Author: ISM Media
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West Bank activists remember the life of ISM justice Activist Vittorio Arrigoni
by Sydney 16 April 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank Palestinians and International activists celebrated with the spirit of Vittorio Arrigoni this week across Palestine. Memorial events were held to mark the one year anniversary of his murder: two in Al-Khalil (Hebron) with members of the Hebron Defense Committee and Youth Against Settlements and…
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Press Release from the Welcome to Palestine Campaign
by Mazin Qumsiyeh 16 April 2012 | Welcome to Palestine Campaign 2012 We did not have to show our 1500 visitors Israeli racism, arrogance, and human rights violations; the Israeli government showed them and also showed the whole world. Calling itself a democracy, this outlaw state denied the right of people from around the world to come visit…
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Increasing Israeli army harassment and violence against activists in Hebron
by Paige 16 April 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank In the past weeks the Israeli army has increased harassment against both Palestinian and ISM activists in Hebron (Al Khalil), a deliberate targeting of those who oppose Israeli occupation and colonization. This targeting includes the arrest of six international activists, including five ISM volunteers,…
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Palestinians and internationals attacked during biking trip in Jordan Valley
by Joseph and Emiliano 15 April 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank Palestinian and international cyclists were brutally attacked by the Israeli occupation forces on Saturday as they attempted to bike up Route 90, the main North-South highway running through the Jordan Valley. The cyclists were demonstrating against Israeli apartheid policies in the Jordan…
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The price of intellectual resistance
by Sylvia 14 April 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank “Our souls are not devastated, we are hanging on” On the 7th November 2011, founder of the Palestinian Cultural Enlightenment (Tanwer) and lecturer at the An- Najah University, Dr. Yousef Abdul Haq, was arrested from his home at two o’clock in the morning. Dr. Yousef…
