• Demonstrations, live fire continue in Gaza Buffer Zone

    International Solidarity Movement 29 April 2010 Less than 24 hours after the fatal shooting of Ahmad Sliman Salem Dib, over 100 demonstrators gathered in Rafah, Gaza to protest the Buffer Zone. Marching within 100 meters of the border, the non-violent and unarmed demonstrators were faced with live fire from the beginning of the demonstration. As…

  • The Freedom Flotilla sails to Gaza in May

    Free Gaza Movement 28 April 2010 On May 24, 2010, the Freedom Flotilla sets sail for Gaza determined to, once again, challenge Israel’s blockade of 1.5 million Palestinians trapped in an open-air prison. Under the coordination of the Free Gaza Movement, numerous human rights organizations, including the Turkish Relief Foundation (IHH), the Perdana Global Peace…

  • Israeli forces kill unarmed demonstrator in Gazan ‘buffer zone’

    International Solidarity Movement 28 April 2010 Ahmad Sliman Salem Dib, 19, died of blood loss at 4:30 pm today, following emergency surgery. Dib was shot in the leg by an Israeli sniper at a non-violent demonstration, with more than 200 participants, which marched towards the Israeli imposed buffer zone near Nahal Oz crossing with Israel…

  • Demonstrators halt construction of the Wall in alWalaja

    Popular Struggle Coordination Committee 28th April 2010 UPDATE: Video of this action has been added below. Demonstrators managed to disrupt the construction of the Wall in alWalaja for the second time in a week . A 15 year old demonstrator was beaten, pepper-sprayed and arrested. Palestinian, Israeli and international demonstrators managed to stop the construction…

  • Men and women of Iraq Burin demonstrate against land theft

    International Solidarity Movement 25 April 2010 Palestinian men, women and children, along with international activists met with severe military repression on Saturday, April 24 as the village of Iraq Burin staged another successful demonstration against the Israeli occupation of their lands. Local and international activists gathered under the heat of another beaming midday sun at…