Author: ISM Media Group
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Masked settlers beat three Palestinian children, shoot at Palestinian shepherds for the second time in ten days
Christian Peacemaker Teams 5 April, 2009 Juwayya, South Hebron Hills, West Bank [Note: According to the Geneva Conventions, the International Court of Justice in the Hague, and numerous United Nations resolutions, all Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories are illegal. Most settlement outposts are considered illegal under Israeli law.] At 4:00 pm, Israeli soldiers…
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Land Day demonstration in Halhul, Hebron district
At mid day on the 4th of April, around forty Palestinians from Halhul and the surrounding villages set off to cultivate land near the illegal settlement of Karmi Zur. Halhul is a village in the Hebron district of the southern West Bank. Demonstrators were also joined by Israeli and international solidarity activists. The protestors headed…
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Israeli settlers take over Palestinian residence in Jerusalem’s old city
On the 2nd of April at 2am, at least seven armed Israeli settlers took over a Palestinian residence on al-Malwiyeh Street in Jerusalem’s old city. The house’s owner, Nasser Jaber, was away for four nights while the building was being renovated. The settlers arrived in the early morning, breaking open the door and changing the…
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Gazan fishermen protest against Israeli Navy attacks
ISM Gaza | Fishing Under Fire 2 April 2009 On the 2nd of April, dozens of fishermen from the Salateen area in Beit Lahiya in the far north of Gaza, staged a march towards the coast to protest against recent Israeli naval attacks. The demonstrators were joined by the Director of the General Syndicate of…