It is a romance intertwined with the formation of the International Solidarity Movement (ISM) on the West Bank. Both were born in the US: she is Palestinian, he is Jewish. As the ISM has come into the firing line, so their affair has endured hunger strike and deportation. They tell their story to Nicholas Blincoe
By Gideon Alon and Amos Harel
Three International Solidarity Movement activists watched from the Knesset gallery yesterday as right-wing MKs lashed out at the organization, calling them “warmongers” who should be deported.
The three women, one from Ireland and two from the U.S., were guests of MK Ahmed Tibi, who initiated...
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By Amos Harel and Aluf Benn, Haaretz Correspondents and Agencies
Israel will from now on bar pro-Palestinian activists from entering the country and will try to expel at least some of the dozens of activists who are already here, according a new plan drafted by the Israel Defense Forces and the foreign and defense ministries.
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The International Solidarity Movement supports non-violent resistance to the illegal and...
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