3rd July 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus Team | Sarra, Occupied Palestine On the morning of the 30th of June, settlers from the illegal outpost of Havat Gilad rallied 100 settlers from the nearby illegal settlement of Qedumim to attack the land of the Palestinian village of Sarra. Late in the morning, settlers went […]
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School’s out; harassment continues in Hebron
11th June 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Khalil Team | Hebron, Occupied Palestine The Hebron street where the Israeli army and Police have recently been regularly intimidating schoolchildren and teachers was today the scene of harassment of a different nature. Israeli military stopping cars in Hebron (Photo by ISM) Tareq Bin Ziyad Street in Hebron […]
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VIDEO | Hebron woman taken by Israeli forces whilst helping son with homework
18th May 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Team Khalil | Hebron, Occupied Palestine Zleikha Muhtaseb being arrested from her home Israeli forces tonight,18th May, abducted 51 year old Zleikha Muhtaseb from her home on Shuhada Street, in the old city of Hebron. Zleikha was helping her son complete his homework when a squad of Israeli […]
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Journal: Revisiting Ni’lin after four years ~ by @IsmPalestine
2nd May 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Ni’lin, Occupied Palestine By Team Nablus It’s been four years since I had visited and lived in Ni’lin and the decision to visit on Friday filled me simultaneously with excitement and longing but also dread. Four years ago I had supported the non violent resistance in Ni’lin as […]
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PHOTOS | Army invasion of Burin – by @IsmPalestine
12th April 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Burin, Occupied Palestine At 2am on Thursday 11 April Burin village near Nablus was invaded by over ten army jeeps, 100 soldiers and border police. The Army raided houses arresting 3 young men from the village and destroying the cultural centre used by the community. Solidarity activists entered […]
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Demonstration in commemoration of Land Day ~ by @IsmPalestine
30th March 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Burin, Occupied Palestine By Team Nablus On the 30th March 1976, Palestinian citizens of Israel instigated demonstrations in protest at Israeli government plans to confiscate large amounts of Palestinian land in the Galilee region for new Israeli settlements. The thousands of people who took part in non-violent general […]
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#WestBankUnderAttack | Violent clashes in Kufr Qaddum
16 February 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Kufr Qaddum, Occupied Palestine Approximately 200 Palestinians, joined by a handful of International activists, participated in yesterdays weekly demonstration in Kufr Qaddum. At around 12 am, after midday prayers, protesters marched from the center of the village up the main road leading to Qedumim settlement. Clashes between Palestinian […]
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BREAKING NEWS: Internationals arrested and hospitalised for trying to plant trees in Urif
12 February 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Urif, Nablus, Occupied Palestine At around 11am this morning, a group of internationals including three volunteers from the Michigan Peace Team travelled to Urif in Nablus. They were attempting to assist in planting olive trees at the top of the village near the school, an area which has […]
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The broken truce
Note occpal | List of Israeli violations since cease-fire 21 January 2013 | Beit Lahiya, Gaza Strip, Occupied Palestine A ceasefire was announced on 21st November, ending eight days of horrific bloodshed in Gaza. Has the delicate truce held over the past two months? It depends who you ask. Israelis or Gazans, each going about […]
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PHOTOS | Settlers attack Urif and Qusra with guns, knives and stones
January 10th, 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Urif and Qusra, Occupied Palestine As the villages around Nablus woke up to the rare scene of a snow-covered landscape, Israeli settlers violently attacked groups of youngsters playing with snow in the villages of Urif and Qusra. Two people were both hit in the leg by live bullets […]
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VIDEO | Israeli forces arrest man in Palestinian-controlled area of H1, Hebron
Team Khalil | 8 January 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank A Palestinian man was arrested in Tel Rumeida, Hebron. Soldiers invaded homes without permission, indiscriminately beating men and children and forcing the residents out onto the streets. At around 22:30 pm on Monday 7 January Israeli occupation forces entered the Palestinian-controlled H1 area […]
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CALL TO ACTION – JOIN THE ISM IN 2013
2002 – 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, Palestine Prior to ISM’s foundation in 2002, live ammunition was the most commonly used weapon to quell Palestinian demonstrations, resulting in huge casualties. Since it’s foundation, ISM has seen live ammunition become far less common over time and the Israeli Army now utilize tear gas, sound bombs, and […]
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