• Israel’s uber-wardens and the story of my friend B.

    By Laila El-Haddad A friend and neighbour of mine, B, recently got accepted to get her masters in engineering in Bir Zeit University in Ramallah. She is around 30 years old. After numerous attempts, B had to withdraw her standing (after paying one semester’s tuition) because Israel kept denying her permit based on … you…

  • Bil’in Breaks the Chains (Digest)

    1. Bil’in Breaks the Chains 2. Two Bil’in Teens Arrested During Night 3. Bil’in Children Arrested 4. Protest at Beit Sira 5. Jane’s Journal: Inside a Balata Invasion 6. Justice for journalists 7. Sir Gerald Kaufman MP: Israel “would be a rogue government” if Refuses to Prosecute Killer Soldiers 8. The Lobby and the Bulldozer:…

  • Jab’a Villagers Hold Action Demanding Right to Farm Land

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, April 17, between 9am and 2pm, Jab’a villagers will demand the right to farm their land. They will be joined by Palestinians from nearby villages, and international and Israeli activists in this action against the apartheid wall and the settlements surrounding Jab’a. The villagers will be planting on land that is…

  • Bil’in Breaks the Chains

    by an ISM Media office volunteer On Friday the 14th of April, the villagers of Bil’in held their weekly demonstration against the apartheid wall that is de-facto annexing over half of their land to Israel. Land that the government of Israel uses to build illegal Israeli settlements on. The Popular Committee in the village organises…

  • Protest at Beit Sira

    On 14th April, my second day in Palestine, I visited the small village of Beit Sira, near Ramallah. In many other countries the inhabitants of such a village would spend today tending their farms, being with their families and friends, or popping down to the local shop. But Beit Sira has lost 70% of its…