Author: ISM Media Group

  • Military raid on Bil’in fails to stop demonstration

    “We face them with backpacks, sandals and signs. They face us in full riot gear.” — Greta Berlin, quoted from Bil’in today in the New York Times By ISM volunteers Photos by The Israeli Anarchists unless otherwise indicated Israeli occupation soldiers launched an attack Friday afternoon in the West Bank village of Bil’in in an…

  • Joy persists amid occupation

    by Erik Yesterday, the first of September, Joy persisted through the dismay and hopelessness of occupation. A group called the Media Youth Collective came to the village of Bil’in bearing the tools of Renoir, Kahlo, Van Gough and others; they came with art supplies. This group of 5-10 high school and college-age avengers met quite…

  • Shot in the Shoulder

    Nina, Eric, Phil, Greta About 10 pm last night, soldiers came roaring into Bil’in, coming down the road by the school and throwing sound bombs at the village. As they continued down the road to the mosque, they began throwing tear gas as well. They were met at the mosque by boys throwing stones, giving…

  • Is this a real move to peace?

    by K. Flo Razowsky Originally in The Minneapolis Star Tribune According to the international media, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s disengagement from the Gaza Strip is an unprecedented move toward peace. The situation on the ground demands further inspection. Daily, new settlements are under construction in the West Bank, existing ones are being expanded and…

  • So Little Hope

    Greta B. Today as I was walking back to the hotel in Jerusalem, I heard a terrible crying. It was coming from a pile of garbage outside the Gloria Hotel. It’s very difficult to pick up garbage in the old city, unless you just happen to live in the Jewish quarter,because, although Palestinians pay the…