West Bank protests against Israel’s many crimes violently dispersed by military: ten arrested

Posted on: September 5, 2010 |
West Bank protests against Israel's many crimes violently dispersed by military: ten arrested

5 September 2010 | ISM Media

Al Ma’sara

At around midday on Friday, thirty demonstrators including around ten international and Israeli activists, met to protest against land-theft by the nearby illegal Israeli settlement of Efrat and against the illegal military occupation.

The marchers carried a banner saying there should be “No Peace Show” until the occupation ends and international law is upheld in Palestine – referring to the negotiations that began in Washington the previous day (September 2nd). Still within the village boundaries, they were met by five Israeli army jeeps. An officer showed the group an order declaring the area a closed … Continue reading

Updated on September 6, 2010
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Demonstrations face heightened Israeli military repression

Posted on: August 31, 2010 |
Demonstrations face heightened Israeli military repression

31 August 2010 | ISM Media

Bi’lin – Palestinian shot in the knee with a rubber-coated steel bullet

On the third Friday of Ramadan the Bil’in popular committee marked the 9th anniversary of the assassination Abu Ali Mustafa, former PFLP secretary general. A large number of internationals, including British and French people, supported the demonstration, with many protestors wearing masks depicting the face of Abdallah Abu Rahma, recently convicted by Israel for the ‘crime’ of organizing peaceful resistance. One Palestinian youth was hurt when shot in the knee with a rubber coated steel bullet. The army’s harsh repression of the unarmed … Continue reading

Updated on September 1, 2010
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Join the 2010 Olive Harvest Campaign

Posted on: August 29, 2010 |
Join the 2010 Olive Harvest Campaign

At a time of increasing settler violence in the West Bank, the International Solidarity Movement is issuing an urgent call for volunteers to participate in the 2010 Olive Harvest Campaign at the invitation of Palestinian communities.

The olive tree is a national symbol for Palestinians. As thousands of olive trees have been bulldozed, uprooted and burned by Israeli settlers and the military – (over half a million olive and fruit trees have been destroyed since September 2000) – harvesting has become more than … Continue reading

Updated on August 30, 2010
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Criminalization of peaceful protest continues: More arrests at weekly demonstrations

Posted on: August 23, 2010 |
Criminalization of peaceful protest continues: More arrests at weekly demonstrations

23 August 2010 | ISM Media

Bil’in

The weekly demonstration in the village of Bil’in this week saw protesters draw attention to the recently published photos of the abuse of Palestinian prisoners by the Israeli army. A handful of the protesters blindfolded and handcuffed themselves to draw attention to the mistreatment of prisoners and marched … Continue reading

Updated on August 30, 2010
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West Bank demonstration reports

Posted on: August 17, 2010 |
West Bank demonstration reports

An Nabi Saleh – 13/8/2010

On Friday around 35 Palestinians demonstrated against Hallamish settlement with around 15 Israeli and international peace activists in the village of An Nabi Salih. When the peaceful demonstration started, as usual after the noon prayer, the demonstrators went down to the entrance of the village where soldiers and border police were already aiting, blocking the road.

After pushing some Palestinians who were trying to walk down the street that leads to the settlement, the Israeli army started shooting low-flying teargas at the other side of the road, where some shebab where throwing stones at the jeeps. … Continue reading

Updated on August 17, 2010
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Protests across the West Bank

Posted on: August 8, 2010 |
Protests across the West Bank

International Solidarity Movement, August 6th, 2010

An Nabi Salih: This Friday, August 6th, around 100 Palestinians, Israelis and internationals took part in An Nabi Salih’s weekly nonviolent demonstration against the illegal Halamish settlement’s theft of the village’s land and water supply. Regardless of the illegality of firing tear gas projectiles at body height, a practice which has caused many casualties in the village and last week injured an international female protestor, the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) continue to use this method in an attempt to quash the peaceful protests.

In response to the children symbolically throwing stones at IOF armored jeeps, tear … Continue reading

Updated on August 11, 2010
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The weekend in protests

Posted on: August 2, 2010 |
The weekend in protests

August 2010 | ISM Media

Reports of all the weekend demonstrations in the West Bank attended by ISM activists.


Bil’in: tributes paid to Olympia and music from rappers in solidarity with Palestine (July 30th)

Dozens suffered from tear gas inhalation and stun grenades in Bil’in’s weekly demonstration, and two people were injured. On Friday 30 July the people of Bil’in were joined by several groups of internationals, including a group of rappers from Britain and the US. … Continue reading

Updated on August 7, 2010
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Protests continue: Al Ma’sara, Beit Ommar, Ni’lin, Iraq Burin and Nabi Saleh

Posted on: July 26, 2010 |
Protests continue: Al Ma'sara, Beit Ommar, Ni'lin, Iraq Burin and Nabi Saleh

26 July 2010 | International Solidarity Movement

Al Ma’sara (23 July 2010): Strong turn out for the second week running

Over 100 people participated in Al Ma’sara’s demonstration today in a successful protest against the Israeli Apartheid Wall which saw one person injured.

With the support of many internationals, including a large French contingent, the village – known for creatively themed protests – chose ‘European solidarity’ as the slogan this week.

The demonstration in Al Ma’sara against the wall which … Continue reading

Updated on July 29, 2010
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The resistance continues in protests across Palestine

Posted on: July 19, 2010 |
The resistance continues in protests across Palestine

Al Ma’sara  (Friday 16 July)

On the anniversary of the French Revolution, the theme of the protest in Al Ma’sara on Friday was the destruction of the prison in which Israel holds Palestinians captive, redolent of the French storming of the Bastille in 1789. Around 50 demonstrators, both Palestinians and internationals, marched towards the main entrance of the village to call for an end to the construction of the illegal Apartheid Wall and the illegal settlement of Efrat, which … Continue reading

Updated on July 19, 2010
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Popular struggle organizer Wa’el Al-Faqeeh sentenced to one year

Posted on: July 18, 2010 |

18 July 2010

International Solidarity Movement

Palestinian human rights activist Wa’el Al-Faqeeh has been sentenced to one year in Israeli military prison, on the charge of aiding an illegal organization. Al-Faqeeh was arrested by the Israeli military on 9 December 2009, thus due to be released in December of this year.

The sentence was handed down in Salem military prrison, in which Al-Faqeeh was found guilty by a military judge of aiding an illegal organization. The charge has served as a useful and thinly veiled pretext in the arrest of hundreds of Palestinian activists. Al-Faqeeh was also ordered to pay a fine of … Continue reading

Updated on July 18, 2010
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