Author: ISM Media Group

  • Nakba survivors return to their homes in Jerusalem

    On 12th of May 2008 around 200 Palestinians, Israelis and internationals gathered at Jerusalem Theatre situated in West Jerusalem to raise awareness and remember the Nakba by listening to a few of the stories from the victims. The event which started around 4.30pm, took the 150 attendants on a tragic tour of West Jerusalem, traveling…

  • CPT: Settlers invade Palestinian village and harass Palestinians and internationals

    South Hebron Hills – At 2.30pm on Saturday, May 10th 2008, about 20 settlers from Ma’on settlement gathered near the village of At-Tuwani and proceeded to enter the village. When an Israeli army jeep arrived, settlers spoke with the soldiers and then followed the soldiers who began walking closer toward the village. The settlers yelled…

  • The Guardian: Israel’s celebration remains a Palestinian catastrophe

    By Ahmad Samih Khalidi Published in The Guardian on the 12th May 2008. To view original article click here As Israel celebrates the 60th anniversary of its establishment, an inescapable counter-reality lingers over the occasion that is inextricably twinned with it. It is the nakba or catastrophe, the 60th anniversary of the destruction of Arab…

  • 9 activists injured as Israeli army attacks demonstration in Shufa, Tulkarem

    On Saturday 10th May, approximately 200 Israeli, Palestinian and international activists converged on the village of Shufa, seven kilometres south-east of Tulkarem in the north-west of the West Bank, to remove the Israeli-imposed roadblocks that deny the residents of the village freedom of movement. Organised by the municipality of Shufa, Combatants for Peace, Tulkarem Centre…

  • The Independent: The loathsome smearing of Israel’s critics

    By Johann Hari To view original article, published in The Independent on the 8th May 2008, click here In the US and Britain, there is a campaign to smear anybody who tries to describe the plight of the Palestinian people. It is an attempt to intimidate and silence – and to a large degree, it…