Tag: Settlers
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Fields ablaze in Iraq Burin
International Solidarity Movement 8 May 2010 Despite the recent unprovoked, fatal shooting of two of its young men by Israeli forces, the village of Iraq Burin, just south of Nablus, turned out in force again this Saturday, 8th May, to protest against the annexation of village lands. Supported by human rights activists from the International…
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Israel’s tightening grip on the Jordan Valley
International Solidarity Movement 7 May 2010 “Israel will never cede the Jordan Valley” Benjamin Netanyahu, March 2010 The Jordan Valley is an area under urgent threat of annexation, and during the last few weeks Israel has considerably tightened its grip on the indigenous Palestinian population. On the 11th of April the Israeli military shut of…
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Mosque gutted by fire
International Solidarity Movement 7 May 2010 The small village of Al Libban (Libban al Sharquia) sits in rolling hills planted with olive trees, approximately half way between Ramallah and Nablus. The villagers are simple fellahin – farmers – growing wheat and fruit in addition to their olive trees. The pride of the village is the…