• Solidarity accompaniment with shepherds in Shaab al Butum, Hebron

    On the 28th June, ten international and Israeli peace activist accompanied farmers in Shaab el Butum, south of Hebron. The Palestinian farmers are threatened by severe violence from settlers and are asking for international presence. The villagers of Shaab al Butum have been troubled by settler violence for a very long time. On Wednesday 25th…

  • Dubka against apartheid

    Demonstrators from Sarra village danced dubka on a roadblock in defiance of tear gas and sound bombs fired by the Israeli army as part of the Summer Against Apartheid. Approximately two hundred villagers, supported by international activists, marched to the road block which restricts their freedom of movement. ‘This is Apartheid’ read the banner held…

  • Weekly demonstrations in Umm Salamona, Bil’in and Al-Khader

    Umm Salamona Photos and video footage courtesy of IWPS Demonstrations against the wall and occupation of land have been held frequently in Umm Salamona outside of Bethlehem since April this year. Today, approximately 50 protesters, half of those Israelis activists and internationals, participated in a demonstration that started out in the main street of Umm…

  • PMC: Israeli soldiers assault, abuse and torture Palestinian journalist

    To view original report, published by the Palestine Media Centre, click here The security officials pf the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) manning the Allenby border crossing between Jordan and the West Bank assaulted, abused and strip-searched at gunpoint Palestinian journalist and photographer Mohammed Omer, the Gaza correspondent of IPS, joint winner of the 2008 Martha…

  • International Herald Tribune: Occupation by bureaucracy

    By Saree Makdisi To view original article, published by the Interational Herald Tribune on the 24th June, click here A cease-fire went into effect in Gaza last week, offering some respite from the violence that has killed hundreds of Palestinians and five Israelis in recent months. It will do nothing, however, to address the underlying…