Author: ISM Media Group

  • Daily Star staff: Palestinian-led International Solidarity Movement comes to Lebanon

    Ecumenical, non-violent opposition group organizes civilian convoy to South By Jim Quilty for The Daily Star Thursday, August 10, 2006 BEIRUT: “We’ve been told the situation here is different from Palestine,” says Huwaida Arraf, co-founder of the International Solidarity Movement. “In Palestine you have Israeli soldiers on the ground actively brutalizing civilians. Here, they’ve been…

  • Israeli soldiers destroy home in Tel Rumeida in search of nothing

    Soldiers invade the home at night and keep internationals from entering. Settlers taunt internationals and watch. by Sunbula At around 10 pm on Friday August 11th in Tel Rumeida, 12 soldiers of the Israeli Occupation Forces entered an apartment building where 3 Palestinian families live as well as international volunteers with the International Solidarity Movement.…

  • Israeli Army Causes Two Serious Head Injuries to Protestors in Bil’in

    To view a video of the initial violence of the Israeli military and shooting of Lymor click here. Higher quality for broadcast is also available from the ISM media office FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Today, August 11, the Israeli army and Border Police brutally prevented Bil’in’s weekly non-violent demonstration, by firing rubber bullets and sound grenades…

  • Palestinians Force their way Through Closed Checkpoint

    Hundreds of people wait at Huwarra checkpoint when soldiers closed it completely on Thursday by Michael At Huwarra checkpoint on August 10th at 2:30, there was a crowd of up to 300 Palestinian people waiting to cross. The soldiers stationed at Huwarra checkpoint would not let anyone through and were aggressive and violent towards the…

  • Military Uses Collective Punishment of villages near Nablus

    Over 100 Palestinian men wait at Beit Furik checkpoint after Israeli military closed it completely by Lina After an exchange of fire between Palestinian resistance fighters and Israeli military on one of the apartheid roads connecting Israeli settlements north of Nablus, the Israeli military retaliated by collectively punishing Salim and other surrounding villages. About 15…