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Protests sparked after prisoner Maysara Abu Hamdiyeh dies in Israeli custody

Posted on: April 3, 2013
Protests sparked after prisoner Maysara Abu Hamdiyeh dies in Israeli custody

3rd April 2013 | International Solidarity Movement,  Occupied Palestine

Demonstrations have been held today in several cities across the West Bank to protest the death of prisoner Maysara Abu Hamdiyeh. A strike has also been held in Nablus, Hebron and East Jerusalem, amongst other cities.

Maysara Abu Hamdiyeh

In Nablus, over three hundred Palestinians, together with international activists, participated today in the demonstration to protest the death of Maysara Abu Hamdiyeh. The demonstration was first held at Shuhada Square, where protesters were holding banners and chanting emotional songs in support of Palestinian prisoners. After … Continue reading


Updated on May 20, 2013
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The occupations toll on one family in Burqa

Posted on: April 1, 2013
Ra'ed Haj who is unable to walk, talk or hear after he was nerve gassed

1st April 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Burqa, Occupied Palestine

By Team Nablus

A brief visit to any family home in the occupied West Bank is sure to be a combination of warmth and tragedy as no person here has been immune to the brutality of the occupation that has dominated the lives of Palestinians for over 60 years. Ra’ed Haj who is unable to walk, talk or hear after he was nerve gassed

In the small village of … Continue reading


Updated on April 1, 2013
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Land in village of Qusin used as garbage dump by settlers

Posted on: March 30, 2013
Land in village of Qusin used as garbage dump by settlers

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

By IWPS

On Wednesday March 27 at 15:00 the village of Qusin organized a tour of a nearby quarry that is regularly used as a garbage dump. The residents of Qusin invited the Minister of the Environment, IWPS and the International Solidarity Movement to inspect the amount of Israeli trash that has accumulated in the recent weeks.

The quarry had been partially refilled with dirt and gravel covering the majority of the trash, leaving three large piles of plastic, wood and metal exposed. … Continue reading


Updated on March 30, 2013
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Demonstration in commemoration of Land Day

Posted on: March 30, 2013
Farmers watched by Israeli Occupation Forces

30th March 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Burin, Occupied Palestine

By Team Nablus

On the 30th March 1976, Palestinian citizens of Israel instigated demonstrations in protest at Israeli government plans to confiscate large amounts of Palestinian land in the Galilee region for new Israeli settlements. The thousands of people who took part in non-violent general strikes, demonstrations and marches were violently attacked by the Israeli military, who injured many hundreds and killed six young Palestinian men. Farmers watched by Israeli Occupation Forces

Thirty-seven years later, Israeli land-grabs continue and … Continue reading


Updated on March 30, 2013
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Remembering Rachel Corrie

Posted on: March 19, 2013
Tree planting with Rachel Corrie posters in Asira al Qibliya

19th March 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus , Occupied Palestine

Team Nablus

On March 16th 2013, the International Solidarity Movement was joined by the International Women’s Peace Service and the Tanweer Center in commemorating the death of Rachel Corrie – an American peace activist and former member of the ISM. Tree planting with Rachel Corrie posters in Asira al Qibliya
Rachel was killed in 2003 in Rafah in the south Gaza strip, crushed by an Israeli military bulldozer while trying to protect a … Continue reading


Updated on March 19, 2013
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Sebastiya protests against sewage dumping

Posted on: March 9, 2013
A demonstrator at Sabastiya

9th March 2013| Popular Struggle Coordination Committee

On Friday, the village of Sebastiya held its first demonstration in order to protest the flooding of its land by the sewage coming from the nearby Jewish-only settlement of Save Shomron. Around 150 people from Sebastiya, together with Israeli and international activists, participated in the demonstration which was broken up quickly by tear gas canisters and stun grenades. A demonstrator at Sabastiya

A convoy of vehicles ran from the village to the land next to the settlement where the sewage water is being dumped. … Continue reading


Updated on March 9, 2013
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Clashes in Huwarra after demonstration against Israeli administrative detention

Posted on: February 19, 2013
Clashes in Huwarra after demonstration against Israeli administrative detention

By Team Nablus

18 February 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Huwarra, Occupied Palestine

Four people , including one eleven year old boy, were arrested today during clashes between Israeli Soldiers and Palestinian Youth (Shebab). At least one person was taken away from the scene in an ambulance. The Israeli Army used tear gas and sound bombs against a crowd of roughly 100 Palestinians who had gathered to protest the ongoing detention of hundreds of Palestinians without charge , particularly Samer Issawi who is on his 210th of hunger strike. Jafar Izzedin, Ayman Sharawneh and Tariq Qadan are also on hunger strike in … Continue reading


Updated on February 19, 2013
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Photo essay : demonstration in Nablus against Israels use of administrative detention

Posted on: February 18, 2013
Photo essay : demonstration in Nablus against Israels use of administrative detention

18 February 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus, Occupied Palestine






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Updated on February 18, 2013
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A settlements `bio-war` against the ancient city of Sabastiya

Posted on: February 13, 2013
Flooded Palestinian agricultural land

12 February 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Sabastiya, Occupied Palestine

Sabastiya is an ancient city located just 10 km north of Nablus, West Bank. It contains Canaanite, Israelite, Hellenistic, Herodian, Roman and Byzantine ruins as well as the tomb of John the Baptiste. The winding city streets along with its history make Sabastiya an ideal place to visit. Yet, as charming and beautiful as the old city is, the nearby Israeli settlement of Shafi Shamrom is making lives of Sabastiya’s residents very difficult: settlers uprooted olive trees, introduced wild boars into the environment to damage the land, and most recently, sewage … Continue reading


Updated on February 13, 2013
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BREAKING NEWS: Internationals arrested and hospitalised for trying to plant trees in Urif

Posted on: February 12, 2013
BREAKING NEWS: Internationals arrested and hospitalised for trying to plant trees in Urif

12 February 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Urif, Nablus, Occupied Palestine

UPDATE: All of those detained today have been released and the Brit who was pepper sprayed has been let out of hospital

At around 11am this morning, a group of internationals including three volunteers from the Michigan Peace Team travelled to Urif in Nablus. They were attempting to assist in planting olive trees at the top of the village near the school, an area which has been the scene of much of the recent troubles in Urif.

Despite being nowhere near the illegal … Continue reading


Updated on February 12, 2013
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