Archive for the 'Freedom Summer 2006' Category

Freedom Summer 2006

Tuesday, September 5th, 2006 | Posted in Press Releases, Freedom Summer 2006, ISM Statements

Freedom Summer 2006 in Palestine was a success! We had just under 100 internationals join Palestinians in solidarity to resist the occupation in places all over the West Bank.

The ISM continued its support for Bil’in...

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Armed Settler Militia Harrass Farmers in Beit Ummar

Monday, July 31st, 2006 | Posted in Reports, Hebron Region, Photos, Freedom Summer 2006

by Ernesto

At 8:30am on Sunday, July 30th, six internationals accompanied Abu Ayyash and Yousef, both farmers, and Ahmed, a local organizer, from Beit Ummar, to spray their grapes with pesticides. Despite...

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IOF Death Threats, Harrasment & Interrogation - Life in Balata as “Normal”

Saturday, July 29th, 2006 | Posted in Reports, Nablus Region, Freedom Summer 2006

by Micheal and Lina

Last night, July 28th, at approximately 3:00 am, Saeed Haettalla, 53, from Balata refugee camp, was arrested and interrogated for the second time in two day, aparently without reason.

In the middle of the night, Saeed was awoken by over 30 soldiers of the Israeli Occupation Force (IOF), backed by six...

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Settler Vandalism Caught on Tape

Saturday, July 29th, 2006 | Posted in Reports, Hebron Region, Photos, Freedom Summer 2006

by B.B.

On Wednesday, July 26th, at approximately 1:30 pm, a group of internationals went with the farmer Abu Jabber Soleiby to document the most recent damage to his land by settlers from the nearby...

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Bil’in Rejects US version of “the New Middle East”

Friday, July 28th, 2006 | Posted in Reports, Bil'in Village, Photos, Freedom Summer 2006

Today, Friday July 28th, the people of Bil’in in conjunction with Israelis and international supporters marched to the Apartheid wall carrying a coffin draped in the Palestinian and Lebanese flags. On the side of the...

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The Scene of Destruction at the Nablus Muqata

Friday, July 28th, 2006 | Posted in Reports, Nablus Region, Freedom Summer 2006

A follow-up report from our original press release about the attack. By Michael.

Today, two ISM activists visited the site of the demolished...

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Palestinians, Israelis and Internationals Rebuild Homes Demolished by the Occupation Forces

Thursday, July 27th, 2006 | Posted in Reports, Jerusalem Region, Photos, Freedom Summer 2006

by Ernesto

The Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD) has been instrumental in challenging one of the most nefarious features of the Israeli occupation...

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Settlers Burn Farmer’s Land

Wednesday, July 26th, 2006 | Posted in Reports, Hebron Region, Photos, Freedom Summer 2006


by Harry Pockets

On Wednesday, July 19, 4 volunteers from then International Solidarity Movement accompanied a farmer from the village of Al Jab’a whose fields had been burned by settlers. Al Jab’a...

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Rice Not Welcome in Ramallah!

Wednesday, July 26th, 2006 | Posted in Reports, Ramallah Region, Photos, Freedom Summer 2006

by Signifier

Taking part in a national day of protest against the West Bank arrival of US Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice, residents of Ramallah, the site of Ms. Rice’s visit, shut down shop...

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Settlers Burn Farmer’s Roof; ISM Rebuilds Despite Intimidation

Monday, July 24th, 2006 | Posted in Reports, Hebron Region, ISM Media Alerts, Freedom Summer 2006

Israeli Colonist Wear:  Tallis, Tzitzis, and Mask
Israeli Colonist Wear: tallis,...

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