• Increasing harassment and direct threats of Palestinians and internationals in al-Khalil

    Increasing harassment and direct threats of Palestinians and internationals in al-Khalil

    22nd October 2015 | International Solidarity Movement, Al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine Today in the morning, Israeli forces harassed international human rights observers monitoring a checkpoint in occupied al-Khalil (Hebron) on settlers orders. Two internationals were monitoring the stairs leading up to two schools from segregated Shuhada street. Palestinians are forced to take the…

  • ISM mourns the death of longtime supporter and friend, Hashem Azzeh

    ISM mourns the death of longtime supporter and friend, Hashem Azzeh

    21st October 2015 | International Solidarity Movement, Al-Khalil team | West Bank, occupied Palestine Long term supporter and friend of ISM, Hashem Azzeh, has tragically passed away today aged 54, following health complications exacerbated by the conditions in Al-Khalil (Hebron). Hashem, who had a long-term cardiac condition, called for an ambulance on feeling discomfort in…

  • Settlers call for attacks on International human rights defenders in al-Khalil (Hebron)

    Settlers call for attacks on International human rights defenders in al-Khalil (Hebron)

    21st October 2015 | International Solidarity Movement, Al-Khalil team | West Bank, occupied Palestine ”These are not tourists. These are hostile anarchists. Soldiers and residents pay attention, the characters in these photos are here to harm Israelis for anti-semitic reasons. Act accordingly.” This message, written in Hebrew, was posted by a machine gun-wielding illegal Israeli…

  • Shoot First Don’t ask Questions Later

    Shoot First Don’t ask Questions Later

    20th October 2015 | International Solidarity Movement | West Bank, occupied Palestine A video posted on October 12th by Shehab news agency described as an attack on a Palestinian girl from Haifa in her twenties for allegedly trying to assault a taxi driver in Tel Aviv after an argument between them. The video shows a…

  • Home demolitions as collective punishment: another Israeli colonization strategy

    Home demolitions as collective punishment: another Israeli colonization strategy

    19th October, 2015 |International Solidarity Movement, Nablus Team | Nablus, occupied Palestine On October 4, at 4:00 in the morning, 8 Palestinian men were arrested under extremely violent conditions by Israeli forces in the city of Nablus, North West Bank. The men have been accused of participating in the killing of two illegal Israeli settlers…