Author: ISM Media Group

  • Tulkarm Struggles Against the Wall, Settlements and Israeli Chemical Factories

    The Tulkarm area covers the city of Tulkarm and 31 villages in its surrounding areas. In this area live approximately 180,000 inhabitants. About 45,000 live in the city itself, 18,000 live the larger refugee camp and 8,000 in the smaller camp. Tulkarm is only 13 km away from the Mediterranean Sea by the Israeli town…

  • Soldiers Arrest Palestinian for Walking on His Own Land

    A Palestinian living in the Hebron region was passing through his land on the 11th of August, 2007, when 5 soldiers ordered him to stop. The soldiers told the Palestinian that it was not his land, however when he asked for papers to prove the soldiers’ claim, he was arrested and taken to a military…

  • Nighttime Invasions in Nablus

    15.08.2007 This morning at 7AM human rights workers rushed to the other side of Nablus in Ta’awun Street where 8 homes had been taken over by the Israeli army. They joined the medical assistance relief team that had already arrived at the scene. 10-15 military vehicles and a bulldozer were in the street. In this…

  • Haaretz: “State Asks High Court to Rule if it Must Evacuate Heftsiba Squatters”

    By Yuval Yoaz, Haaretz Correspondent The State Prosecution asked the High Court of Justice on Tuesday to rule on whether it is obligated to remove to squatters from dozens of apartments in the Matityahu East district of the West Bank settlement of Modi’in Illit. The High Court issued an injunction roughly a year and a…

  • JTA: “Settlements a Risky Investment”

    Legally questionable land purchases have played a role in bringing one of Israel’s largest contractors and one of the chief builders of West Bank settlements to the brink of bankruptcy, says the spokesman for Americans for Peace Now. by Ori Nir. Published: 08/10/2007 WASHINGTON (JTA) — When West Bank settlers recently launched an ambitious campaign…