Tag: Nablus

  • Olive Harvest Campaign 2006 Gets Underway!

    by ISM Nablus The olive harvest of 2006 in Nablus has officially begun! Although not an ideal starting-date, an olive farmer from the Palestinian village of Azmut and his family who own 150 dunums of land partitioned by an Apartheid settler-only road, decided to start harvesting a few days ago. They fear that the Israeli…

  • Balata Invasion Fails to Dampen Festive Cheer

    AP photo by ISM Nablus At dawn on September 27th Occupation forces invaded Balata camp with jeeps and an armoured bulldozer with support from Apache helicopters hovering overhead. Military vehicles heading for Balata from many directions were reported. A curfew lasting several hours was imposed on the area and 21 year old Ala’ Mohammad Zaid…

  • Israeli Soldiers Steal Millions of Shekels from Palestinians

    by ISM Nablus At around twelve o’clock on Tuesday night Israeli special forces entered four West Bank cities in a raid against money changers and banks. By four o’clock the military had left, with up to 6 million stolen shekels in their possession. The Israeli military stole money from Jenin, Tulkarm, Ramallah and Nablus. In…