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eappi_uk_ireland⠀ A #Palestinian #child giggles joyfully and poses for a photograph with their family #goat, as it perches on the car roof ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ #Hope #Palestine #Israel #WestBank #PhotoDocumentary #photooftheday #photography #TravelBlog #diversity #humanrights #compassion #humans #children #humansofpalestine #childrenofpalestine #happy #happiness #childhood #animals #love #moments #family #familyliving #laughter #everydaylife #wednesday
Two young #Palestinian boys hold hands as they are arrested by the #Israeli #military after being accused of throwing stones.⠀ ⠀ According to Military Court Watch: ⠀ Approximately 800-1,000 Palestinian children are detained each year by Israeli Forces.⠀ Children are most commonly prosecuted for stone throwing. ⠀ Approximately half of all detained children are arrested at night and report physical and psychological abuse during arrest, transfer and interrogation ⠀ ⠀ #PalestinianPrisonerDay⠀ #MiddleEast #Palestine #Israel #WestBank #Children #Childhood #Military #IsraeliArmy #IsraelDefenseForce #HumanRights #InternationalLaw #InternationalHumanitarianLaw #PhotoDocumentary #Photography #TravelBlog
#Palestinian #school #pupils looking at the remains of their new school, confiscated by the Israeli military, shortly after being built. ⠀ ⠀ "At 05.00hrs December 5th 2018 a newly built six-roomed school was sawn apart. Panel by panel, block by block it was de-constructed and loaded onto transporters. Water tanks, windows, roof sections were taken away. Only the metal uprights were left sticking up from the concrete like bones of a body. By 08.45 the school had gone...⠀ ⠀ As Bill Van Esveld, senior children’s rights researcher at Human Rights Watch, says, 'Israeli officials should be on notice that razing dozens of Palestinian schools not only can block children from getting an education, but may be an international crime. As part of their efforts to support Palestinian schools, other countries should demand that those destroying schools should be held to account.'"⠀ ⠀ Read EA Lucy's full blog at eyewitnessblogs.com: “We cannot guarantee anything to pass on to our children except an education, and even that is not always possible”⠀ ⠀ #Palestine #Israel #WestBank #Children #PhotooftheDay #Photography #DailyLife #Occupation #Freedom #HumanRights #InternationalLaw #RighttoEducation #Testimonies #PhotoDocumentary #TravelBlog #HumansofPalestine #PeopleofPalestine #Friday #FridayFact
Want to know more about @eappi_uk_ireland? How and where did it all begin and how do our EAs in #Palestine and #Israel spend their time? Perhaps you too are thinking about participating in our human rights programme in the #WestBank and #EastJerusalem?⠀ ⠀ Starting tomorrow, we're doing a week long Instakeover @BritishQuakers. Follow their Insta-handle and stay tuned for daily posts from @eappu_uk_ireland about our presence in Palestine and Israel and how you can get involved.
"From the beginning they shot live rounds.” In 2016, [Israeli forces] shot Murad’s 11-year-old son, Khaled, in the leg with a live bullet, completely fracturing his thighbone. When a family friend tried to carry him to safety, the soldiers shot him too. Khaled’s thighbone is now 3cm shorter, and he still has problems walking as a result of his injury. In his latest #eyewitnessblog, EA Jamie explores Israel's lethal use of force across Occupied Palestine. Read in full at eyewitnessblogs.com ⠀ UN: In 2018 Israeli forces killed 294 Palestinians and injured 32,871 others.⠀ ⠀ #Palestine #Israel #WestBank #Gaza #Occupation #Violence #eyewitness #PhotoDocumentary #Photography #IsraelDefenceForce #violence #harrassment #UnitedNations #UN #internationalcommunity #internationalhumanitarianlaw #humanrightslaw #internationallaw #HumansofPalestine #PeopleofPalestine #israelipalestinianconflict #Friday
A #springtime morning in #Palestine⠀ ⠀ #Palestine #Israel #Spring #WestBank #humanrights #equality #Freedom #freedomofmovement #internationallaw #internationalhumanitarianlaw #PhotoDocumentary #photooftheday #photography #TravelBlog #culture #diversity #nonviolence #compassion #Friday #Hope

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