Author: ISM Media
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Israeli forces arrest journalists, medic, injure UK citizen with live fire in Kafr Qaddum
12th July 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, Ramallah team | Kufr Kaddoum, occupied Palestine During a Friday demonstration in Kafr Qaddum, Israeli forces fired teargas and live ammunition directly at demonstrators, bystanders, children, and a parked ambulance. Soldiers arrested two Palestinian journalists and a Red Crescent medic, and injured an 18 year old British national…
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The impossibility to know – navigating the (psychological) siege of Hebron
8th July 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine Israeli forces during the last week of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan have increased and stepped up restrictions for Palestinians in occupied al-Khalil (Hebron). Thus they are severely limiting Palestinians possibilities to exercise their religion during this most important month in…
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Ramadan 2016: Harassment, collective punishment and settlement expansions in the occupied West Bank
7th July 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | West Bank, occupied Palestine Monday the 6th of June marked the beginning of the Ramadan; the holiest holiday in Islam. The Ramadan is a sacred month in the Islamic calendar, where Muslims celebrate when the Qu’ran was revealed for the first time to the Prophet…