In this first episode of the International Solidarity Movement podcast, we interview Abdel Karim – who has been with the movement since the early 2000s. The ISM is a grassroots Palestinian-led organisation, with principles of non-violence , non-hierarchy, and anti ...
Read More »The International Solidarity Movement podcast episode two: Surviving settler violence in Masafer Yatta
In episode two of our podcast we speak to Gassim Hamad Tahan from the village of Mufagara, in Masafer Yatta, in the South Hebron Hills. Gassim told us how the experience he had growing up is different to those of ...
Read More »The International Solidarity Movement podcast episode three: Steadfastness – Youth Resistance in Palestine
In this third episode of the ISM podcast our guest is Sami Hurreini, who is a really inspiring youth organiser from At-Tuwani in the South Hebron Hills. He’s part of a group called Youth of Sumud. Sumud is an Arabic ...
Read More »The olive harvest: Struggle, resistance and oppression
December 31 | International Solidarity Movement | Olive Harvest journal The olive harvest in Palestine (October – November) represents much more than simply picking olives. While it is an important contributor for the income of thousands of families in ...
Read More »Attacks and disruption in Al-Khalil as settlers celebrate Sarah’s Day
December 29 | International Solidarity Movement | Al-Khalil Around 30,000 settlers gathered in Al- Khalil (Hebron) on Saturday, November 19, to celebrate Sarah’s Sabbath and wreaked havoc in the Old City market, attacking Palestinians and their shops, houses and destroying ...
Read More »IOF destroys Isfey al Fauqa school for second time in one month
On 6th December Israeli occupation forces (IOF) confiscated two tents, which were being used as a school in Isfey al Fauqa, a village situated within the region of Masafer Yatta in the South Hebron Hills. Israeli forces – with tear ...
Read More »Families Not Firing Zones: Defiance in Masafer Yatta
16 October | International Solidarity Movement | Masafer Yatta For the last 42 years the Israeli occupation forces have been slowly but surely grinding the region of Masafer Yatta into dust. Now, in 2022, the various injunctions, petitions, ...
Read More »Join ISM: Online training August 22 & 23, 2022
ISM UK is offering a two-part online pre-training for prospective volunteers who are interested in joining the International Solidarity Movement on the ground in Palestine. Attending the two sessions together will give you a chance to get a first impression ...
Read More »16-year-old boy killed during Friday demonstration
Amjad Nashat Abu Alya, 16, was killed by Israelis on Friday 29 during a demonstration in the village of al-Mughayyer. Amjad died in a hospital in Ramallah after being shot in the chest. Eyewitnesses said he was running to safety ...
Read More »Join ISM: Training in Bristol & Belfast, July 24, 2022
ISM UK & ISM Ireland are offering pre-training sessions in Bristol and Belfast this month for prospective volunteers who are interested in joining the International Solidarity Movement on the ground in Palestine. Attending the training session will give you ...
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