured and dozens suffered teargas inhalation during the Bil’in weekly protest
16 October 2009 After the Friday prayer, the residents of Bil’in gathered in a protest along with Israeli and international solidarity activists. A group from France came to support the Palestinian people and another group from Norway joined the demonstration in solidarity with the village in their struggle against the Wall and settlement building. The…
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Bedouin community declared ‘closed military area’ while residents attempted to build new poultry-house
13 October 2009 On Tuesday, 13 October 2009, Israeli soldiers and police prevented the residents of Umm al-Kheir, located in the South Hebron Hills, from finishing the construction of a new chicken house. The families are not allowed by the army to build houses and are therefore living in tents that are located just outside…
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Activists occupy British supermarket in opposition to the sale of settlement produce
ISM London 11 October 2009 On 11th October 2009, a swarm of activists descended upon Sainsbury’s on Cromwell Street, West London to highlight the sale of Israeli and illegal Settlement produce by both Sainsbury’s and other major supermarket chains. Coming from a diverse range of campaign organisations, around 40 activists stood in solidarity with the…