Author: ISM Media Group

  • International Activists Stand with Lebanon and Gaza

    1) International Activists Stand with Lebanon and Gaza 2) On Shabbat, Settlers Escalate Attacks on Palestinians and Internationals 3) Musa Abu Mariya Released from Prison 4) Greek Activist Celebrates Birthday in Detention 5) Road Block Removed in Village of Izbat Tabib 6) Campaign for Solidarity with Palestine Launched in Stockholm 7) Palestinian Activists Wed in…

  • International Activists Stand with Lebanon and Gaza

    On Friday July 14th, 100 Stockholm-based ‘Campaign for Solidarity with Palestine’ activists blocked the entrance to the Foreign Ministry building in the Swedish capital. They formed a human chain at the front gate for 2 hours, and delivered a letter of protest to a representative of the Ministry. Police tried to break them up by…

  • War Games in Beit Ummar

    Journal entry by Ernesto. Provides a deeper insight to a previous ISM eyewitness report about the same incident. After visiting the family of Yusuf Abumariya we headed to the house of another family. We were served tea and fresh fruit and before we were able to fully get the gentleman’s name and story, Ahmed, one…

  • ‘Blogging from Gaza’ – From bad to worse: the downpour continues

    by Leila El-Haddad Friday, July 14: Things are bad in Gaza. Very bad. Not to mention of course in Lebanon, where Yassine’s, my husband’s, family lives, in the Wavel refugee camp in Baalbeck, Hezbollah stronghold. They, of course, along with all of Lebanon, are blockaded by air and sea, so Yassine has sort of become…

  • On Shabbat, Settlers Escalate Attacks on Palestinians and Internationals

    large rock thrown at human rights workers By Joe Skillet Israeli settlers in the Tel Rumeida section of Al-Khalil (Hebron) celebrated the shabbat yesterday by attacking several Palestinian children and international supporters. During the attacks, one 15 year old Palestinian was kicked, one 13 year old was punched in the face, and a 7 year…