Tag: Settlers
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Jewish holiday leads to large influx of settlers, zionist tourists, and Israeli soldiers
12th October 2014 | International Solidarity Movement, Khalil team | Hebron, Occupied Palestine Today in al-Khalil (Hebron), as part of the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, thousands of settlers and Zionist tourists descended upon the city. The Israeli military presence in Hebron, which is already a large an oppressive part of everyday life, greatly increased. Hebron is the…
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Palestinian school set on fire
21st September 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus team |As-Sawia, Occupied Palestine On the evening of the 10th September, unknown assailants broke into the As-Sawia Secondary School, forced open the door and set the school on fire. Bedouins living close to the school saw the fire and alerted the fire brigade. By the time it was put…
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Israeli settlers and soldiers invade Balata refugee camp
20th September 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus team | Occupied Palestine On the 17th of September, under heavy Israeli army protection, Israeli settlers from nearby illegal settlements entered Nablus with the aim of praying at Joseph’s tomb in Balata refugee camp. Just after midnight, the Israeli army closed the district that surrounds the monument, blocking all the…
