Category: Features
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Deadline extended: Submit your photos for the liberation of Shuhada street
20 February 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank Beginning this week local organizers in Al Khalil (Hebron) and supporters have organized a series of events to commemorate the Baruch Goldstein Massacre and demand the re-opening of Shuhada Street, once the commercial heart of Al Khalil, now off limits to locals, Palestinians in general, and even…
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Randa Adnan: The world must intervene to save my husband
by Joe Catron 13 February 2012 | Mondoweiss As Khader Adnan entered his 59th day on hunger strike, his wife Randa appealed for the international community to end his isolation and save his life. “My husband is dying inside an Israeli jail. The world should make sure I am able to see him,” she said.…
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Under Attack: The Golani Brigade’s war on the Palestinian population of Al-Khalil (Hebron)
12 February 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank A newly released report submitted to the United Nations by international organizations working in Al Khalil documents a sharp increase in serious human rights violations against Palestinian civilians, particularly youth and children, living in the Old City and Tel Rumeida. Internationals working in Al-Khalil have called…
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Take action for hunger striking Palestinian Prisoner Khader Adnan!
6 February 2012 | Samidoun – Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network Khader Adnan, an imprisoned Palestinian activist held under administrative detention, has engaged in an open-ended hunger strike since December 17, 2012. Now at fifty days into his hunger strike, he is facing severe health consequences and has been moved to a hospital, continuing to refuse…
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Palestinians urge international community to join Global March to Jerusalem
by Sarah Marusek and Amith Gupta 2 February 2012 | International Solidarity Movement The recent Arab uprisings throughout the Middle East and North Africa have proven that the Arab people are no longer willing to tolerate oppression and tyranny. They send a strong message to Western hegemonic powers and their oppressive regional allies that a new…
