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This Occupation is brought to you by Corporate America

Posted on: March 23, 2012

by Paige

23 March 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank
During a recent demonstration in Hebron (Al Khalil) demanding the opening of Shuhada street, protesters were subjected to something that could only have been thought up in the United States – a weapon which comes with its own commercial.  Amid the sound of concussion grenades exploding, an automated voice announces: ”This is a test of the long range acoustic device, LRAD, from American Technologies Corporation.”  The strange automated message serves as a reminder that the Israeli occupation is not just a local or regional issue but one with important international dimensions…. Continue reading


Updated on March 24, 2012
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Women’s day demonstration in Qalandia for the rights of female Palestinian prisoners

Posted on: March 8, 2012
Women’s day demonstration in Qalandia for the rights of female Palestinian prisoners

by Satu

8 March 2012  | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank 

On International Women’s day, March 8th,  hundreds of demonstrators rallied in Qalandia in solidarity with hunger striker Hana Shalabi and calling for Israel to end the occupation.

The demonstrators marched marched down the street next to the separation wall to Qalandia checkpoint, carrying placards and chanting slogans . In the crowd empowered women were carrying Palestinian flags and placards saying “Women break barriers,” “Raise your voices against all oppression,” and “Feminist resistance against the occupation.”

Close to the checkpoint the non-violent demonstrators … Continue reading


Updated on March 10, 2012
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Beit Ummar steadfast in supporting prisoners despite LRAD and teargas

Posted on: October 7, 2011
Beit Ummar solidarity with prisoners - Click here for more images

7 October 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank

On the tenth day of the hunger strike of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails, a crowd of around a hundred people took to the streets for a planned demonstration in the village of Beit Ummar, Hebron.

This was one of a number of recent demonstrations across the West Bank supporting the 9 demands of Palestinian prisoners, which include the right to family visits, end to the use of isolation as a punishment, and an … Continue reading


Updated on October 13, 2011
Posted under: Reports
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