Tag: Settlement
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Arbitrary arrest of local activists as settlers lay siege to soumud house in Hebron
28th November 2015 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine Yesterday night, Israeli forces arrested two activists from the local activist group Youth Against Settlement in occupied al-Khalil (Hebron). Illegal settlers, under the protection of the Israeli forces, then layed siege to the YAS center, the Soumud house, trapping everyone inside. Israeli…
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Israeli forces and settlers increase efforts to force Palestinians out and silence observers
21st November 2015 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine Monday 2nd November 2015, Israeli forces again attempted to prevent international observers from monitoring a checkpoint in a flashpoint location in occupied al-Khalil (Hebron). Settlers from the illegal settlements in al-Khalil physically attacked internationals while soldiers where standing idly by watching. As…
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“When soldiers see a camera they come to you like a beast”
16th November 2015 | International Solidarity Movement, Al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine Since the beginning of October Israeli soldier- and settler violence has increased sharply and resulted in even further restrictions on Palestinians’ everyday lives in occupied al-Khalil (Hebron). Imad Abu Shamsiyyeh, a volunteer with the Palestinian organization Human Rights Defenders, has been documenting…
