• Haaretz: “So much for another kind of olive harvest”

    by Akiva Eldar, October 26th Who remembers nowadays that Amir Peretz made dismantling illegal outposts a condition for Yisrael Beiteinu joining the government – with the agreement of the knight of law and order, Avigdor Lieberman? What became of Peretz’s vows to reexamine the separation fence route designed by a settler who the attorney general…

  • BBC World Service: “Escolta para la cosecha” (Escort for the Harvest)

    by Karim Hauser, BBC Spanish World Service , October 24th English translation below En el Líbano, pude constatar que los agricultores del sur del país tienen dos opciones: perder la cosecha, o adentrarse en sus campos y perder la vida al pisar un explosivo sin detonar, cortesía de los bombardeos israelíes en el conflicto que…

  • Bil’in Cameraman Finally to be Released Tomorrow

    by ISM media team, October 25th A judge at Ofer military court ordered Bil’in cameraman Emad Bornat to be released tomorrow after almost 3 weeks in detention. Emad was seized in the village after a demonstration against the annexation wall on October 6th as he was filming Israeli forces. Whilst in the border police van…

  • Eid in Tel Rumeida

    by ISM Hebron, 24th October Today was the second day of Eid, the three-day holiday after Ramadan. During these three days, families visit each other, something made very hard by the soldiers stationed in Tel Rumeida. Internationals walking up the hill saw a group of Palestinian residents at the top of the hill and learned…

  • Haaretz: “Settlements grow on Arab land, despite promises made to U.S.”

    by Amos Harel, October 24th A secret, two year investigation by the defense establishment shows that there has been rampant illegal construction in dozens of settlements and in many cases involving privately owned Palestinian properties. The information in the study was presented to two defense ministers, Amir Peretz and his predecessor Shaul Mofaz, but was…