Author: ISM Media Group
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Israeli Holidays Impede Palestinian Freedom of Movement
by Tom Hayes, October 11th I visited the village of Bil’in, close to Ramallah, on Saturday. The villagers had asked for an international presence in the village after the IOF had arrested Emad, a Palestinian cameraman who works for Reuters on Friday after the weekly demonstration against the Apartheid Wall, which will separate the villagers…
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Haaretz: “Judge orders probe over Palestinian cameraman hurt in Bil’in”
by Meron Rapaport, October 10th A military judge ordered to open an inquiry into an affair regarding a Palestinian cameraman who was wounded after soldiers arrested him during a demonstration against the separation fence in the village of Bil’in over the weekend. Witnesses said that Border Police troops had beaten the cameraman, but the army…
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Israel steps up repression in Bil’in
1. Israeli Army Rounds-up Non-violent Activists in Bil’in 2. Bil’in Defiant in Midday Sun 3. Israel Arrests Bil’in Journalist 4. Two Roadblock Removal Actions in Three Hours 5. March of Grapes Brutally Attacked-6 Arrested, Many Injured 6. Settlers steal fruit in Kufr Qallil during olive harvest 7. Stones and fire in Kufr Qallil – yet…
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Israeli army invades Ramallah, captures 4 Palestinians
by Iman On Tuesday October 10th at 6:30 pm, Israeli Occupation Forces entered Lower Ramallah shooting their way through the city. One ISM volunteer on the scene reported having witnessed at least 9 Army Jeeps as well as a bulldozer. The ISM volunteer was not allowed near where the soldiers were trying to detain Palestinians.…
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Soldiers Disrupt Medical Work in Tubas
by Tom Hayes We had gone to meet Red Crescent workers in the hope of establishing links between the branch and grassroots groups in Brighton. The paramedics at the branch told us of how Israeli checkpoints and closures made it impossible to give their patients proper care. The road from Tubas to Nablus has recently…