Tag: Settler violence
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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…
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Settlers and military jump pedestrians in Tel Rumeida
by Fida Far 16 December 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank When my friend and I decided to walk downtown, we didn’t expect that this walk could be dangerous. There was a funeral going on for a settler woman who had been killed by her ex-husband, who in turn committed suicide. First we passed…
