Month: October 2011

  • Youth arrested in Hebron over cereal

    2 October 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank On 2 October in Al Khalil (Hebron), the Israeli army and police arrested 2 Palestinian children based on petty, unfounded accusations whilst allowing settlers to employ violence with complete impunity. 13 year old Khaled Abu Snaeneh and 15 year old Said Abu Aisha were arrested and…

  • Demolitions: Israel annexing more land in Kufr ad-Dik and Salfit

    Demolitions: Israel annexing more land in Kufr ad-Dik and Salfit

    4 October 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank On Tuesday around 11am the Israeli army carried out demolitions in the West Bank towns of Beit Ula and Kufr ad-Dik, destroying homes, animal pens, wells and hundreds of trees. Yousef Muhammed Turshan sat amongst the rubble that used to be the home for him, his…

  • Gaza: Planting in something dead

    5 October 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, Gaza  Around Gaza is a 300 meter “buffer zone,” a no go zone, a land of death.  Gaza is not just a prison, it is a shrinking prison.  Every time that Israel expands this zone, Gaza gets a little smaller.  Every Tuesday, the Beit Hanoun Local Initiative and…