Category: Press Releases
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British student injured by Israeli army illegally firing tear gas canisters at protesters
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: British student injured by Israeli soldiers illegally firing tear gas canisters directly at protesters An Nabi Saleh, West Bank 31 July 2010 A British student was injured yesterday (30 July 2010) when she was hit in the leg by a tear gas projectile fired directly at her, when Israeli soldiers violently repressed…
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Israel bombs central Gaza City: seventeen injured
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Israel bombs central Gaza City; seventeen injured Gaza City, Gaza Strip 31 July 2010 At around 11:30pm last night (Friday 30 July 2010), ‘The Arafat Compound’ Police College in central Gaza City was bombed by Israeli F-16s, in the area of ‘Al Montada’ injuring seventeen people, three of them seriously. Three children…
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Swedish peace activist arrested, witnesses say charge of assault is ‘baseless’
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 21 July 2010 Correction, 27 July 2010: Marcus’s surname was originally wrongly spelled ‘Rednanver’ but has now been corrected. A Swedish peace activist was arrested in Hebron last night and stood trial today in Jerusalem. Nursing student Marcus Regnander was accused of assaulting a soldier at a peaceful demonstration in Hebron 10…
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Early release of Tom Hurndall’s killer symptom of wider Israeli crimes
20 July 2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Correction appended The International Solidarity Movement (ISM) condemns the early release from prison of the Israeli soldier that murdered photography student and ISM volunteer Tom Hurndall in Gaza in 2003. The Israeli press yesterday reported that Taysir Hayb will be released three years early from an already short eight-year…
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Exporting the intifada: ISM activists Ryan Olander & Bridget Chappell vs. Europe
International Solidarity Movement activists Bridget Chappell and Ryan Olander are raging through Europe! Speaking in cities across Europe about their experiences and observations from their time working with the ISM on the ground in occupied Palestine, their mission is to spread the message of worldwide, popular resistance to the Israeli occupation and incite others to…