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Israelis Arrested for Blocking the Road to Airbase
Wednesday, 9 August 2006, 10:28 am | International Solidarity Movement
Today, August 8th, tens of leftist Israeli activist are blocking the road to the Israeli air force Ramat David area, close to Haifa. Police have already arrested more than ten activists. More >>
Bil'in Mourns 1,000 Dead in Lebanon and Gaza
Monday, 7 August 2006, 2:02 pm | International Solidarity Movement
Today on Friday August 4, the people of Bil'in joined by Israeli and international supporters marched to the apartheid wall and attempted to cross the gate which separates villagers from their land. They bore Palestinian and Lebanese flags alongside black ... More >>
ISM Digest: Non-violent Resistance Works
Monday, 31 July 2006, 10:25 am | International Solidarity Movement
1) Palestinians Open Checkpoint by Laying down on Settler Road 2) Qalqilya: Palestinian Grandfather Killed by Israeli Checkpoint 3) Maria Nikiforou Was Illegaly Deported 4) Court Victory for Bil'in 5) Rice Not Welcome in Ramallah! More >>
Bil'in Rejects US version of "the New Middle East"
Monday, 31 July 2006, 10:21 am | International Solidarity Movement
Today, Friday July 28th, the people of Bil'in in conjunction with Israelis and international supporters marched to the Apartheid wall carrying a coffin draped in the Palestinian and Lebanese flags. On the side of the coffin it read "the New Middle East", referring ... More >>
Court Victory for Bil'in
Friday, 28 July 2006, 9:12 am | International Solidarity Movement
A victory for the Palestinian villagers of Bil'in came down from the Israeli High Court of Justice July 25th. In HCJ 143/06 the Court ruled that while the Court is considering the legality of the Matityahu East settlement, being constructed on Bil'in ... More >>
Maria Nikiforou Was Illegaly Deported
Friday, 28 July 2006, 9:12 am | International Solidarity Movement
On 24th July 2006, Maria Nikiforou was forcibly sent back to Greece from Tel Aviv airport, despite the decision of the appeal court. More >>
Palestinian Grandfather Killed By IDF Checkpoint
Thursday, 27 July 2006, 3:11 pm | International Solidarity Movement
Today, July 26th at 8:30pm at Azzun checkpoint near Qalqilya, Palestinian Grandfather Mahmood Ahmed Sumha, 68 years old from the village of Jayyous died from complications resulting from heart disease. He was on his way to hospital when the ambulance he ... More >>
Israel Declares Greek HR Worker a Security Threat
Monday, 24 July 2006, 9:27 am | International Solidarity Movement
Today, July 22nd, an Israeli judge decided today in administrative court to deport Maria Nikiforou, a 34 year old human rights worker, without a hearing. The security has informed Maria that they will put her on the next available flight, tomorrow ... More >>
Bil'in Mourns Hundreds of Cilivian Deaths
Saturday, 22 July 2006, 8:07 pm | International Solidarity Movement
Today, July 21, 2006, the people of Bil'in marched in silence to the Apartheid Wall with the support of Israelis and internationals. The weekly march turned into a mourner's procession as two hundred and fifty demonstrators carried a 20 meter long black flag ... More >>
Mourners Procession to Raise Black Flag at Bil'in!
Friday, 21 July 2006, 1:32 pm | International Solidarity Movement
This Friday, July 21st at 1pm, the Bil'in Popular Committee Against the Wall and Settlements along with Israeli and international supporters will carry a massive 20-meter black flag in a silent protest to the site of the Apartheid Wall. They will ... More >>
World Watches Lebanon, Noose Tightens On Palestine
Thursday, 20 July 2006, 9:18 am | International Solidarity Movement
Since around 5am this morning the Israeli army has surrounded the Mukatah (local government building) in Nablus with close to 100 military vehicles. Israeli soldiers have occupied buildings nearby and they are shooting into the Mukatah More >>
International Activists Stand with Lebanon & Gaza
Wednesday, 19 July 2006, 9:22 am | International Solidarity Movement
1) International Activists Stand with Lebanon and Gaza 2) On Shabbat, Settlers Escalate Attacks on Palestinians and Internationals 3) Musa Abu Mariya Released from Prison 4) Greek Activist Celebrates Birthday in Detention 5) Road Block Removed in Village ... More >>
Spotlight on Erin Polaczuk
Tuesday, 18 July 2006, 9:16 pm | International Solidarity Movement
Brussels (ICFTU OnLine): Last May, New Zealand was the host country for the regional seminar on youth employment organised by the ICFTU's regional organisation covering Asia and the Pacific (ICFTU-APRO). It enabled young trade unionists from the Asia-Pacific ... More >>
Bil'in Demo & Wedding at the Apartheid Wall!
Saturday, 15 July 2006, 11:46 am | International Solidarity Movement
On July 14th, at 1pm, as part of the weekly demonstration, the people of Bil'in and international and Israeli supporters will celebrate continued life and love in the face of the occupation and apartheid wall. The Bil'in Popular Committee Against the ... More >>
A Palestinian Blogger on Life in the Blast Zone
Sunday, 9 July 2006, 1:03 pm | International Solidarity Movement
What follows are excerpts from the blog of Mona Elfarra. Mona Elfarra is a Palestinian physician and women's rights activist living in the Jabalia refuge camp in the Gaza Strip. Please visit http://www.fromgaza.blogspot.com to view the complete blog. More >>
Israeli Supreme Court To Consider Petitions
Sunday, 9 July 2006, 12:52 am | International Solidarity Movement
On the 2nd anniversary of the ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ), Sunday July 9th, 2006, the Israeli Supreme court in Jerusalem will hear two petitions from the West Bank village of Bil'in. This ruling, from 2004 declared that the Israeli ... More >>
Basque and Bil'in Forces Keep the Beat
Saturday, 8 July 2006, 12:41 am | International Solidarity Movement
On July 7th, at 13:00 the people of Bil'in, joined by a Basque Nationalist musical group and International and Israeli activists, started their weekly rally to protest the ongoing construction of the illegal Apartheid wall on their lands. One hundred ... More >>
Palestine: Protests Against Settlement Expansion
Wednesday, 5 July 2006, 9:47 pm | International Solidarity Movement
Palestinian landowners have been laying down in front of bulldozers that are building a fence surrounding the Kermi Tsur settlement on land belonging to Hallhul and Beit Ummar farmers every day since work started Sunday. More >>
Farmer's Land Threatened by Israeli Bulldozers
Tuesday, 4 July 2006, 8:56 am | International Solidarity Movement
Early this morning Israeli bulldozers came back to destroy village agricultural lands after they were blocked by the people of Beit Ummar yesterday. A group of Palestinians and internationals who went early to the lands succeeded to stop the work and push ... More >>
Israel Kidnaps Non-violent Palestinian Activists
Sunday, 2 July 2006, 8:54 pm | International Solidarity Movement
Palestinians active in non-violent struggle against the illegal Israeli annexation barrier were taken from their homes in the West Bank last night. This happens at a time when media attention is focusing on the taking of one Israeli soldier by Palestinians, ... More >>
