Category: Press Releases

  • Palestinian teenager brain dead after being shot by Israeli army in Ni’lin

    A Palestinian teenager, Yousef Ahmad Younis Amira, was shot in the head with rubber coated steel bullets by Israeli forces in the Palestinian village of Nil’in. Photos courtesy of Activestills According to ISM volunteers staying in the village, approximately 200 boys and young men from the village protested against the military presence in the afternoon.…

  • Mourners to protest murder of 10 year old boy

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE A mass demonstration is planned on Wednesday for the funeral of Ahmed Husan Yousef Mousa, who was shot dead by Israeli forces at approximately 6:00pm today. The funeral procession and protest will start at Ramallah Hospital at 10am and make it’s way to Ni’lin, the village where Ahmed lived. People will meet…

  • 10-Year old shot dead at Nil’in

    A 10 year old boy called Ahmed Ussam Yusef Mousa was shot dead at approximately 6pm near the Palestinian village of Nil’in. He was shot once in the head at close range with live ammunition. Pictures courtesy of Activestills According to eye witnesses a group of youths attempted to remove coils of razor wire from…

  • CPT: Israeli settlers attack Palestinian children and internationals on journey home from Summer camp

    To learn more about the Christian Peacemaker Teams’ work in Palestine click here 27 July 2008 AT-TUWANI – At 1:50 pm, on Sunday, 27 July at least three Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian children and two internationals as they walked to their village of Tuba. The children had been attending summer camp in the village of…

  • Give ‘Free Gaza Movement’ thumbs up!

    By Debbie Menon Edward Said reminded the world shortly before his death in 2003 that it is easier for the West to demonise the Palestinian – through ‘the vicious media and government campaign against Arab society, culture, history and mentality’ – than actually attempt to humanize what they don’t fully understand. The Gaza imprisonment in…