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ISM Rafah: Life on the Green Line
This is the story of a family living in the Al Farahin neighbourhood of Abassan Alkabeera in southern Gaza. Translated, filmed and edited by Fida Qishta Language edit by ISM Rafah The family’s home is situated extremely close to the ‘Green Line’ with Israel and subsequently has suffered many cases of Israeli military aggression. There…
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The Israeli army’s cooperation with settlers in Hebron increases pressure on Palestinian residents
Sunday, the 29th of October – 15 Israeli soldiers invaded the house of the Samouh-family in Hebron. Its 22 members share three apartments in their house in Tel Rumeida, opposite the Beit Hadesa Settlement. Claiming a search for weapons, the soldiers forced their way into the apartments. From 12.00 to 15.00 the family-members were detained…
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Former Iraq hostage, assaulted, unlawfully deported by Israel for human rights work, files official complaint
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND – Harmeet Singh Sooden, who was held hostage in Iraq for four months in 2005-2006, has filed an official complaint to the governments of Canada and New Zealand and the United Nations for human rights violations committed against him by the Government of Israel in the course of denying him entry to…
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Israeli army shoot resident of Ni’lin in back of the neck with live ammunition
A 20 year old resident of the village of Ni’lin was shot in the back of the neck by Israeli forces at around 5:30am. Mohammed Srour was shot in the neck with live ammunition as Israeli forces invaded the village, coming from the construction site. He is currently in Sheikh Zaide hospital where his condition…
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IWPS: Israeli army imposes curfew as settlers raid the village of Kafr ad Dik
To view the International Women’s Peace Service (IWPS) website click here Date of incident: September 27th – September 28th 2008 Place: Kafr ad Dik, Salfit Witness/es: Residents of Kafr ad Dik and IWPS volunteers At approximately 4:00 in the morning on September 27th, the Israeli army entered the Salfit village of Kafr ad Dik and…
