Year: 2012
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2 Internationals hit by tear gas canisters at the Bil’in weekly demonstration
By Vicky Blackwell Photographs by Vicky Blackwell 9th November 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank Today, during the weekly demonstration against the separation wall in Bil’in, 2 international activists were struck by tear gas canisters shot by the Israeli army. One Italian activist was struck by a canister in the leg and an American…
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Settlers destroy olive trees in Hebron
November 7th 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank Several olive trees and one apricot tree were destroyed on the morning of November 5th in a section of Khalil (Hebron) called Jales Mount, which is near the illegal settlement of Kiryat Arba. Rashed Zaroo showed the damage to internationals that afternoon. He explained that the…
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Settlers set ground on fire in Salman Valley, Burin [Update: Video added]
By Stephen Alexander November 6th 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank Today at around sundown, settlers from the illegal Israeli settlement of Yitzhar set fire to the ground in the Salman valley in Burin. The fire was in the same location where two ISMers and two members of the Michigan Peace Team (MPT) had…
