Author: ISM Media Group
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Israeli Army in Hebron Violates Israeli High Court Order – Again
The back entrance to the Abu Haykal family’s home. The Israeli military is now confining them to this rather than the front of the their home. by ISM Hebron and Tel Rumeida Project The Hani Abu Haykal family, which lives directly opposite the Tel Rumeida settlement in the Tel Rumeida neighborhood of Al-Khalil (Hebron), has…
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Fourth of July in an Occupied Land
by Jill and Liz, Michigan Peace Team, July 6th Several days ago, we emailed a reflection and analysis of a peaceful demonstration in Bil’in and some data that underscores the severity of the settlements in the West Bank. Another critical issue is the mushrooming of settlements in and around Jerusalem, specifically East Jerusalem, the traditionally…
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CUPE President: “Slurs will not silence us”
by Sid Ryan, [Canadian] Globe & Mail, July 7th When our union recently passed a resolution critical of policies of the government of Israel, it was savagely attacked in several quarters and labelled by many as anti-Semitic. When the Toronto Conference of the United Church of Canada, the largest Protestant church in the country, called…