February 11, 2016| International Solidarity Movement, Gaza team | Khan Younis, Gaza strip, occupied Palestine Palestinian refugee Heesham Ahmed El Khoranin and his family have already survived 2 Israeli assaults against the Gaza Strip since he returned after fleeing from Syria in 2011. Heesham grandparents were born in Masmiya, 42km north of Gaza, one of … Continue reading Palestinian refugees fleeing Syria seek home in Gaza
By Amiram Barkat, Haaretz , 8th June 2006 Sweden has started to note that wines produced in the Golan Heights originate in “Israel, occupied Syrian land,” the Golan Heights Winery has informed the Israeli Embassy in Sweden. Winery sources told Haaretz that the step is unprecedented and worrisome. The embassy is investigating claims that the … Continue reading Haaretz: “Sweden Labels Golan Wines: Made in Occupied Syrian Land”
1 November 2024 Didim, Turkey by Sam The walk to the graveyard where Ayşenur is buried made me feel as though I was back in rural Palestine: the olive groves on either side of the dirt road, the farmers harvesting olives using the same methods I’d seen them use in the West Bank as well … Continue reading Two Months Later: Solemn Visit to Ayşenur’s Grave
ISM Podcast 12: The General Union of Palestinian Women TRANSCRIPT: Hey, welcome to the International Solidarity Movement podcast. يلا اهلاً وسهلاً بكم في حلقة حركة التضامن الدولية، فلسطين [This transcript has been edited for clarity] Welcome to the ISM podcast. In this episode, we interview Nada Tweir from the General Union of Palestinian Women in … Continue reading ISM Podcast Episode 12: The General Union of Palestinian Women
In this first episode of the International Solidarity Movement podcast, we interview Abdel Karim – who has been with the movement since the early 2000s. The ISM is a grassroots Palestinian-led organisation, with principles of non-violence , non-hierarchy, and anti oppression. It makes all of its decisions by consensus. Over the last 20 years it … Continue reading The International Solidarity Movement podcast episode one: An introduction to ISM
