by Jonas and Signifier Yesterday June 12, at approximately 3:00pm in the West Bank village of Beit Ummar, Isreal Occupation Forces shot tear gas cannisters at two human rights workers (HRW) that were sitting and eating plums in a backyard. ...
Read More »Israeli Army in Hebron Violates Israeli High Court Order – Again
The back entrance to the Abu Haykal family’s home. The Israeli military is now confining them to this rather than the front of the their home. by ISM Hebron and Tel Rumeida Project The Hani Abu Haykal family, which lives ...
Read More »Fourth of July in an Occupied Land
by Jill and Liz, Michigan Peace Team, July 6th Several days ago, we emailed a reflection and analysis of a peaceful demonstration in Bil’in and some data that underscores the severity of the settlements in the West Bank. Another critical ...
Read More »Ancient Olive Tree Destroyed in Hebron
by Harry in Tel Rumeida July 5th: A fire apparently set by Israeli settlers destroyed a large and obviously ancient olive tree in the Tel Rumeida section of Al-Khalil (Hebron) today. The tree, located about 100 meters west of “Abraham’s ...
Read More »Freedom Theater Expresses Condolences for Children Killed in Jenin
The Freedom Theatre wishes to express its condolences to the Nagnagiyya family for the death of their son Eid (16), who was murdered yesterday, 6 July, by the Israeli army in Jenin refugee camp. The Nagnagiyya family contributed their old ...
Read More »Beit Ummar and Halhul Pray for Justice – Israeli Army Kidnap Villager
by Ernesto in Beit Ummar Today, Friday July 7th, 2006, at noon, over 300 farmers and residents of the Palestinian villages of Beit Ummar and Halhoul held Friday prayers together on their land that has been ravaged by Israeli bulldozers ...
Read More »Basque and Bil’in Demonstrators Keep the Beat
by Zadie and Jennie in Bil’in On July 7th, at 13:00 the people of Bil’in, joined by a Basque Nationalist musical group and International and Israeli activists, started their weekly rally to protest the ongoing construction of the illegal Apartheid ...
Read More »Bulldozers Stopped, Palestinian Activist Still Arrested
by Em and Zadie in Beit Ummar UPDATE, 6th July: As far as we have been able to acsertain, Musa Abu-Marya still remains a captive of the Shabak. Download video here Yesterday in Beit Ummar, a village of 15,000 in ...
Read More »Bil’in Protests Israeli Re-occupation
by an ISM activist in Bil’in Friday 30th June: We walked down the Bil’in road to where the soldiers stood waiting behind two jeeps blocking the gate. The road that runs behind it leads to a settlement built down the ...
Read More »South Hebron Villages Persist to Resist
“We call on the international community to intervene and stop settler violence against us.” by Zadie Today, June 30th, the people of Qawawis accompanied by people from Tuwanwi and other neighboring villages as well as Israeli and international activists demonstrated ...
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