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Seven years of popular resistance in Al-Masara: ‘We want freedom, not aid money’
26th October 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Khalil Team | Al Masara, Occupied Palestine Yesterday, Friday 25th October, over a hundred non-violent protesters, half of them internationals from more than a dozen countries all over the world marked the seventh anniversary of the popular struggle of the people of Al Masara against illegal Israeli settlements, most notably the expansion of the Efrata settlement. After activists were prevented from marching to the Al Masara land by a row of…
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Palestinian boy beaten at checkpoint leads to clashes in Hebron
24th October 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Khalil Team | Hebron, Occupied Palestine On Tuesday 22nd October in Khalil, a15-year-old Palestinian was beaten for not having identification (ID) that the Israeli government does not issue until the age of 16. At approximately 2:30pm on Tuesday, Mahmod from Tel Rumeida (not his real name) was attempting to pass through checkpoint 56 on his way home. When asked to produce his ID, he explained to the soldiers that…
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Settler intimidation in Kafr Qalil
24th October 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus Team | Kafr Qalil, Occupied Palestine Yesterday, Wednesday the 23rd October, a Palestinian farmer and his family were olive picking in Kafr Qalil together with international activists. Close to the fields is the illegal settlement of Bracha and one settler aggressively intimidated the farmer until he left the area. Later during the day the farmer was able to access the olive trees, but only with close Israeli army and border…



