Category: Features

  • Urif: the struggle to study

    Urif: the struggle to study

    Urif, the 21th of November Urif is a small Palestinian village perched on the top of a hill, not far from Nablus. The view is beautiful and clear, overlooked by another scenic hill. A longtime resident tells us that before the 1980s, the locals used to go for walks and picnics in the area, but…

  • Two Palestinians and an International shot at non-violent Protest in Kafr Qaddum

    Two Palestinians and an International shot at non-violent Protest in Kafr Qaddum

    November 23, 2018 | International Solidarity Movement | Kafr Qaddum, Occupied Palestine Fourteen years ago the Israeli Government closed the road between Kafr Qaddum and Nablus, extending the distance to 14 km, effectively making what would be a 15 minute journey for the villagers, into 40 minutes. The protests began in 2011 to reopen the…

  • Farihan Farah’s painful separation from her son is nothing new for Palestinian mothers

    Farihan Farah’s painful separation from her son is nothing new for Palestinian mothers

    22nd November 2018 | International Solidarity Movement, Ramallah team | Kafr Aqab, occupied Palestine Nearly three years after being locked up in a detention center in Northern Israel, Shadi Farah, currently the youngest child imprisoned by Israel, is finally going home. “I feel that this month has been the longest month of my life.” Farihan Farah…