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Continuing harassment of activists in Palestine
Thursday, 26 March 2015, 4:17 pm | International Solidarity Movement
On an almost daily basis Israeli forces in Al Khalil harass and arrest local and international human rights activists as they try to do their tasks. The activists document violence towards Palestinians and act as a protective presence around children ... More >>
Ni’lin demonstrators met with senseless violence
Thursday, 26 March 2015, 4:13 pm | International Solidarity Movement
On the 20th of March, during Ni’lin’s weekly Friday demonstration, Israeli occupation forces attacked protestors with about 20 rounds of tear gas canisters shot with the ‘venom’ tear gas launcher mounted on a military jeep (which can launch up to ... More >>
Continuing harassment of activists in Palestine
Monday, 23 March 2015, 10:01 pm | International Solidarity Movement
On an almost daily basis Israeli forces in Al Khalil harass and arrest local and international human rights activists as they try to do their tasks. The activists document violence towards Palestinians and act as a protective presence around children ... More >>
In Gaza the farmers irrigate the land with their blood
Thursday, 19 March 2015, 4:41 pm | International Solidarity Movement
Tilling the land in Gaza is one of the most dangerous jobs in the world. The Zionist Occupation Forces fire on the peasants and their families while they sow or harvest their own land near the infamous Zionist fence which surrounds Gaza. They also burn ... More >>
Israeli forces invade ISM apartment
Friday, 13 March 2015, 9:31 pm | International Solidarity Movement
Israeli forces invade ISM apartment as part of a campaign of continual harassment against activists in Hebron More >>
A decade of civil disobedience in my West Bank village
Thursday, 5 March 2015, 2:11 pm | International Solidarity Movement
On February 20, 2005, we, residents of the West Bank Palestinian village of Bil’in, set forth, accompanied by supporters from around the world, and marched to the west side of the village. Israeli army bulldozers had begun uprooting olive trees there ... More >>
Demonstrators shot with live ammunition
Sunday, 1 March 2015, 11:25 am | International Solidarity Movement
Four Palestinians and one female German demonstrator shot with live ammunition at “Open Shuhada Street” protest More >>
ISM honours Kayla Mueller
Friday, 13 February 2015, 12:42 pm | International Solidarity Movement
Abdullah Abu Rahma, coordinator of the popular committee in the village of Bil’in where Kayla joined the protests, told ISM: “Kayla came to Palestine to stand in solidarity with us. She marched with us and faced the military that occupies our ... More >>
Palestinians continue the struggle against the Adei Ad
Sunday, 21 December 2014, 2:29 pm | International Solidarity Movement
Hundreds of Palestinian children, women, and men gathered at Turmusaya on Friday December 17th to complete the tree planting began by Palestinian Authority minister Ziad Abu Ein, who was killed by Israeli soldiers on Friday December 10th. More >>
Israeli soldier kills PA minister at non-violent protest
Friday, 19 December 2014, 4:19 pm | International Solidarity Movement
Yesterday, an Israeli soldier killed Palestinian Authority (PA) Settlment minister, Ziad Abu Ein, at a non-violent demonstration in the village of Turmusaya. More >>
Journalist most recent victim of Israeli military
Friday, 12 December 2014, 1:04 pm | International Solidarity Movement
Bashar, a journalist from Palestine TV, was shot in the left leg at Kufr Qaddum on Friday the 5th of December 2014. More >>
American Activist Maimed by Israeli Military
Saturday, 6 December 2014, 11:58 am | International Solidarity Movement
Tristan Anderson’s civil trial against the Israeli Military will begin on SUNDAY 7 DECEMBER at 10:00, Jerusalem District Court. More >>
Non-violent protest met with tear gas and stun grenades
Friday, 5 December 2014, 1:18 pm | International Solidarity Movement
Today in al-Khalil (Hebron) families gathered to stage a peaceful demonstration protesting the continuing closure of the Shuhada checkpoint. The rally consisted of approximately 50 Palestinians, of all ages. The protesters met outside of the closed checkpoint ... More >>
One Palestinian and one international both shot in the chest
Saturday, 29 November 2014, 12:19 pm | International Solidarity Movement
An 18-year-old Palestinian demonstrator and an International Solidarity Movement (ISM) volunteer, were both shot in the chest with .22 live ammunition during a protest at Kufr Qaddum. The Italian activist, known as Patrick, was wearing a yellow high ... More >>
Palestinian Activists Cross Apartheid Wall
Thursday, 20 November 2014, 12:15 pm | International Solidarity Movement
Friday morning around 50 Palestinian and international activists used makeshift bridges to cross the Apartheid wall between Qalandiya and Northern Jerusalem. This non-violent direct action was in response to the restrictions Israel had placed on Palestinian ... More >>
Journal: Farming in Gaza near the Buffer Zone
Thursday, 13 November 2014, 1:14 pm | International Solidarity Movement
The farmers are rarely talked about. They blend into the background of the lands beyond the destroyed buildings of the towns. The reality is though, they are facing a battle themselves. More >>
Italian activist shot in the head at Qalandia protest
Monday, 3 November 2014, 1:31 pm | International Solidarity Movement
During a demonstration at Qalandia, an Italian International Solidarity Movement (ISM) volunteer was shot in the head with a rubber-coated steel bullet. The injury is just two centimetres above her left eye. More >>
Settlers Destroy Palestinian Property
Thursday, 30 October 2014, 3:23 pm | International Solidarity Movement
Today at approximately 1:30 PM in the Tel Rumeida neighborhood of occupied al-Khalil (Hebron), the head of security for the illegal settlements in the area attempted to destroy the property of a Palestinian man named Muhammad Knebi. Settlers have ... More >>
Human Rights Defender Abdallah Abu Rahmah Found Guilty
Wednesday, 22 October 2014, 2:41 pm | International Solidarity Movement
Human Rights Defender Abdallah Abu Rahma was found guilty by an Israeli military court of “disturbing a soldier”. More >>
21 Palestinians Arrested in Qarawat Banea Hassan Since July
Thursday, 9 October 2014, 11:12 am | International Solidarity Movement
On the 30th of September, six young men from the village of Qarawat Banea Hassan, south of Nablus, were arrested by the Israeli military. More >>