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The Palestine Solidarity Project offers a unique opportunity for activists from around the world to have an integrated, educational experience as they work in solidarity with a Palestinian organization in their struggle for liberation. PSP is based in Beit Ommar, a village in the southern West Bank with a long history of popular, unarmed resistance. It is also subjected to some of the most intense repression by the Israeli military and is surrounded by right-wing extremist settlements on three sides. While … Read more
Success! Farmers Access Their Land Without Interference in Saffa
For the first time since the beginning of April, members of the Soleiby family have successfully cultivated their land in Saffa, Beit Omar, without the interference of soldiers or settlers. After a violent attack by the Israeli military Saturday morning that resulted in the arrest of 26 activists and the injury of dozens more, the army has agreed to provide protection for the Soleiby family as they cultivate their land near the Bat ‘Ayn settlement.
The Abu Jabber, Abu Mohammed, and Abu Fahed Soleiby families are of Palestinian farmers … Read more
26 Activists Detained, Scores Beaten as Soldiers Prevent Farmers From Accessing Their Land in Saffa
June 27, 2009–As has been done since the beginning of April when the Israeli military began actively preventing members of the Soleiby family of Beit Ommar from accessing their agricultural land near Bat ‘Ayn settlement with a series of “Closed military zone” orders, Israeli and international activists joined the family in an attempt to pick fruit on their land. This week, however, the military went to extreme measures to prevent the activists and farmers from getting anywhere near their land…. Read more
Overnight, Palestinian’s Livelihood Destroyed by Israeli Settlers
In the early hours of Monday, June 22, 2009, settlers from the Bat ‘Ain settlement set fire and cut down more than 125 grapevines and fruit trees belonging to Hamad Soleiby. Israeli soldiers said they saw a fire in the Palestinian agricultural fields some time during the night and went to put it out, though they did nothing to collect the evidence; kerosene canisters and matches were still there the next morning when activists from the Palestine Solidarity Project accompanied the farmer’s family … Read more
7 Arrested as Dozens Support Farmers Picking Grape Leaves in Saffa
Despite understanding that they would only be able to harvest for one hour at most, that they would be met with settler aggression, grape leaves need to be picked and so, for another Saturday, a group of approximately 30 International and Israeli activists joined Hamad and Jabber Soleiby and their families as they tended their land in Saffa, near the Bat ’Ain settlement. For yet another Saturday, the group was greeted to the land by a crowd of masked right-wing Israeli settlers. … Read more
Mousa Abu Maria Released From Prison
After 1 year, 2 months, and 3 days without charge, trial, or evidence, Mousa Abu Maria, co-founder of the Palestine Solidarity Project, was released last night from Ofer prison. He was welcomed home by family and friends and a nice array of fireworks. PSP is very excited for the return of one of its lead organizers. Mousa reports being held for periods of time in isolation by the Israeli security services when he refused to serve as a spy for the Israeli government, but is otherwise in good health.
PSP and Mousa would like to express our deepest … Read more
