Tag: Settlers
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The occupations toll on one family in Burqa
1st April 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Burqa, Occupied Palestine By Team Nablus A brief visit to any family home in the occupied West Bank is sure to be a combination of warmth and tragedy as no person here has been immune to the brutality of the occupation that has dominated the lives of Palestinians…
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Land in village of Qusin used as garbage dump by settlers
27th March 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Qusin, Occupied Palestine By IWPS On Wednesday March 27 at 15:00 the village of Qusin organized a tour of a nearby quarry that is regularly used as a garbage dump. The residents of Qusin invited the Minister of the Environment, IWPS and the International Solidarity Movement to inspect…
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Demonstration in commemoration of Land Day
30th March 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Burin, Occupied Palestine By Team Nablus On the 30th March 1976, Palestinian citizens of Israel instigated demonstrations in protest at Israeli government plans to confiscate large amounts of Palestinian land in the Galilee region for new Israeli settlements. The thousands of people who took part in non-violent general…
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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…
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As Obama lands : Palestinians erect new Bab al Shams neighbourhood
20th March 2013 | Popular Struggle Coordination Committee , Jerusalem, Occupied Palestine Palestinians assert their right to protect their lands from colonialism and their opposition to American policy which keeps granting Israeli occupation and repression of Palestinians full support. Hundreds of the Palestinians arrived this morning, Wednesday March 20th, to Eizariya and erected about 15…