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61 year old Palestinian woman in intensive care after settler attack

Posted on: February 3, 2012
A broken windshield of the family vehicle reveals the impact and size of thrown projectiles - Image via Alternative Information Center

by Fransisco Reeves

3 February 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank
When your land is occupied by those who harbor hatred towards you emanating from a belief that they are inherently superior to you, each day brings with it a genuine threat to the security of your life and the lives of your loved ones.
“They want to kill,” is how Fares Muhammed Ibrahim simply put it. And on February 2nd, “they” very nearly did.


At approximately 1pm Maysar Abd Al Majeed Ghanem, Fares’ 61 year … Continue reading


Updated on February 3, 2012
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West Bank couple, deported to Gaza, recount difficult years in Israeli prison

Posted on: January 30, 2012
Obada Saed Bilal and Nili Zahi Safad (Joe Catron)

by Joe Catron

30 January 2012 | The Electronic Intifada

“This is the life of Palestinian people,” Obada Saed Bilal said one recent morning. “If I hadn’t been detained, I would have been wounded or martyred. I was in detention for over nine years, but I still resist. My marriage and university studies are my ways to keep fighting now.”

Obada and his wife, Nili Zahi Safad, sat in the lobby of the Commodore Gaza Hotel. The Ministry of Detainees in Gaza has temporarily housed them there, along with a number of other former … Continue reading


Updated on March 20, 2012
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Call for urgent financial support for youth center in Burin near Nablus

Posted on: January 12, 2012
A restoration project in Burin organized by the youth center.

by Lydia

12 January 2012 | Burin: Land of Love and Resistance


As some of you may know, I have spent the past half-year in and close to the village of Burin in the Nablus area. Those who have visited this beautiful village know that Burin is situated between two settlement. It is also surrounded by three military camps. I originally came to report on a settler attack that burnt down 400 trees in early June, since then it has been hard to stay away from the special … Continue reading


Updated on January 12, 2012
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Demanding release of Yousef Abdul Haq, lawyer

Posted on: December 28, 2011
Demanding release of Yousef Abdul Haq, lawyer

28 December 2011 | Palestinian Cultural Enlightenment Forum


The lawyer Yousef Abdul Haq (Abu Shaddad), professor at the An Najah National University, and coordinator, former President of the Governing Council of the Tanweer Forum, was arrested Wednesday 7/12/2011 at three o’clock in the morning.
We in the Palestinian Cultural Enlightenment Forum consider the continued detention of our colleague Dr. Youssef a war crime against international law, and we demand his immediate release especially because he was suffering from physical illness and takes medication continuously, in addition to the … Continue reading


Updated on December 27, 2011
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Choir bus hit by settlers on way back from Nablus

Posted on: December 19, 2011
Choir bus hit by settlers on way back from Nablus

17 December 2011 | Notes from Bethlehem

I was hoping to write about something more pleasant regarding our Christmas ministry in Nablus. I was hoping to write about the usual; singing and rejoicing with the believers there. As always, Nablus concert was special. The Anglican church where we usually go was full. There was joy. The choir really did well. It was a real blessing!

On our way there I remembered the first time the choir went to Nablus in 2007. Back then it was really difficult to enter Nablus as it was under Israeli military siege. We had to change … Continue reading


Updated on December 19, 2011
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Your help needed: Donating olive trees this holiday season

Posted on: December 19, 2011
International volunteers assisted in planting the olive trees

19 December 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank

As we creep up to Christmas and are seeing more and more trees appear in houses and high street windows, while we debate when to put up our own, if at all this year, I ask you all to give consideration to a much more special tree (in my opinion): the Palestinian olive trees.

This year has been a rough one for farmers in Palestine. In one village alone, Burin (Nablus) over 4000 olive trees have … Continue reading


Updated on December 19, 2011
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In Photos: Settlement too close for comfort

Posted on: December 17, 2011
Too close for comfort - Click here for more images

by Amal

16 December 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank

Kufr Qaddoum’s resistance is only getting stronger and is showing no signs of slowing down. The resilience of the Kufr Qaddoum residents is remarkable. Every week the Israeli Occupation Forces have increased their aggressive attacks, and yet the people still join together every Friday against the injustices they face. Not only have they lost more than half of their land, but also their right of movement.

Kufr Qaddoum has been resisting the closure of one of their main roads since 2003. They … Continue reading


Updated on December 17, 2011
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Burin: Youth football surrounded by monuments to Israeli occupation

Posted on: December 12, 2011
A match to escape Occupation - Click here for more images

by Ben Lorber

12 December 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank

On the 7th of December, a windy Wednesday morning behind the boys’ school in the Palestinian village of Burin, 15 teenagers, dressed in red uniform, took to the football field under the coach’s whistle. As the team began its warm-up exercises, another youth team arrived from the neighboring village of Huwwara, led by its determined coach. Under the morning sun, the football game began. As fans, coaches and players cheered and yelled from the sidelines, a Burin teenager scored a goal in the first ten seconds, setting the tone for … Continue reading


Updated on December 12, 2011
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Military teargases Kufr Qaddoum following nightly raids and arrests

Posted on: December 10, 2011
Teargassing Kufr Qaddoum - Click here for more images.

by Alistair George
9 December 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank
The Israeli military fired tear gas canisters directly at demonstrators in Kufr Qaddoum today in an aggressive response to the weekly protest against the closure of the main road linking the village with Nablus.  Many people suffered from severe gas inhalation.
 After midday prayers, over 200 people marched to the edge of Kufr Qaddoum where several people made speeches calling for the road to be re-opened to the village, including officials from the Palestinian Authority and the Chief of the Palestinian District Coordinators … Continue reading


Updated on December 10, 2011
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In Photos: The devastation of the Price Tag campaign in Bruqin

Posted on: December 8, 2011
The toll taken by Bruqin - Click here for more images

by Amal

8 December 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank

The smell of fire and sorrow was evident in Bruqin today, which is located to the west of Salfit in the northern area of the West Bank.  Even eight hours later  the feeling of loss populated the air. At approximately 2:30 AM a group of settlers entered the village and set fire to a mosque, a bulldozer, and a car.

Israeli police and soldiers documented the attack, but claimed that they did not know who committed it. Many people are skeptical due to the fact … Continue reading


Updated on December 9, 2011
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