Category: Press Releases

  • Urgent concerns over death threats issued to UN Human Rights defender, Issa Amro

    18th April 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Hebron, Occupied Palestine By Team Khalil There are growing concerns for the safety of non-violent Palestinian activist and organiser Issa Amro, following a recent letter to Israeli security forces from Israeli settlers of Hebron, accusing Amro of terrorism and incitement, and warning that a failure of the Israeli…

  • Photo essay : Demonstration at Hagai roadblock

    12th April 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Hebron, Occupied Palestine By Team Khalil Photo Essay : The demonstrations at Hagai roadblock have been taking place for just over two months. The road has been blocked off since 2008, adding 12km to the journey from Hebron to villages and towns in the South Hebron Hills.

  • Israeli military invade South Hebron Hills with tanks for military training

    8th April 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, South Hebron Hills, Occupied Palestine On 7th April around three kilometres from the Palestinian village of Al Majaz, the Israeli army conducted major training exercise with tanks and automatic weapons, using live ammunition. Al Majaz in the South Hebron Hills is in what the Israeli authorities refer to…

  • South Hebron Hills Popular Committee member arrested during nonviolent action in Khelly Valley

    6th April 2013 | Operation Dove, At-Tuwani, South Hebron Hills, Occupied Palestine On April 6, Border Police officers and army soldiers arrested a member of the nonviolent South Hebron Hills Popular Committee, while he was harvesting on his private owned land in Khelly Valley, nearby the village of At-Tuwani, during a nonviolent action. The goal of…

  • As Obama lands : Palestinians erect new Bab al Shams neighbourhood

    20th March 2013 | Popular Struggle Coordination Committee , Jerusalem, Occupied Palestine Palestinians assert their right to protect their lands from colonialism and their opposition to American policy which keeps granting Israeli occupation and repression of Palestinians full support. Hundreds of the Palestinians arrived this morning, Wednesday March 20th, to Eizariya and erected about 15…