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This Palestinian Prisoners Day we remember Bassem Abu Rahma who was murdered four years ago today

Posted on: April 17, 2013
Bassem Abu Rameh

17th April 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Occupied Palestine

By Team Khalil

Today is Palestinian Prisoners Day which also marks the 4th anniversary of the death of Bassam Abu Rahma and the 270th day of Samer Issawi’s hunger strike. These two events perfectly illustrate the ongoing perseverance of the Palestinian peoples relentless struggle for peace, justice , freedom and dignity. They also illustrate the Israeli army’s excessive and often lethal use of force against peaceful and unarmed demonstrators throughout the West Bank and Gaza. Bassem Abu Rameh

In 2009 Bassam … Continue reading


Updated on April 17, 2013
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UPDATED: Two teenagers murdered at checkpoint

Posted on: April 15, 2013
Fadi Abu-A’sr was shot in the lower arm.

15th April 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, ‘Anabta, Occupied Palestine

By Team Nablus

UPDATED: The fourth of the four Anabta village boys who were present at the murder of Amer Nassar, 17 and Naji al-Balbisi, 18 and the arrest of Deiyaa’ Nassar, 19 was taken by Israeli soldiers at about 4 AM on Tuesday April 9.

Fadi Abu-’Asr, 17 was brought to the hospital in Tulkarm the night of his friends’ deaths to treat his right forearm, injured by a plastic-coated steel bullet. He was discharged from the hospital shortly after to recover at home, but is now in the custody of the … Continue reading


Updated on April 16, 2013
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Humanity has no nationality: 2nd anniversary of the murder of Vittorio Arrigoni

Posted on: April 15, 2013
Humanity has no nationality: 2nd anniversary of the murder of Vittorio Arrigoni

15th April 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Nabi Saleh, Occupied Palestine

By Team Khalil

Vittorio Arrigoni

“We must remain human, even in the most difficult times …
Because, despite everything, there must always be humanity within us. We have to bring it to others.” -Vittorio Arirgoni

Today marks the second anniversary of the murder of ISM activist and comrade Vittorio Arrigoni in the Gaza Strip. Vittorio arrived in Gaza on the 23rd of August 2009, breaking the Israeli siege on Gaza with around 40 other international activists which he described as one of the happiest … Continue reading


Updated on April 15, 2013
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VIDEO: 13 year old boy arrested in Hebron

Posted on: April 14, 2013
A man is blindfolded and led down Shuhada street by a soldier

13th April 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Hebron, Occupied Palestine

13 year old boy is arrested by an Israeli soldier

A thirteen year old boy was arrested from his home in the Old City of Hebron, blindfolded and detained inside several small checkpoint boxes as well as the military base on Hebron’s Shuhada Street. International activists who attempted to document the incident were physically stopped and threatened by soldiers and settlers.

The boy was taken from his home and transported to Checkpoint 56, a small … Continue reading


Updated on May 20, 2013
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Israeli military invades houses during settler tour of Hebron

Posted on: April 13, 2013
Soldiers invading the souq

13th April 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Hebron, Occupied Palestine

By Team Khalil

Soldiers invading the souq – photo by ISM

Israeli soldiers invaded at least four Palestinian houses in the city of Hebron on Saturday 13th April, prior to and during the settler tour, intimidating children and families. During the tour, around fifty settlers and Jewish tourists occupied the Palestinian souq (market), surrounded by around fifty heavily-armed Israeli soldiers, border police and police officers.

Before the tour began, around twenty soldiers walked through the market, pointing guns … Continue reading


Updated on May 20, 2013
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Photo essay : Demonstration at Hagai roadblock

Posted on: April 12, 2013
One demonstrator was taken away in an ambulance after excessive exposure to tear gas

12th April 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Hebron, Occupied Palestine

By Team Khalil

Photo Essay : The demonstrations at Hagai roadblock have been taking place for just over two months. The road has been blocked off since 2008, adding 12km to the journey from Hebron to villages and towns in the South Hebron Hills.

Tear gas was fired excessively at the small group of unarmed demonstrators roughly one minute after they started marching … Continue reading


Updated on April 12, 2013
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Updated: Nabi Saleh demonstration violently suppressed by Israeli forces; activist shot three times

Posted on: April 12, 2013
Teargas shot at peaceful demonstrators

UPDATE 13th April 2013: The injured Spanish activist returned to hospital Saturday morning, after experiencing continued pain, dizziness and fatigue. She had been shot three times with plastic coated steel bullets at Nabi Saleh demonstration the day before. She is currently under observation at the Rafidia Hospital in Nablus, being treated with antibiotics.

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12th April 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Nabi Saleh, Occupied Palestine

Around one hundred Palestinians, joined by a handful of Israeli and international activists, participated in today’s demonstration in Nabi Saleh. After midday prayers, protesters marched from the centre of the village, deviating from their usual route and walking … Continue reading


Updated on May 16, 2013
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Youth Against Settlements Co-ordinator Issa Amro arrested

Posted on: April 10, 2013
Issawi Amro Co-ordinator of Youth Against Settlements

10th of April 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Hebron, Occupied Palestine

By Team Khalil

The co-ordinator of Youth Against Settlements Issa Amro was arrested yesterday at the Qiryat Araba settlement in Hebron. He was summoned to the police station at which point he was interrogated and arrested. He is being charged with “Incitement of terrorism” and is being tried today at Ofer prison in Ramallah. Issawi Amro Co-ordinator of Youth Against Settlements

Issa is a prominent activist and organiser of non violent demonstrations in actions in Hebron. … Continue reading


Updated on April 10, 2013
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Salfit’s rich agriculture threatened by factory development and settlers’ sewage

Posted on: April 9, 2013

3th April 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Salfit, Occupied Palestine
By Team Nablus
Illegal Israeli factory settlements in Salfit are threatening to damage the rich agricultural land of the surrounding villages and are adding a health risk already escalating due to sewage flow from illegal Israeli settlements in Salfit.
Salfit municipality representatives said that some of the illegal factory developments in Salfit are banned from existing in 1948 Palestine by Israeli environmental law; however, on Palestinian land in the West Bank, the factories can run without regard to the same environmental risks. Palestinian farmers in … Continue reading


Updated on April 9, 2013
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Tree planting met by tear gas and settlers’ death threats

Posted on: April 9, 2013

27th March 2013 | International Solidarity Movement,  Qaryut, Occupied Palestine

By Team Nablus

In commemoration of Land Day, five hundred villagers planted trees on land banned from cultivation for 17 years in the Palestinian village  of Qaryut. The action was met by tear gas by Israeli soldiers and threats from Israeli settlers.

On 27 March, this action took place with a  relatively large group of about 30 Palestinians including all of the owners of the land, near the illegal Israeli settlement of Eli.

The Palestinian tree planters were met at first by verbal harassment from the nearby settlers and death threats if the planters continued their … Continue reading


Updated on April 9, 2013
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