Tag: Settlers
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Settlers attack Palestinian shepherds, Israeli activists and internationals during nonviolent action in South Hebron Hills
8th February 2014 | Operation Dove | At Tuwani, South Hebron Hills, Occupied Palestine On the morning of February 8, 2014, during a nonviolent action claiming the right of Palestinians to access their own land, a group of settlers from the illegal outpost of Mitzpe Eshtamoa attacked Palestinians, Israeli activists and internationals with stones and sticks,…
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Military repression following a settler attack in Qusra
7th January 2014 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus Team | Qusra, Nablus District, Occupied Palestine On the 7th of January in Qusra, two farmers working on their land were threatened by settlers carrying guns. Villagers helped them to chase the invaders away before being violently repressed by the army. On Friday, at 10:30 a.m., two…
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Firms active in the settlements are facilitating abuses of human rights – UN report says
24th January 2014 | European Coordination of Committees and Associations for Palestine | Brussels, Belgium The UN report is the result of a mission investigating Israeli settlements in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem. Information gathered by the mission shows that private firms have enabled, facilitated and profited, directly and indirectly, from the construction and growth of the…