San Francisco protest TOMORROW Jan. 4: U.S. Out of Iraq! No war on Iran!
Saturday, January 4 12:00 pm Powell Street & Market San Francisco Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/639652846775800/ ISM NorCal supports this important protest tomorrow, part of a national day of action called by major antiwar groups to demand that the U.S. get out of Iraq and stop the war drive toward Iran. On Saturday, January 4 join us in […]
Petition: Stop Illegal Settlement Expansion in Hebron #SaveShuhadaStreet
Visit change.org to add your name to the petition! Stop illegal settlement expansion in Hebron On December 1st, 2019, Israeli Defence Minister, Naftali Bennett, announced plans to raze Hebron’s historic wholesale market to the ground and build a new illegal settlement in its place. If the plans are allowed to go ahead, it will result […]
Congratulations to Paul Larudee on the Lifetime Peacemaker Award!
Congratulations to Paul Larudee, who will receive the Lifetime Peacemaker Award and present the keynote speech at the 11th Annual Peace Awards Dinner hosted by the Rossmoor Friends of the Mt. Diablo Peace and Justice Center. The International Solidarity Movement – Northern California thanks Paul for his years of tireless work to highlight and publicize […]
About the legitimisation of the Palestinian oppression in Al Khalil (Hebron)
December 1st | International Solidarity Movement | Al Khalil, occupied Palestine Last Saturday, November 23rd, was ‘Sarah’s day’, a festivity for the Jewish community that gathers Israeli settlers from all around the occupied Palestinian Territories and Jews travelling from abroad, in the Palestinian city of Al Khalil (also known as Hebron). This year in particular, […]
When holidays bring hate: Sarah’s Day in Occupied Hebron
November 27 | International Solidarity Movement | Hebron, occupied Palestine The Jewish holiday of Shabbat Chayei Sarah (Sarah’s day’) took place in Al Khalil (also known as Hebron) over the weekend of 22-23 November. Over the two days around 50,000 Israeli settlers flocked to the city, to celebrate the festival in the place that Zionists […]
Report on Land Confiscations by the Israeli Army in Salfeet and Qalqilya Area
Israeli plan for the renewed confiscation of lands around Alei Zahav illegal settlement. The Israeli Occupation Forces has recently announced a new sequence of land seizures in eleven villages in Salfeet (Salfit) District and three in the Qalqilya area of Occupied Palestine. The total amount of land being confiscated, for “military/security” reasons, is the equivalent […]
Winter 2020 ISM Newsletter
The all-new Winter 2020 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: Interview with Abdelkarim Dalbah, 17-Year ISM Volunteer Interview with Artist and ISM Activist […]
Interview with Abdelkarim Dalbah, 17-Year ISM Volunteer
The ISM Northern California newsletter team spoke with Abdelkarim Dalbah, a Palestinian journalist, field researcher and human rights defender. He has been an ISMer for 17 years as an activist in nonviolent resistance. Our supporters’ donations go mainly to help support the work of the ISM in Palestine, from sending volunteers to helping maintain daily […]
Interview with Artist and ISM Activist Katie Miranda
by Valerie Behiery Katie Miranda Al Ali is committed to illuminating beauty and truth through the mediums of painting, comics, and Arabic calligraphy jewellery. Passionate about art, the artist studied at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, receiving both a BFA and an MFA. From 2005-2008, Katie lived in the West Bank cities […]
On the 71st week of the Great March of Return, the world forgets while Gazans remember
Republished from ISM Palestine Eleven consecutive weeks of protests in Hong Kong have captured the focus of online commentators, heads of state, and global media. In France, 39 weeks of protests by the Yellow Vests movement continues to garner widespread interest. In the US, Occupy Wall Street is now an international household name after occupying Zuccotti Park for 9 straight […]