Category: Reports

  • Palestinian children forced to go the long way home

    by ISM Hebron, November 21st At 11:50am: several HRWs (human rights workers) left the apartment to begin monitoring the return of Palestinian school children. The children left school with no problems. The HRWs stayed on Al Shuhada St. and monitored the area for an extended period of time in case children wanted to play. At…

  • Another attack on human rights worker by Hebron settlers

    by ISM Hebron, November 23rd At 11.30 three of us went to the olive groves to protect the Palestinian families living in isolated homes among the olive trees. Two settlers came towards us from the Seyaj House yelling abuse at us “Fuck Jesus. We killed Jesus and we’ll kill you too!” We began filming and…

  • Caterpillar homewrecker’s visit to London

    from Indymedia UK, November 24th On Wednesday 22nd November around 50 protesters, including the Rhythms of Resistance samba band, turned out to ‘greet’ Michael Baunton, the Vice President of Caterpillar. He was due to speak at the Institute of Mechanical Engineers’ Annual Dinner. The function was held in the ballroom of the Grosvenor House Hotel.…

  • Four day military detention for non-violent Bil’in activist

    by the ISM media team, November 24th At today’s weekly protest against the apartheid wall in Bil’in, villagers tried to reach their land on the other side of the wall with a tractor to plough it. Bil’in villagers have been prevented from taking agricultural vehicles through the illegal gates in the wall to work their…

  • Another Shabbat Trespass on Abu Haikal Land

    By ISM Hebron The Abu Haikals had heard that the settlers were planning to trespass on their land again for a Shabbat celebration. A Human Rights Worker (HRW) visiting in the Abu Haikal house called the District Co-ordinating Office (DCO) to ask what the plans were for this, since last weeks trespass had clearly been…