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ISM calls for internationals to volunteer in Palestine

15th February, 2016 | International Solidarity Movement | occupied Palestine Today, Palestinians are facing an enormous amount of pressure in their lives due to the growing violence of Israeli forces. They face restrictions of movement, daily harassment, intimidation and attacks at hands of Israeli occupying forces and extremist settlers. ISM is a Palestinian-led movement; our actions … Continue reading ISM calls for internationals to volunteer in Palestine

Demonstrators protest closed military zone under threat of Israeli violence

8th February 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine On 8th February 2016, Israeli forces threatened to attack a peaceful demonstration in front of Shuhada checkpoint in occupied al-Khalil (Hebron). Protesters gathered at noon to protest the continued closure of the Tel Rumeida neighbourhood, that on the 1st of November 2015 … Continue reading Demonstrators protest closed military zone under threat of Israeli violence

Israeli forces using skunk-water as a form of collective punishment

30th December, 2015 | International Solidarity Movement, al Khalil team | Al Khalil, occupied Palestine On 30th December 2015, Israeli forces showered the Abu Sneineh neighbourhood in occupied al-Khalil (Hebron) in tear gas and shot skunk water at family homes and a kindergarten. When students at the schools in the Abu Sneineh neighbourhood were leaving … Continue reading Israeli forces using skunk-water as a form of collective punishment

Fighting back: an answer to the escalation

11th November 2015 | International Solidarity Movement, Khalil (Hebron) Team | Khalil (Hebron), occupied Palestine Since October 1st from Gaza to the OPT, casualties are rising almost daily as are injuries, arrests, raids and the outrageous closure of the Tel Rumeida neighborhood in Hebron along with segregated Shuhada Street by military order. A crisis within a crisis … Continue reading Fighting back: an answer to the escalation

Israeli forces redouble brutal efforts to curtail and isolate Palestinians’ daily lives

1st November 2015 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine On Sunday, 1st November 2015, Israeli forces prevented movement of Palestinians in various areas in al-Khalil (Hebron) that have previously been declared a ‘closed military zone’. Violence against school-children and teachers has seen a sharp increase. International observers documenting and reporting on … Continue reading Israeli forces redouble brutal efforts to curtail and isolate Palestinians’ daily lives