Author: ISM Media Group

  • The Guardian: Parents of Briton shot by Israeli soldier seek talks with ambassador

    By Rory McCarthy (for original article click here) Five years after their son was fatally shot by an Israeli soldier in Gaza, the parents of the British student Tom Hurndall are still pressing the Israeli government for compensation and a formal apology as they try to build a criminal case against senior Israeli army officers.…

  • Many injured in weekly demonstrations

    Road 443 – IMEMC: Several injuries reported during a nonviolent protest near Kharabtha village (for original article click here) Palestinian sources reported on Friday that several residents were injured after the army fired at residents, Israeli and international peace activists who carried a nonviolent protest against the continued closure of a main road since late…

  • Multiple invasions in Beita as Israeli army install new permanent checkpoint

    The village of Beita, 7 kilometres south-west of Nablus is currently closed to all traffic, after the Israeli army installed roadblocks on all of the roads leading into the village. The earth-mounds were installed three nights ago, in the early hours of Wednesday 9th April, during a large-scale invasion of the village, which coincided with…

  • IMEMC: Israeli army prevents Israelis from joining non-violent demonstration in Al-Khader

    For original article from IMEMC click here The Israeli army prevented a number of Israeli peace activists to join the Palestinian residents of Al-Khader in their weekly nonviolent protest against the construction of the separation wall on their land on Friday at noon. Eyewitnesses told IMEMC that troops stopped the Israeli activists and took the…

  • Press conference to protest against the Israeli closure of orphanges and schools in Hebron

    March 7th, at approximately 1 pm, around 30 people gathered for a press conference in the main hall of the Islamic Charitable Society’s girls orphanage to protest against the Israeli orders for these institutions to be closed. Members of local organizations, human rights workers, journalists, students and concerned members of the community attended the press…