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Nablus comes together for International Solidarity Day

Posted on: November 29, 2011
Nablus comes together for International Solidarity Day

by Wahed Rejol

29 November 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank

Today in the Occupied West Bank, Palestinians and internationals gathered in Nablus to participate in an international day of support for Palestine.

In 1977 the United Nations General Assembly voted to declare November 29 as the The International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.  On that day in 1947 the same body voted to partition Palestine as part of UN resolution 181.  The following year the state of Israel was created.  64 years later Palestinians have not regained their freedom, and refugees have been unable to return to their native land…. Continue reading


Updated on December 1, 2011
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Palestinian woman struggles for proper medical treatment

Posted on: November 14, 2011
Prisoner rights worker Myassar Atyani and Amal Jamal in a Nablus hospital.

by Wahed Rejol

14 November 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank

In 2004 Amal Jamal was sentenced to 12 years in Israeli prison. A year later the Palestinian woman from Nablus was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Today from a hospital in Nablus she awaits a decision from Israel authorities that will determine whether she will be permitted to travel outside of Israeli controlled territory to receive medical treatment.

In 2005 Jamal began to suffer from severe pain and bleeding as a result of her illness. Yet she received little treatment from the … Continue reading


Updated on November 16, 2011
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Illegal road closure in Kufr Qaddoum leads to arrests

Posted on: November 11, 2011
Kufr Kaddoum hits 5 month mark - Click here for more images

by Thom Andrews

11 November 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank

Today marked the 5th month of the village of Kufr Qaddoum’s campaign of non-violence against the Israeli military’s decision to illegally close their main  road to Nablus.

What began as another peaceful demonstration quickly transformed into a military assault on the village. Over 200 villagers gathered, joined by solidarity activists from Canada, Sweden, UK, Denmark, America and Israel and began making their way towards the road, which was closed by the military 8 years ago. Over 30 Israeli soldiers and 4 military vehicles were stationed on the road, waiting behind barbed wire, … Continue reading


Updated on November 16, 2011
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In Photos: Burin withstands settler violence

Posted on: November 10, 2011
Burin surviving the olive harvest - Click here for more information

by Amal

9 November 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank

In the past three years Burin has faced increased settler violence. This small village of approximately 3,000 people deal with a constant threat of settler attacks or Israeli army harassment.  Three settlements surround Burin: Yitzhar, Bracha, and Givt Arousa.  The residents of these illegal settlements make it clear that they will do whatever it takes to force the Palestinians out of their homes.  Their criminal acts range from burning olive trees, stoning farmers, and shooting live ammunition at Palestinians.

The Burin people … Continue reading


Updated on November 10, 2011
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Father of 5 run over and killed by settler

Posted on: November 9, 2011
Father of 5 run over and killed by settler

by Thom Andrews

9 November 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank

This afternoon, 45 year old Abdullah Mutaled Al-Mashni, father of 5, was run over and killed by an illegal settler.

Whilst returning from collecting his olives, Abdullah was last seen riding his donkey back towards his village of Deir Istia – 7km northwest of Salfit.

Soon after the killing, Israeli Occupation Forces arrived to shield the scene from photographers and journalists gathered to report on the crime.

It is believed the settler was a resident in the nearby illegal colony of Revava … Continue reading


Updated on March 20, 2012
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Israeli military and Zionists ambush olive harvest in Beit Furik

Posted on: October 21, 2011
Zionists attack Beit Farik - For more images click here

21 October 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank

The Palestinian family El Jobor was unsuccessful in their attempt to harvest olives today as they met resistance from Jewish settlers and Israeli soldiers originating out of the Itamar settlement.  Accompanied by ISM volunteers the family climbed the hillside above Beit Furik and marched through the olive groves to within roughly 400 meters of the Jewish settlement, which sits atop the hill’s mount, before being confronted and forced back down towards their home.

International observers and volunteers met with the father of the El Jobor family, in Nablus at 7:30 this morning, and rode … Continue reading


Updated on October 21, 2011
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Nablus enters sixth day of hunger strike as concern for exile looms

Posted on: October 13, 2011

by Alistair George

13 October 2011  | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank

Six protesters in Nablus completed their fifth day on open hunger strike today in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli jails.

Palestinian prisoners in several Israeli jails began open hunger strikes, taking only water with salt, on the 27 September 2011 in protest against solitary confinement, restricted visiting hours and harsh prison conditions.  There are now 404 prisoners affiliated to PFLP (Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine) on open hunger strike in Israeli prisons, along with 5 leaders of Hamas, 10 members of Fatah, and 3 people … Continue reading


Updated on October 28, 2011
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In Photos: Palestinians unite to support prisoner hunger strike

Posted on: October 12, 2011
Hebron Solidarity with Prisoner Strike - Click here for more images

12 October 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank and Gaza

On Tuesday the 27th of September, an open-ended hunger strike was initiated until the fulfillment of 9 demands by Palestinian prisoners, which include the right to family visits, end to the use of isolation as a punishment against detainees, and profiteering of Israeli prisons from financial penalties charged against prisoners.

Approximately 3000 prisoners are taking part in the strike including all the different political fractions from eight different prisons.

Hebron (click here for more on the story):

On the sixth day of the hunger strike of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails, major political factions … Continue reading


Updated on March 20, 2012
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Nablus joins West Bank and Gaza in support of prisoner strike

Posted on: October 3, 2011

by Alistair George

3 October 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank

Hundreds marched in Nablus today to protest against the harsh conditions endured by Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails and to show solidarity with over 150 prisoners currently on hunger strike.

Prisoners from the leftist PFLP (Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine) movement began open-ended hunger strikes – eating no food and drinking only salted water – on 27 September 2011 in several Israeli prisons, including Nafha, Askhalan and Ramon.

Palestinian prisoners issued a statement on 25 September 2011 demanding the Israeli authorities end solitary confinement for all prisoners and “end the … Continue reading


Updated on October 28, 2011
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Kufr Qaddoum demands access

Posted on: September 30, 2011

by Alistair George

30 September 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank

Israeli military forces mounted an aggressive incursion into the centre of Kufr Qaddum today, in response to the weekly demonstration against the closure of the main road linking the village to the nearby city of Nablus, in the North of the West Bank.  The Israeli military fired tear gas canisters directly into streets crowded with villagers and international observers, causing many to suffer from severe gas inhalation.

Murad Shttaiwi, spokesman of the demonstrations, confirmed that this was the furthest that the Israeli military had entered into the village since the weekly … Continue reading


Updated on October 28, 2011
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