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RIP Jo Cox
17th June 2016 | Jo Cox Jo Cox, a devoted compassionate friend of Palestine, refugees and immigrants, an advocate for the plight of Syrian and Yeminite civilians, a genuine working class hero and a mother of two, was murdered today on her way to a constituency meeting. Jo Cox on the arrest detention and treatment of children in occupied Palestinian territories: Parliament held an urgent and thought provoking debate this week about the way in which…
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Peaceful sit-in protest violently broken up by Israeli forces
15th July 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine On 15th July 2016, a peaceful sit-in protest demanding the opening of Qurtuba stairs in occupied al-Khalil (Hebron) by Palestinians as well as Israeli and international activists was violently broken up by Israeli forces, leaving one Palestinian child injured and 4 activists arrested. The peaceful sit-in protest was organised by Youth Against Settlements in coordination with the families denied access to their homes…
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Ramadan in occupied Hebron
12th June 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine On 5th June, the holy month of Ramadan started. In occupied al-Khalil (Hebron), the Old City, that till then had been mainly deserted, comes back to life as many stream towards Ibrahimi mosque for prayers. The Old City of al-Khalil, including the ‘souq’, the market, during the last months, has been mainly deserted. Starting in November, when Palestinians were shot down at Ibrahimi…



