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Restricting freedom of movement: an Israeli attempt to silence leaders of the popular struggle
International Solidarity Movement On August 4, 2010 about 1 PM, Mohammed Khatib from Bil’in was denied exit to Jordan via King Hussein Bridge. Khatib was on his way to Spain via Amman when Israeli border officials prevented him from crossing the border to Jordan. Denying the leaders of the non-violent Popular Struggle to go abroad…
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Dozens mark first anniversary of double Sheikh Jarrah evictions
4 August 2010 Dozens marched to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) headquarters in Jerusalem on Monday, August 2nd, to mark the first anniversary of the eviction of two Palestinian families from their homes in the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah. Holding UNRWA to account Representatives of the al-Ghawi…
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Al-Walaja village resists construction of the Apartheid Wall
4 August 2010 This morning in Al-Walaja local Palestinian residents supported by Israeli and international solidarity activists nonviolently resisted the construction of the Apartheid Wall by blocking the work of a bulldozer. Of the sixty protestors, fourteen people were arrested – six Palestinians and eight internationals. Three were also injured as Israeli police forcefully and…
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Mohammed Khatib of Bil’in’s Popular Committee prevented from going abroad despite an OK from court
4 August 2010 | Popular Struggle The Shin Bet prevented Mohammed Khatib of the Bil’in Popular Committee to cross the Allenby Bridge on his way to Spain today. Khatib was band despite having a permit to leave the country from the Military court. Mohammed Khatib, a prominent member of the Bil’in Popular Committee, arrived at…
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Army vandalism in Hebron: soldiers destroy family’s well in Wad Lerus
3 August 2010 | ISM Media Yesterday morning (2 August 2010) a group of Israeli soldiers, reportedly drunk, used two bulldozers to destroy a well that belonged to a family living in Wad Lerus, Hebron. Several ISM activists went out to talk to members of the Al Jaabel family in Wad Lerus, close to the…
