Archive for November, 2006

Amnesty International: “Israel: Fear for Safety”

Wednesday, November 29th, 2006 | Posted in ISM Digests

1. Amnesty International: “Israel: Fear for Safety”
2. American priest and nun join Palestinian non-violent resistance in Gaza
3. Conference on popular non-violent joint struggle
4. Four day military detention for non-violent Bil’in activist
5. Non-violent Bil’in activist Ayad Burnat, released on bail
6. Another...

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Baltimore Chronicle: “Refugees are the key”

Wednesday, November 29th, 2006 | Posted in Press clippings, Commentary

by Sam Bahour, November 27th

Israel should admit its historical responsibility to the Palestinian people and recognize the rights of the refugees

The Bush Administration’s insistence that the Hamas-led government of the Palestinian...

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Palestinian families separated by Israel take action

Wednesday, November 29th, 2006 | Posted in Press Releases, Denial of entry

Campaign for the Right of Entry/Re-Entry to the Occupied Palestinian Territory :

Hundreds Of Foreign Nationals Meet To Consider Legal Action Against Israel For...

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Non-violent Bil’in activist Ayad Burnat, released on bail

Tuesday, November 28th, 2006 | Posted in Reports, Bil'in Village, Photos

by the ISM media team, November 28th


from a demonstration on 8th September this year

Bil’in peace activist Ayad Burnat, who was arrested at a peaceful...

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Soccer showdown shakes shuhada street

Tuesday, November 28th, 2006 | Posted in Reports, Hebron Region, Photos

by ISM Hebron, November 28th

On Sunday, at around 2:30pm, three neighborhood kids came by our place for the afternoon soccer game they’d scheduled with us. I was not planning on playing, and I...

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Carmel-Agrexco’s UK headquarters blockaded for the third time

Tuesday, November 28th, 2006 | Posted in Reports, International Actions, Photos, Jericho Region, Boycott & sanctions

from Indymedia UK, November 27th

For the second time this year [previous...

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Apartheid wall legitimized by Israeli supreme court

Monday, November 27th, 2006 | Posted in Press clippings, Jerusalem Region

Haaretz: “Court rejects petition to change route of J’lem envelope fence”

by Yuval Yoaz, November 26th

An expanded panel of nine High Court of Justice judges, headed by retired Supreme Court president Aharon Barak, on Sunday rejected...

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Ynet: “Politics of uncertainty”

Monday, November 27th, 2006 | Posted in Press clippings, Gaza Region

by Laila al-Hadad, November 27th,

Hope gives way to disappointment as Palestinians wait for crossing to open

My family and I are on our way back to Gaza from the US. We flew in to Cairo last week, and from there embarked on a five hour...

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Hebron settlers trespass on Palestinian family’s land with IOF complicity

Sunday, November 26th, 2006 | Posted in Reports, Hebron Region, Photos

by ISM Hebron, November 26th

November 15

At 12 noon a human rights worker at the crossing on Tel Rumeida St. noticed that there were two settlers on top of the military...

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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights calls for action against Israeli practice of separating families

Sunday, November 26th, 2006 | Posted in Press Releases, Denial of entry

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

by The Campaign for the Right of Entry, November 26th

Concluding her visit to the Israeli occupied Palestinian territory, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour called on UN member states to take action against Israel’s practice of denying foreign...

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