Category: Features

  • Injured Jerusalem teen dies of wounds

    Injured Jerusalem teen dies of wounds

    14 May 2011 | Popular Struggle Coordination Committee Milad Ayyash, the 17 year-old who was critically injured yesterday in East Jerusalem passed away at the Muqassed Hospital, after all attempts to save his life failed. The killing comes as tensions soar over the upcoming Nakba anniversary. The violent response of Israeli authorities to the protest…

  • Israeli army fires on Gaza demonstration at Erez Crossing

    10 May 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, Gaza The Israeli army fired on 50 Palestinian and international activists protesting the Israeli-enforced closure of the “buffer zone” at Erez Crossing in Beit Hanoun, Gaza Strip today. The demonstration, organized by the Beit Hanoun Local Initiative, was joined by activists from the International Solidarity Movement – Gaza…

  • 24 year old man from Iraq Burin shot by teargas canister at close range

    8 May 2011 | International Solidarity Movement Yesterday afternoon, 24 year old Abdalah Aadus from the village of Iraq Burin was taken to hospital after being shot in the side by a teargas canister which was fired from close range. Abdalah had been participating in a demonstration against the theft of his village’s agricultural land…

  • American woman hospitalized with head injury and three international activists arrested in West Bank protest

    American woman hospitalized with head injury and three international activists arrested in West Bank protest

    1 May 2011 | International Solidarity Movement Sandra Quintano, An American 60 year-old women working with the Michigan Peace Team, was evacuated to an Israeli hospital this afternoon, after Israeli soldiers caused her a serious head injury as they demolished a protest tent in the West Bank village of Izbet al-Tabib near Qalqilya. A Swede…

  • International Solidarity Movement Committed to Staying in Gaza

    International Solidarity Movement Committed to Staying in Gaza

    18 April 2011 | ISM GAZA Arabic follows English — البيان مترجم للغة العربية Following the murder of our comrade and friend Viktor, we, activists of the International Solidarity Movement, would like to reiterate our commitment to remaining in Gaza. We will continue to work with and live among the Palestinian population as we continue…