Author: ISM Media Group
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How to Provoke a Settler in Hebron
by Johan When Baruch Marzel’s son and his three friends walk the streets of Tel Rumeida, Hebron, armed with sticks and looking to pick a fight, it is considered provocative to film them with a video camera, as soldiers tried to explain to Human Rights Workers after two of them were physically attacked by the…
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Bil’in Waiting for Justice
Palestinians of Bil’in, Israelis and Internationals waiting to enter the High Court of Justice, Feb 1st High Court queries route of security fence near Bil’in By DAN IZENBERG, Jerusalem Post The High Court of Justice on Thursday issued a showcause order instructing the state to explain why it had chosen the specific route of the…
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Reflections on a Deportation
by David Deserted Al-Shuhada Street in Tel Rumeida; Beit Hadassah Settlement visible at the end of the street. In six days I will be deported by the state of Israel. I am a human rights worker. I have been working to prevent and document violence against the Palestinian residents of Hebron in the West Bank.…
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Bil’in Unbowed; One Year of Non-Violent Resistance to the Apartheid Wall
by Henry and David The weekly non-violent protests against the Israelis Apartheid wall continued today in Bil’in, when Palestinians from the village displayed their resistance to the ongoing theft of their village’s land. At least one Palestinian was injured by a tear gas canister which was fired directly at a group of three non-violent demonstrators…
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Strange Ride Through Palestine
by Xander I recently had an existential mental breakdown. I no longer comprehend the difference between dreams and reality. The first symptoms appeared on Christmas Eve when I was trying very hard to get out of Nablus. Hundreds of people were crammed into the exit terminal of Huwara checkpoint. Many of them, like me, were…