Ecumenical, non-violent opposition group organizes civilian convoy to South By Jim Quilty for The Daily Star Thursday, August 10, 2006 BEIRUT: “We’ve been told the situation here is different from Palestine,” says Huwaida Arraf, co-founder of the International Solidarity Movement. ...
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Israeli soldiers destroy home in Tel Rumeida in search of nothing
Soldiers invade the home at night and keep internationals from entering. Settlers taunt internationals and watch. by Sunbula At around 10 pm on Friday August 11th in Tel Rumeida, 12 soldiers of the Israeli Occupation Forces entered an apartment building ...
Read More »Israeli Army Causes Two Serious Head Injuries to Protestors in Bil’in
To view a video of the initial violence of the Israeli military and shooting of Lymor click here. Higher quality for broadcast is also available from the ISM media office FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Today, August 11, the Israeli army and ...
Read More »Palestinians Force their way Through Closed Checkpoint
Hundreds of people wait at Huwarra checkpoint when soldiers closed it completely on Thursday by Michael At Huwarra checkpoint on August 10th at 2:30, there was a crowd of up to 300 Palestinian people waiting to cross. The soldiers stationed ...
Read More »Military Uses Collective Punishment of villages near Nablus
Over 100 Palestinian men wait at Beit Furik checkpoint after Israeli military closed it completely by Lina After an exchange of fire between Palestinian resistance fighters and Israeli military on one of the apartheid roads connecting Israeli settlements north of ...
Read More »Soldiers Occupy Houses in Balata
Israeli soldiers shot the ceiling of a home when they entered to set up snipers inside by Anna Early Wednesday morning, August 9, soldiers invaded Balata Refugee Camp. They began the operation by occupying 2 homes. The mother in the ...
Read More »Bil’in to Protest Israel’s New Style of Killing
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tomorrow, August 11, 2006, at 1pm the people of Bil’in will conduct another demonstration against the wall and war crimes Israel is committing daily in Lebanon and Gaza. With the support of Israelis and internationals they will ...
Read More »Settlers Attack Internationals in Suseya
A woman from Sweden, Gabby, and a man from Austria, Sebastian, were kicked, pushed, jumped on, and bitten by settlers while they walked on Palestinian farmland the evening of August 8th. The internationals live in Suseya in order to accompany ...
Read More »Israelis Arrested for Blocking the Road to Air force Base
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For arabic version click here Direct action against the war, Ramat David Israeli Air Forces base, 8/8/06, Israel For more pictures click here Today, August 8th, tens of leftist Israeli activists are blocking the road to the ...
Read More »How can you send love with a missile?
writing from Shatila refugee camp, Beirut, Electronic Lebanon, 6 August 2006 My name is Usama Abu el-Sheikh, and I am from Tabaria, Palestine. I am of course a refugee and have never been to my hometown in Palestine though I ...
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