Israeli forces detain teens in East Jerusalem, obstruct wedding
JULY 30, 2015 10:00 A.M. (UPDATED: JULY 30, 2015 3:00 P.M.) Israeli undercover policemen and border guards detain a Palestinian in occupied East Jerusalem Sept. 27, 2013. (AFP/Jack Guez) JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — Undercover Israeli forces detained a group of Palestinian teenagers from the occupied East Jerusalem neighborhood of Issawiya on Wednesday night, local sources said. […]
Gaza’s fishermen under constant attack by Israeli warships
27th July 2015 | International Solidarity Movement, Gaza Team | Gaza, Occupied Palestine Ahmed: “Once I recover I’ll go fishing again…” Ismail (Ahmed’s father): “No, you won’t! That’s enough…” As Ismail tells ISM, “the occupation establishes the fishing limits according to the season. When there’s fish within 3-6 miles they don’t let us go further […]
Israeli forces continue abuses on Gaza fishermen, open fire at dawn
International Solidarity Movement, Gaza Team | Gaza, Occupied Palestine At 3:00 AM on the 21st of July 2015, Israeli forces once again opened fire on fishermen in Gaza’s Beit Lahia area. 20 year old Ahmed Ismail al-Sharafi was shot in the stomach while 2 other fishermen were arrested and one of the boats was taken […]
PRESS RELEASE: SUSIYA – New Standards for US Foreign Policy on Israel?
22nd July, 2015 | Popular Struggle Coordination Committee | Ramallah, Occupied Palestine New Standards for US Foreign Policy on Israel? U.S. State Department Urges Israel to refrain from demolishing Palestinian village, Susiya in the West Bank. Fears a deterioration in standard of policy of indigenous displacement. In a US State Department press briefing, last […]
Israeli forces use live ammunition, tear gas, on residents of Nabi Saleh during clashes
17th July 2015 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus Team | Nabi Saleh, Occupied Palestine Of the two main entrances to the village of Nabi Saleh, one of them – which connects to the villages of Kufr Ayn, Karawa and the town of Salfit – has been permanently closed by the Israeli army since 2001. Last week, on the […]
Nablus family home suffers brutal Israeli night raid
July 2015 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus Team | Awarta, Occupied Palestine On Sunday, July 12, at 1:30 am, a group of 40 Israeli soldiers came into the village of Awarta circling and raiding the home of 22 year old Izzat Qawariq right before the family was preparing to go to sleep.
Journal: When walking becomes a crime
13th July 2015 | Peter Cunliffe | Al Khalil, Occupied Palestine Last night at around 11:30 PM, we received a call from one of our Palestinian neighbors about an incident that was unfolding outside our window. A group of five Israeli soldiers were guarding two Palestinian youth, who did not look to be older than […]
Interview to Dr.Rami Mokdad, head of the Oncology Department from Shifa Hospital in Gaza
July 2015 | International Solidarity Movement, Gaza Team | Gaza, Occupied Palestine No private hospital in Gaza treats cancer, only the public ones, and that the treatment is free of charge. “At Shifa Oncology Department we treat everyday 150 patients, and we are in total 3 doctors, 5 nurses and have just 15 beds. Obviously […]
Hundreds prevented from crossing to Jerusalem for Friday prayers
Israeli forces deployed at a main checkpoint in northern Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank prevented hundreds of Palestinians from crossing into Jerusalem Friday morning, due to recently enforced entry restrictions based on age.Israeli forces prevented women between the ages of 16 and 30 from crossing to Jerusalem without permits, as well as men from […]
Rights group: No justice for children targeted in Israeli offensive
Justice and accountability for grave violations by the Israeli military against Palestinian children during last summer’s war in the Gaza Strip have yet to be found despite well documented evidence, a rights group said Wednesday.Defense for Children International – Palestine (DCIP) independently verified the deaths of 547 Palestinian children among the over 2,200 killed in […]