Month: November 2011

  • Palestinian youth join boats set to challenge Israel’s siege of Gaza

    2 November 2011 | Freedom Waves FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Palestinian youth join boats set to challenge Israel’s siege of Gaza Irish and Canadian boats in international waters on their way to challenge illegal siege policy Palestinian activists call for end to international complicity in Israel’s crimes Support actions taking place throughout the West Bank and…

  • #FreedomWaves launches to bring Gaza humanitarian aid

    #FreedomWaves launches to bring Gaza humanitarian aid

    by Ben Lorber 2 November 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank On Wednesday, November 2, two international ships left the Turkish harbor to carry humanitarian aid through the Israeli blockade of Gaza. The event, called ‘Freedom Waves for Gaza’,  unites 27 activists from 9 countries, including America, Canada, Denmark, Belgium, Germany and Australia, alongside…

  • Raw conversations with released Palestinian prisoners

    Raw conversations with released Palestinian prisoners

    by Alistair George 2 November 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank Below is an abridged transcript of talks given by Palestinian former-prisoners, (released as part of the Hamas-Shalit deal) at PASSIA (Palestinian Academic Society for the Study of International Affairs ) Roundtable on ‘Prisoner Release – Palestinian Narratives’ on 31 October 2011. Ibrahim Mish’al…

  • Egyptian Ambassador promises to deliver petition to open Rafah Border

    Egyptian Ambassador promises to deliver petition to open Rafah Border

    2 November 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank On November first, activists from popular committees and activist youth movements through out the West Bank met with Egyptian ambassador , his Excellency Yasser Othman, in Ramallah to express their congratulations and support for the people’s revolution of Egypt and to formally present a petition to…

  • CPT-Palestine closes At-Tuwani project

    November 2, 2011 | Christian Peacemaker Team – Palestine In 2004, the village of At-Tuwani and its Israeli partner, Ta’ayush, approached CPT’s Hebron team and the Italian peace group, Operation Dove, asking if they could provide accompaniment for the children of the village whom settlers regularly attacked as they walked to school. Although CPT had…