Author: ISM Media Group

  • Gaza’s ‘bigger holocaust’

    By: Fida Qishta This article originally appeared on the website of the Institute for Middle East Understanding (IMEU) Rafah, the Gaza Strip, 3 March – Israeli officials said today that they finished their military operation in the Gaza Strip, but the Israeli attacks continue, and we fear that Israel is still planning a major invasion.…

  • Adalah-NY: 13 organizations demand Waldorf-Astoria cancel Friends of IDF fundraiser

    TO: The Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York, NY (sent by fax) SUBJ: Cancel March 18 “Friends of IDF Fundraiser” over Israeli human rights violations DATE: March 11, 2008 As thirteen organizations working for human rights, social justice, and peace, we demand that The Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in Manhattan rescind its agreement to host the March 18 fundraiser…

  • Ma’an: Women march for rights, end of occupation in Gaza

    Women staged two demonstrations in the Gaza Strip on Saturday to demand a stop Israeli violence that has recently led to the death of 18 women, including two infants recently. Women marched to the slogans “Under what fault was she killed,” “Where is my right to live in peace and safety?” and “I am a…

  • Friday Anti-Wall demonstrations marked by violence

    Qaffin Friday, March 8th, saw a large demonstration in the West Bank town of Qaffin against the annexation wall. The demonstration was organised by the Qaffin municipality and featured a large block of activists from the Democratic Union. Approximately four hundred Palestinian and international demonstrators marched to wall to be met by two Israeli army…

  • Women’s Day March in Nablus

    On Thursday 6th March 2008 the Women’s Committees of Nablus marched through the centre of the city to protest against the recent massacre in Gaza during which more than 115 people were murdered. In preparation for International Women’s Day on the 8th of March, the women of Nablus took to the streets carrying banners and…