Girl detained: Israeli military escalates pressure at Hebron checkpoints

Girl detained: Israeli military escalates pressure at Hebron checkpoints

by Emma Evertsson
13 November 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank
On November 12 a young teenage girl was being detained at the main checkpoint in Hebron. When internationals were notified she had been detained for more than an hour without any obvious reason.
The girl was on her way home with a friend when she passed the checkpoint and soldiers refused to hand her back her ID. When activists from the International Solidarity Movement got to the checkpoint, the two soldiers in question refused to give any further information or explanation.  As a crowd … Continue reading