Tag: Nablus

  • Photo exhibition at Huwwara checkpoint

    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 have to pass as they enter Nablus. Around 100 Israelis and internationals attended the exhibition,…

  • 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 it until 6 A.M. That’s the procedure. A woman who wants to cross the checkpoint…

  • 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 organized by the Palestinian Body for Dialogue, Peace and Equality (HASM) and is part of…

  • 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’ at Huwwara checkpoint on Wednesday 24th January at 12 noon. ‘Katyusha’, a popular Soviet Second…

  • 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 of Nablus. The main road to the village has been closed by the IOF for…