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International Peace Activists Barred from Entering Hebron

Posted on: December 30, 2001

At 8:00 this morning The I.D.F. declared the Kefar Etzion settlement checkpoint a closed military zone thus preventing 300 international peace activists from entering Hebron.

The order the soldiers produced stated that the area was closed from the 29th of Dec until the 9th of January. The delegation waited in the area for three hours but were not allowed to proceed. The Group, Consisting of Peace Activists from Italy, Belgium, France and America including Members of the European and Italian parliaments, were scheduled to meet with municipality officials of the city of Hebron.

After the meeting the group planned a carnival activity … Continue reading


Updated on December 30, 2001
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Over 100 Internationals Deploy to Allow Palestinians Safe Passage

Posted on: December 29, 2001

Over one hundred foreign civilians served as an “international protection force” for Palestinians today and deployed at the Surda military checkpoint (on the road from Ramallah to Birzeit University) to allow Palestinians safe passage to and from work and school.

The Israeli military checkpoint set up at Surda is illegal according to UN Resolutions and international law. The checkpoint is also a site of daily abuses of Palestinian human rights by Israeli soldiers. Palestinian cars are not permitted to pass and thousands of Palestinians, old and young are forced to walk uphill for over a kilometer when passing. The identification … Continue reading


Updated on December 29, 2001
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News from Palestine

Posted on: December 26, 2001

By Jordan Flaherty

Hello Everyone,

I have so much to say, but so little time. So here’s a few brief notes. We arrived here about a week ago. The first two days were legal training, nonviolence training, consensus training, jail solidarity training. All preparations for our two weeks of direct action. We can expect to be tear gassed, fired at with rubber bullets, attacked by Settlers, arrested, and more…but, actually, as a group of pretty high-profile international observers, we’re quite safe. Really.

Then it began.

Day One was the tank. A brief explanation: In Palestinian cities and villages, the Israeli military regularly declares areas … Continue reading


Updated on December 26, 2001
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Ninety Foreign Civilians Denied Entry into Gaza Will Defy Israeli Army Orders and Walk Through

Posted on: December 26, 2001

Ninety foreign civilians, from Belgium, England, France, Italy and the United States are being denied entry into Gaza, where they are scheduled to conduct solidarity visits in Gaza City, Rafah and Khan Younis, including refugee camps. As of 12:00 noon time, the internationals have been held up for over two hours at Erez. The group is planning to defy Israeli military orders and walk through Erez if the army continues to deny them entry.

For more information, call Huwaida at 052-642-709, Neta at 052-481-261, or Georgie at 055-840-767.

The International Solidarity Movement (ISM) is comprised of local Palestinian and foreign civilians … Continue reading


Updated on December 26, 2001
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Candlelight procession from Bethlehem to Jerusalem

Posted on: December 24, 2001

Candlelight procession from Bethlehem to Jerusalem Tomorrow, Tuesday December 25th – Christmas Day, over 100 foreign civilians, from Britain, Denmark, France, Germany, Spain and the United States will march with Palestinians in the traditional Christmas Day procession from Shepard’s Field in Beit Sahour to Bethlehem. A candlelight procession will then be carried from the burnt Paradise Hotel in Bethlehem to Jerusalem.

Palestinians have been long denied access to Jerusalem and even from traveling to and from their own cities, towns and villages freely, without having to go through Israeli military checkpoints. In this holiday procession, Palestinians and internationals will walk hand … Continue reading


Updated on December 24, 2001
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Peace Group Detained, Activist Arrested

Posted on: December 20, 2001

Thursday December 20th, dozens of American and British civilians helped Palestinian villagers remove Israeli roadblocks in the northern village of Hares and Yasuf in the Salfit region.

The international group was threatened with arrest, yet they continued to work removing the roadblock in the presence of Israeli soldiers and bulldozers.

During the peace action, the International Solidarity Movement bus was intercepted and detained by Israeli Security Forces.

One American was arrested and and forceably dragged by her hair.

At 5pm, security guards at the Ariel settlement are refusing ISM representatives access to police station where the American sitizen is being held.

For more information, contact
Huwaida … Continue reading


Updated on December 20, 2001
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Peace campaigners tear down Roadblock in Palestine

Posted on: December 20, 2001

American citizen, Sofia Ahmed, 26, from Chicago, Illinois, was arrested by Israeli police today as a group of 60 American and British human rights campaigners worked to remove two roadblocks near the West Bank city of Nablus.

The foreign civilians were protesting Israels policy of restricting the movement of Palestinians in the Occupied Territories. The Israeli military frequently uses these roadblocks to close off Palestinian towns and villages, preventing Palestinians from exit or entrance. One British member of the group, Greg Muttitt said, “These roadblocks are a deliberate attempt by the Israeli government to intimidate and marginalize the Palestinian people. … Continue reading


Updated on December 20, 2001
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International Activists Investigate Salfit

Posted on: December 19, 2001

International activists toured the region of Salfit, meeting local families and activists. They discussed problems of the area. The activists will remain in the region until December 23.

Tomorrow, Thursday December 20th, dozens of American and British civilians will help Palestinian villagers remove an Israeli roadblock in the northern village of Hares.

For more information, contact
Huwaida Arraf at 052-642-709.

The International Solidarity Movement (ISM) is comprised of local Palestinian and foreign civilians working to raise awareness of the Palestinian plight for freedom and an end to Israeli military occupation. We call on Israel to immediately implement UN Resolutions and abide by international law. … Continue reading


Updated on December 19, 2001
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Campaign to End the Occupation

Posted on: December 15, 2001

Join the struggle for freedom

From December 15, 2001 through January 1, 2002, the International Solidarity Movement will be welcoming dozens of international civilians who will be coming to the Occupied Palestinian Territories to show their solidarity with the Palestinian people in their struggle for freedom and an end to Israeli military occupation.

Protesting the refusal of the international community to send monitors to the Occupied Palestinian Territories, foreign civilians will be taking it upon themselves to act in defense of Palestinian human rights.

The two-week campaign will highlight the brutal, repressive and lethal policies of the Israeli occupation as the root cause … Continue reading


Updated on March 20, 2012
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My Arrest and Detention by Israeli Police

Posted on: August 11, 2001
My Arrest and Detention by Israeli Police

by Andrew Clarno, U of Michigan Sociology Grad Student

On Saturday, August 11, 2001, at about 2:30 pm, Israeli police arrested me while I was standing on the sidewalk at the edge of the American Colony Hotel parking lot.

I had arrived at the American Colony Hotel at around 2:15 pm along with twenty to twenty five other members of the International Solidarity Movement in order to peacefully demonstrate our opposition to the recent Israeli invasion and seizure of the Orient House. For about ten minutes, we witnessed clashes … Continue reading


Updated on March 20, 2012
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