Tag: Settlers
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Settler attacks farmers during Qaryut olive harvest
15 October 2009 Three farmers were attacked by a settler outside the village of Qaryut Wednesday, October 15th as they collected their olives for the yearly harvest. A struggle followed and the farmers managed to detain the settler until the military arrived. The settler was subsequently released without charge. At around midday, while the Palestinian…
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Olive harvest in Burin continues with more harassment from army and settlers
16 October 2009 International activists accompanied farmers today to their lands on the edge of the village of Burin, close to an outpost of the illegal settlement of Mar-Bracha, south of Nablus. Farmers enjoyed a quiet two hours of harvesting before eight settlers, one of them armed, appeared on the hill above and began approaching…
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Four injured and dozens suffered teargas inhalation during the Bil’in weekly protest
16 October 2009 After the Friday prayer, the residents of Bil’in gathered in a protest along with Israeli and international solidarity activists. A group from France came to support the Palestinian people and another group from Norway joined the demonstration in solidarity with the village in their struggle against the Wall and settlement building. The…
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Settlers and army disrupted olive harvest in Jamma’in village
15 October 2009 For a week between 9 and 15 October, ISM activists have accompanied a group of families from the village of Jamma’in, picking in olive fields located just south of highway 505 and close to a large outpost of the Kfar Tappuah illegal settlement. The Palestinian farmers here have had problems with settlers…
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Bedouin community declared ‘closed military area’ while residents attempted to build new poultry-house
13 October 2009 On Tuesday, 13 October 2009, Israeli soldiers and police prevented the residents of Umm al-Kheir, located in the South Hebron Hills, from finishing the construction of a new chicken house. The families are not allowed by the army to build houses and are therefore living in tents that are located just outside…