Tag: Ethnic Cleansing
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Israeli demolition campaign in three towns across the West Bank
Popular Struggle Coordination Committee 14th April 2010 In an aggravation of Israeli policy of home demolitions, a house and two shops were razed in the Central West Bank village of Hares this morning. An additional house was reduced to rubble in the village of alKhadder, West of Bethlehem and a 1,000 square meters factory was…
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Legal proceedings to evict Sheikh Jarrah family postponed
11 March 2010 Today in the West Jerusalem Shalom court, activists gathered from around the world to support two Sheikh Jarrah families in their eviction trial only to learn that the trial will be postponed. Jewish settlers have occupied the front half of the family’s house since December 1st and today a hearing was scheduled…
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Cultivating Resistance: Khirbet Bir al ‘Idd
International Solidarity Movement 27 February 2010 Last week, two small, rural outposts were awaiting two payloads from a 4×4 that was snaking its way along the winding, West Bank roads of the South Hebron hills. The first was the material to construct some alternative energy sources for these small communities, the second was an international…
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Settler and IOF violence at Sheikh Jarrah erupts into riot
International Solidarity Movement 25 February 2010 One Palestinian man arrested, one woman and child pepper sprayed and two children injured as settler provocation turns into a riot. Spirits were high in the protest camp outside the Gawi and Al-Kurd families’ houses. Each Wednesday the community gathers for a meal, bridging the gap between the Palestinian,…
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The Mountains to An Nabi Salih
International Solidarity Movement 19 February 2010 There was an odd collection of internationals rousing in our media office this morning. We were an eclectic mix of activists from the US, Denmark, France, England, Sweden and Taiwan preparing to head out to various demonstrations across the West Bank. After an early guitar session with fellow volunteers,…