A woman waits after a long line for soldier to approve her passing by Woody, Miss J and Ernesto There is continual harrassment and human rights abuses at Beit Iba checkpoint, northwest of Nablus, which connects the largest city in ...
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Rafah’s Remains after “Summer Rains”
“Everybody hopes to have a good life and a future. We love our children, mothers, and fathers, we love our families, like you. And we feel sad when somebody is killed. We are humans of flesh and blood. Think of ...
Read More »Israeli Soldiers Treat Palestinians like Animals at Beit Iba Checkpoint
Human rights worker is dragged by Israeli police by M.W. On August 5, seven Palestinian men were caged in a detention structure at Beit Iba checkpoint outside Nablus. They included 6 students and one assistant dean from Al-Najah University. All ...
Read More »Soldiers Steal Palestinian Flags from the Outpost
Shelter at the outpost (foreground), roadblock (middle) and settlement outpost (background) Internationals were disturbed at the Palestinian outpost* in Bil’in by Israeli military vehicles both during daytime and in the middle of the night. On the night of July 31st ...
Read More »Settlers attack Palestinians and Human Rights Workers
On August 5th, two Human Rights Workers (HRWs) from Denmark were sitting on Shuhada Street in Tel Rumeida. At around 2:45 PM a Palestinian boy, around age 15, wanted to use the stairs at the end of Shuhada Street, opposite ...
Read More »Rafah Tonight and The Morality of the Israeli Army
By Mona El-Farra from her blog From Gaza, With Love 12:30 am 4th of August The Israeli army continues its military operation, in the south of Gaza (Rafah town). Army tanks are heading into the refugee camp under the cover ...
Read More »Lebanon Articles and Sites Round-up
Demonstrators Rally for Victims in Lebanon in Ramallah, West Bank July 31 Lots of people have asked us for information about Israel’s current aggression against Lebanon. ISM works in Palestine and as such we are not directly involved in Lebanon. ...
Read More »My Head Might Burst with Irony
by Alizarin J. Crimson Sometimes I feel like my head is going to burst with irony. Like walking through Arab East Jerusalem and seeing Palestinian men wearing tshirts that say: “F.B.I. anti-terrorism unit”. And I wonder if they are wearing ...
Read More »Bil’in Mourns 1,000 Dead in Lebanon and Gaza
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Today on Friday August 4, the people of Bil’in joined by Israeli and international supporters marched to the apartheid wall and attempted to cross the gate which separates villagers from their land. They bore Palestinian and Lebanese ...
Read More »Bil’in to Mourn over 1,000 dead in Lebanon and Gaza
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tomorrow, August 4th, 2006, at 1pm the people of Bil’in and their Israeli and international supporters will demonstrate against the Apartheid Wall and settlements. They will march to the wall carrying a black flag as a sign ...
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