- Israel bombs Gaza on the eve of Eid ul-Fitr – the second attack since peace talks resumed - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 10 September 2010 Gaza City, GAZA STRIP The Israeli military carried out air strikes on three regions of the Gaza Strip late last night, as inhabitants were preparing to celebrate Eid ul-Fitr, the Muslim holiday marking the end the holy month of Ramadan that starts today. It constitute the second missile attack by Israel [...]
- Aqraba inhabitants facing confiscation of yet more farmland to serve the expansion of an illegal settlement - 9 September 2010 | ISM Media Aqraba, NABLUS On Monday 6th September, farmers in Aqraba were forbidden by the Israeli army to work on a 200 dunam area of land near the village. The land is currently in the process of being converted, by a combination of local workers and the Union of Agricultural Work Committees, from rocky [...]
- ISM is seeking a qualified Media Coordinator to join the Ramallah team - 9 September 2010 The International Solidarity Movement are currently looking for a Media Coordinator to join the team in Ramallah, Palestine. We are looking for someone who has previous media experience and is able to commit a minimum of 3 months, ideally 6. Applications will be interviewed and reference checked and training and guidance will be offered [...]
- The lucky ones had third degree burns: survivors of Israel’s latest Rafah tunnel bombing tell their story - 8 September 2010 | ISM Gaza Peace talks started on September 2nd. Following the resumption of negotiations, Israel refrained from attacking Gaza for just 2 days. Then it ordered the bombing of 2 Rafah tunnels, killed 2 workers, and left 2 severely injured. ISM activists filed this report “Out of the blue, the tunnel was bombed, there [...]
- Early release of Tom Hurndall’s killer symptom of wider Israeli crimes - 8 September 2010 | ISM London UPDATE: Tom’s Killer was released this morning. The Hurndall family was not informed by any representative of the Israeli government. The British Foreign Office did contact Jocelyn this morning, but not before the news had reached her via ISM London. We are re-publishing our press release from July as our [...]
- Spanish Parliament condemns Abdallah Abu Rahmah’s conviction - 8 September 2010 | Popular Struggle The Spanish Parliament followed the footsteps of the EU and the Desmond Tutu of the Elders, and joined the rising tide of international criticism over Abu Rahmah’s conviction of incitement by an Israeli military court. The Spanish Parliament’s Intergroup for Palestine issued a statement that expressed their “deep concern that Abdallah [...]
- Rachel Corrie trial: Israeli military Colonel states, “There are no civilians in war zones.” - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 6 September 2010 | Rachel Corrie Foundation Haifa, ISRAEL – Several State witnesses testified in Haifa District Court on Monday, September 6, 2010, in the civil law suit filed by Rachel Corrie’s family against the State of Israel for her unlawful killing in Rafah, Gaza. Rachel Corrie, an American human rights defender from Olympia, [...]
- Hebron: soldiers convert Palestinian home into military base - 6 September 2010 | ISM Media Al Baqa’a, HEBRON On Friday the Israeli army raided a Palestinian house in Hebron and converted it into a military base, forcing a family of 14 to move into the first floor of their home. The following day the soldiers took over the roof as well. Yesterday an ISM activist visited the [...]
- Military police investigator’s testimony reveals additional flaws in the investigation into Rachel Corrie’s killing - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 5 September 2010 | Rachel Corrie Foundation for Peace and Justice Haifa, Israel – On Sunday, September 5, 2010, the civil law suit filed by Rachel Corrie’s family against the State of Israel for her unlawful killing in Rafah, Gaza, resumed in the Haifa District Court. In March, the Corrie family called their witnesses [...]
- West Bank protests against Israel’s many crimes violently dispersed by military: ten arrested - 5 September 2010 | ISM Media Al Ma’sara At around midday on Friday, thirty demonstrators including around ten international and Israeli activists, met to protest against land-theft by the nearby illegal Israeli settlement of Efrat and against the illegal military occupation. The marchers carried a banner saying there should be “No Peace Show” until the occupation ends and [...]
