Author: ISM Media Group

  • Settlers annex and destroy more land in Susiya

    by Palestine Solidarity Project, October 26th On October 21, soldiers and settlers from Susiya settlement came with army- issued bulldozers and proceeded to destroy 150 Dunums (1 Dunum=1/4 acre) of olive groves belonging to the Palestinians. The groves belong to the families of Ashmasti, Abu Sopea and Asha Bin who live in Susiya bedouin camp.…

  • Two Roadblocks Removed in One Day

    by Palestine Solidarity Project, October 26th October 23, 2006, members of the Palestine Solidarity Project joined with Israeli peace groups Ta’ayush and Anarchists Againt The Wall to challenge the validity of the illegally created road blocks that have been forced upon many Palestinian villages, severely limiting their freedom of movement and access to essentials such…

  • Haaretz: “So much for another kind of olive harvest”

    by Akiva Eldar, October 26th Who remembers nowadays that Amir Peretz made dismantling illegal outposts a condition for Yisrael Beiteinu joining the government – with the agreement of the knight of law and order, Avigdor Lieberman? What became of Peretz’s vows to reexamine the separation fence route designed by a settler who the attorney general…

  • BBC World Service: “Escolta para la cosecha” (Escort for the Harvest)

    by Karim Hauser, BBC Spanish World Service , October 24th English translation below En el Líbano, pude constatar que los agricultores del sur del país tienen dos opciones: perder la cosecha, o adentrarse en sus campos y perder la vida al pisar un explosivo sin detonar, cortesía de los bombardeos israelíes en el conflicto que…

  • Bil’in Cameraman Finally to be Released Tomorrow

    by ISM media team, October 25th A judge at Ofer military court ordered Bil’in cameraman Emad Bornat to be released tomorrow after almost 3 weeks in detention. Emad was seized in the village after a demonstration against the annexation wall on October 6th as he was filming Israeli forces. Whilst in the border police van…