Category: Press Releases
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Join ISM: Training in Belfast, Ireland, November 24, 2019
ISM Ireland is offering a day of pre-training for prospective volunteers who are interested in joining the International Solidarity Movement on the ground in Palestine. All volunteers are required to participate in training before joining activities in Palestine. Attending the training session in Belfast will give you a chance to get a first impression of…
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British forensic researchers challenge Israeli army denial over shooting of child with live fire
22 October | International Solidarity Movement | Kafr Qaddum Evidence is stacking up against the Israeli Army over the near-fatal shooting of a Palestinian child by a soldier in July, with the release of a damning report from a British research group. Nine-year-old Abd el-Rahman Yasir Shatawi, was shot in the head on July 12…
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Bedouin kids join global climate strike in Palestine’s first Extinction Rebellion protest
19th October | International Solidarity Movement | Umm al-Khair, South Hebron Hill Bedouin children in the West Bank joined global climate protests yesterday, calling out the Israeli occupation’s role in exacerbating the effects of climate change on Palestinians. Over a dozen protesters from the Bedouin village of Umm al-Khair in the South Hebron Hills, waved…
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Statement on “postponement” of Regavim London talk due to activist pressure
Yesterday, UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) announced the “postponement” of a talk by extremist pro-settler group Regavim in London due to opposition from British, Israeli, and Palestinian activists. Regavim, which receives funding from the Israeli government, is not only anti-Palestinian and openly racist, but also lobbies for the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians from the West…
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Call to Action: Join London protest against Israeli demolition ‘charity’ Regavim
On September 1st, UK Lawyers for Israel is hosting a talk by Regavim, a pro-settler NGO with charitable status, pivotal in speeding up demolitions of Palestinian homes across the West Bank and displacement of Bedouin villages in the Negev. What is Regavim? Regavim, ‘dedicated to the preservation of Israel’s land’, petitions courts to demolish homes…
