Tag: Jerusalem

  • Fear and unrest in Silwan as soldiers surround village

    26 December 2010 | International Solidarity Movement & SilwanIC Since early this morning, Israeli forces have been surrounding the village of Silwan, creating fear among the villagers that a Palestinian family will be evicted. A new wave of unrest has overcome Silwan in the past few days, with two houses demolished on Christmas day, and…

  • Thirteen homeless after home demolition in Ras al Ahmud

    23 December 2010 | International Solidarity Movement Tuesday, Israeli authorities demolished a Palestinian home in Ras al Ahmud, East Jerusalem. ISM activists interviewed family members left homeless by the senseless demolition. On December 19, 2010, Israeli soldiers entered the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Ras al Ahmud and left a demolition notice on the window of…

  • Action Alert: help silwan resident Adnan Gheith stay in Jerusalem

    23 December 2010 | Popular Struggle Coordination Committee On November 28th, Adnan, a Silwan grassroots organizer, received written notification that Israel intends to issue an order expelling him for a four months period from his city – Jerusalem. Adnan is a resident of Silwan, and a member of the al-Bustan Neighborhood’s committee, which was formed…

  • Settlers doggedly intimidate Palestinians

    UPDATE | 16 November 2010: On Thursday December 16, an Israeli court sentenced Ayman Al Ghawi, a 19-year-old Palestinian, to four days under house-arrest following a confrontation with Israeli settlers in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of East Jerusalem the prior day. 15 December 2010 | International Solidarity Movement At around 3:30pm, Israeli police arrested a…

  • Israelis and Palestinians march together against demolitons

    3 December 2010 | International Solidarity Movement Friday, hundreds of Israelis and Palestinians marched together in the Issawiya neighborhood of East Jerusalem against recent brutality toward the village by the Israeli government: house demolitions by Israeli authorities, a siege on entrances to the neighborhood, and police misconduct with local residents. This is the first joint…