• Nablus: IOF Treatens to Make 70 Palestinians Homeless

    July 10th, 2007. At midnight the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) invaded Nablus with 75 vehicles from all different directions. They entered Balata refugee camp and the Old City of Nablus. During the night 7 men were arrested in the old city. At 5 am, the IOF moved on to the Rafideh neighborhood with the aim…

  • Nablus: Planting Trees in Till

    July 9th, 2007. As a part of the summer campaign 12 International Solidarity Movement (ISM) activists visited the Till village to help the local farmers reach and cultivate their land. The fear of being shot or having their tractors confiscated has made it impossible for the farmers to reach parts of their land. In addition,…

  • It Is Not a Horrible Checkpoint

    by: Ash This morning the streets of the town of Kofor Ra’ai in the district of Jenin were almost empty except for people and families waiting on both sides of the street for transportation. It was a weird situation with no vehicles driving at 11 in the morning but it was obvious that there was…

  • Tel Rumeida: Not All Fun and Games

    July 8th, 2007. At about 4:30 pm an international human rights worker (HRW) was sitting at the top of Tel Rumeida hill with three Palestinian children. The HRW noticed that the Israeli soldiers were playing with their guns. The soldiers were pointing them at children, playing air guitar with the guns, and taking photos of…

  • Tel Rumeida: More Harassment

    July 7th, 2007. At approximately 6:00 pm, two Palestinian boys were being detained at the checkpoint dividing Shuhada street in Tel Rumeida, H2, and the market in H1. Inside the checkpoint two Israeli soldiers were accompanied by a civilian settler who clearly took their attention away from their task. After 15 minutes two human rights…