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Residents of Deir Jreer and Silwad resist occupation and settlement expansion

Posted on: May 10, 2013
A new road is constructed by the residents of Der Jrier

10th May 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Deir Jreer and Silwad , Occupied Palestine

By Team Ramallah

At around 9 am today, 150 Palestinians, accompanied by International activists, went to Deir Jreer lands to construct a new road so that local farmers could reach their lands more easily. Two bulldozers flattened the path from the nearest road to the lands located near an illegal Israeli outpost. Israeli military personnel maintained a presence on a facing hilltop but did not intervene. In addition to constructing a new road ‘ the villagers wanted to protest the confiscation of their privately owned land by Israeli … Continue reading


Updated on May 10, 2013
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Palestinian villages protest together against illegal settlement outpost

Posted on: April 26, 2013
Tear gas fired onto the road at the end of today's demonstration

26th April 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Silwad, Occupied Palestine
Israeli military shooting tear gas at protesters. Photo credit: ActivestillsAround six hundred Palestinians along with a small number of international and Israeli activists participated in today’s demonstration in the lands between Silwad and Deir Jreer, in protest against both settler violence and settlement expansion. A new illegal outpost of Ofra settlement consisting of several caravans was established on the villages’ land 20 days ago. This sparked the several days of clashes, followed … Continue reading


Updated on April 26, 2013
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2 shot with live ammunition at Ofer prison demonstration

Posted on: February 15, 2013
Prayers outside Ofer prison

15 February 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Ofer Prison, Occupied Palestine

A demonstration was held outside Ofer prison in Ramallah as part of a week of action in solidarity with Palestinian political prisoners, and in particular to protest the continued detention of Samer Assawi who is on his 207th day of hunger strike whilst being held without charge.
Several hundred attended traditional Friday prayers which were held outside the prison gates in an act of nonviolent resistance.

Prayers outside Ofer prison

Clashes ensued between protesters, including stone-throwing youth, and the Israeli army … Continue reading


Updated on February 15, 2013
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Nabi Saleh: “The resistance is for our kids’ future”

Posted on: August 15, 2012
Nabi Saleh resident Manal Tamimi - click to see more photos

By Markus Fitzgerald

15 August 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank

On the evening of July 26, social media lit up with messages from residents of the village Nabi Saleh.

“Four army jeeps and around 20 soldiers standing at the entrance” tweeted Manal Tamimi, and later, “for the third day (in a ) the army invading the village before eftar.”

Nabi Saleh resident Manal Tamimi – click to see more photo… Continue reading


Updated on August 15, 2012
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Nabi Saleh: 11 arrested in weekly demonstration

Posted on: July 16, 2012
Young Palestinian boy is treated after being shot by a rubber-coated steel bullet

By Hakim M.
16 July 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank
The weekly demonstration in Nabi Saleh faced brutal repression from the Israeli military on Friday, July 13.
Beginning at 1:30 p.m., Palestinian and solidarity activists walked down the village road to find it closed off by Israeli border police and a ‘skunk’ tank, which pumps out a foul-smelling liquid. The crowd headed to Nabi Saleh’s stolen water spring which was annexed by the nearby illegal Israeli settlement of Halamish. The protesters were met at the foot of the southern hill by Israeli soldiers resulting in 4 arrests: … Continue reading


Updated on July 16, 2012
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#PalHunger protest in Ramallah

Posted on: April 30, 2012

by Fadi Arouri

29 April 2012 | Fadi Arouri Photography
Palestinians gather in Ramallah to protest in support of prisoners who have been on hunger strike in Israeli jail. While two have been on hunger strike for over 60 days, the majority of the estimated 3,000 participants have been on hunger strike since April 17th.


Updated on May 17, 2013
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Israel raids Ramallah TV stations

Posted on: February 29, 2012
Israel raids Ramallah TV stations

29 February 2012 | Ma’an News
Israeli forces raided two Palestinian television networks early Wednesday in Ramallah and briefly detained four employees, journalists said.Soldiers confiscated computers used by editors and reporters in Watan TV’s newsroom and general offices as well as administrative and financial files, the network said.

Troops also raided Al-Quds Educational TV in Al-Bireh and confiscated its broadcasting equipment, the head of its TV department Haroun Abu Irreh told Ma’an.

“This attack is nothing but piracy under a policy of systematic attack targeting Palestinian media organizations and journalists,” Watan … Continue reading


Updated on May 17, 2013
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61 year old released from hospital after Yitzhar settler attack

Posted on: February 15, 2012
A broken windshield of the family vehicle reveals the impact and size of thrown projectiles - Image via Alternative Information Center

by Fransisco Reeves

15 February 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank


Following her horrific ordeal of having her family’s vehicle attacked by Zionist settlers in early February,  Maysar Abd Al Majeed Ghanem is finally healthy enough to return to home.
 The attack resulted in Ghanem spending 36 hours in the Intensive Care Unit and a subsequent 11 days in the hospital. No effort has been made to investigate this attack by Israelis or illegal settlers from Yitzhar settlment, where the attackers are based.
Ghanem and her family … Continue reading


Updated on February 16, 2012
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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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Internationals harassed and denied entry into Nabi Saleh

Posted on: November 18, 2011

by Wahed Rejol

18 November 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank

Following last week’s violence in the village of Nabi Saleh near Ramallah, international observers and activists were today denied entry into the village by Israeli soldiers. The soldiers said that the entire village was a closed military zone and provided paperwork that seemed to support their claim. The internationals were followed and harassed by the Israel military as they attempted to leave the village.

Every Friday the village of Nabi Saleh organizes a march to protest the 2009 confiscation of an important water source by the Israelis. Last week  Abu Hussam Tamimi suffered … Continue reading


Updated on May 16, 2013
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