Tag: Settlers
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Israeli military constructs new roadblock in West Bank village, crippling farmers’ economy
28 December 2009 The Israeli army erected a giant earth mound across a crucial agricultural road in the northern West Bank village of Madama this week. The road block severely limits hundreds of farmers’ access to their lands, making transport by vehicle all but impossible. The intentional crippling of the village’s chief economy comes as…
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After period of daily harassment from Israeli soldiers and settlers, residents of Bir el-Eid celebrate small victories
28 December 2009 When I arrived in Bir el-Eid on 15 November 2009, it was obvious that international accompaniment was needed. There was daily harassment from soldiers and settlers. The villagers were not allowed to use the road. They were officially restricted by the army (DCO) to 20 dunums of land around the village. With…
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From Hebron to Nablus
From Pork to Palestine Blog 27 December 2009 I’m banned from Sheikh Jarrah and occupied East Jerusalem so I spent the last two days in Hebron and recently arrived in Nablus. Hebron is one of the oldest inhabited cities in the world and the place where Isaac and Ishmael buried their father, Abraham, signaling a…