Tag: Silwan

  • 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 transferred to Salah al-Din police station. Police claimed that the boy “constitutes a danger to…

  • ‘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 in Batten Al Hawwa. Milad Ayyash was pronounced dead in the early hours of May…

  • Injured Jerusalem teen dies of wounds

    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 soar over the upcoming Nakba anniversary. The violent response of Israeli authorities to the protest…