Tag: Bethlehem

  • South Bethlehem villagers protest at worksite of shame

    by the ISM media team, March 9th Villagers from the South Bethlehem region came together again this Friday to protest at the annexation and destruction of their agricultural land. After prayers held on land belonging to Umm Salamuna village, speeches were given by representatives from the local communities and national organisations, and one speech was…

  • Umm Salamuna anti-Wall demo and tree planting in Hebron this Friday

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE This Friday the villagers of Umm Salamuna and neighbouring villages in the South Bethlehem region will protest against the bulldozers which are currently razing their land for the Apartheid Wall. The villagers will hold midday prayers on their land before marching to confront the bulldozers. Last Friday villagers held a rally and…

  • South Bethlehem villagers appeal for solidarity in resistance to Wall

    by the ISM media team, March 2nd South Bethlehem villagers today gathered on the land of Umm Salamuna to appeal for international solidarity in their struggle against the Apartheid Wall being built across their land. Speeches were given by local representatives and head of the Palestinian National Initiative Mustafa Barghouti. International solidarity activists were urged…

  • PNN: “Palestinians mount nonviolent resistance campaign as Israeli forces escalate land confiscation”

    by Najib Farag, March 1st Israeli forces have escalated land confiscation throughout Bethlehem during the past several days, targeting Umm Salamuna in the south and Beit Jala in the west. The Israelis are building the Wall through Bethlehem, further isolating the West Bank from Jerusalem. Thousands of Palestinians will be segregated from one another, human…

  • Six activists arrested for blocking work on Wall

    UPDATE 3PM – all the activists have been released after being made to sign conditions saying they wouldn’t return to the site of their arrest for 15 days FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Six activists have just been arrested for trying to stop work on the annexation barrier in the South Bethlehem area. The four Israelis, American…