Tag: Settlement
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In memory of a hero from Ni’lin: Aqil Srour
5th June 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine 7 years ago today, Aqil Srour was murdered by an Israeli sniper in the occupied West Bank village of Ni’lin, near Ramallah. He was shot straight in the heart when coming to the rescue of a 16-year old boy that was shot…
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Israeli forces shot 3 youth with live ammunition in just two days in Kafr Qaddum
5th June 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Kafr Qaddum, occupied Palestine On two consecutive days, Israeli forces in Kafr Qaddum village, near Nablus, have shot three Palestinian youth with live ammunition in their hip. The Friday demonstration under the slogan of the ‘Naksa’, remembering the 6-day ‘war’ and the Israeli occupation of…
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Apartheid policies in Hebron upheld
2nd June 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine Despite the lifting of the closed military zone in Shuhada Street and Tel Rumeida, many restrictions for Palestinians still remain. This neighbourhood is in H2 under full Israeli control in occupied al-Khalil (Hebron). The closed military zone was first declared on 1st…
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An end to discrimination? Closed Military Zone in Hebron neighbourhood officially stopped
20 May 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine The closed military zone (CMZ) encompassing the Tel Rumeida neighbourhood and Shuhada Street in occupied al-Khalil has officially been lifted. According to the Israeli army spokesperson, the CMZ-order was not extended, now allowing some non-residents into the area. The International Solidarity Movement…
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Aggressive young Israeli settlers provoke anger in Damascus gate, Jerusalem
14 May 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, Al-Quds team | Jerusalem, occupied Palestine The 12th of May 2016 notes the day Israel calls Independence Day. For Palestinians, Israeli Independence Day means the start of the Naqba in 1948 (the Catastrophe) and the loss of their homeland, which is still ongoing today. We had traveled to…
