Category: Reports

  • Fear and unrest in Silwan as soldiers surround village

    26 December 2010 | International Solidarity Movement & SilwanIC Since early this morning, Israeli forces have been surrounding the village of Silwan, creating fear among the villagers that a Palestinian family will be evicted. A new wave of unrest has overcome Silwan in the past few days, with two houses demolished on Christmas day, and…

  • Santa Claus brings rubber bullets, tear gas, and arrests

    25 December 2010 | International Solidarity Movement While the media’s attention was focused on the Christmas spectacle in Bethlehem and people were celebrating Christmas eve, the village of An Nabi Saleh, located in the Ramallah region and in the direct neighborhood of the illegal settlement Halamish, faced another reality. Yesterday’s demonstration was met by excessive…

  • Demonstration to re-open Shuhada Street returns to Hebron

    25 December 2010 | Youth Against Settlements Saturday, in the city of Hebron, Israeli occupation forces suppressed an anti-settlement movement in the city to reopen Shuhada Street. Two internationals and two Israeli activists were arrested; four activists were beaten. Seventy activists participated in the demonstration, which took place at the eastern entrance to Al-Shuhada Street,…

  • Festive demonstrators assailed with tear-gas in Bil’in

    25 December 2010 | Bil’in Village At yesterday’s demonstration, a number of Bil’in’s citizens as well as a local journalist were wounded, in addition to the dozens of people who suffered choking from inhaling poison gas. These events come during a week of international solidarity with the Palestinian people as well as the occasion of…

  • Youth arrest in Nabi Saleh

    24 December 2010 | International Solidarity Movement Three days before the first anniversary of the weekly demonstration held in An Nabi Saleh, on December the 22nd, Israeli forces arrested 23-year-old Bahaa Tamimi, a member of the community. He will face a trial in an Israeli Military court within the following week. The military has been…