Tag: Nablus

  • Crackdown on peace activists in West Bank

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Israeli forces employed an increased level of brutality against nonviolent Palestinian, Israeli and foreign activists Friday during demonstrations in the West Bank villages of Asira and Bil’in. ASIRA Over 250 villagers of Asira, in Nablus district, gathered at 10 a.m. Friday to begin the demonstration for free movement and against military closures…

  • Trio of protests against the wall set for communities across the West Bank

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE A trio of demonstrations are planned for Friday in villages and cities around the West Bank. If the Israeli military’s history is any indicator, violent response to the peaceful protests is expected. I. PROTESTING THE “BARRIER” IN JENIN: Israel’s illegal barrier near the northern West Bank town of Jenin consists of a…

  • Trees for peace along a settler-only road

    ISM PRESS RELEASE ON UPCOMING ACTION — A week of nonviolent resistance in the besieged West Bank city of Nablus and surrounding areas will continue Sunday, July 24 when ISM volunteers and Israeli peace activists travel to the village of Salem to assist locals in planting trees on the land separated from the village by…