• One year after killings: Iraq Burin continues its struggle

    By Jonas Webber 31 July 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank Three days before the start of Ramadan, the small mountainside town of Iraq Burin was attacked by Israeli settlers from the illegal colony of Bracha. The attackers descended from the settlement at 12:30 a.m. and were soon followed by the Israeli military, shooting tear-gas and sound grenades. “Since Ramadan started, things have been relatively calm here,” says Yousef, a resident of Iraq Burin, “earlier…

  • Nablus: night raids and arrests

    By Jonas Webber 30 July 2012 | International Solidarity Movement Five Palestinian men were arrested by the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) in a night raid inside the old city of Nablus on Saturday, July 28. Tear gas and sound bombs were used against families and civilians protesting the arrests. 19 young men suffered asphyxiation and were taken to hospital. Israeli soldiers remained inside the city until 6 a.m. terrorizing residents. Military incursions in Nablus, which is…

  • Taking BDS to the streets

    By Marshall Pinkerton 30 July 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank On July 26, youth activists in Nablus, in connection with the Tanweer Center for Enlightenment and Dar Al Qandeel association for arts and culture, kicked off a campaign to encourage residents of Nablus to boycott Israeli products this Ramadan and beyond. Because people tend to purchase more products during Ramadan, the activists resolved that the month would be a perfect time to encourage the…

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