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Three members of ISM arrested during peaceful demonstration in Iraq Burin
28 May 2011 | International Solidarity Movement This afternoon three members of the International Solidarity Movement were arrested during a peaceful demonstration in Iraq Burin. The activists from the UK, Denmark and Iceland had joined the villagers in protesting the loss of their land to the illegal Israeli settlement of Bracha, however the demonstration had…
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Support the Freedom Flotilla to Gaza
29 May 2011 | Free Gaza Sign the petition and get updated news about the Freedom Flotilla II – Stay Human We are writing to ask for your support for the Gaza Freedom Flotilla scheduled to set sail in the second half of June to the besieged Gaza strip. You can help prevent an assault…
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66 year old shepherd from the village of Madama attacked by settlers
27 May 2011 | International Solidarity Movement On Thursday May 26, Hamad Jaber Qut, a 66 year old shepherd from the village of Madama, was taken to hospital after being attacked by settlers with sticks and knives. At about 16:30 whilst Hamad was herding sheep in the mountains of Madama, situated near the illegal settlement…
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Meeting senseless aggression face-to-face
25 May 2011 | Gershon Baskin, The Jerusalem Post A recent trip to the weekly demonstration in Nabi Saleh shed a new light on the IDF and its operations. For months I have been hearing about disproportionate use of force by the army against weekly demonstrations in Nabi Saleh – a small pastoral Palestinian village…
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Amidst long hours waiting to pass to Jerusalem
25 May 2011 | Shahd Abusalma Last night, I went to bed at 11 pm, much earlier than I’m used to. I forced myself to stay under my blanket. The room was very dark and no sound could be heard but the sound of me moving in bed continually. I wanted to sleep so that…
