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Bulldozers return to destroy children’s playground in Beit Jala. Six activists arrested.

International Solidarity Movement 22nd April 2010 Israeli bulldozers today destroyed a garden and children’s playground in Beit Jala, and 100 fruit and olive trees in Al Walaja and Beit Jala, both in the Bethlehem district, to make way for the continued construction of their illegal apartheid wall. Soldiers present used violent force to remove Palestinian, Israeli and international activists who attempted to prevent the destruction. Two Israelis were arrested immediately, and six internationals were later arrested.…

April 22, 2010

Gazans fired upon with live ammunition at demonstration

ISM Gaza 20th April 2010 Israeli army shot several rounds of live ‘warning’ fire at about 150 peaceful protesters who entered the so called ‘security belt.’ This belt consists of 300 meters of Palestinian land alongside the borderline. Israelis enforce a no-go ‘rule’ for Palestinians with lethal weapons. As for the Israeli army, they cross to the Palestinian side regularly. Their tanks leave a fresh trail of destruction in the fields upon each incursion. The demonstration…

April 20, 2010

Spirit of resistance strong in Iraq Burin

International Solidarity Movement 20 April 2010 Local and international activists broadcast a message of protest against settler and military violence in Iraq Burin last Saturday 17 April, marching to the threatened farmlands that lie between the village and the illegal settlement of Bracha. The demonstration showcased the village’s spirit of resistance, refusing to waver in the face of severe military repression. Iraq Burin, touted by proud locals as the most beautiful village in Palestine (and agreed…

April 20, 2010