Tag: Settler violence
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Israeli army complicit in settler car-burning
by Sarah 17 January 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank On Sunday, the 16th of January, at approximately 2 AM, about fifty settlers, accompanied by Israeli soldiers, entered the Abu Haikal family’s field in the neighborhood of Tel Rumeideh in Hebron. After throwing stones at the family’s house, they savagely burnt the car of…
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Palestine doesn’t ask for aid, but for freedom and recognition
by Emma 13 January 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank I always knew I would go to Palestine one day. It wasn’t until I met my four friends from Gaza, Motasem, Mohammed, Hussein and Mo’min, during my time as an exchange student at a Turkish university, that I finally decided to go. Their humble and honest…
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ISM volunteers encounter settler attack and sexual harassment in Hebron
by Emma and Meriam 10 January 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank Around midnight on January 10th two international, female activists were attacked by a middle aged settler woman living in the occupied area of Hebron. After entering Shuhada Street, which is closed to Palestinians, the two women encountered a settler woman who threw…