Tag: Settlers
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Israeli soldiers occupy home of Palestinian family during Pesach, al-Khalil
15th April 2017 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | al-Khalil (Hebron), occupied Palestine A Palestinian family living in the Old City of al-Khalil were subject to nightly home intrusions by Israeli forces throughout the week leading up to Pesach, or Passover. On Wednesday 12th April, ISM activists visited the home on Shalallah Street…
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Israeli forces obstruct transport and installation of protective fence
6th April 2017 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine Israeli forces on Tuesday evening, 4th April 2017, obstructed the transport of large materials by Palestinians on Shuhada Street in occupied al-Khalil (Hebron). Palestinians were carrying the large metal pieces first to Shuhada checkpoint, where just a few days before, Israeli forces…
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Madama village marks Land Day 2017 under heavy military violence
31st March 2017 | International Solidarity Movement, Ramallah team | Madama, occupied Palestine Thursday the 30th of March was Land Day, a day in which Palestinians and their supporters commemorate the loss of huge amounts of land, stolen by the Zionist colonisers in 1976. In Madama village, in the Nablus area, around 300 Palestinian activists…
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Curfew, harassment and break-in for Shuhada Street as settlers celebrate Purim
14th March 2017 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine Israeli settlers on 12th March 2017 harassed and threatened Palestinians and attempted to break into Shuhada Street kindergarten, as the Tel Rumeida neighborhood in occupied al-Khalil (Hebron) was put under curfew for Palestinians so that settlers could celebrate Purim undisturbed by Palestinian presence.…
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Banksy and the Walled Off Hotel: a personal view
13th March 2017 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine Over the last weeks there has been a lot of noise about Banksy (a street artist from the UK, now darling of the art world) and his new hotel in Bethlehem. Initially the vast majority of news articles seemed to glow with…
