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Settlers set Palestinian land ablaze in village of Burin

By Alex Marley 15 September 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank In the afternoon of Tuesday, 11 September 2012, settlers from the illegal Israeli settlement of Yitzhar burned farmers’ land containing almond trees in the Palestinian village of Burin. ...

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Village of Yatma suffers after Israel annexes spring

By Ellie September 14, 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank In 2008, the Israeli army annexed a spring that belonged to the Palestinian village of Yatma, providing fresh water to the village for free. This theft has severely limited ...

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A day of violence and intimidation in Hebron

By Anna Conroy September 12, 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank On the morning of September 10 in south west Hebron, at Checkpoint 56, a Palestinian man was shot with live ammunition by the Israeli military. Residents and army ...

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Ni’ilin struggles on

By Anna September 12, 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank On Friday 7th September myself and four other international activists attended the weekly demonstration against the apartheid wall in the village of Ni’lin. Since 2004 the villagers of Ni’lin ...

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Help bring Jalaal home

September 11, 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank What would you do if 30 men armed with sticks and guns stormed into your home beat your little brothers and began beating your mother and ripping her clothes? On August ...

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Settlers destroy 18 olive trees Burin

 By Alex Marley 11 September 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank Eighteen Palestinian-owned olive trees were destroyed by Israeli settlers in the village of Burin, near Nablus, when the illegal settlers attacked the Palestinian land on Tuesday 4 September ...

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I can’t sleep

By Abu Sarah 31 August 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank “I can’t sleep. As soon as I close my eyes, I see settlers everywhere.”, says Amer the six years old son of my friend. Omar leaves his mattress and ...

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