Category: Journals

  • Jordan Valley: Three families invaded by one hundred Israeli soldiers in Al Jiftlik

    by Kim  17 March 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank On March 15th  at 16:00 we got a call about three house demolitions in the village of Al Jiftlik, near the Jordan Valley. We threw ourselves into the first public transportation vehicle to take us to the village. It was dusk when we came to…

  • The education of common grounds: From al Nakba to Black History Month

    The education of common grounds: From al Nakba to Black History Month

    by Lina 18 March 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank  Last month we celebrated the 36th annual African American History Month. The origins of this month come from the need to study the major contributions that Black people brought to America. “The fact is that the so-called history teaching in our schools and colleges…

  • Beit Dajan gears up for continued resistance

    by Robin 15 March 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank On the 14th of March 2012 two internationals from ISM went to Beit Dajan to talk about the recent upstart of demonstrations in the village. We met with Naser Abu Jaish who is the administrative manager in the municipality. Beit Dajan is a village…