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Where’s the restraint in Bil’in?
By Haaretz Editorial After proving their sensitivity and intelligence in dispersing the demonstrations in Gush Katif, the Israel Defense Forces and police could have been expected to apply the same policy in handling the demonstrators against the separation fence in the village of Bil’in. The IDF and police did not fire at the protesters on…
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School, stones and settlers
by Greta B It was the children’s second day of school in the old city of Hebron. We had been asked to accompany them to prevent settler children from stoning small boys and girls. Settlers had gone on a rampage yesterday, stoning us, the police and even the soldiers as they came down their ‘settler…
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Soldiers In My House
Three Weeks to Freedom: One family’s story of survival under siege Wafa Abu Shmais is an English teacher, the mother of four children, a wife, daughter, and an aunt. She is also a Palestinian, Arabic and Muslim, her entire life spent in an apartheid state where the simple fact of not being Jewish makes one…
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IndyMedia video of military attack on Bil’in
On September 2, 2005, people in the West Bank village of Bil’in tried to peacefully protest the annexation of their land where Israel is building its illegal annexation barrier. Before the demonstration could begin, Israeli occupation forces invaded the village, shooting live ammunation and attacking Palestinian, Israeli and international activists. This video captures what happened.
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Qawawis and the mustawtaneen
Qawawis is a small village with big problems. After an Israeli court ruled that villagers had the right to live on their land, settlers have harassed them with humiliation and violence. ISM and other organizations have kept a constant presence in the village. Here’s an account from one of the volunteers who recently stayed in…
