Category: Press Releases
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Trial of American activist maimed by Israeli military to begin
5th December 2014 | International Solidarity Movement| Occupied Palestine Tristan Anderson’s civil trial against the Israeli Military will begin on Sunday 7 December at 10:00, Jerusalem District Court. Tristan Anderson was critically injured after being shot in the head with a high velocity tear gas grenade by Israeli Border Police following a protest against the construction…
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Human Rights Defender Abdallah Abu Rahma receives guilty verdict from military court
21st October 2014 | International Solidarity Movement | Bil’in, Occupied Palestine On October 21st, Human Rights Defender Abdallah Abu Rahma was found guilty by an Israeli military court of “disturbing a soldier”. “Demonstrating against the occupation cannot be a criminal offence. Finding Abdallah guilty only shows that the [Israeli] military force is a tool to perpetuate the…
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The world heeds the call of Palestinians in Gaza for pressure on Israel
August 9th 2014 | International Solidarity Movement | Occupied Palestine Update: Please help us spread the word in Arabic, Italian, French, Hebrew and Spanish via your networks. ******* Hundreds of thousands of people worldwide have taken to the streets in response to a call from Palestinian civil society in the occupied and besieged Gaza strip, and the BDS National Committee…
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Rescue team delivering urgent humanitarian aid to Maghazi at risk
9th August 2014 | International Solidarity Movement | Gaza, Occupied Palestine Palestinian human rights defenders and international volunteers from the UK and the USA are travelling to Maghazi to deliver food parcels, water, and mattresses to 50 families. “Maghazi was attacked once again today, and another two people were killed. A lot of families don’t want to leave…
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UPDATED: Israeli military announce they will bomb al-Shifa hospital in Gaza
1st August 2014 | International Solidarity Movement | Gaza, Occupied Palestine Updated August 5th: International volunteers, along with ISM activists, are continuing to stay in al-Shifa hospital four days after it was threatened to be bombed by the Israeli military. “From experience, we cannot trust the Israeli military to not attack during this ceasefire. Temporary ceasefire or not, we take the threat against…
