by Rosa Schiano 30 March 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, Gaza Today we joined the Global March to Jerusalem from Gaza. Israeli soldiers shot continuosly, dozens of people injured, one killed. I made this small video during the march. Some ...
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Swedish peace activist beaten up by Israeli Occupation Forces
by Jonas Weber and Jeff 1 April 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank A Swedish peace activist at the Land Day demonstration in Qalandia, outside of Ramallah, was arrested. During the arrest he was kicked and beaten by the ...
Read More »Settlers occupy Palestinian house in Al Khalil
by Paige and Mira 31 March 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank Early Thursday morning approximately fifteen to twenty settlers occupied the house of the Abu Rajab family on Shuhada street near the Qeitun checkopint in Al Khalil (Hebron). ...
Read More »Photos: “Land Day across Israel and Palestinian territories”
30 March 2012 | Denver Post Land Day, which began in 1976, marks the day Israeli forces killed six Palestinians during a protest against Israeli occupation of what Palestinians consider to be their land. Palestinians around the world will commemorate ...
Read More »Red Crescent medics treat 339 protesters in the West Bank
30 March 2012 | Ma’an News Agency BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The Palestinian Red Crescent treated 339 protesters on Friday at protests around the West Bank to mark Land Day, a spokesman said. Muhammad Ayyad told Ma’an that five people were ...
Read More »The march from Erez to the iron doors of Al Aqsa
by Nathan Stuckey 30 March 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, Gaza Sometimes, the more things change the more they stay the same. On March 30, 1976 during protests against the confiscation of Palestinian land, Israel killed six protesters, injured over ...
Read More »On the eve of Land Day: Al Quds anticipates the Global March
by Johnny 29 March 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank March 30 is Land Day in Palestine. The events of the day annually commemorate the events of 1976, when Israeli authorities seized massive quantities of land from Palestinian owners, ...
Read More »Land Day: From Gaza to Sakhnin we are all united with Bil’in
by Nathan Stuckey 27 March 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, Gaza Thirty six years ago on March 30th 1976 demonstrations against the confiscation of Palestinian land by the Israeli government spread throughout Palestine. Six Palestinians were killed, over a hundred ...
Read More »Beit Hanoun: Celebrating the land and culture of Palestine
by Nathan Stuckey 29 March 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, Gaza Today, Beit Hanoun celebrated Land Day. It is true that Land Day isn’t really until tomorrow, but tomorrow is the Global March to Jerusalem, tomorrow, God willing, Land Day ...
Read More »Settlers attack internationals accompanying school children on Shuhada Street
by Paige 28 March 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank Today at around 1 PM extremist settler Anat Cohen attacked a Canadian woman accompanying school children, and a few minutes later sent two teenage settlers to throw rocks at ...
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