“There was a single Israeli army jeep that invaded the village late at night. This was very strange, as usually if the army come, they would come with 10 or more jeeps…“ This is what we were told when we ...
Read More »Open The Zone: personal accounts
Saturday, May 28th (Mufeed Sharabati) Mufeed Sharabati, 50-years, Shuahda Street resident compares living in the closed military zone (CMZ) with prison – just worse: “Life here is even worse than being in jail. A prisoner knows when his sentence is ...
Read More »Open The Zone: Palestinians are people – not numbers
3rd May 2016 | Open The Zone Campaign: International Solidarity Movement & Youth Against Settlements | Hebron, occupied Palestine *******UPDATE 20th May 2016******* The closed military zone order has officially been ‘lifted’ – many restrictions and discrimination remain. ******* 3rd ...
Read More »Violent night raid in Ni’lin leaves 7-days old baby suffering from tear gas inhalation
3rd May 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil Team | Ni’lin, occupied Palestine During nighttime on the 1st of May, Israeli Forces raided the village of Ni’lin in the West Bank in occupied Palestine without any reason. First, with the ...
Read More »Israeli Forces shoot at family harvesting crops on their land
2nd May 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, Gaza team | Gaza, occupied Palestine After more than six months risking their lives while ploughing, planting seeds and weeding their land, and after investing a large amount of money on seeds and on renting a tractor, ...
Read More »Bi’lin Protest on the anniversary of the death of Bassam Abu Rahma
17th April 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Bi’lin, occupied Palestine This Friday 15th April, the village of Bi’lin held their long-running protest against the illegal Israeli occupation and Apartheid wall. However, the protest on this day was ...
Read More »University rooms destroyed in early morning raid by Israeli forces
5th of March 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, Ramallah team | East Jerusalem, occupied Palestine In the early hours of Tuesday, 5th April, around 3am, an armed group of Israeli soldiers stormed the campus of Al Quds university in the area of ...
Read More »Another home destroyed in Gaza
29th March 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Gaza Strip, occupied Palestine During the latest wave of aggression by Israeli forces against the Gaza Strip, Gaza resident Mohamed Shorrab, 70 years old, lost his family home. It was ...
Read More »New stun grenades used at Ofer military prison demonstration
26th March 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Ofer, occupied West Bank On 25th March 2016, Israeli forces at Ofer military prison injured 8 Palestinians with various kinds of weapons, and later on attacked the nearby village of ...
Read More »Peaceful Ni’lin demonstrators attacked with deadly tear gas canisters
25th March 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Ni’lin, occupied West Bank On Friday 25th March, Palestinians, Israeli activists and foreign activists alike took part in the weekly demonstration to oppose the apartheid wall that surrounds the town of ...
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