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In Pictures: al-Khalil on lockdown as Israeli settlers and tourists celebrate Pesach
14th April 2017 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | al-Khalil (Hebron), occupied Palestine Since the evening of April 10th, 2017, Israeli forces have imposed increased restrictions on the Palestinians of al-Khalil as colonial settlers and Israeli tourists celebrate Pesach – or Passover – across the city. So far, homes have been occupied, checkpoints closed, and Palestinian children attacked with teargas during the week-long holiday. Preparations for the festival began early in the week as an…
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CALL TO ACTION: Salfit under brutal settlement expansion
11th April 2017 | International Solidarity Movement | Occupied Palestine Since the beginning of the year, the Salfit municipality in the occupied West Bank (Palestine) has become a target not only for illegal settlement expansion and growth but also for the imposition of serious restrictions to the daily lives of Palestinians. For a long time the Salfit area has been subjected to land theft, the uprooting of olive trees and the pollution of the area’s water…
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Palestinian assaulted and work tools confiscated during early morning raid by Israeli forces
9th April 2017 | International Solidarity Movement, Ramallah team | Kafr ad Dik, occupied Palestine At 2am on Wednesday morning, three intelligence vehicles and six military vehicles arrived at the building where Shaha Dharma lives with his family in Kafr ad Dik; Salfit municipality. For over two hours, Israeli forces raided, harassed, and searched the apartments of the three families living in the building. Soldiers kicked and banged on the door with their rifles until Shahar Dharma…



