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A Blast from the Past: Clip about Ta’ayush and Ezra Nawi from 2004
about 1 week ago - 2 comments
The Land of the Settlers is a five part documentary series created by Chaim Yavin, who was described by the Arab News as “the Israeli version of America’s Walter Cronkite”. With a handheld camera, Yavin traveled throughout his homeland of Israel and interviewed a range of Palestinians and Israelis in order to document the Israeli-Palestinian
“we want to be”…settlers, activists and soldiers do a dance in the south Hebron hills
about 1 month ago - 3 comments
Video from a last Saturday’s action in the South Hebron Hills. There are no English subtitles but the situation is quite clear. Soldiers remove shepherds from their farmlands, activists try to stop them and settlers attack Palestinians. The dance continues every day, every week.
Did Settlers from Shilo Kill a Sixteen Year Old Palestinian Last Night?
about 2 months ago - 1 comment
Settlers from the extremist settlement of Shilo near Ramallah might have shot killed a 16 year old Palestinian child yesterday evening. Below is a report from the Popular Struggle Coordination Committee: Aysar alZaben’s body was found in his plot by family members only hours after he was shot. He was found lying dead on the
Is the Direct Action Left in Israel Growing?
about 3 months ago - No comments
Middle of April 2010 Ta’ayush is getting bigger. This time last year, we would meet at our regular place early on Saturday morning. It felt more like a group of friends going out for a day of hiking in the hills then an established political organization. We barely fit in one transit at this time.
Ta’ayush Activists Arrested in South Hebron Hills 10 April 2010
about 3 months ago - No comments
10.4.10 South Hebron Hills Report from a Ta’ayush Activist As in every week of the year, we woke up at 07:00 on a Saturday morning to oppose injustice. We is a group of about 15 Israeli Ta’ayush activists. The South of Hebron Hills is one of the most difficult regions in the West Bank. Much
New Laws Show that Israel Prefers Occupation to Democracy
about 3 months ago - 1 comment
Israel is about to implement a new set of laws of deportation for Palestinians and foreign nationals in the West Bank. This ruling has major implication for the popular protest movement and the work of groups like Ta’ayush. For more details on the ruling please see Amira Hass’s article in today’s Haaretz as well as
Al-Tal’a, Um Zaituna
about 5 months ago - 4 comments
A report from David Shulman about the South Hebron Hills: January 30, 2010 Al-Tal’a, Um Zaituna “The most desperate fights are often the most hopeful,” Istvan says to me as we stand on the hill looking down at the shepherds and their sheep. You can always rely on Istvan for the surprising Hungarian perspective on
Settlers Attack Ta’ayush at Hilltop 18
about 6 months ago - 2 comments
“I was shocked that they did it with so much hatred. Thirteen of us arrived there, and we were attacked by four people, who were urged on by others,” -Keren, Ta’ayush Activist. Yesterday masked settler youth attacked Ta’ayush activists at an illegal outpost called Hilltop 18 near the mega settlement of Kiryat Arba in the
Ta’ayush has a new website
about 7 months ago - No comments
Please have a look and bookmark the new site