Tag: Settlement
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Hebron: Settlers gas attack Palestinians, victim arrested and refused aid
By Hakim Maghribi 27 July 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank On the afternoon of July 27, brothers Ibrahim Abeidu, 17, and Mohammad Abeidu, 19, were carrying water for their neighbor in the Tel Rumeida neighborhood of Hebron. There is a current drought and water is often shared between households. Walking on the hills…
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Ultimate goal of Israeli policies in Hebron: ethnic cleansing
By Markus Fitzgerald 28 July 2012 | International Solidarity Movement Just below the illegal settlement of Kiryat Arba, situated on the the eastern outskirts of Al Khalil (Hebron) is the Palestinian area of ar-Ras. A quick online search of the Israeli settlement of Kiryat Arba provides general knowledge on the founding history and how it…
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Apartheid Safari
By Markus Fitzgerald 21 July 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank Saturday evening, around 6pm, a group of illegal Israeli settlers move through the Old City of Palestinian Al Khalil (Hebron). They are both surrounded and fortified by Israeli soldiers. On paper, this tour through is a supposed “ultimate family experience in Israel“. In…
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Yanoun: Settlers and soldiers attack village, injuring five
By Marshall Pinkerton 8th July 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank On Saturday 7 July, 2012, the village of Yanoun, located 12km southeast of Nablus, was attacked by illegal settlers from the illegal Itamar settlement. Five Palestinians were injured in the attack and large sections of agricultural land were set ablaze. The attack began…
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The spirit of Ni’lin in the face of apartheid
By Steve Plaank 2 July 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank On Friday, June 29th, dozens of residents of the Palestinian village, Ni’lin demonstrated in opposition to the ongoing apartheid carried out by the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF). The village of Ni’lin is located near the 1967 Green Line and has been a center…