Welcome to the International Solidarity Movement (ISM) podcast. ISM is a Palestinian-led group which - for more than 20 years - has provided an important platform for international volunteers to join and support the popular resistance against Israel's colonial occupation of Palestine. This podcast has been made by ISM volunteers, aiming to amplify voices from the Palestinian struggle - and raise awareness of ISM's work. Find out more about ISM at www.palsolidarity.org
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14: Prisoners are the Inspiration for the Struggle
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In this final episode of Season One of the International Solidarity Movement podcast Hazel interviews Helmi Al Arraj, director of Hurryat. Hurryat is a Palestinian organisation that operates in the West Bank. It is an association that focuses on defending the rights of prisoners, as well as working against repression more broadly. For example, the …
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13: Land is Life: Jordan Valley Solidarity
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In this episode Tom and Nicole talk to Rashed Khudairy of the Jordan Valley Solidarity Campaign. The Israeli state has wanted to annex the Jordan Valley since it occupied it in 1967. In 2021 Netanyahu announced plans to finally incorporate the Valley into the State of Israel. People in the Jordan Valley resisted strongly against these plans, and th…
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12: The General Union of Palestinian Women
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In this episode Hazel and Nicole interview Nadia Tweir from the General Union of Palestinian Women, in the city of Tulkarem in the North of the West Bank. Nadia has been involved in women's organising her entire life, and gives us a deep insight into decades of Palestinian women's resistance. Because of the length of the interview this edit only in…
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10: Resisting Demolitions in Khallet A-Daba’
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In Episode Ten of our podcast we speak to Jabba from the village of Khallet al-Daba’, in Masafer Yatta, in the South Hebron Hills. The Israeli supreme court has ordered the destruction of several villages in Masafer Yatta, and the occupation wants to destroy Khallet al-Daba’ first. The residents of Khallet al-Daba’ remain steadfast in the face of t…
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9: Dheisheh Refugee Camp - An Epicentre of Anti Colonial Struggle
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In this episode Tom and Hazel speak to Sireen Khudairy, who's a resident of Dheisheh refugee camp in Bethlehem. For many years, Dheisheh has been a centre of determined resistance against the occupation. We spoke to Sireen in December 2022. And she told us about life and resistance in Dheisheh, and also in the Jordan Valley. She also speaks about t…
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8: Building Autonomous Healthcare in Palestine
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In this episode Nicole and Tom interview Dr. Ghassan Hamdan of Palestinian Medical Relief Society (PMRS). PMRS is a grassroots NGO that's provided a much needed response to the medical crises caused by the occupation. PMRS' workers, like other Palestinian medical workers, are constantly targeted by the occupation forces. On top of providing medical…
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7: Mothers fighting for justice in Sheikh Jarrah
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In this episode, we share an interview with Um Ramadan. We met her at a demonstration outside the district court in Jerusalem. Alongside other mothers, she is protesting her son's imprisonment. In this moving interview, she talks about the conditions her son is kept in and how mother's are organising to support each other. Please note there are ref…
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This episode has been released for Palestinian Prisoner's Day. All around the world people are highlighting the conditions of people incarcerated by the Israeli occupation. To mark this day we bring you an interview with Milena Ansari, an incredible organiser from Addameer. Adameer in arabic means conscience. Adameer is a prisoner support and human…
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5: ISM volunteer experiences on the frontlines
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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 especially…
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4: People's Resistance in the South Hebron Hills
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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 September 2022. His attackers had cla…
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3: Steadfastness - Youth Resistance in Palestine
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In this third episode of the ISM podcast our guest is Sami Hurreini, who is a really inspiring youth organiser from At-Tuwani in the South Hebron Hills. He's part of a group called Youth of Sumud. Sumud is an arabic word meaning steadfastness, and its a central concept in the Palestinian popular resistance to the occupation. We spoke to Sami in Dec…
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2: Surviving settler violence in Masafer Yatta
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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 violent attacks by settlers, and a c…
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1: What is the International Solidarity Movement?
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In this first episode of the International Solidarity Movement podcast, we interview Abdel Karim – who has been with the movement since the early 2000s. The ISM is a grassroots Palestinian-led organisation, with principles of non-violence , non-hierarchy, and anti oppression. It makes all of its decisions by consensus. Over the last 20 years it has…
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