Author: ISM Media
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Palestinian man successfully harvests olives for the first time in 14 years
20th October 2014 | International Solidarity Movement, Khalil team | Tel Rumeida, Occupied Palestine Today in al-Khalil (Hebron) Hashem Azzeh, a Palestinian man living in the Tel Rumeida neighborhood was able to successfully harvest his olives, on a certain part of his land, for the first time in 14 years. Hashem and his family live in…
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Palestinians dismantle illegal settler outpost
12th October 2014 | International Solidarity Movement, Khalil team | Susiya, Occupied Palestine Today Palestinians and international activists participated in a Palestinian village community action which involved reaching an area of their land which has been declared a closed military zone. The action also consisted of dismantling a new illegal settlement outpost built by settlers. Over…
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Mosque burnt in apparent price tag attack
15th October 2014 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus team | Aqraba, Occupied Palestine In the early hours of Tuesday morning, a group of Zionist settlers from the illegal settlements close to Aqraba near Nablus, set fire to a mosque in the outskirts of the village. The investigation so far shows that the building was set on fire at approximately…
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Stories from Burin during the olive harvest
15th October 2014 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus team | Burin, Occupied Palestine On Monday, three Palestinians were picking olives in Burin. Their field was in a very exposed area, right between an illegal settlement, a military checkpoint, and a security detention centre. A group of ISM volunteers accompanied them as protective presence. These are some of their stories: Ali,…
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Tear gas and stun grenades used against schoolchildren
13th October 2014 | International Solidarity Movement, Khalil team | Hebron, Occupied Palestine Today at the Salaymeh checkpoint in al-Khalil (Hebron), Israeli soldiers fired four long-range tear gas canisters, and threw three stun grenades, all towards children leaving school to walk home. One tear gas grenade was also thrown directly at ISM activists documenting the military violence.…
