Tag: Tulkarem
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9 activists injured as Israeli army attacks demonstration in Shufa, Tulkarem
On Saturday 10th May, approximately 200 Israeli, Palestinian and international activists converged on the village of Shufa, seven kilometres south-east of Tulkarem in the north-west of the West Bank, to remove the Israeli-imposed roadblocks that deny the residents of the village freedom of movement. Organised by the municipality of Shufa, Combatants for Peace, Tulkarem Centre…
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The Guardian: Area C strikes fear into the heart of Palestinians as homes are destroyed
By Rory McCarthy Original article published in The Guardian on 15th April 2008, click here In the end it came down to a single-page letter, written in Hebrew and Arabic and hand-delivered by an Israeli army officer who knocked at the front door. The letter spelt the imminent destruction of the whitewashed three-storey home and…
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Land Day commemorations continue in Nazlat ‘Isa, Tulkarm
On Monday 31st March, residents of the Tulkarm district continued their Land Day demonstrations with a protest against the separation wall in the village of Nazlat ‘Isa. Approximately 100 protesters confronted Israeli soldiers as they attempted to march to the separation wall that denies freedom of movement to Palestinians – preventing farmers from reaching their…