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George Orwell meets Mel Brooks in detention of international activist

Posted on: January 20, 2012

by Jack English

20 January 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank

The ongoing repression of international activists took a turn for the ridiculous on Thursday night in Al Khalil, also known as Hebron. At approximately 7:30pm on January 19th, an activist approached a military checkpoint en route to his apartment, where two soldiers on duty, recognizing him as an activist and international observer in Al Khalil, demanded to search his person and bag. Upon finding two bags of bulk tea, which they insisted were drugs, and a fork-knife-spoon camping utensil, they called the police to make an arrest.

However, upon arrival at the … Continue reading


Updated on January 23, 2012
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“Like the Wild West:” Ex-prisoner lives with bounty on his head

Posted on: December 13, 2011
HABAL

by Alistair George 
13 December 2011 | International Solidarity Movement West Bank
“I see my situation as a cowboy film, like the wild west” says Hani Jaber, showing ISM a poster, written in Arabic saying: ‘Wanted:  if anyone has any information about the whereabouts of the killer Hani Jaber, please call us on this number and you will receive a reward.’
The number goes through to an answer machine where the message instructs callers to leave a phone number, promising to guarantee confidentiality and to pay good money.  Other leaflets have been handed out showing pictures of Jaber and … Continue reading


Updated on December 13, 2011
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Susiya continues to pave the road despite Israeli settlement activity

Posted on: December 4, 2011
Demonstration in Susiya - For more images click here

by Aida Gerard

4 December 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank

One 17 year old boy from Yatta, Khalid Al Hurush, was arrested during a peaceful action in Susiya, and several people were beaten by the Occupation Forces on December 3rd, 2011. On Saturday at 10 AM, around 60 demonstrators gathered in Susiya to demonstrate against demolition orders. They proceeded towards  a road  process of being constructed in the area by the local villagers and decried a demolition order against a newly built school.

 

The demonstrators walked to the new road in Susiya … Continue reading


Updated on December 4, 2011
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Hebron: Family members share their stories of settler abuse

Posted on: November 22, 2011

by Alistair George
22 November 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank
As thousands of Israeli settlers and Zionists crowded into Hebron on Friday night, November 19th, and Saturday for Shabbat Chaye Sarah – celebrating Abraham’s biblical purchase of land on the site of the Ibrahimi Mosque, some Palestinian neighbourhoods experienced a surge in settler attacks.
 Wadi Al-Hussain, a valley situated on the edge of Hebron’s old city was the focus of attacks.  The Jaber family lives far down the hill, near to the road reserved for settler traffic leading from Kiryat Arba, an illegal Israeli settlement home to … Continue reading


Updated on November 25, 2011
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Hebron: Zionist paraders harass Palestinians, 7 internationals detained

Posted on: November 20, 2011
Zionists parading Hebron - Click here for more images

by Alistair George and Ben Lorber
20 November 2011  | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank
Over 1000 American and International Zionists joined 700 extremist settlers in Hebron this weekend to celebrate the reading of the Torah portion detailing Abraham’s biblical purchase of Hebron land, and to assert sovereignty over the Palestinian residents of Hebron.
On Friday, many Zionist visitors camped in tents on Israeli-controlled Shuhada Street. Inebriated from the Shabbat festivities, the visitors harassed local Palestinians throughout the night.
On Saturday, soldiers stationed themselves through the streets of Hebron’s Old City, forcing the shutdown … Continue reading


Updated on November 21, 2011
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Israeli prison industrial complex in motion

Posted on: October 30, 2011

by Lisa

30 October 2011 | International Solidarity Movement West Bank

During a settler tour around the old city in Hebron on Saturday, where dozens of Israelis were guided around in a sort of parade, a Palestinian man named Yousef Salim Issa Al Batch, passed by and was stopped by Israeli police. He had a small fruit knife in his pocket and had forgotten his ID. As a result he was arrested and taken to the police station at the Kiryat Arba settlement at 4:15 PM.

Earlier in the day Al Batch had been cutting apples with a small knife and forgot to … Continue reading


Updated on October 31, 2011
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Youth arrested in Hebron over cereal

Posted on: October 5, 2011

2 October 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank

On 2 October in Al Khalil (Hebron), the Israeli army and police arrested 2 Palestinian children based on petty, unfounded accusations whilst allowing settlers to employ violence with complete impunity. 13 year old Khaled Abu Snaeneh and 15 year old Said Abu Aisha were arrested and detained for over 4 hours at Kiryat Arba police station.

At 2:45 soldiers came to the Abu Aisha house in Tel Rumeida to investigate a complaint made by settlers that Palestinians had stolen some boxes of expired cereal from their backyard. A group of around 30 … Continue reading


Updated on October 7, 2011
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Israeli military conceals information about possible nerve agent used by illegal, violent settlers

Posted on: September 26, 2011

26 September 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank

On Sunday, September 25th, Riyadh Abu Armile was assaulted by settlers and the army in Hebron,causing for an open investigation by human rights groups as evidence suggests that settlers may have used an unidentified nerve agent during the assault.

On the night of the attack hundreds of settlers from around  Al Khalil (Hebron) arrived in the H2 area, in the centre of the city for the funeral of Asher Palmer and his son from Kiryat Arba who died in a car crash on Friday. Despite the fact that an investigation into the deaths … Continue reading


Updated on September 26, 2011
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15 year old injured after attack with stones in Hebron

Posted on: June 30, 2011

30 June 2011 | International Solidarity Movement

On Sunday June 25, 15 year old Muhammed Jabari was attacked by settlers throwing stones in Hebron, causing injuries to his wrist and leg.

The land and house of the Jabari family is situated between the illegal settlements of Kiryat Arba and Givat Ha’avot in east Hebron, making the family exposed to harassment and attacks by settlers as reported previously. On Sunday settlers from Givat Ha’avot took one duck and four goslings from the land of the Jabari family, stealing them away to the illegal settlement. Muhammed and his younger brother were allowed by … Continue reading


Updated on July 1, 2011
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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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