Author: ISM Media Group

  • But Israel must also be held to account for the deaths of innocent Palestinians

    Justice for journalists But Israel must also be held to account for the deaths of innocent Palestinians. By Ewa Jasiewicz From The Guardian The verdicts of intentional killing and murder over the deaths of journalists Tom Hurndall and James Miller are small victories; but what about the unaddressed and unresolved killings of hundreds of Palestinian…

  • Bil’in Children Arrested

    Mohammad Ahmad Hamad in the back of the police car. Two Palestinian children from the village of Bil’in were arrested mid morning on Tuesday April 12th. Mohammad Abd Al Fattah Burnatt, aged 17, and Mohammad Ahmad Hamad aged 13 were tending a herd of goats close to the illegal Israeli settlement of Modi’in Elite. The…

  • British Politician Calls for Sanctions Against Israel

    Sir Gerald Kaufman, a leading British Member of Parliment has called for sanctions against Israel, and accused elements in the IDF as being ‘out of control.’ He was speaking on the influential BBC Radio 4 ‘Today’ program. Kaufman has made similar charges before, and has been labelled ‘a self-hating Jew’ by the Board of Deputies…

  • Three Non-violent Actions Friday

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Villagers in Bil’in, Beit Sira, and Salem will continue to protest against the annexation of their land this Friday, despite threats of collective punishment by the Israeli Civil Administration. Bil’in villagers, joined by Israeli and international activists and a Tibetan monk, will hold their weekly demonstration against the wall, which annexes village…

  • And suddenly, the seams of childhood disappeared

    Say to her, “My dear, my dear, It is not so dreadful here.” Hadil Ghabin, 9 years old, was killed Monday night after an Israeli shell struck her family’s home. 13 other members of her family were injured, including her pregnant mother, several toddlers, and her 10-year-old brother Ahmed, who lost his eye sight. One-year…