Tag: Nablus
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Kufr Qaddoum demands access
by Alistair George 30 September 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank Israeli military forces mounted an aggressive incursion into the centre of Kufr Qaddum today, in response to the weekly demonstration against the closure of the main road linking the village to the nearby city of Nablus, in the North of the West Bank. …
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Twilight zone / An organic bond
16 September 2011 | Haaretz This is a bad story with a happy ending. It’s also a story that makes one happy, but still leaves a bit of a bitter taste in one’s mouth. It’s the story of a Palestinian baby girl who was born during a period of unrelenting siege and curfew in her…
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Illegal settlers throw burning tires into Qusra mosque
5 September 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank On Monday September 5th the village of Qusra were woken at 2 in the morning to find their mosque on fire. Settlers from the illegal outpost of Migron had entered the village and walked 1km until they arrived at the mosque, spraying cars with stars of David…
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Israeli armed forces gun down 21 year old
14 July 2011 | International Solidarity Movement A 21 year-old student was killed by the Israeli army on July 13th in Al Faraa refugee camp, whilst on his way to prayer. Around 3:30 am the Israeli military entered the refugee camp with several heavily armed vehicles. Ibrahim Omar Serhan, a student at Al Najah University,…
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Kufr Qaddoum peacefully demonstrates after 6 year wait
3 July 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank The popular committee, or local council, of Kufr Qaddoum requested the attendance of ISM volunteers at their first demonstration in the village after more than six years of protracted legal arguments before the notoriously one-sided Israeli High Court. The attempts to gain justice through legal recourse…
