Dancing children attacked by Israeli forces

25th February 2015 | International Solidarity Movement, Khalil Team | Hebron, Occupied Palestine On the 24th of February in occupied Al-Khalil (Hebron), Israeli forces opened fire on dancing Palestinian youth, firing tear gas and throwing stun grenades at group of young children performing a traditional Palestinian dance as a form of protest in front of Shuhada checkpoint. The fifteen … Continue reading Dancing children attacked by Israeli forces

UPDATED: ISM honors Kayla Mueller

9th February 2015 | International Solidarity Movement | Occupied Palestine Update 10th February 2015: Today, 10th February, Kayla Mueller’s family confirmed she has been killed. Abdullah Abu Rahma, coordinator of the popular committee in the village of Bil’in where Kayla joined the protests, told ISM: “Kayla came to Palestine to stand in solidarity with us. She marched with … Continue reading UPDATED: ISM honors Kayla Mueller

More Palestinian teenagers shot by the Israeli military

12th January 2015 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus team | Burin, Occupied Palestine On Saturday, January 10th, Palestinian youths went out to play in the snow on Al-Sabeh Mountain in east Burin. A group of Israeli settlers approached the village as if to attack it, and clashes erupted between them and the youth. Israeli soldiers arrived … Continue reading More Palestinian teenagers shot by the Israeli military

VIDEO: “They look like they’re in a war zone, but what they’re aiming at is five-year-olds”

31st December | International Solidarity Movement, Khalil team | Hebron, Occupied Palestine By 10:30 am on Tuesday morning of December 30, Palestinian children attending school near Qeitun checkpoint in al-Khalil (Hebron) had endured over forty tear gas canisters, multiple rounds of rubber coated steel bullets and stun grenades, and the arrest of a twelve-year-old boy. Israeli forces fired down the road … Continue reading VIDEO: “They look like they’re in a war zone, but what they’re aiming at is five-year-olds”

Extremist settlers hurls abuse at injured ISM activist

26th December | Ally Cohen – originally posted on Mondoweiss | Hebron, Occupied Palestine Hebron, Palestine, December 24th. As we made our way to ‘checkpoint watch’ we were discussing what it would be like that morning, would there be tear gas? Stun grenades? Child arrests? Every day children are forced to walk through military checkpoints, manned with armed … Continue reading Extremist settlers hurls abuse at injured ISM activist