Tag: Nablus

  • The blood of the martyrs will fertilize the earth

    by Schlomo Bloom, November 6th The finished mural, I wonder how long it will remain free of bullet holes? On and off for the past few weeks I have been working on a mural in Balata refugee camp. The mural is to commemorate the approximately 350 martyrs from Balata since the beginning of the second…

  • Checkpoint closed for eight hours after IOF soldier shoots Palestinian

    by ISM Nablus, 5th November Yesterday, the checkpoint known to Nablusians as “Sabatash” was closed to everyone trying to pass it in both directions. Located at a narrow bend in the road, flanked by a steep mountainous slope and a watchtower overlooking an olive grove valley running beside a military road, this checkpoint is notorious…

  • Israeli settlers chase families off their Nablus land while soldiers stand by

    by ISM Nablus, 4th of November 2006 Today, Palestinian farmers from Azmut village north of Nablus city were attacked on their land by a gang of Israeli settlers, who were accompanied by two soldiers. The settlers ran after the families, shouted and threw stones at them. At one point they kicked and hit international volunteers,…