Palestinians urge international community to join Global March to Jerusalem

Posted on: February 2, 2012
Palestinians urge international community to join Global March to Jerusalem

by Sarah Marusek and Amith Gupta

2 February 2012 | International Solidarity Movement
The recent Arab uprisings throughout the Middle East and North Africa have proven that the Arab people are no longer willing to tolerate oppression and tyranny. They send a strong message to Western hegemonic powers and their oppressive regional allies that a new wave of nonviolent civil resistance will ultimately prevail over injustice and occupation. In addition, the Arab uprisings also send an important message to all people of the world that armed resistance is no longer the only option for pursuing change.
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Kufr ad-Dik and Burqin march against boars, pollution, and violence by Israelis

Posted on: February 4, 2012
Kufr ad-Dik face to face with their oppressors - Click here for more images

by Jonas Weber

3 February 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank

Burqin and Kufr Ad-Dik face daily obstructions in justice as nearby illegal Zionist settlements encroach on the livelihood of local Palestinians. The villages are surrounded by several hilltop illegal settlements and industrial sites with polluting factories and an army base.

“This is a microcosm of Palestinian suffering” stated a resident upon the arrival of International Solidarity Movement volunteers.

Burqin and Kufr Ad-Dik are under siege by settlers and soldiers. The villages are situated in Areas B and C as stipulated by the Oslo Agreement and sit dangerously close to the 1948 Green … Continue reading


Updated on February 4, 2012
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61 year old Palestinian woman in intensive care after settler attack

Posted on: February 3, 2012
A broken windshield of the family vehicle reveals the impact and size of thrown projectiles - Image via Alternative Information Center

by Fransisco Reeves

3 February 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank
When your land is occupied by those who harbor hatred towards you emanating from a belief that they are inherently superior to you, each day brings with it a genuine threat to the security of your life and the lives of your loved ones.
“They want to kill,” is how Fares Muhammed Ibrahim simply put it. And on February 2nd, “they” very nearly did.


At approximately 1pm Maysar Abd Al Majeed Ghanem, Fares’ 61 year … Continue reading


Updated on February 3, 2012
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Donor Opium: The impact of international aid to Palestine

Posted on: February 3, 2012

3 February 2012 | Donor Opium

For twenty years now the international donor community has financially supported Palestinian institution-building, infrastructure development, the economy, public employees’ salaries, health and education, social welfare, the police, electricity production, private credit guarantees, and the bigger part of the civil society organizations with regards to democracy promotion, human rights, tolerance, women rights etc.

Peace and the establishment of a Palestinian state have been the declared goals of all the support. But actual results are the fragmentation and pacification of the Palestinian people.

This documentary film, directed by Mariam Shahin and George Azar, and funded by the Rosa Luxemburg … Continue reading


Updated on February 3, 2012
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