Author: ISM Media

  • Rachel Corrie: Blaming the victim

    Rachel Corrie: Blaming the victim

    Attorney Hussein Abu Hussein, who represented Rachel Corrie’s family in its suit against Israel, says they knew from the beginning that it would be an uphill battle to find truth and justice in an Israeli court. By Hussein Abu Hussein 02 September, 2012 | Haaretz On Tuesday, Judge Oded Gershon of the Haifa District Court…

  • Imminent danger to lives of hunger strikers Samer Al-Barq and Hassan Safadi

    By Addameer, Al-Haq and Physicians for Human Rights-Israel (PHR-IL)   3 August 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank   Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association, Al-Haq and Physicians for Human Rights-Israel (PHR-IL) fear for the lives of the three remaining Palestinian hunger strikers held by Israel. Of utmost concern are the health conditions…

  • House demolitions and forced displacments in Area C

    By Abu Sarah 2 September 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank Demolishing tents donated by the UN On August 28 Israeli occupation forces demolished tents donated by the United Nations (UN) in the Palestinian village of Susiya in the South Hebron hills. This is the second similar demolition within three months. Displacement in Zenuta…

  • Jericho: Palestinian farmers ordered to leave land

    By Liza Ennab 2 August 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank Reuters reports thats Israeli authorities have given Palestinian farmers living in Jericho in the West Bank an order to uproot palm trees they have grown and leave the agricultural lands within 45 days. The orders came in the form of letters sent to…

  • Kufr Qaddoum resists

    By Paddy Clark 31 September 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank Firas Nahar Jama, 15, was arrested after Israeli soldiers invaded the village of Kufr Qaddoum during the weekly demonstration. Mahmood Nasir Batahan (10) was taken to the hospital after being hit by a tear-gas canister. Two others were treated on the scene after inhaling…