• Settlers attack two young boys in Susiya

    On the morning of the 7th October at around 6 o’clock the shepherds from the Susiya area were out grazing their sheep as they do every morning. Two young boys had entered a part of their land that has been declared by Israel to be a closed military zone for the last four months. Five…

  • Israeli army not upholding High Court decision in Susiya

    Wednesday afternoon the shepherds from the Qawawis area were out grazing their sheep. Around 4 o’clock two shots were fired from the Susiya settlement at the Palestinians. Luckily nobody was hurt. The police and army were contacted, but it took them more than half an hour to show up even though the army base is…

  • Israeli forces attack Ni’lin olive harvest

    On Friday morning 10th October, residents of Ni’lin village went out to harvest olives on their land, supported by about 100 Israelis and international activists, and also accompanied by media crews. Video by Israel Putermam Photos courtesy of Activestills The proposed route of the wall cuts deeply into this land, and will cut villagers off…

  • Dozens of volunteers injured while picking olives in Bil’in

    Report from the Bil’in Committee Against the Apartheid Wall Friday 10th of October 2008 After the Friday prayer, the residents of Bil’in gathered in protest along with Israeli and international activists. The French Farmers Union Northern France joined the protest to pick olives. The protesters carried Palestinian flags and banners calling to allow the Palestinian…

  • Two Palestinian farmers injured as Yitzhar settlers attack olive harvest near Huwwara, Nablus

    Israeli settlers attacked Palestinians farmers near Huwwara on Saturday 11th October. More than 25 settlers from the illegal Israeli settlement of Yizhar descended upon Palestinian farmers while the farmers were undertaking their annual olive harvest. The settlers were armed with machine guns, and one fired a single shot in the air before they began to…