Press Releases

Bil’in: Villagers will attempt to hold a demonstration on areas of their land confiscated for the construction of Israel’s annexation barrier after 12 p.m. prayers. Bil’in villagers have employed an array of creative nonviolent tactics to oppose the expropriation of ...

Letter from the AFSC nominating Ghassan Andoni and Jeff Halper for the Nobel Peace Prize The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), a Quaker peace and social justice organization, has nominated two candidates for the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize: Jeff Halper ...

Released February 8, 2006 Palestinian outpost with Israeli settlement constructionin the background. The Israeli army served Bil’in villagers a seizure order for six dunams yesterday. The villagers responded by expanding their own outpost, building a second house on the west ...

Statement by the International Solidarity Movement, International Women’s Peace Service, the Tel Rumeida project and Holy Land Trust (local organisations working with international citizens and peace teams in Palestine): We strongly condemn the recently published derogatory illustrations of the prophet ...

Reported by The Guardian February 7, 2006 The Church of England’s general synod – including the Archbishop of Canterbury – voted last night to disinvest church funds from companies profiting from Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestinian territory. The main target ...

1. A Call From Hebron. 2. Gaza, Elections, and Democracy. 3. Close Encounter of a Settler Kind. 4. Poems against the Occupation. 5. Palestinians Unite Again to Appeal for the Release of the Peace Activists held Hostage in Iraq. 6.Bili’n ...

The International Solidarity Movement (ISM) is inviting volunteers to come to Palestine for a conference on Joint Nonviolent Struggle in Bil’in and for ISM’s Spring campaign The Bil’in Conference will take place February 20 & 21, 2006. ISM’s spring campaign ...

A Call from Hebron to the Israeli government to respect Israeli commitments toward Palestinians in Hebron BY Issa ISM coordinator in Hebron Since Hammas won in the Palestinian elections the entire world is putting conditions for dealing with the Hammas ...

for more pictures see Activiststill Protest art – Now you see it, now they rip it down- by Noa Yachot from Haaretz The latest art gallery in Tel Aviv is the city itself. Alternately put up – and ripped down ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 29th January 2006 What: Press conference Time: Monday 30th 12:15 PM Ramallah Location: El Piano Restaurant, the mission neighborhood (el mission), Ramallah Next to the Heads of Ministry Building (Mahbna Rias Al Wizarah) For more info ring: ...