Press Releases

The fence that appears on no maps. by Lena In Israel and occupied Palestine the colour orange is symbolic of opposition to the Gaza ‘disengagement’. It can be seen on banners; t-shirts; propaganda material; protesters storming the old city in ...

Here’s a short film showing a non-violent direct action against the Israeli Apartheid Wall in the West Bank village of Bil’in on the 20th July 2005. Four internationals, three Israelis and one Palestinian chain themselves inside a metal cylinder which ...

Three Weeks to Freedom: One family’s story of survival under siege Wafa Abu Shmais is an English teacher, the mother of four children, a wife, daughter, and an aunt. She is also a Palestinian, Arabic and Muslim, her entire life ...

On September 2, 2005, people in the West Bank village of Bil’in tried to peacefully protest the annexation of their land where Israel is building its illegal annexation barrier. Before the demonstration could begin, Israeli occupation forces invaded the village, ...

by Ilan Pappe There is an amazing gap between the global discourse on the Gaza Disengagement Plan of the Sharon government and the local realities on the ground. Whereas the Israeli pullout is being portrayed in international public fora as ...

by Joharah Baker Published at Palestine Report on August 31, 2005 The road to Bir Nabala has always been rocky. Whether the traveler comes from Jerusalem or Ramallah, the turn toward Bir Nabala from Al Ram intersection has never been ...

by Ali Waked and Efrat Weiss This is a translation from Hebrew of an article appearing in YNet A group of settlers verbally attacked diplomats of the EU and Israeli activists of the organization “Breaking the Silence” this morning (Wednesday) ...

by PCHR staff Israeli occupation forces conducted 30 military incursions into Palestinian areas in the West Bank. During these incursions, IOF raided houses and arrested 29 Palestinian civilians. Soldiers also imposed curfews on a number of communities. IOF used a ...

The BBC reported today that that the Israeli Defense Ministry has ruled that families of Palestinian inside Israel who were killed by an Israeli man cannot be compensentated as terrorism victims “because their killer was Jewish.” The ministry said in ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ISM MEDIA GROUP — Soldiers invaded the small village of Tarna where home construction is under way and arrested 18 Palestinians — 16 residents of Tarna and two others working with nonprofit organizations — and are now ...