Year: 2012

  • End the Assault on Gaza: joint statement Gazan civil groups

    23 June 2012 | Besieged Gaza, Occupied Palestine We condemn in the strongest possible terms the latest Israeli war crimes committed against our people in the Gaza Strip. We call on the international community and the Arab and Islamic worlds, to take up their responsibility to protect the Palestinian people from this heinous aggression and…

  • Remembering Mamoun, killed by an Israeli missile as he played football

    By Rami Almeghari 22 June 2012 | The Electronic Intifada, Gaza City “I can never forget his image with blood all over his little body and both his legs badly injured,” Umm Mamoun Hassouna told The Electronic Intifada as she sat at a relative’s house in Gaza City. “I am a preacher [for women] at…

  • Susya: Entire village under threat of demolition, several hundred protest

    By Nina Larsson 22 June 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank On Friday, June 22, several hundred Palestinians and solidarity activists gathered in Susya to demonstrate against the demolition orders imposed on them. Earlier this week, Israel issued orders threatening to demolish the entire the southern West Bank village of Susya. At least 5…

  • Nabi Saleh: Over 15 protesters injured when Israeli army opened fire

    By Mia and Rosa 17 June 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank Tear-gas, skunk water, and rubber-coated bullets were fired against demonstrators in Nabi Saleh on Friday, June 15, injuring over 15 individuals. In the West Bank village of Nabi Saleh some 150 persons gathered following the Friday prayer to demonstrate against the nearby…

  • Kufr Qaddoum: two boys arrested and beaten before weekly demonstration

    By Tete Telsen 17 June 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank Prior to the weekly demonstration in Kufr Qaddoum last Friday, June 15, two young Palestinian boys were detained and beaten by Israeli soldiers. At least three others were injured by tear gas canisters during the peaceful protest that ensued. Shortly after noon on…