• My Wife is in Jail, Again

    by Adam Shapiro (The following was written by ISM cofounder Adam Shapiro after the June 20 arrest of Huaida Arraf in Bil’in, where she had joined villagers in protesting construction of Israel’s wall on their land.) Once again, for probably the fifteenth time, I received news that my wife, Huwaida Arraf, had been arrested by…

  • Six arrested in Bil’in

    ISM photo: Israeli and internationals join Palestinians in the West Bank village of Bil’in on June 22 in a march to protest Israel’s illegal barrier which cuts through a gigantic swath of the village. Residents of the West Bank village of Bil’in — along with Israelis and foreign peace activists — were chased by Israeli…

  • Israeli Army surrounds Asira demonstrators. shoots one villager

    by Sarita Ahooja Over 250 villagers of Asira, Nablus district, gathered at 10AM this morning to begin the demonstration for free movement and against the military closures that have effected their community since the beginning of the Al-Aqsa Intifada. Israeli Armed Personnel Vehicles, deployed since dawn, surrounded the villagers before they could take Sabaatash road,…

  • Israel denies access to a caravan for justice in Palestine

    by George Rishmawi International Middle East Media Center Israel denied access to a group of 130 international human rights and peace activists of the Caravan for Justice in Palestine, who tried to access the country, coming from Jordan, Palestinian sources reported on Friday. The activists were interrogated for nine hours, according to the source, before…

  • “Every week we bear witness to yet another violent attack by the security forces at the village of Bil’in,”

    by, Yoav Stern Haaretz Correspondent See the story online at: www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/603111.html Five people were lightly hurt and five others were detained for questioning during a a demonstration against the West Bank security fence in the village of Bil’in, adjacent to Ramallah, on Friday. Hundreds of Israeli, Palestinian and foreign protestors took part in the demonstration.…