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<h1 class="article-title">Mass Protests, General Strikes in West
Bank</h1>
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<span class="article-detail"><img class="icon"
src="cid:part1.06030401.02090408@freedomarchives.org"
alt="author"> Wednesday July 23, 2014 03:08</span><span
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src="cid:part2.06050509.06040201@freedomarchives.org"
alt="author"> by Chris Carlson<br>
<b><small><small><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.imemc.org/article/68576">http://www.imemc.org/article/68576</a></small></small></b><br>
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<p class="article-subtitle">Multiple kidnappings and injuries, one
killed</p>
<blockquote class="article-intro">At least 15 people have been
abducted, and one killed, by West Bank forces since last night,
as confrontations between Palestinian residents and both Israeli
soldiers and settlers continue to ensue over the course of mass
protests and general strikes in the region.</blockquote>
<p class="article">According to the PNN, demonstrations have
occured in the Bethlehem district, the village of Teqoa, various
parts of Hebron, Ramallah, Nablus, Tulkarem and East Jerusalem,
over the genocide currently being perpetrated on Gaza by the
Israeli regime.<br>
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Protesters were met with sound bombs and teargas, with several
suffering from suffocation. <br>
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Moreover, yesterday, several Palestinian political organizations
agreed to close shops and other businesses in solidarity with
the enraged protesters.<br>
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At least fifteen Palestinians were kidnapped by Israeli forces
in the past 24 hours, including two minors and a woman, from the
occupied cities of Bethlehem, Jenin and Hebron, including
al-Fawar refugee camp.<br>
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Vioelnt raids and searches were conducted upon Palestinian
homes, in which Karim Mohammad Al-Omour, 17, from Teqoa, east of
Bethlehem, Ali Hassan Al-Qwasmi and Sobhyeh Al-Fakhori, 62, and
two other family members, Ali Al-Qwasmi, 16, and Mohammad Khaled
Al-Qwasmi, Mohammad Al-Hymouni, Saleh Al-Rajabi, the brothers
Yaser and Tayseer Abu-Snaineh, and Ashraf Othman Bader were
abducted. Ashraf was taken into custody after the Israeli army
raided his pharmacy and searched the shop.<br>
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The Israeli army also raided Bani Neam village, south of the
city, and taking one Mohammah Adel Mnasrah and another resident
named Moutaz Al-Hjouj, the PNN has reported.<br>
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In Al-Fawar refugee camp, forces abducted Islam Al-Adrah and
Hothyfah Al-Srahneh.<br>
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Yazan Ahmad Salah, 18, from the village of al-Khader, was also
abducted while protesting near Rachel’s Tomb, in Bethlehem.<br>
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One Palestinian identified as Said Suliman Abu-Tahoon, age 21,
was taken in Araba, near Jenin. Said is originally from
Tulkarem.<br>
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Additionally, during the raid on Araba, Israeli forces broke
into the Al-Baraa oil station and seized the station’s security
camera. <br>
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Furthermore, according to the PNN's report, security sources
have reported that that one Mahmoud Al-Shawamreh, from Al-Ram
village, north of Jerusalem, was killed last night in Hizma
village, also north of Jerusalem, after a group of Israeli
settlers opened fire against him. <br>
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Mahmoud was seriously injured during the attack and, though he
was taken to a Jerusalem hospital, he died from his injuries on
his way there.<br>
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Following the shooting, clashes erupted at the main entrance of
Hizma, where Israeli forces fired live ammunition, rubber-coated
metal bullets, teargas and sound bombs at young Palestinian
demonstrators.<br>
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Palestinian youth have been at constant odds with Israeli forces
in other cities, villages and refugee camps all over the West
Bank, during the demonstrations against the attacks on Gaza. <br>
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Escalated clashes occur daily in the West Bank, Jerusalem and <a
sl-processed="1" href="http://imemc.org/article/68532"
target="_blank">'48 territories</a> since the Israeli
offensive began on July 8th.<br>
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See: <a sl-processed="1" href="http://imemc.org/article/68560"
target="_blank">3 Kidnapped from Bethlehem Refugee Camp</a><br>
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<a sl-processed="1" href="http://imemc.org/article/68557"
target="_blank">Protests in Nazareth and Beit Sahour Against
the Israeli Attacks on Gaza</a><br>
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<a sl-processed="1" href="http://imemc.org/article/68541"
target="_blank">Daily Clashes Occurring in Bethlehem, Amid
Protests</a><br>
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<a sl-processed="1" href="http://imemc.org/article/68532"
target="_blank">Sixteen Protesters Arrested in Haifa</a><br>
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Related link: <i>Worldwide Outrage Over Israeli Genocide on
Gaza</i> </p>
<div class="article-related-link-relatedlink">Related Link(s): <a
sl-processed="1" href="http://imemc.org/article/68547"
title="http://imemc.org/article/68547">http://imemc.org/article/68547</a></div>
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