Tag: Settlers
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Interview with Hashem Azzeh: “They want me to move but I will never give up, we are still fighting until we get our freedom”
18h December 2013 | International Solidarity Movement | Occupied Palestine Hashem Younes Azzeh is a 50-year-old resident of Tel Rumeida, he is married with 4 children and is a graduate of Hebron and Jordan Universities. Can you tell us about the situation in Hebron in general and why it is unique in the West Bank? The city…
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An unrelenting assault on the village of Deir Istiya’s farmland
28th November 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus Team | Deir Istiya, Occupied Palestine The village of Deir Istiya has encountered severe disruption to its agriculture and water supply since 1990 from the Israeli authorities and nearby illegal settlements. This has culminated in the Israeli army’s planned action to uproot nearly 2500 olive trees in the…
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10 olives trees destroyed in Bruqin
25th November 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus Team | Bruqin, Occupied Palestine Yesterday in the village of Bruqin, citizens found that approximately 10 olive trees had been severely damaged. The branches were cut with a saw and then pulled off by hand; this method can kill the tree if the damage is not immediately repaired. The…