Author: ISM Media Group
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IndyMedia video of military attack on Bil’in
On September 2, 2005, people in the West Bank village of Bil’in tried to peacefully protest the annexation of their land where Israel is building its illegal annexation barrier. Before the demonstration could begin, Israeli occupation forces invaded the village, shooting live ammunation and attacking Palestinian, Israeli and international activists. This video captures what happened.
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Qawawis and the mustawtaneen
Qawawis is a small village with big problems. After an Israeli court ruled that villagers had the right to live on their land, settlers have harassed them with humiliation and violence. ISM and other organizations have kept a constant presence in the village. Here’s an account from one of the volunteers who recently stayed in…
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Palestinians Struggle to Hold on to Land, Watering Holes
by Henry Norr Berkeley Daily Planet Life in the tiny Palestinian hamlet of Qawawis seems straight out of the Old Testament, but that doesn’t stop the Jewish settlers in the hilltop outposts that surround the place from doing their best to destroy it. And if something isn’t done soon about the settlers’ latest threat—denying Qawawis’s…