25th December 2016 | International Solidarity Movement |Huwarra team | occupied Palestine Yusef Sheukhy is one out of many Palestinians in Silwan who has already suffered much from the Israeli presence in occupied East Jerusalem. Five of his children have spent ...
Read More »Family home raided in Silwan after settler attack on children
By SILWANIC 28 August, 2012 | SILWANIC, Silwan, Jerusalem Israeli forces raided a Palestinian family home in Silwan on Saturday, 18 September. The Karki family were accused by armed forces of attacking nearby Israeli settlers. Ahmad Siyam told Silwanic that ...
Read More »On the eve of Land Day: Al Quds anticipates the Global March
by Johnny 29 March 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank March 30 is Land Day in Palestine. The events of the day annually commemorate the events of 1976, when Israeli authorities seized massive quantities of land from Palestinian owners, ...
Read More »88 Palestinian houses to be demolished for Israeli park
11 February 2012 | Al Haq Palestinian residents of East Jerusalem continue to face an increased threat of home-demolition and forced eviction. The neighbourhood of Silwan, located to the south of the old city of Jerusalem, and with a population ...
Read More »Israel continues wave of West Bank housing demolitions in East Jerusalem
by Wahed Rejol 6 December 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank Following the violent demolitions in Qalqiliya yesterday, and in Beit Hannina and Silwan on Sunday, Israel continued its displacement of Palestinians throughout the West Bank today in occupied East Jerusalem. On the day Israel ...
Read More »Jerusalem: Sumarin family receives news that eviction is temporarily delayed
by Wahed Rejol 28 November 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank Today in the Wadi Hilweh neighborhood of Silwan, the Sumarin family awaited a ruling from Israeli court on the pending eviction from their home. Israeli news reported this ...
Read More »Teenage boy targeted as part of Israeli campaign against local family
18 June 2011 | Wadi Hilweh Information Center A 14-year old boy was abducted by Israeli undercover forces from Bir Ayyub this morning. Ahmed Siyam was taken by an undercover unit from outside his uncle’s shop in Bir Ayyub and ...
Read More »‘Silwan is the next Hebron’ : an interview with a resident of Silwan
17 May 2011 | International Solidarity Movement On 14 May 2011, the ISM went to Silwan, East Jerusalem after hearing about the tragic death of Milad Ayyash, a Palestinian teenager, who was killed during the Friday demonstrations against the Occupation ...
Read More »Injured Jerusalem teen dies of wounds
14 May 2011 | Popular Struggle Coordination Committee Milad Ayyash, the 17 year-old who was critically injured yesterday in East Jerusalem passed away at the Muqassed Hospital, after all attempts to save his life failed. The killing comes as tensions ...
Read More »Teen critically injured as Israel cracks down on Nakba demos
13 May 2011 | Popular Struggle Coordination Committee Updated 14 May 2011: Milad Ayyash died of his injuries reported below. 17 year-old was critically injured from live fire in East Jerusalem. An American protester suffered serious head injury after being ...
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