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Free Sireen Sawafteh- Arrested by Israel on the 14th May 2013
27th May 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Tubas, Occupied Palestine UPDATE 28th May 2013: Israeli court prolonged the arrest of Sireen until Thursday in which she will see a judge. To this day she is banned from seeing a lawyer Last Tuesday Sireen, a 24 year old woman from Tubas, was detained by Israeli forces. She is currently being held in Al Jalameh, an Israeli prison. Her family and friends fear for her safety. She has…
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Sixteen-year-old boy blindfolded and arrested late at night without evidence
27th May 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Team Al Khalil | Hebron, Occupied Palestine Following the events of the settler tour during yesterday afternoon Fuad Asem al Batsh, a sixteen-year-old minor, was arrested in Hebron without any evidence or court decision. He was released after about an hour. It was at 10 pm in the old city that a group of around 15 heavily-armed Israeli soldiers invaded a family house stating they were looking for a boy…
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Life in Hebron disrupted by another settler “tour”
26th May 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Team Al Khalil | Hebron, Occupied Palestine Yesterday the illegal settlers of the city of Al Khalil/Hebron held a walk through the Palestinian souq and nearby neighbourhoods. Prior to this, Israeli forces entered Palestinian homes, occupying roof tops. Throughout the tour Palestinian movement was restricted, and the soldiers controlled the movement of some international observers, while about 50 Zionist tourists and settlers were being escorted by Israeli heavily armed…

