Author: ISM Media Group

  • Round-up of Recent Events in Qawawis

    ISM volunteers have been maintaining a presence as Human Rights Observers (HROs) in the tiny Palestinian village of Qawawis (population approx. fifteen), as requested by locals. The vunerable village is often subject to attack and harrassment from nearby Israeli settlers. The following is a brief summary of recent events. On the 11 of October at…

  • Three More Night-time Arrests in Bil’in; Soldiers Use Human Shield

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Israeli soldiers invaded Bil’in last night and made three more arrests of young men and boys. Three jeeps of Border Police arrived about 1:30 am and went into several houses to make arrests for alleged stone throwing during demonstrations. Once again, the people of the village came out on the street to…

  • Eyewitness to Night-time Raids in Bil’in

    by Jesse Last night at about 1:40am we were called to the streets by local Palestinians of the village of Bil’in where we were staying the night. A force of three jeeps full of Israeli soldiers armed with M-16s were conducting night raids to arrest villagers in Bili’n. we were witness to two of the…

  • More Settler Attacks in Hebron, While Soldiers and Police Watch

    by Andrew At around 1.20pm on Thursday the 27th of October I received a phone call from one of the three internationals who had come to the aid of a Palestinian schoolgirl near Qurtuba School, and who were now under attack from a mob of settlers. I made my way quickly to the end of…

  • Bil’in Prisoner Solidarity Demonstration Report

    based on a report by IMEMC Israeli soldiers fired tear gas and rubber coated bullets at a non-violent protest against the Separation Wall in Bil’in village, near the West Bank city of Ramallah on Friday. The protest started midday Friday after dozens of residents, peace activists and representatives of Physicians without Borders, marched towards a…