Year: 2012

  • Nablus: night raids and arrests

    By Jonas Webber 30 July 2012 | International Solidarity Movement Five Palestinian men were arrested by the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) in a night raid inside the old city of Nablus on Saturday, July 28. Tear gas and sound bombs were used against families and civilians protesting the arrests. 19 young men suffered asphyxiation and…

  • Taking BDS to the streets

    By Marshall Pinkerton 30 July 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank On July 26, youth activists in Nablus, in connection with the Tanweer Center for Enlightenment and Dar Al Qandeel association for arts and culture, kicked off a campaign to encourage residents of Nablus to boycott Israeli products this Ramadan and beyond. Because people…

  • Hebron: Settlers gas attack Palestinians, victim arrested and refused aid

    By Hakim Maghribi 27 July 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank On the afternoon of July 27, brothers Ibrahim Abeidu, 17, and Mohammad Abeidu, 19, were carrying water for their neighbor in the Tel Rumeida neighborhood of Hebron. There is a current drought and water is often shared between households. Walking on the hills…