Category: Reports
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Al Ma’asara demonstrates the meaning of peace
by Ramon Garcia 9 March 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank The people of Al Ma’sara gathered after praying time to march to their land, confiscated for the nearby illegal settlement. Approximately 70 internationals were present, most of them Christians coming back from a conference in Bethlehem titled, “Christ at the Checkpoints.” The crowd…
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Bruqin: International Women’s Day Demonstration for Hana Shalabi
by Jeff 8 March 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank Yesterday, several hundred people traveled from around the West Bank to the village of Bruqin to mark the occasion of International Women’s Day and protest against Israel’s continued imprisonment and confinement of hunger striker Hana Shalabi. Bruqin is Shalabi’s home village, and the…
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Al Walaja: Tunneling to get home
by Ramon Garcia 8 March 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank Some Palestinians and Internationals gathered in the village of Al Walajeh on International Women’s Day to show solidarity to Omar and his family, especially his wife ,whose health has suffered from Israeli occupation in the small village. Sherinne Alaraj of the local…
