• Non-Stop Killings and Incursions in the West Bank

    Non-Stop Killings and Incursions in the West Bank

    27 January 2024 | International Solidarity Movement | West Bank By Diana Khwaelid  The Israeli Occupation forces killed four Palestinians in the West Bank in 4 days, during incursions in several cities from January 12 to 15. Since October 7, 2023, the West Bank has witnessed large-scale Israeli incursions, involving storming cities, villages and camps,…

  • Planting olive trees as an act of resistance

    Planting olive trees as an act of resistance

    21 January 2024 | International Solidarity Movement | Umm Safa   On January 20, ISM volunteers joined with Israeli activists to work alongside villagers of Umm Safa, a village 30km north of Ramallah, planting olive trees and vines on part of the 200 dunums (50 acres) of the village’s communal land. Replacing some of the…

  • When Shepherding Your Flock Becomes a Crime

    When Shepherding Your Flock Becomes a Crime

    16 January 2024 | International Solidarity Movement | Masafer Yatta Muhammed being led away by IOF soldiers. Credit: ISM.   For the villagers of Khallet Al Dabaa, in Masafer Yatta, shepherding is a traditional way of life. One which they have followed on their traditional lands in the West Bank’s South Hebron Hills since Ottoman…

  • Urgent Call from Palestinian Prisoner Families

    Urgent Call from Palestinian Prisoner Families

    The International Solidarity Movement (ISM) has been approached by the “Movement to Save the Prisoners” with an urgent request to highlight the current crisis faced by Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails.

  • Suffer the Children

    Suffer the Children

    I am still perpetually on the verge of crying or crying most of the time. Throughout my travels in Palestine, I have learned from the wisdom of children.