by Oz Rosenberg 7 November 2011 | Haaretz Anonymous attackers spray-painted “price tag” and threatened to plant a bomb in the Jerusalem offices of “Peace Now” on Sunday. Hagit Ofran, director of Peace Now’s Settlement Watch project, said that at ...
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Eid in Sheikh Jarrah
by Wahed Rajol 7 November 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank ISM has maintained a daily presence at the al-Kurd residence in Sheikh Jarrah since August 2009 when Israeli authorities paved the way for Israeli settlers to occupy the ...
Read More »Loay Auda: From a closed cell to the jail of exile
by Silvia Todeschini 26 November 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, Gaza Loay Auda, in Israeli prisons since 2002, was released in the last prisoner swap exchange. Native of Jerusalem, he was of the many deported to Gaza. In an interview ...
Read More »In Photos: Palestinians gather support for #FreedomWaves and ending blockade of Gaza
by Alistair George and Ben Lorber Canadian and Irish ships sailing with Freedom Waves to Gaza were illegally boarded by the Israeli military in international waters yesterday afternoon. The Israeli military stated that “Upon arrival of the vessels at the ...
Read More »19 weeks strong: Kufr Qaddoum marches forward despite heavy tear gas and bullets
by Rana H. 5 November 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank The Israeli army assaulted peaceful protesters in Kufr Qaddoum with tear gas, rubber coated steel bullets, and sound bombs, injuring two and causing severe tear gas suffocation for ...
Read More »Israeli forces and settlers try to drive away Um Alfagara residents
by Aida Gerard 5 November 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank On Thursday November 3rd at dawn, 8 military jeeps with around 25 soldiers and one bulldozer arrived at Um Alfagara. The bulldozer immediately began to demolish six pylons ...
Read More »Act Now: Rafah border crossing closed for 6 days
5 November 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, Gaza Only hours after activists from popular committees and youth movements throughout the West Bank formally presented the Egyptian ambassador, His Excellency Yasser Othman, with an appeal and a petition to open the Rafah crossing unconditionally and permanently, ...
Read More »Hebron copes with self deifying Israeli military and its settlers
by Alistair George 3 November 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank The streets of Tel Rumeida are locked-down and divided; physically occupied by a forceful Israeli military. For the Palestinian community living in this part of H2, Israeli-controlled Hebron, ...
Read More »Under the flag of UNESCO marched Gaza
by Nathan Stuckey 1 November 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, Gaza We gathered on the road in front of the Agricultural College of Beit Hanoun, one side of the road a functioning school, on the other, only the remains of ...
Read More »Palestinian youth join boats set to challenge Israel’s siege of Gaza
2 November 2011 | Freedom Waves FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Palestinian youth join boats set to challenge Israel’s siege of Gaza Irish and Canadian boats in international waters on their way to challenge illegal siege policy Palestinian activists call for end ...
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