by Jamil al-Husni
It is surely a celebration. Everyone is bustling about, preparing for the day’s activities. But it is different than a typical celebration. Instead of carrying brightly colored drinks and holding plates of food, people are carrying shovels and pick-axes to plant seedlings as part of a plan to grow trees throughout...
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by the ISM media team, February 13th
In recent months Occupation authorities have escalated their policy of issuing fines to Palestinian drivers at certain checkpoints without reason. At Za’atara checkpoint near Salfit today, as well as preventing...
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by Jamil Husni,
After having finished a hard-working day in the area, three Palestinian Water Authority employees reached al-Hamra checkpoint in the Jordan Valley, on their way to Ramallah. The Israeli army refused to let them through, claiming that their permits are for West Bank checkpoints only.
by Peter, January 25th
Recently, I was able to accompany three Palestinians on a drive through the Jordan Valley. The more scenic aspects aside, a trip through the area revealed the slow, destructive siege of the Valley.
Movement restrictions have effectively sealed off the Jordan Valley from the rest of the West Bank....
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The northern West Bank’s Tubas is under imminent threat by Israeli settlers who have long had their eye on the Palestinian town’s agricultural lands.
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