Tag: Freedom of Access
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Meitar Checkpoint: Women demand an end to strip-searching by Israeli military and prison administration
12 February 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank A demonstration was held Sunday, February 12th at the Meitar checkpoint north of Beer Sheba in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners in the Naqab (Negev) region as well as their family members who must pass through this checkpoint to visit them. The demonstration was organised by the…
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Kufr Qaddoum: Cut off road and electricity does not deter demonstrations
by Jonas Weber 10 February 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank Villagers and internationals assembled in Kufr Qaddoum after prayer time to demonstrate against the blocking of their main road to Nablus. The army cut off the electricity in the entire village as collective punishment for the ongoing demonstrations in Kufr Qaddoum. The villagers,…
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Kufr Qaddoum drives back Israeli soldiers at weekly demonstration to re-open road
by Aaron 21 January 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank The mood was celebratory following the weekly protest this Friday in Kufr Qaddoum, after demonstrators succeeded in pushing back Israeli soldiers for the second week in a row. The goal of the protest was to open the main road to regional population center of…
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What happened on the 10th of January in Jericho
14 January 2012 | Mahmoud Zwahre, Al Ma’sara Village I would like to thank all of you who stand with us, who have showed amazing support these past three days and demanded our immediate release from Israeli military jail. I hope that we will be able to free Omar Dar Ayoub from Nabi Saleh soon,…
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Al Jab’a: “If the judge is your enemy, who are you going to complain to”
by Sarah Morand 28 December 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank At first sight Al Jab’a appears as an idyllic Palestinian village, and sitting in a lovely garden under big olive trees, this seems like a perfect escape to the country side: white houses, friendly people, nice nature, and a splendid view until you…
