Bil’in Popular Committee 22 February 2010 At 9:30am residents of Bil’in village, Palestinian political representatives, and International activists gathered in Bil’in to plant olive trees and almond seeds for 20 farmers who own land besides Israel’s Apartheid Wall. Approximately 200 ...
Read More »CPT: Israeli settlers chase, intimidate Palestinian school children
Christian Peacemaker Teams Israeli soldiers refuse to continue daily escort 22 February 2010 AT-TUWANI – On Monday morning, 22 February 2010, four Israeli settlers chased Palestinian school children who were walking home after school in At-Tuwani village. For one hour ...
Read More »Silwan Demands Justice in Anticipation of Home Demolitions
International Solidarity Movement 19 February 2010 A vigil began close to 12:30PM at the protest tent in the neighborhood of Silwan, East Jerusalem. More than one hundred Silwan community members gathered to listen to speeches and commenced mid-day prayer in ...
Read More »Violent Zionists Tour Sheikh Jarrah
International Solidarity Movement 14 February 2010 At approximately 1 pm today, roughly 20 Zionist tourists entered the yard of the occupied al-Kurd home in Sheikh Jarrah as part of a settlement promotion tour. Verbally harassing both Palestinian residents and Internationals ...
Read More »Sheikh Jarrah woman arrested as far-right MK tours settler-occupied homes
International Solidarity Movement 14 February 2010 Sheikh Jarrah resident, 45 year old Fatima Diab was arrested by Israeli police on Saturday evening, February 13, following the provocative appearance of far-right Knesset member Micheal Bin Ari at the Al-Gawi home in ...
Read More »Almond Tree Planting Interrupted by Israeli Soldiers
International Solidarity Movement 13 February 2010 Saturday morning around 9am, Palestinian residents of the Jubbet adh Dhib Village, south east of Bethlehem, were planting almond trees on their limited land when settlers from the nearby illegal outpost of Noqedim called ...
Read More »Collective Wall-Building Effort Baffles IOF in An-Nabi Salih
International Solidarity Movement 12 February 2010 Israeli army and border police used tear gas, stun grenades, rubber- and plastic-coated bullets, live ammunition and “stinky water” to disperse close to 150 Palestinians who tried to reach their village well in An-Nabi ...
Read More »Ma’asara Demonstration Takes a New Route to Settler Road
12 February 2010 Activists in Ma’asara village near Bethlehem changed their demonstration route today and marched to the “settler only” road outside the village. Once they reached Highway 60 the demonstration was surrounded by Israeli soldiers and the area was ...
Read More »Sheikh Jarrah settlers threaten Palestinians with M-16 for the second time in 8 days
International Solidarity Movement 8 February 2010 According to local residents, a settler was seen spray painting a swastika on the Ghawi tent. The truck driver yelled at the settler and called the police. When the police arrived they ignored the ...
Read More »Popular resistance expands in An Nabi Salih
International Solidarity Movement 5 February 2010 For immediate release: 10 people were injured by rubber-coated steel bullets and tear gas cannisters in today’s demonstration in An-Nabi Salih village, in the north Ramallah region, against the expansion of the illegal Halamish ...
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