• Haaretz: “Sweden Labels Golan Wines: Made in Occupied Syrian Land”

    By Amiram Barkat, Haaretz , 8th June 2006 Sweden has started to note that wines produced in the Golan Heights originate in “Israel, occupied Syrian land,” the Golan Heights Winery has informed the Israeli Embassy in Sweden. Winery sources told Haaretz that the step is unprecedented and worrisome. The embassy is investigating claims that the…

  • ISM Freedom Summer Campaign Approaches – Slander Campaign Against ISM Stepped-Up

    Freedom Summer 2006 is nearly here. Palestinians are continuing to employ a greater variety of creative, non-violent resistance to the occupation and you’re invited to participate. Boosted by international support, including the recent advances in the boycott, sanctions and divestment campaign, Palestinian non-violent resistance is growing and needs your support! The International Solidarity Movement’s (ISM)…

  • Being a jounalist can get you killed

    Bil’in villagers protest Israeli attacks on journalists and pay tribute to journalists killed. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Join us, Friday June 9th 12:00 pm, Bil’in, West Bank In the past month, attacks on journalists by the Israeli military during the demonstrations against the annexation barrier in Bil’in have escalated. Many of the photographers and reporters covering…

  • President of South African Trade Unions Congress: “Israel is an apartheid state”

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE President Willie Madisha, the head of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) yesterday issued an open letter in support of the Canadian CUPE’s recent unanimous resolution to support the international campaign of boycott, divestment and sanctions against Israel. This is a blow against those apologists of Israeli policy who try…

  • Israeli Military Raid ISM Apartment in Balata Camp

    The apartment belonging to the International Solidarity Movement (ISM) in Balata refugee camp, Nablus was broken into by the Israeli military last week, May 31st. In what is an apparent act of vandalism and harassment, the military forced their way into the empty apartment and destroyed many things. A neighbor reported, “At 1am, the Israeli…