Category: Press Releases

  • Sheikh Jarrah resident hospitalized after intervening in attempted stabbing by settler

    International Solidarity Movement 05 April 2010 Earlier today in Sheikh Jarrah, East Jerusalem, Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian residents and international solidarity activists, five of whom sustained injuries. The settlers were armed with stones and sticks. According to eyewitnesses, one settler was wielding a knife. A group of approximately twenty Israeli settlers entered the neighborhood and…

  • Palestinian police arrest Beit Ommar resistance leaders in night time raids

    National Committee of Beit Ommar 5th April 2010 UPDATE: Mousa Abu Maria was released at 2am Tuesday morning without charge. He was not ill-treated or harshly interrogated. The PA’s involvement in the raid stemmed from a unfounded suspicion that Mousa was a part of ring of car thieves. Mousa was released after it was discovered…

  • Coalition to Break the Blockade on Gaza Announced

    For Immediate Release Following months of preparation, a coalition bringing together a number of organizations and movements working to break Israel’s illegal blockade on Gaza was announced yesterday in Istanbul. The coalition, comprised of the Turkey-based IHH (Insani Yardim Vakfi) organization, the European Campaign to End the Siege on Gaza (ECESG), the Greek Ship to…