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Fifteen detainees from Qaryut to attend trial on first of May
23rd April 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Qaryut, Occupied Palestine By Team Nablus Over the past 5 months 15 people from Qaryut, mainly youngsters, have been arrested by the Israeli occupation authorities. The charges include `attending illegal demonstrations` and being in `closed military zones`. All detainees will face trial on the first of May. Among…
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Israeli soldiers and Border Police destroy 200 young olive trees in Palestinian village of Susya
23th April 2013 | Christian Peacemaker Team, South Hebron Hills, Occupied Palestine Israeli soldiers and border police today used a backhoe to uproot 200 young olive trees in the Palestinian village of Susya in the South Hebron Hills. The demolition of the olive grove began at 8:00 am and finished at 10:45 am. The trees…
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Activists continue to target the infrastructure of the Israeli occupation of the West Bank
23rd April 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Bethlehem , Occupied Palestine By Team Khalil Palestinians and International activists held a brief demonstration outside the gates of an Israeli military base near Herodium mountain, east of Bethlehem. The activists stood outside the gates with Palestinian flags and shouted to the soldiers inside that the base was…
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Tel Rumeida settlers occupy Palestinian land by cutting down trees and farming the land
21st April 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Hebron, Occupied Palestine By Team Khalil Settlers from the Tel Rumeida area in Hebron gradually cut down 15 almond trees on privately owned Palestinian land over the last two weeks. The settlers also installed an irrigation system and planted seeds with the clear intention of taking over the…
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Residents of Qusra village on the road to recovery after attacks by settlers
22nd April 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Qusra, Occupied Palestine By Team Nablus Helmi Abdul Azeez Hassan was shot with live ammunition by a settler on 23rd February at short range and came very close to death. He spent nine days unconscious before he woke up in hospital only to be interrogated and accused of…
