In Nablus the military has just lifted its 24 hour curfew, which lasted over 3 months. The curfew is now in effect at night only. The city is devastated. There is a sea of destruction everywhere -- telephone poles knocked into the middle of the streets, bullet holes on the sides of buildings, tank tracks on pavement, houses demolished, etc.
Upon leaving Nablus, we traveled to Jammain, a village of about 10,000, outside Yasuf. We went there to investigate reports that an olive harvester had been repeatedly fired on by the settlers. We met with the harvester, and after an interview with him, decided that we needed to dispatch a team of at least 5 ISM delegates there the following day. (end of report)
This report is from the Boston-area delegation to the International Solidarity Movement's Olive Harvest Campaign. One hundred Internationals are in the rural West Bank, accompanying Palestinians defying settlers and military curfews to harvest olives, the lifeblood of Palestine's rural economy and symbol of traditional Palestinian life. The presence of Internationals reduces the threat
of violence from settlers and the military, and assists the Palestinians in their resistance to Israeli land-theft and occupation.
For more information:
bostontopalestine@yahoo.com web page: http://www.bcpr.org
(click "bostontopalestine web site")
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INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT
please support the resistance of the International Solidarity Movement:
http://www.palsolidarity.org/contribute.htm
Huwaida Arraf
INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT
http://www.palsolidarity.org
"If the people lead, the leaders will follow"
Upon leaving Nablus, we traveled to Jammain, a village of about 10,000, outside Yasuf. We went there to investigate reports that an olive harvester had been repeatedly fired on by the settlers. We met with the harvester, and after an interview with him, decided that we needed to dispatch a team of at least 5 ISM delegates there the following day. (end of report)
This report is from the Boston-area delegation to the International Solidarity Movement's Olive Harvest Campaign. One hundred Internationals are in the rural West Bank, accompanying Palestinians defying settlers and military curfews to harvest olives, the lifeblood of Palestine's rural economy and symbol of traditional Palestinian life. The presence of Internationals reduces the threat
of violence from settlers and the military, and assists the Palestinians in their resistance to Israeli land-theft and occupation.
For more information:
bostontopalestine@yahoo.com web page: http://www.bcpr.org
(click "bostontopalestine web site")
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INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT
please support the resistance of the International Solidarity Movement:
http://www.palsolidarity.org/contribute.htm
Huwaida Arraf
INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT
http://www.palsolidarity.org
"If the people lead, the leaders will follow"