Tag: Settler violence

  • Settler attacks ISM activists

    An ISM activist and her sister were attacked today on Shuhada street, Hebron, by the infamous settler Anat Cohen. The incident is the last in a long line of violent acts committed by Cohen. It was believed to be motivated by the fact the ISM activist was wearing a headscarf, as Palestinian access to Shuhada…

  • Farmers attacked by Israeli army and settlers, preventing them from planting olive trees in memory of Rachel Corrie

    12th March 2013 International Solidarity Movement, Occupied Palestine By Lisa Marchant Farmers peacefully planting olive trees in the land of Asira al Qiblya were today disrupted by Israeli soldiers who halted the planting. The presence of Palestinians on their own land also attracted the attention of illegal settlers from the nearby settlement of Yizhar, leading…

  • Racist attacks are daily reality in Hebron, even for children

    10th March 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Hebron, Occupied Palestine by Team Khalil Today a group of young settlers assault three Palestinian boys, Sharef (15), Ibrahim (14) and Walid Hamad (12), at the entrance of their home. The Abu Aesheh family lives in a house surrounded by settlements and an army base. In addition to…

  • Israeli settlers and army raid Yasouf: One person arrested, several cars vandalized

    20 February 2013| International Solidarity Movement, Yasouf, Occupied Palestine ISM Nablus At approximately 3:00 AM in the morning on Tuesday, the 19th of February 2013, 3 armed settlers from the illegal settlement of Kfar Tappuah raided the Palestinian village of Yasouf. Not only did the settlers vandalize several cars by slashing the tires, they also…

  • Al-Manatir three, have been released

    14 February 2013| International Solidarity Movement, Burin, Occupied Palestine Waheeb, Ashraf and Diaa were released on the 14th of February 2013 after spending 12 days in an Israeli prison following the al-Manatir protest village in Burin. During the al-Manatir action, the 3 Palestinian activists were detained by the Israeli military and then arrested by the…