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Wednesday, November 24, 2010

CPT: Palestinian students demonstrate for right to learn after Israeli forces detain five schoolboys

[Media Advisory] Students, teachers and members of the South Hebron Hills Popular Committee will have a walking demonstration starting from the school in At-Tuwani.

Why: To protest the fact that Israeli soldiers took five schoolboys, ages 11 to 15, from their home villages and detained them for 15 minutes. The soldiers detained the five boys after refusing to escort the group of children from the villages of Tuba and Maghayir al-Abeed safely to school.

The Israeli army is mandated by the Knesset to escort the schoolchildren from their villages to their school in At-Tuwani. This escort is necessary because settlers from the illegal outpost of Havat Ma'on have often attacked the schoolchildren on their way to school.
-- The International Solidarity Movement (ISM) is a Palestinian-led non-violent resistance movement committed to ending Israel's illegal occupation of Palestinian land. We call for full compliance with all relevant UN resolutions and international law. For specific media inquires such as interview requests, photo usage, etc. please email the ISM Media Office at media@palsolidarity.org
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