• Ten children arrested in Hares

    International Solidarity Movement 14 May 2010 Between 1 and 6 a.m. Thursday morning, 10 boys under the ago of eighteen were arrested from their homes in the village of Hares, Salift region. The boys, entirely innocent, were taken to Huwarra detention center where they are now being held. A massive number of soldiers were involved…

  • Sheikh Jarrah endures settlers’ “Jerusalem Day” celebrations of ethnic cleansing

    International Solidarity Movement 14 May 2010 Hundreds of settlers held disruptive celebrations in the Palestinian neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah yesterday in honor of “Jerusalem Day”. Dancing, screaming and praying in the street, the settlers disrupted life for over six hours, as police barricades and teeming masses prevented traffic from flowing as usual. One Palestinian woman…

  • Palestinian Youth Shot Dead East of Ramallah

    Popular Struggle Coordination Committee 14 May 2010 Aysar Yasser alZaben, 16 years old, was shot in his back yesterday evening in his family’s lands in Mazra’a alSharqia, east of Ramallah, apparently by a settler. Aysar alZaben’s body was found in his plot by family members only hours after he was shot. He was found lying…

  • BDS action against Israeli pharmaceutical company at COSMOFARMA expo

    Rome Palestinian Solidarity Network 13 May 2010 On Saturday, May 8 a protest organized by the “Rome Palestinian Solidarity Network”(comprised of numerous associations and committees who stand with the Palestinian struggle for freedom) was held at the entrance to Rome’s exhibition center during COSMOFARMA, a pharmaceuticals expo attended by thousands of health professionals. The Rome…

  • Settler celebrations of ethnic cleansing disrupt Sheikh Jarrah for second straight day

    International Solidarity Movement 13 May 2010 Hundreds of settlers held disruptive celebrations in the Palestinian neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah yesterday in honor of “Jerusalem Day”. Dancing, screaming and praying in the street, the settlers disrupted life for over six hours, as police barricades and teeming masses prevented traffic from flowing as usual. One Palestinian woman…