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Olive trees destroyed outside Bethlehem

Posted on: May 31, 2011
Broken olive tree

31 May 2011 | International Solidarity Movement

This morning Maher Abu Sab’a’ discovered that 248 out of the 250 olive tree saplings that had recently been planted on his land had been destroyed over-night. The saplings which had been planted three months previously had been systematically uprooted from the earth and broken with their remains left scattered over the earth. The land is situated outside Bethlehem next to a number of illegal Israeli settlements including Kiryat Arba, one of the largest illegal settlement in the West Bank with … Continue reading


Updated on June 1, 2011
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Worldwide demonstrations in support of the Freedom Flotilla

Posted on: May 31, 2011

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Updated on July 13, 2011
Posted under: Reports

Israeli bulldozers destroy farmer’s land in Al Ma’sara

Posted on: May 30, 2011
Israeli bulldozers destroy farmer’s land in Al Ma’sara

30 May 2011 | International Solidarity Movement

Yesterday private Israeli bulldozers arrived in the village of Al Ma’sara in the West Bank and destroyed a section of farm land belonging to the Brijia family, uprooting five grape trees and an abundance of wheat. The bulldozers who were accompanied by Israeli military jeeps belonged to an electrical company who were installing an underground cable to provide electricity to the nearby illegal settlement of Efrat. The family of farmers, who have legally owned the land since 1964 had been given … Continue reading


Updated on May 30, 2011
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Why June 5 matters

Posted on: May 30, 2011
Gaza May 15th - Photo by Nils Andersson

30 May 2011 | Palestine News Network – Joe Catron

I gasped as the first bullet struck a young man standing a few paces ahead of me. Watching him crumple to the ground, I struggled for breath and fought my natural urge to run. “Allahu Akbar!”, the crowd roared around me. “Yalla, Shebab!” A half-dozen other men – none of whom could have been older than twenty, and most of whom looked much younger – rushed forward, retrieving their fallen compatriot and carrying him quickly to a waiting ambulance. A thin trail of blood marked their path, ending in … Continue reading


Updated on May 30, 2011
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Random arrests and assaults during and after Nakba day in Hebron

Posted on: May 29, 2011
Head injury after assault by Israeli soldiers

29 May 2011 | International Solidarity Movement

Several teenage boys were arrested after the 15 May Nakba Day demonstration in Hebron. On May 24 the International Solidarity Movement met one 16 year old boy and his father to hear his story.

The boy had been on his way home from work at around 6 pm on May 15 when he was stopped by Israeli soldiers near the old city of Hebron. Suddenly and without reason, two soldiers jumped on him and without saying anything started to beat … Continue reading


Updated on May 29, 2011
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My speech for Vik’s memorial in Faraheen

Posted on: May 29, 2011

29 May 2011 | Nathan Stuckey, International Solidarity Movement – Gaza

Many of you here have known Victor longer than I. I will not tell you about what a great person Victor was, you already know that. I will instead offer you a Victor you might not have known, a Victor that fate never allowed.

Victor was a writer. He had “Muqawama”, Resistance, tattooed onto his arm. The same ink that had inscribed Resistance onto his arm flowed from his pen to inscribe resistance onto paper when he wrote.

Victor studied accounting as a young man. Imagine, a … Continue reading


Updated on May 29, 2011
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BDS activists launch flash mob in Portland mall

Posted on: May 29, 2011
Flash mob targets New Seasons’ ethical image, Israeli products

29 May, 2011 | Portland BDS Coalition

Shoppers at Portland’s Concordia New Seasons were greeted with an unexpected performance this afternoon when about two dozen Portlanders broke into song and dance. “New Seasons, you say you’re local but you buy into Israeli occupation,” participants sang, referencing the 19 Israeli products New Seasons carries. The flash mob, coordinated by the Portland BDS (Boycott, Divest and Sanction) Coalition, was part of an ongoing campaign calling on New Seasons … Continue reading


Updated on June 8, 2011
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Three members of ISM arrested during peaceful demonstration in Iraq Burin

Posted on: May 28, 2011
Three members of ISM arrested during peaceful demonstration in Iraq Burin

28 May 2011 | International Solidarity Movement

This afternoon three members of the International Solidarity Movement were arrested during a peaceful demonstration in Iraq Burin. The activists from the UK, Denmark and Iceland had joined the villagers in protesting the loss of their land to the illegal Israeli settlement of Bracha, however the demonstration had barely began when the army began firing tear gas at the protesters. After four hours of shooting tear gas the army entered the village and occupied houses. The three activists were taken from … Continue reading


Updated on May 28, 2011
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Support the Freedom Flotilla to Gaza

Posted on: May 27, 2011
Support the Freedom Flotilla to Gaza

29 May 2011 | Free Gaza

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We are writing to ask for your support for the Gaza Freedom Flotilla scheduled to set sail in the second half of June to the besieged Gaza strip. You can help prevent an assault on the nonviolent activists aboard the Freedom Flotilla to Gaza by signing on to our petition.

At least ten ships with dignitaries, doctors, professors, artists, journalists, and activists, as well as construction supplies and humanitarian … Continue reading


Updated on June 4, 2011
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66 year old shepherd from the village of Madama attacked by settlers

Posted on: May 27, 2011
66 year old shepherd from the village of Madama attacked by settlers

27 May 2011 | International Solidarity Movement

On Thursday May 26, Hamad Jaber Qut, a 66 year old shepherd from the village of Madama, was taken to hospital after being attacked by settlers with sticks and knives.

At about 16:30 whilst Hamad was herding sheep in the mountains of Madama, situated near the illegal settlement of Yitzhar, approximately 15 settlers approached him. Due to his sight problems Hamad wasn’t initially able to recognize that the men were settlers. In an unprovoked attack the settlers beat him with thick wooden sticks and knives for about five or ten minutes, until one resident of … Continue reading


Updated on May 27, 2011
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