Author: ISM Media
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Mondoweiss: Israel is planning on demolishing dozens of East Jerusalem homes under PA control
July 18 | Yumna Patel | Mondoweiss In less than 24 hours, 42-year-old Ismail Obeidiya, his wife Nida, and their six kids, could be made homeless. It’s a terrifying reality that Obeidiya is struggling to grapple with, his unease and frustration more palpable with every word. “We fought so long and so hard, for years,…
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UPDATE: Over 100 bullet fragments in brain of Palestinian child shot in northern West Bank
July 15 | International Solidarity Movement | Kafr Qaddum, occupied Palestine Israeli soldiers shot a Palestinian child in the head with live ammunition on Friday during a protest against settlement expansion in the West Bank town of Kafr Qaddum, Palestine. Abdul Rahman Yasser Shteiwi, 9*, was rushed to Rafidia Hospital in Nablus at around 3pm…
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Settler tour exemplifies the difficult reality of occupation in the Old City of Hebron – a photo essay
July 7 | International Solidarity Movement | Hebron, occupied Palestine Every Saturday, illegal Jewish settlers from around the West Bank take a “tour” of the busy souq (market) in Old City of Hebron, the busiest market street in the area since the closure of Shuhada Street. Local Palestinians believe that the Israeli authorities facilitate the…
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Livelihoods destroyed in two days of demolitions in South Hebron Hills
July 4 | International Solidarity Movement | South Hebron Hills, occupied Palestine The South Hebron Hills have faced two consecutive days of demolitions starting early yesterday morning, with bulldozers destroying water wells and uprooting over 500 trees in two villages. An elderly Palestinian activist from Um al-Khair was also hospitalised yesterday after being violently…
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Bedouin village of Um al-Kheir fights against new demolition threats
June 26 | International Solidarity Movement | Umm al-Kheir, south Hebron Hills, occupied Palestine The Bedouin village of Um al-Kheir in the South Hebron Hills have launched a new bid to save their homes from demolition. On Monday, activists from the village submitted a new master plan to the Israeli Civil Administration which, if accepted,…
