Category: Reports

  • Israelis ‘detain’ Hamas minister

    From the BBC Hamas officials say Israeli police have detained a cabinet minister from the new Hamas-led Palestinian government. Khaled Abu Arafa, minister of Jerusalem affairs, was arrested on the outskirts of East Jerusalem, the officials said. Hamas said Mr Abu Arafa, a resident of the city, had been detained several times by Israel in…

  • Everyday resistance

    by: Alys a member of IWPS (The International Womens Peace Service) Prologue By ISM media Palestinian child in Tel Rumeida Hebron, a city in the southern part of the West Bank, is unique in that the settlements, inhabited by fanatical Zionists, are located right within Palestinian neighborhoods. The proximity of the settlements and the often…

  • Bil’in Tries to Bridge Over Troubled Waters

    by ISM Media office volunteers At about 1:20 pm this Friday 31st of March the weekly demonstration against the apartheid barrier in Bil’in set off. As usual, it consisted of Palestinians, Israelis and internationals – about 300 in all. When we got to the fence, we were met by a crowd of about 50 Israeli…

  • Land Day Actions

    Since 1976 Land Day is marked by Palestinians on the 30th of March to protest against the grabbing of Palestinian lands by Israel. This year, thousands of Palestinians, along with Israeli and international activists held a series of large-scale peaceful protests against the ongoing occupation and continued theft of Palestinian land by Israel. Demonstrations took…

  • Border Police enter home And beat Palestinians and 75 year old Australian volunteer

    By Jane Baruch Marzel’s Mug shot Living in the settlement building just up the road a few hundred yards from the violent episode described below is Baruch Marzel, extreme right winger, well known for his hatred of Arabs and support for transferring all Palestinians to Jordan. His wife and son are among the worst for…