Tag Archives: Jericho

Introduction The Jordan Valley lies in the east of the West Bank and runs from the Sea of Galilee in the north to the Dead Sea in the south. Since the Six Day War in 1967, Israel strengthened its grip ...

by: Feras SSA Allenby Bridge a strange and unknown name for a lot of people around the world but for Palestinians it is a well known name. It is the name of the bridge which connects the West Bank with ...

Bikes vs. Bombs by Martinez It started out to be a magnificent afternoon here in Ramallah. Being an avid bicyclist back home in Pittsburgh and San Francisco, biking against oil wars, my eyes lit up like a small child in ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Arabic Invitation to follow) Ramallah- On March 23rd, you are cordially invited to attend the Palestine International Bike Race. The Race is the longest international sport event to protest against human rights violations, Israeli checkpoints, and restrictions ...

by the ISM media team, February 13th In recent months Occupation authorities have escalated their policy of issuing fines to Palestinian drivers at certain checkpoints without reason. At Za’atara checkpoint near Salfit today, as well as preventing drivers with Nablus ...

by Jamil Husni, After having finished a hard-working day in the area, three Palestinian Water Authority employees reached al-Hamra checkpoint in the Jordan Valley, on their way to Ramallah. The Israeli army refused to let them through, claiming that their ...

by Peter, January 25th Recently, I was able to accompany three Palestinians on a drive through the Jordan Valley. The more scenic aspects aside, a trip through the area revealed the slow, destructive siege of the Valley. Movement restrictions have ...

by the ISM media team, January 25th On Tuesday 23rd January IOF bulldozers carried out the latest round of home demolitions in the Jordan Valley as part of the ongoing attempt to ethnically cleanse the valley of its indigenous inhabitants. ...

by John, December 14th Today we had a trip down the Jordan valley which didn’t start too auspiciously for our Palestinian contact – he had just been delayed for two hours at a checkpoint. A soldier on the way through ...

from Indymedia UK, November 27th For the second time this year [previous action], Palestine Solidarity activists blockaded Israeli company Carmel-Agrexco’s UK headquarters in Hayes, Middlesex, in the early morning of 26 Nov 2006 [press release]. The action was part of ...