The International Solidarity Movement podcast episode four: People’s Resistance in the South Hebron Hills
In the fourth episode of the International Solidarity Movement podcast we speak to Hafez Hurreini, a veteran organiser from the village of At-Tuwani. Hafez is the father of Sami, who we interviewed in episode three. When we did our interview, Hafez had a metal pin in his arm after a brutal attack by settlers in […]
The International Solidarity Movement podcast episode five: ISM Vounteer Experiences on the Frontlines
In the fifth episode of the International Solidarity Movement podcast we are joined in the village of At-Tuwani by two ISM volunteers – Herbie and Maria – who both spent several months volunteering as internationalists in Palestine. They tell us from a personal perspective what it’s like to be an international volunteer in Palestine, and […]
The International Solidarity Movement podcast episode two: Surviving settler violence in Masafer Yatta
In episode two of our podcast we speak to Gassim Hamad Tahan from the village of Mufagara, in Masafer Yatta, in the South Hebron Hills. Gassim told us how the experience he had growing up is different to those of his children and grandchildren, and about his dedication to steadfastly staying on the land, despite […]
Families Not Firing Zones: Defiance in Masafer Yatta
16 October | International Solidarity Movement | Masafer Yatta For the last 42 years the Israeli occupation forces have been slowly but surely grinding the region of Masafer Yatta into dust. Now, in 2022, the various injunctions, petitions, hearings and a halfhearted international condemnation have amounted to nothing. The Israeli army has successfully pushed through […]
Bedouin kids join global climate strike in Palestine’s first Extinction Rebellion protest
Children of Umm al-Khair village call for environmental and Palestinian rights during global climate strike 19th October | International Solidarity Movement | Umm al-Khair, South Hebron Hill Bedouin children in the West Bank joined global climate protests yesterday, calling out the Israeli occupation’s role in exacerbating the effects of climate change on Palestinians. Over a […]
Statement on “postponement” of Regavim London talk due to activist pressure
Yesterday, UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) announced the “postponement” of a talk by extremist pro-settler group Regavim in London due to opposition from British, Israeli, and Palestinian activists. Regavim, which receives funding from the Israeli government, is not only anti-Palestinian and openly racist, but also lobbies for the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians from the West […]