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Join the Global Intifada
International Solidarity Movement 20 May 2010 Global Intifada 2010: Popular Struggle. Steadfastness. Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions. Popular resistance to Israel’s apartheid is growing globally! In Palestine, non-violent resistance to land confiscation and settlement expansion is gathering momentum. Weekly non-violent demonstrations in the West Bank and Gaza have tripled since January, and continue to increase in size…
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Urgent call for equipment
ISM is hard at work in the West Bank and Gaza, and needs your help! The ISM media office was raided two times in the span of four nights in February, when Bridget Chappell and Ariadna Jove Marti were arrested. In the raids, the Israeli military stole all of our computers (three laptops, one desktop)…
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Grapes withering on the vine
International Solidarity Movement 17 May 2010 Souad lives in the beautiful village of Safa, south west of Bethlehem, close by the path of the apartheid wall. From her house in the village it is only a short walk to her land – an entire, rolling hillside, the summit of which has been stolen by the…
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Eight arrested in Beit Jala bulldozer action
International Solidarity Movement 17 May 2010 UPDATE: All eight of the activists arrested yesterday during the demonstration in Beit Jala were released last night at 11:30 p.m. Each arrestee was individually interrogated, and required to give the police his or her phone number as contact information “in case further investigation is needed”. No other conditions…
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Nakba Day observations span West Bank
International Solidarity Movement 16th May 2010 Al Ma’asara: ‘Culture is Resistance’ The village of Al Ma’asara, near Bethlehem, held a Palestinian cultural festival on Friday to mark the 62nd anniversary of the Nakba. Palestinian music, dance and poetry were all on display, offering a timely reminder of Palestine’s ancient history and vibrant culture. Above all,…
