By Paddy Clark 31 September 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank Firas Nahar Jama, 15, was arrested after Israeli soldiers invaded the village of Kufr Qaddoum during the weekly demonstration. Mahmood Nasir Batahan (10) was taken to the hospital ...
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Live ammunition in Nabi Saleh
By Paddy Clark 31 August 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West bank Three Palestinians were injured and 5 arrested today during Nabi Saleh’s weekly demonstration. Israeli military set up road blocks surrounding the village early this morning in order to ...
Read More »Palestinian family members attacked, then arrested in khan Al Luban
By Marshall Pinkerton 29 August | International Solidarity Movement On the morning of August 28, around 30 settlers armed with guns and sticks descended upon a Palestinian home located in Khan al-Liban, and attacked the Daraghmah family. The mother, Taghrid, ...
Read More »Judge blaming Rachel Corrie for her own death highlights Israel’s impunity, family says
By Jillian Kestler-D’Amours 28 August 2012 | Electronic Intifada, Haifa The Haifa District court ruled earlier today that the Israeli military is not responsible for killing American activist Rachel Corrie, and that Corrie was to blame for her own death. ...
Read More »ISM’s response to the Rachel Corrie verdict
The International Solidarity Movement (ISM) is deeply concerned by the verdict of Judge Oded Gershon that absolved Israel’s military and state of the 2003 murder of American ISM activist Rachel Corrie. Rachel was crushed to death by an Israeli army ...
Read More »Gaza activists: #RememberRachel and support #BDS
Palestinians in Gaza support the Corrie family on the eve of the verdict in their lawsuit against Israel over its 2003 killing of their daughter Rachel, as well as divestment from Caterpillar and the global Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) ...
Read More »‘Welcome to Palestine’ group denied entry into West Bank
26 August, 2012 | Ma’an News, Bethlehem, West Bank Dozens of foreign peace activists were denied entry into the West Bank by Israeli authorities at the Allenby Bridge crossing on Sunday evening, organizers of the third ‘Welcome to Palestine’ initiative ...
Read More »Video: Soldiers attack children in Nabi Saleh and forcibly separate them from their detained mother
August 25 2012 | Popular Struggle Coordination Committee, Occupied Palestine Army held six detainees over eight hours, raided houses in the village, injuring several residents and using live ammunition Pictures: see here, here, here, and here During the weekly demonstration in the village of Nabi ...
Read More »Night raids and arrests continue in Burin
By Alma Reventos 25 August 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank On Thursday August 23, Mumen Mahmoud Raja, 18, was arrested at his home by Israeli occupation forces at 2:30 a.m. Around 2 a.m., some 60 Israeli forces invaded ...
Read More »Verdict in Rachel Corrie lawsuit to be announced August 28
22 August 2012 | the Rachel Corrie Foundation, Occupied Palestine The verdict in the civil lawsuit against the State of Israel for the killing of peace activist Rachel Corrie over nine years ago will be announced August 28, 2012, at 9:00 ...
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