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A call for activists in various cities around the world to block roads on February 25th as a sign of solidarity with the blocking of Shuhada street in Hebron to the Palestinian residents.
On the morning of Thursday 7 January 2010, Israeli soldiers attacked and injured Palestinian shepherds from the Musa Rabai family, as they grazed their sheep in Humra valley, near the village of At-Tuwani in the South Hebron Hills.
IAW has grown to become one of the most important global events in the Palestine solidarity calendar. Last year, more than 40 cities around the world participated in the week's activities, taking place in the wake of Israel's brutal assault on the Gaza Strip.
More than 50,000 Palestinian residents of East Jerusalem live beyond the separation barrier -- areas which are officially part of the city but cut off from its daily life. AFPTV visited the isolated suburb of Kfar Aqeb, where Palestinians are deprived of most municipal services.
Israel has admitted that it violated its own rules of engagement during the war on Gaza last year. In the attack, a United Nations compound, where hundreds of civilians were sheltering, was set ablaze by white phosphorus shells.
The Institute for Middle East Understanding offers journalists and editors quick access to information about Palestine and the Palestinians, as well as expert sources — both in the U.S. and in the Middle East. Read our Background Briefings. Contact us for story assistance. Sign up for e-briefings.
On civil disobedience
Gaza families demand answers
Goldstone and the 'peace process'
