Tag: Settlers
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Settlers attack demo in Qaryut
10 February 2012 | Popular Struggle Coordination Committee Demonstrators in Qaryout attempted to plant olive trees to resist land grab. On the way, they were attacked by settlers and the army. Approximately 100 residents of the Qaryout joined the weekly protest against the occupation this week, aiming to plant olive trees on their lands, as…
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Tubas: Israel robs the Jordan Valley dry
by Jonas Weber 8 February 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank On Saturday 5 February a delegation of activists from the International Solidarity Movement (ISM) went on a tour in the municipality of Tubas, 30 minutes by car to the south east of Nablus. At the municipality building of Tubas we were greeted by Marwan E. Toubassi,…
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In Photos: Settlers and Israeli military violently steal land in Kufr Qaddoum
6 February 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank On February 5 the residents of Kufr Qaddoum noticed several soldiers and illegal settlers on their lands who were plotting how to illegally seize land from the village. Upon arrival, International Solidarity Movement received word that indeed the colonizers were planning an action to seize land…
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Celebrating heroes and olives: Qaryut begins to dismantle roadblock
by Aaron 5 February 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank Hundreds of peaceful demonstrators confronted heavily armed Israeli soldiers this Friday, February 3rd, at a new protest in the village of Qaryut, planting nearly one hundred trees and partially demolishing the roadblock that has obstructed access to the highway since the First Intifada. Although…
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Kufr ad-Dik and Burqin march against boars, pollution, and violence by Israelis
by Jonas Weber 3 February 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank Burqin and Kufr Ad-Dik face daily obstructions in justice as nearby illegal Zionist settlements encroach on the livelihood of local Palestinians. The villages are surrounded by several hilltop illegal settlements and industrial sites with polluting factories and an army base. “This is a…
