Tag: Settlers

  • Settler celebrations of ethnic cleansing disrupt Sheikh Jarrah for second straight day

    International Solidarity Movement 13 May 2010 Hundreds of settlers held disruptive celebrations in the Palestinian neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah yesterday in honor of “Jerusalem Day”. Dancing, screaming and praying in the street, the settlers disrupted life for over six hours, as police barricades and teeming masses prevented traffic from flowing as usual. One Palestinian woman…

  • Setter harassment assaults Sheikh Jarrah in preparation for “Jerusalem Day”

    International Solidarity Movement 12 May 2010 Sheikh Jarrah witnessed the unwelcome presence of over two hundred settlers Tuesday evening, who sang songs and chanted nationalistic propaganda in the street near the evicted homes. This disruption lasted several hours, included up to ten busloads of settlers, and was guarded by secret service funded by the Ministry…

  • Fields ablaze in Iraq Burin

    International Solidarity Movement 8 May 2010 Despite the recent unprovoked, fatal shooting of two of its young men by Israeli forces, the village of Iraq Burin, just south of Nablus, turned out in force again this Saturday, 8th May, to protest against the annexation of village lands. Supported by human rights activists from the International…

  • Israel’s tightening grip on the Jordan Valley

    International Solidarity Movement 7 May 2010 “Israel will never cede the Jordan Valley” Benjamin Netanyahu, March 2010 The Jordan Valley is an area under urgent threat of annexation, and during the last few weeks Israel has considerably tightened its grip on the indigenous Palestinian population. On the 11th of April the Israeli military shut of…

  • Mosque gutted by fire

    International Solidarity Movement 7 May 2010 The small village of Al Libban (Libban al Sharquia) sits in rolling hills planted with olive trees, approximately half way between Ramallah and Nablus. The villagers are simple fellahin – farmers – growing wheat and fruit in addition to their olive trees. The pride of the village is the…