Tag: Nablus

  • Interview with Dr. Ghassan Hamdan of Palestinian Medical Relief Services

    Listen to an interview with Dr. Ghassan Hamdan of the PMRS as he tries to gain acess to two families of 15 people in Nablus imprisoned and held captive by the Israeli army as they use their home for a sniper base. Audio Interview with Dr. Ghassan Hamdan of Palestinian Medical Relief Services. – mp3…

  • Three Non-violent Actions Friday

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Villagers in Bil’in, Beit Sira, and Salem will continue to protest against the annexation of their land this Friday, despite threats of collective punishment by the Israeli Civil Administration. Bil’in villagers, joined by Israeli and international activists and a Tibetan monk, will hold their weekly demonstration against the wall, which annexes village…

  • Farmers in Nablus Prevented from Working their Land by Both Settlers and Military

    Farmers in Salem, near Nablus, were joined on Friday the 7th of April by Israeli and international human rights workers to protect against further settler violence. Earlier in the week a 68 year-old villager was beaten by settlers and required hospitalization. Rabbis for Human Rights, members of the Kibbutzim movement, and internationals accompanied the farmers…

  • Child Captives Freed

    Nablus, Occupied West Bank Soldiers who occupied an 8th floor apartment in the Sharif residential building and held eleven children and three adults captive left at 6:30AM today. The families want to thank everyone who wrote faxes, e-mails, and letters to the Israeli authorities in protest. The following is a testimony of the events as…

  • Balata invasion journal Part 1

    By Jane On the morning of April 6th I had a call saying the Israeli military have invaded Nablus, would I join 3 others and go? During military invasions the role of ISM is to go with medical teams, try to approach houses the military have occupied to speak with the families held there, bring…