Tag: Tear Gas
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Weekly demonstration in Der Istya – 6th October
On Fridays 6th, people in Deir Istya protested against a new outpost that was built three months ago close to the village. After the prayer almost 70 protesters, among them members of the local Popular Resistance Committee, residents from the surrounding villages, ISM internationals and Israeli activists went down from the hill and, waving their…
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A personal account of detention, racism and broken rules
May 8, 2019 | International Solidarity Movement, Al-Khalil team | Al-Khalil (Hebron), occupied Palestine The neighborhood of Salaymeh next to Salaymeh checkpoint (160) has been the center of tensions between Palestinians and the Israelis in the city of Al-Khalil (Hebron). This checkpoint cuts off an already poor and struggling neighborhood from the rest of the…
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Demonstrators in Nablus met with violence by the Israeli Occupation forces
Protestors marched from the city center of Nablus to the Huwwari Checkpoint only to be met with brute force by the Israeli Occupation Forces.
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International and Palestinian Journalists Tear Gassed
November 17, 2018 | International Solidarity Movement, Ramallah team | Ramallah, occupied Palestine The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) decided to hold its annual meeting in Palestine this year, where they demonstrated at the infamous Qalandia checkpoint on Saturday. The dozens of journalists, holding only international press cards, were immediately met with canisters of tear…
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Israeli occupation forces fire huge amount of tear gas in al Khalil (Hebron)
Friday, 23rd March, 2018 Occupied Palestine, al Khalil (Hebron team) Clashes between Palestinian youth and occupation forces continued from around midday until dusk in al Khalil on Friday. Throughout the afternoon, Israel forces threw stun grenades and fired tear gas to supress Palestinian youth. Before midday Israeli soldiers with their automatic weapons and tear gas…
