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Israeli military forces attack the freedom of theatre

13 August 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank The Freedom Theatre in Jenin Refugee Camp has faced targeted repression by the Israeli Army in recent weeks.  At 3pm on August 6th, 2011, Israeli Occupation Forces arrested a Freedom Theatre ...

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They try to steal our history, not just our land

9 August 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank The demonstrations in Nabi Saleh started the 21 of November 2009, after the illegal settlement of Halamish expanded, costing locals in land and their source of water for home and agricultural use, a ...

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Nabi Saleh consumed with raids while fasting

9 August 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank Following the unusually short demonstration on the first Friday of Ramadan, the Israeli army raided the village of Nabi Saleh just before Iftar, the Muslim time for breaking fast during Ramadan, resulting in ...

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Jewish settlers storm the Aqsa Mosque

8 August 2011 | The Palestine Information Center Tension is running high in the holy Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem after Jewish settlers stormed and roamed the plazas of the holy site at the early morning hours on Monday. The ...

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Palestinian female prisoners suffer in Ramadan

7 August 2011 | Palestine Telegraph Israeli prison administration decided to tighten its harsh measures against Palestinian female prisoners of Hasharon during the holy month of Ramadan. A researcher at the international solidarity foundation, Ahmed al-Betawi, stated that Israeli prison ...

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Ramadan begins with the killing of two Palestinians

2 August 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank At 3am Qalandia refugee camp was invaded by the Israeli army. Approximately 300 soldiers raided the camp, shooting live ammunition directly at people,  killing two Palestinians. The two young men, Mutasin ...

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No signs of ceasing resistance in Ni’lin

6 August 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank On Friday, 5 August, the weekly demonstration against the illegal settlement near the Palestinian village of Ni’lin was held, despite the majority of its participants fasting for Ramadan. Although smaller than ...

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Music guides peaceful resistance in Kufr Qaddoum

1 August 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank On Friday July 29, 2011 the Popular Committee of Kufr Qaddoum included musical guests from the Netherlands, Fanfare, to play for Kufr Qaddoum’s weekly demonstration against a roadblock that closes off the main ...

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