Category: Press Releases

  • Israeli forces commemorate Goldstein Massacre with tear gas and sound bombs

    25 February 2010 On 25 February 2010 eight ISM volunteers gathered at the Hebron Municipality building alongside Hebron residents, Israeli activists and other international volunteer groups. Television crews were already interviewing local organizers and political leaders; Israeli activists scrambled to finish the last of their demonstration placards with phrases in Hebrew saying “Open Shuhada Street,”…

  • Over a Thousand Demonstrators Marked Five Years of Struggle in Bil’in by Dismantling the Wall

    Popular Struggle Coordination Committee 19 February 2010 One week following the victory forcing Israel to begin rerouting the path of the Wall, and under the shadow of an unprecedented wave of repression against the popular struggle, over a thousand protesters took part in a demonstration at the west Bank village of Bil’in, marking five years…

  • Path of the Wall in Bil’in to Be Moved

    Popular Struggle Co-ordination Committee 11 February 2010 Two and a half years after an Israeli Supreme Court decision deeming the path of the Wall on the lands of Bil’in illegal, preliminary infrastructure work to reroute the barrier in accordance with the ruling has finally began. Since the ruling, the state has twice been found in…

  • Israel raids ISM media office for the second time

    International Solidarity Movement 10 February 2010 Nine Israeli soldiers kicked in the door of the ISM media office and demanded the passports of the internationals present. The soldiers confiscated a desktop computer used by ISM volunteers. Two internationals, Ryan Olander of the U.S. and Nick Brown of the U..K., were awoken from their night’s rest…

  • Despite increased repression, a victory

    For Immediate Release: Legal challenges are an important battle field in non-violent resistance because often the occupation is forced to change their policies when these are held up to scrutiny. Court cases such as the one below as can determine whether or not Israeli occupation forces continue to use a particular oppressive tactic. But legal…