from Indymedia UK, November 24th On Wednesday 22nd November around 50 protesters, including the Rhythms of Resistance samba band, turned out to ‘greet’ Michael Baunton, the Vice President of Caterpillar. He was due to speak at the Institute of Mechanical ...
Read More »Four day military detention for non-violent Bil’in activist
by the ISM media team, November 24th At today’s weekly protest against the apartheid wall in Bil’in, villagers tried to reach their land on the other side of the wall with a tractor to plough it. Bil’in villagers have been ...
Read More »Another Shabbat Trespass on Abu Haikal Land
By ISM Hebron The Abu Haikals had heard that the settlers were planning to trespass on their land again for a Shabbat celebration. A Human Rights Worker (HRW) visiting in the Abu Haikal house called the District Co-ordinating Office (DCO) ...
Read More »American priest and nun join Palestinian non-violent resistance in Gaza
Updated by the Michigan Peace Team, November 23 On November 21 and 22, Father Peter and Sister Mary Ellen of the Michigan Peace Team visited the homes in Jabalya and Beit Lahia, Gaza, that have been surrounded with Palestinian men, ...
Read More »Home demolitions resisted in al-Funduq
by aspiringnomad, November 22nd Five buildings were destroyed and three Palestinians were hospitalized by the Israeli military in al-Funduq, east of Qalqilya today. The Israeli army arrived at 5.30 this morning, allowing the occupants of homes just minutes to collect ...
Read More »Harassment of non-violent activists in Bil’in continues
by the ISM media team, November 22nd Last night the IOF invaded Bil’in village at around 2am and arrested 4 villagers, who were taken to Ofer military base. Head of the Popular Committee against the Wall Iyad Burnat, committee member ...
Read More »Large mob of Israeli settlers drive Palestinians from Tuba
by Operation Dove, November 19th At 8:45am 50 adult, male, Israeli settlers some of whom were carrying guns, walked from the illegal Israeli outpost of Havot Ma’on (Hill 833) toward the small Palestinian village of Tuba. On the way, they ...
Read More »IOF attack Qalandia demo against Gaza atrocities
by aspiringnomad On Sunday November 19, Palestinian activists joined by international supporters held a non-violent demonstration at Qalandia checkpoint near Ramallah in solidarity with the people of Gaza against the ongoing Israeli attacks and the Beit Hanoun massacre. Around 50 ...
Read More »Tuwani accompaniment reaps partial success, despite settler farce
by aspiringnomad On Saturday 18th November a group of Israeli and international human rights workers met up with Palestinian farmers to plow fields in the shadow of an illegal Israeli outpost near the village of Tuwani. The joint Israeli-international accompaniment ...
Read More »Swedish human rights worker viciously attacked by Jewish extremists in Hebron
by ISM Hebron, November 18 UPDATE, November 22nd: Tove has been released from hospital and will return home soon. The Jerusalem Post has reported Swedish government dissatisfaction with the Israeli investigation into the attack on Tove: “The Swedish government is ...
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