Category: Reports
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“Holy water” in Qusra attracts violent settlers
18 September 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank While farming their land in the village of Qusra, 50 year old Fathalla and his three sons were attacked by a group of armed settlers on the morning of September 16th. The attack came amid recent increase of settler violence in anticipation of the UN vote…
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Kufr Qaddoum holds funeral for illegal occupation
17 September 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank The people of Kufr Qaddoum demonstrated on Friday, September 16th, against the illegal settlement Qadumim, which is situated west of the village. They demanded access to their main road which passes adjacent to the settlement and leads out from the village. The demonstration started at 1:30 pm and consisted…
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Al Aqaba village wakes up to demolitions
15 September 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank The Israeli military invaded al Aqaba village east of Tubas at 6am this morning and demolished a home and main road. The operation consisted of two bulldozers and ten military vehicles. The Israeli army set up a closed military zone stopping all access to the village.…
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Fathers speak on the mass arrests in Hebron
15 September 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank On Sunday the 21st of August the Israeli army carried out arrests in al Khalil (Hebron) on a scale not seen since 2003. Around 120-200 people were kidnapped from their homes in pre-dawn raids and following the release of some, the final number in Israeli custody…
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Help us release Ni’lin’s Ibrahim Srour from Israeli prison
11 September 2011 | Popular Struggle Coordination Committee When I was in prison for organizing protest in my village of Bil’in, I knew that if I make bail or have to pay a fine to be released, someone would pay it. Worrying about such technicalities was literally the last thing on my mind. But now…