Year: 2013
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20 dunums of land and 200 olive trees set on fire by settlers in Sarra
3rd July 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus Team | Sarra, Occupied Palestine On the morning of the 30th of June, settlers from the illegal outpost of Havat Gilad rallied 100 settlers from the nearby illegal settlement of Qedumim to attack the land of the Palestinian village of Sarra. Late in the morning, settlers went…
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House demolitions leave four families unsheltered in Khirbet ‘Atuf
2nd July 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus Team | Khirbet ‘Atuf, Occupied Palestine On Thursday 27th June, beginning at 9 AM, Israeli military bulldozers demolished the homes and structures of four families in the village of Khirbet ‘Atuf, a shepherding village east of Tammun in Tubas Governorate. One man was taken to the hospital…
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Three men arrested in a night raid in Kfar Qalil
2nd July 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus Team | Kafr Qalil, Occupied Palestine On the 26th of June, at 1:30am, dozens of soldiers on foot and in military jeeps invaded the village of Kfar Qalil, southeast of Nablus, raided three shops, ransacked a house and arrested three men. Last Tuesday night, soldiers broke into…
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Interview with Ilan Pappé: “The Zionist goal from the very beginning was to have as much of Palestine as possible with as few Palestinians in it as possible”
2nd July 2013 | International Solidarity Movement | Haifa Ilan Pappé is an Israeli academic and activist. He is currently a professor at the University of Exeter (UK) and is well known for being one of the Israeli “new historians” – re-writing the Zionist narrative of the Palestinian Israeli situation. He has publicly spoken out…
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Bedouins outside Jerusalem face violence and threats of expulsion
1st July 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Ramallah Team | ‘Anata, Jerusalem The Bedouin community of ‘Anata suffers daily from the consequences of living just underneath the Apartheid Wall of East Jerusalem; the community is considered unwanted by the Israelis, and is therefore a victim of attacks and harassment. In addition, their unique location between…
