Category: Press Releases

  • Bil’in Demonstration Against the Wall Turns Blue

    Today, August 18, the Israeli army and Border Police tried to prevent the weekly non-violent demonstration of Palestinians, Israelis and internationals in Bil’in against the illegal confiscation of their farmland by the Apartheid Wall and settlements. They used brute force to prevent the demonstration from reaching the site of the wall, despite an Israeli military…

  • Bil’in Continues Struggle Despite Soldier Brutality

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tomorrow, August 18, 2006, at 9am Palestinians from the village of Bil’in will gather in the local playground at a school in Bil’in to hold a football game under the banner “Stop The Wall.” In the midst of the Occupation, the football game is a joyous act of resistance. After the game,…

  • Demonstrators Remain in Hospital for Head Injuries in Bil’in

    Rina, center, carries fake bloody bodies with other demonstrators to represent an entire family killed by the Israeli army FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Rina Klauman, a Danish citizen from Copenhagen, and Lymor Goldstein, Israeli and formerly of Germany are still being hospitalized for their injuries from a demonstration in Bil’in village on Friday against the confiscation…

  • Army Demolishes Homes in Askar Refugee Camp

    IOF armoured bulldozer used to demolish homes in Askar camp FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Today, August 15th 2006, at approximately 1 am, soldiers of the Israeli Occupation Force (IOF) launched a military incursion into the Askar Refugee Camp (population 15,000), in the Nablus region. During the military operation, two homes were bulldozed, at least four homes…

  • Israeli Army Causes Two Serious Head Injuries to Protestors in Bil’in

    To view a video of the initial violence of the Israeli military and shooting of Lymor click here. Higher quality for broadcast is also available from the ISM media office FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Today, August 11, the Israeli army and Border Police brutally prevented Bil’in’s weekly non-violent demonstration, by firing rubber bullets and sound grenades…