Author: ISM Media Group

  • Routine Harasement of Palestinian Political Leaders by the “Only Democracy in the Middle East”

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Today, Tuesday January 3rd 2006 the third, is the official opening day of the election campaign for the Palestinian Legislative Council. In spite of Israel’s reputation as the “only democracy in the middle east,” Palestinian political leaders still face harasement and arrest by the Israeli Police and Military. At an election rally…

  • A Non-Violent Victory

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE As a result of the village of Bil’in’s ongoing campaign of non-violent direct action and protest, an unprecedented action was taken today by the Civil Administration in regards to the illegal settlement outpost of Matityahu Mizrah, which is being built on Bil’in’s land. The Civil Administration issued a stop work order, thus…

  • Today! Bil’in and Aboud to Protest Theft of Their Lands

    Palestinian and Israeli Parliament members and Rachel Corries Parents to join the protest Bil’in: Starting at 8 AM on Dec. 30, Palestinian villagers in Bil’in, accompanied by Israeli and international activists, are working their agricultural lands isolated behind Israel’s annexation wall. At 12 PM, prayers will be held at the “Centre for Joint Struggle,” the…

  • The Tale of Two Outposts

    A story of Israeli Apartheid On the left of the picture is the house that Bil’in villagers have built on their land in an area that they are calling “Bil’in west”. On the right of the pictures are buildings under construction in the Modi’in Elite settlement outpost also known as “Metityahu East”. The Palestinian structure…

  • Bil’in: Land Grab thanks to the Wall

    Bil’in is a small village located six km east of the green line, west of Ramallah. The village rests on 4,000 dunams (about 1,000 acres) and is home to 1,700 residents, whose livelihood depends on agriculture and work outside the village. Most of the villages land lies between two streams (the Modi’in stream in the…