Author: ISM Media Group

  • Bethlehem Villagers Celebrate Wedding on Land Razed for Wall

    by the ISM media team, January 26th Villagers from neighbouring villages gathered this afternoon on the bulldozed land of Umm Salamuna to celebrate the wedding of Mohammed Brejiah, 28, and Sunai Abu Raiyeh, 25. The local men and children sang and danced Dabka while soldiers and settlers looked on from afar. The villagers have vowed…

  • Protesters Caught in Crossfire in Bil’in

    by the ISM media team, January 26th Today’s sun-drenched demonstration in Bil’in was marked by the usual Occupation violence as the media and peaceful protesters alike were frequently forced to run for cover and attacked as they were doing so. The theme of today’s weekly demo was the ongoing annexation of the land around the…

  • Haaretz: Twilight Zone / ‘I’ve lost my heart’

    by Gideon Levy, January 25th Was it the stun grenade that hit her head, the shock caused by its explosion or the rubber bullet fired by the Border Police? Does it make any difference? Did the Border Policeman intend to kill a child of 11 – or not? What difference does it make? The real…

  • Local Residents Rally Against Occupation in Tel Rumeida

    by ISM Hebron, January 25th Over a hundred local residents attended today’s peaceful demonstration at the Tel Rumeida checkpoint against colonist violence and road closures in Hebron. Members of the local Tel Rumeida community spoke about their struggles dealing with continued colonist aggression, the closure of roads to Palestinians and the inability to drive their…

  • Occupation Police Benevolence in the Jordan Valley

    by Peter, January 25th Recently, I was able to accompany three Palestinians on a drive through the Jordan Valley. The more scenic aspects aside, a trip through the area revealed the slow, destructive siege of the Valley. Movement restrictions have effectively sealed off the Jordan Valley from the rest of the West Bank. For example,…