West Bank protests on Saturday 7 August 2010 Hebron On Saturday August 7th Palestinians were joined by Israeli and international protesters to demonstrate against the settlements and to demand the opening of Shuhada Street. About 60 people gathered to march ...
Read More »Emily Henochowicz speaks out: art student shot with tear gas canister interviewed on Democracy Now!
6 August 2010 | Democracy Now! Emily Henochowicz speaks out: art student who lost her eye after being shot by Israeli tear gas canister in West Bank protest discusses her life, her art, and why she plans to return JUAN ...
Read More »The weekend in protests
August 2010 | ISM Media Reports of all the weekend demonstrations in the West Bank attended by ISM activists. Bil’in: tributes paid to Olympia and music from rappers in solidarity with Palestine (July 30th) Dozens suffered from tear gas inhalation ...
Read More »Fabricated charges lead to Swedish activist being banned from West Bank
23 July 2010 | ISM Media Team Correction, 27 July 2010: Marcus’s surname was originally wrongly spelled ‘Rednander’ but has now been corrected. Bogus charges As part of Israel’s increased attempt at hindering the work of Palestine solidarity activists, an ...
Read More »Israeli soldiers detain former European Parliament Vice President in Bil’in
23 July 2010 Israeli soldiers detained the former Vice President of the European Parliament, Luisa Morgantini, in Bil’in this afternoon, injured one Israeli activist., and arrested another. Sixty nine-year-old Morgantini, an Italian Member of the Euopean Parliament (MEP) has long ...
Read More »The resistance continues in protests across Palestine
Al Ma’sara (Friday 16 July) On the anniversary of the French Revolution, the theme of the protest in Al Ma’sara on Friday was the destruction of the prison in which Israel holds Palestinians captive, redolent of the French storming of ...
Read More »IDF to probe death of Palestinian protester at West Bank rally
Anshel Pfeffer | Ha’aretz 12 July 2010 The Military Advocate General on Monday ordered the army’s criminal investigations unit to investigate the death of a Palestinian protester who was killed by a tear gas canister at a demonstration in Bil’in ...
Read More »Iraq Burin: protests for the right to protest
Around 20 people trying to travel to Iraq Burin from Nablus for the weekly protest on Saturday 10th July, a group made up of Palestinians and international activists, were stopped by armed forces on the road leading to the small ...
Read More »Israelis and internationals demonstrate outside Barakat’s house in west Jerusalem
Wadi Hilweh Information Center 6 July 2010 Dozens of international and Israeli solidarity activists protested in solidarity with Silwan in front of the west Jerusalem house of Jerusalem mayor Nir Barkat. Demonstrators stated that they were opposing his racist policy ...
Read More »Spirit strong in weekend demonstrations
International Solidarity Movement 15 June 2010 Al Ma’asara Around 30 Palestinians, Israelis and internationals gathered for the weekly demonstration in Al Ma’asara on Friday June 11th. The participators called for the Israeli government to stop construction of the illegal apartheid ...
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