Tag: Nablus

  • Nablus: Planting Trees in Till

    July 9th, 2007. As a part of the summer campaign 12 International Solidarity Movement (ISM) activists visited the Till village to help the local farmers reach and cultivate their land. The fear of being shot or having their tractors confiscated has made it impossible for the farmers to reach parts of their land. In addition,…

  • Nablus: 75 Olive Trees Planted Successfully in Iraq Burim

    By the ISM Media Team July 5th, 2007. Iraq Burin, a village in the Nablus region, has been suffering from increasing harassment by the neighboring illegal colony of Brakha. Villagers, many of whom are farmers, have owned the land for generations and are being frequently threatened by armed colonists. Beatings and shootings of farmers who…

  • Israeli Invasion Aftermath: Sifting Through the Latest Wreckage in Nablus

    By the ISM Media Team Starting on June 27th, 2007. Following the Israeli Occupation Forces’ (IOF) invasion of Nablus, from late Wednesday evening until early Friday morning, in which hundreds of Israeli troops in dozens of armored vehicles and bulldozers invaded the city and the Balata refugee camp, taking over numerous buildings and homes, blocking…

  • Three Houses Demolished in Nablus

    June 29th. The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) is currently invading the city of Nablus again after they retreated early this morning from the old city. IOF invaded the northern West Bank city of Nablus Wednesday night after midnight, calling a curfew, demolishing road blocks, and performing house-to-house searches for resistance fighters. Announcements over loudspeakers and…

  • Nablus Under Siege… Again

    By the ISM Media Team On Wednesday the 27th of June 2007, at around 10pm, Palestinian fighters exploded three bombs in defense of their city, Nablus, injuring six Israeli soldiers. The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF), as a response to this act of self-defense, have sieged the city. Around 100 IOF jeeps are currently in and…