British forensic researchers challenge Israeli army denial over shooting of child with live fire
Israeli soldiers prepare to fire at protesters in Kafr Qaddum during the town’s weekly protests 22 October | International Solidarity Movement | Kafr Qaddum Evidence is stacking up against the Israeli Army over the near-fatal shooting of a Palestinian child by a soldier in July, with the release of a damning report from a British […]
Bedouin kids join global climate strike in Palestine’s first Extinction Rebellion protest
Children of Umm al-Khair village call for environmental and Palestinian rights during global climate strike 19th October | International Solidarity Movement | Umm al-Khair, South Hebron Hill Bedouin children in the West Bank joined global climate protests yesterday, calling out the Israeli occupation’s role in exacerbating the effects of climate change on Palestinians. Over a […]
Slain Gaza protester: father, husband, brother, and “a Palestinian who dreamed of liberation”
A Palestinian protester identified as Alaa Nizar Hamdan, 28, was shot dead yesterday by Israeli Occupation soldiers in Jabalia, northern Gaza during the 77th week of the “Great March of Return” protests. As thousands of Palestinians gathered near the Israeli barrier fence surrounding Gaza to participate in the marches, Israeli forces, who were positioned on sandy hills near the […]
Amazon, Israel, and the Occupation of Palestine
On September 22nd, Amazon quietly launched its operations in Israel, offering local delivery from a number of Israeli brands, with a Hebrew-language version of its Israel platform coming soon. Consumers in Israel now have faster and broader access to the world’s largest e-commerce marketplace, yet questions remained unanswered about Amazon’s ties with Israeli military, financial, […]
Telling old stories in a new way: Palestinian dabke
At the first annual Hebron Festival, an event organized by the Hebron Municipality to celebrate the culture and history of Palestinians in Hebron, students from across the West Bank put on a theatrical performance, telling of life and history in Palestine through a play combined with music and dabke. Dabke is a native Levantine folk […]
Statement on “postponement” of Regavim London talk due to activist pressure
Yesterday, UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) announced the “postponement” of a talk by extremist pro-settler group Regavim in London due to opposition from British, Israeli, and Palestinian activists. Regavim, which receives funding from the Israeli government, is not only anti-Palestinian and openly racist, but also lobbies for the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians from the West […]
August 1: An Evening with Janna Jihad
Thursday, August 1 6:30 pm The Greenlining Institute 360 14th St. Oakland, CA Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/events/423438974920443/ Join us to hear from Janna Jihad Tamimi, 13 year-old Palestinian activist, one of the youngest accredited journalists in the world – and Ambassador of Shamsaan, a South African children’s rights organization. We will screen Radiance of Resistance, a documentary […]
New interview with Missy, Fawaz and Islam about ISM in Hebron
Katie Miranda posted a new interview on her podcast, in which she speaks to Fawaz Abuaisheh, Islam Maraqa and Missy, activists she met in Hebron in 2006. In the interview they discuss the current and past political situation for Palestinians in occupied Hebron. You can subscribe and listen here on Apple podcasts or here on YouTube. Over the […]
Summer 2019 ISM Newsletter
The all-new Summer 2019 edition of the ISM NorCal newsletter, “Live from Palestine, ” is now available. The newsletter is edited by ISM’s Jeff Pekrul and contains news reports, diaries, analysis, events and more. Download the PDF copy or read the articles below: The Meaning of Solidarity Work by Henry Todd Reportback from Al-Khalil by “D” […]
The Meaning of Solidarity Work
by Henry Todd When people ask what I was doing in Palestine I reply “solidarity work and reporting.” I knew the moral reasons I decided to go, and I knew it was my civic duty, but I didn’t know what to call it, and I didn’t even have a clear plan for when I arrived […]