Category: Reports
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“My land is like my identity…I will always replant my trees” – farmer resists as 500 olive trees uprooted in Beit Dajan
24th April 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Beit Dajan, Occupied Palestine By Team Nablus On the 22nd April 2013, 500 trees belonging to Beit Dajan villager Jamal Kanaan were uprooted by the Israeli military; making a total of six times since 2002 that his olive trees have been destroyed by the Israeli authorities. Around 50…
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Fifteen detainees from Qaryut to attend trial on first of May
23rd April 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Qaryut, Occupied Palestine By Team Nablus Over the past 5 months 15 people from Qaryut, mainly youngsters, have been arrested by the Israeli occupation authorities. The charges include `attending illegal demonstrations` and being in `closed military zones`. All detainees will face trial on the first of May. Among…
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Israeli soldiers and Border Police destroy 200 young olive trees in Palestinian village of Susya
23th April 2013 | Christian Peacemaker Team, South Hebron Hills, Occupied Palestine Israeli soldiers and border police today used a backhoe to uproot 200 young olive trees in the Palestinian village of Susya in the South Hebron Hills. The demolition of the olive grove began at 8:00 am and finished at 10:45 am. The trees…