International Solidarity Movement Nonviolence. Justice. Freedom. by Alistair George 27 October 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank The Israeli military is continuing to harass and intimidate Palestinians and international volunteers at checkpoints throughout Tel Rumeida, Hebron. On 25 October 2011, around 7.15pm, a Palestinian woman ...
Read More »Settlers desperately try to fit the role by stealing olives
by Aida Gerard 25 October 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank On Tuesday, illegal settlers from the Susiya settlement harvested the olive trees belonging to the Abu Sabha family from Susiya and Yatta, South Hebron Hills. Around 12 o’ ...
Read More »As settlers disrupt olive harvest, Israeli officer declares: “I am the law, I am God.”
by Alistair George 22 October 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank Intimidation of Palestinians in the Israeli-controlled H2 section of Hebron continued today as the Israeli military and settlers harassed Palestinians and international observers as they attempted to pick ...
Read More »The colonial parade of Hebron
18 October 2011 | Free Paly A crowded Palestinian marketplace, mid-afternoon, the sun is slowly descending, and a cool breeze blows plastic bags past the feet of a jumbled crowd of young men, small boys, women in hijab with their ...
Read More »Day 4: When school becomes Israeli Occupation
16 October 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank On the 4th day of demonstrations outside of a checkpoint in Hebron, on October 16 2011, IDF soldiers shot tear gas and projected ‘The Scream’ at a group of young schoolchildren ...
Read More »From the clothesline to her son, Hebron mother copes
13 October 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank On Thursday 13th October Mohammed Maher Abu Rumaila was arrested by the Israeli Army as he was returning to his home in Hebron’s Old City. The Israeli army alleged that Mohammed ...
Read More »Hebron school demonstrates for third day: “Without teachers there is no school”
13 October 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank For the third morning children and teachers from Qordoba Scool gathered on the H1 side of Checkpoint 56 at 7.30am. The children, with the support of their teachers and the Director ...
Read More »Teachers in Hebron give lessons at Checkpoint 56
12 October 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank This morning the pupils and teachers from Qutuba School protested against the treatment of teachers at checkpoint 56. When, for the second day running, the teachers were not allowed to use ...
Read More »In Photos: Palestinians unite to support prisoner hunger strike
12 October 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank and Gaza On Tuesday the 27th of September, an open-ended hunger strike was initiated until the fulfillment of 9 demands by Palestinian prisoners, which include the right to family visits, end to ...
Read More »Seven school children injured over tightened “security” measures in Tel Rumeida
11 October 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank Tightened security at Tel Rumeida checkpoint cause an impromptu demonstration by the schoolchildren, resulting in seven injured children, and injuries to the headmaster. Teachers of Tel Rumeida’s school were told they ...
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