Category: Reports

  • Demonstrators succeed in delaying illegal wall construction; brutal military violence hospitalizes three

    International Solidarity Movement 6 May 2010 Sitting peacefully in front of the formidable D9 Caterpillar bulldozer, demonstrators were successful today in temporarily halting construction of Israel’s illegal annexation wall. In the village of Al Walaja, approximately 20 Palestinian, Israeli and international activists disrupted work on the wall for nearly 30 minutes. Highlighting the systematic racism…

  • Youth against Settlements organizes another successful demonstration in the heart of Hebron

    Youth Against Settlements 4 May 2010 On Saturday 1st May 2010, Youth Against Settlements held the second of their new, weekly, non-violent demonstrations in the heart of the Old City of Hebron. The demonstration calls for the opening to Palestinians of Shuhada Street and freedom of movement for all Palestinians in Hebron. Approximately 80 Israeli,…

  • Demonstrations across West Bank reflect growing momentum

    International Solidarity Movement 3 May 2010 Between Friday and Sunday, more than 600 demonstrators protested the apartheid, land confiscation and the illegal wall in eight West Bank locations. These weekly demonstrations reflect the growing momentum of popular non-violent resistance, despite violent responses by the Israeli military. Bil’in Four were detained in Bil’in, including two Al-Jazeera…

  • Journalist and Two Protesters Hurt in Beit Jala Demo

    Popular Struggle Coordination Committee 3 May 2010 Over 150 people participated in the weekly anti-Wall demonstration organized by the local Popular Committee in Beit Jala on Sunday. The protest march, which set out towards the Wall’s construction site, was attacked with tear-gas and concussion grenades as soon as it reached a razor-wire barricade erected by…

  • ISM apartment in Hebron broken into – Israeli Intelligence Services suspected

    International Solidarity Movement 3rd May 2010 In the early hours of the morning on Saturday 1st May, the International Solidarity Movement’s Hebron apartment was broken into. Laptops, video cameras, photo memory cards and USB flash drives were stolen. Cash and credit cards that had been left in the apartment were not taken. Similar items were…