by the ISM media team, February 3rd by Rula Halawani Today at Huwwara checkpoint Khaled Jarrar exhibited photos depicting scenes of Occupation life at checkpoints and the Wall. At 12 noon 40 photos were hung on the chain-link fence pedestrians ...
Read More »Haaretz: “By the book”
by Gideon Levy, February 2nd There’s no question about it – everything was done by the book. The gate was locked at 7 P.M. and 16,000 people, residents of the villages of Beit Furik and Beit Dajan, were imprisoned behind ...
Read More »Photo Exhibition Against Checkpoints at Huwwara
This Saturday, 3rd February, from 12 pm. Palestinian photographer Khaled Jarrar will exhibit his photos at Huwwara checkpoint, outside Nablus. These photos show the daily suffering of Palestinians at checkpoints and the Wall. The exhibition, entitled “At the Checkpoint”, is ...
Read More »Palestinian children to play Katyusha at Huwwara checkpoint
UPDATE Tuesday 7pm This action has been postponed due to the current situation in Nablus. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE In the second action of the ‘Thirty Days against Checkpoints Campaign’ a youth band will perform the popular Russian folk song ‘Katyusha’ ...
Read More »Sarra Village under Siege
by IWPS, January 19th Sarra village is a village under siege by the IOF (Israeli Occupation Forces). This village of about 3000 people suffers daily and nightly army incursions and harassment. The village is situated on the hills south west ...
Read More »30 Days Against Checkpoints Underway in Nablus
by the ISM media team, January 14th Today, around 11am, a group of almost 100 people gathered at Huwwara checkpoint for the launch of the 30 Days Against Checkpoints campaign, organized by the Palestinian Body for Peace, Dialogue and Equality ...
Read More »PNN: “Invasions are a way of life in southwest Nablus town”
by Amin Abu Wardeh, January 4th Midnight raids carried out by Israeli patrols are the norm in the northern West Bank’s Nablus area. They hit the southwestern town of Sarra when residents are sleeping. Regardless of the frequency, the invasions ...
Read More »Thirty Days Against Borders – Children of Nablus against the Occupation
by the Palestinian Body for Peace, Dialogue and Equality (HASM ) Sunday 14th of January School children from Nablus dressed up like Native Americans will gather in a peaceful demonstration at Huwarra checkpoint. On the other side of the checkpoint, ...
Read More »Ynet: “Palestinian: Soldiers invaded my home to nap”
by Ali Waked, December 19th Resident of Palestinian village forced to empty his home to accommodate over 20 soldiers for some 15 hours supposedly to carry out observation. Palestinian claims soldiers ‘just went to sleep’ A resident of the Palestinian ...
Read More »Checkpoint Humiliation
The other day as we were travelling through Zatara checkpoint between Ramallah and Nablus, I witnessed a particularly disgusting display of power by the Israeli army. An extremely public humiliation of a woman, who was taken out of a shared ...
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