Category: Reports

  • Palestinian Non-Violent Organiser Mohammed Mansour’s Court Case Continues

    On Wednesday the 2nd of November 2005 Palestinian non violent organiser Muhammed Mansour from Biddu apeared before an Israeli judge in Occupied east Jerusalem. Mohamed is being charged with assaulting a police officer and throwing stones following his arrest by under cover police during a non violent demonstration against the annexation wall in Al Ram…

  • Bil’in Lock-on and Demonstration Report

    by Johan On Friday morning at 7:55am, 3 Palestinians, 7 Israelis and 5 internationals chained themselves to the posts of the apartheid wall that is currently under construction near Bil’in, a small village in the West Bank. This act of non-violent resistance was aimed at illustrating the devastating effect the wall has on this and…

  • Round-up of Recent Events in Qawawis

    ISM volunteers have been maintaining a presence as Human Rights Observers (HROs) in the tiny Palestinian village of Qawawis (population approx. fifteen), as requested by locals. The vunerable village is often subject to attack and harrassment from nearby Israeli settlers. The following is a brief summary of recent events. On the 11 of October at…

  • Eyewitness to Night-time Raids in Bil’in

    by Jesse Last night at about 1:40am we were called to the streets by local Palestinians of the village of Bil’in where we were staying the night. A force of three jeeps full of Israeli soldiers armed with M-16s were conducting night raids to arrest villagers in Bili’n. we were witness to two of the…

  • More Settler Attacks in Hebron, While Soldiers and Police Watch

    by Andrew At around 1.20pm on Thursday the 27th of October I received a phone call from one of the three internationals who had come to the aid of a Palestinian schoolgirl near Qurtuba School, and who were now under attack from a mob of settlers. I made my way quickly to the end of…