The International Solidarity Movement podcast episode two: Surviving settler violence in Masafer Yatta
In episode two of our podcast we speak to Gassim Hamad Tahan from the village of Mufagara, in Masafer Yatta, in the South Hebron Hills. Gassim told us how the experience he had growing up is different to those of his children and grandchildren, and about his dedication to steadfastly staying on the land, despite […]
The International Solidarity Movement podcast episode one: An introduction to ISM
In this first episode of the International Solidarity Movement podcast, we interview Abdel Karim – who has been with the movement since the early 2000s. The ISM is a grassroots Palestinian-led organisation, with principles of non-violence , non-hierarchy, and anti oppression. It makes all of its decisions by consensus. Over the last 20 years it […]
The International Solidarity Movement podcast episode three: Steadfastness – Youth Resistance in Palestine
In this third episode of the ISM podcast our guest is Sami Hurreini, who is a really inspiring youth organiser from At-Tuwani in the South Hebron Hills. He’s part of a group called Youth of Sumud. Sumud is an Arabic word meaning steadfastness, and its a central concept in the Palestinian popular resistance to the […]
The olive harvest: Struggle, resistance and oppression
Hares, near Salfit In Hares, near the West Bank town of Salfit, activists joined Faz3a to harvest. The farm was near the illegal settlement of Rivava. The farmer asked for help as he had not received his permit yet, but he believed it is still his right to go and harvest his land. IOF arrived […]
Attacks and disruption in Al-Khalil as settlers celebrate Sarah’s Day
Around 30,000 settlers gathered in Al- Khalil (Hebron) on Saturday, November 19, to celebrate Sarah’s Sabbath and wreaked havoc in the Old City market, attacking Palestinians and their shops, houses and destroying cars. This happened under the watch of the Israeli army who cordoned the area so that settlers could go around “safely” and arrested […]
IOF destroys Isfey al Fauqa school for second time in one month
On 6th December Israeli occupation forces (IOF) confiscated two tents, which were being used as a school in Isfey al Fauqa, a village situated within the region of Masafer Yatta in the South Hebron Hills. Israeli forces – with tear gas canisters at the ready – also destroyed a toilet which had been donated to […]
November 6, San Francisco: NO Symphony for Israeli Apartheid!
Join the rally to say NO Symphony for Israeli Apartheid, this Sunday evening. NO Symphony for Israeli Apartheid! Demonstration Outside the SF Symphony: Sun. Nov. 6, @6:30pm DAVIES SYMPHONY HALL 201 Van Ness Ave. San Francisco, CA 94102 Bring your signs and noisemakers to greet concert goers and make sure they know what they’re supporting by attending […]
Families Not Firing Zones: Defiance in Masafer Yatta
16 October | International Solidarity Movement | Masafer Yatta For the last 42 years the Israeli occupation forces have been slowly but surely grinding the region of Masafer Yatta into dust. Now, in 2022, the various injunctions, petitions, hearings and a halfhearted international condemnation have amounted to nothing. The Israeli army has successfully pushed through […]
Olive Harvest 2022: Call for Volunteers
September 15 | International Solidarity Movement | Occupied Palestine ISM is issuing an urgent call out for volunteers to join the 2022 Olive Harvest at the invitation of Palestinian communities, starting next month. Olive trees are a national symbol in Palestine. As hundreds of thousands of trees have been uprooted by the Israeli military and […]
Join ISM: Online training August 22 & 23, 2022
ISM UK is offering a two-part online pre-training for prospective volunteers who are interested in joining the International Solidarity Movement on the ground in Palestine. Attending the two sessions together will give you a chance to get a first impression of ISM and the kind of work we do, receive training, connect with former volunteers […]