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A West Bank village in protest against Israel’s military occupation
by Lamri Chirouf, Amnesty International’s delegate in the Occupied Palestinian Territories Last month we drove northwest from Ramallah to visit the small village of Budrus, which gained international attention a decade ago when residents started protesting against the fence/wall erected … Continue reading
Posted in Israel and Occupied Palestinian Territories, Uncategorized
Tagged teargas, unlawful killing, West Bank
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Challenging Israel’s occupation, Palestinians create ‘Gate of the Sun’ village
By Amnesty International Campaigner Saleh Hijazi In the small hours of Sunday, more than 500 Israeli police surrounded around 130 Palestinian activists at a protest camp on the hills opposite the illegal Israeli settlement of Ma’ale Adumim, east of Jerusalem … Continue reading