International Solidarity Movement

On the 28th June, ten international and Israeli peace activist accompanied farmers in Shaab el Butum, south of Hebron. The Palestinian farmers are threatened by severe violence from settlers and are asking for international presence.

The villagers of Shaab al Butum have been troubled by settler violence for a very long time. On Wednesday 25th two Palestinian shepherds were beaten by settlers while working in the fields with their sheep and goats. Now they are asking for international presence as they are worried about further settler violence.

This week they were joined by a group … Continue reading

On the 20th June, almost 15 internationals and Palestinians joined the Jabri family of Hebron for a mid-morning action on the Jabri family land. The Jabri land is uncomfortably nestled between two particularly notorious Jewish settlements, Kiryat Arba and Givat Ha’avot. The expansion of these settlements onto the Jabri property–meaning the theft and colonization of Palestinian land–is currently a work in progress. The Jabri family, with support from Israeli and international solidarity activists, continue to nonviolently resist this process of expropriation.

Trespass is the first step in the annexation/colonization of land. Settlers first assert … Continue reading

On Monday 9 June six masked Jewish settlers from the nearby outpost of Havat Ya’ir, armed with automatic weapons and cudgels, attacked a small group of Palestinians, mainly women, in their tent village in the Susiya location of the South Hebron Hills.

Video from B’tselem

Susiya, which lies within sight of the West Bank’s southern border with Israel, is now a series of inhabited tents and caves. Approximately 300 people still live there, on land to which they have legal title. Since 1985, when … Continue reading

Water storage tanks mounted on the roof of every house are a distinctive sight throughout the length and breadth of Palestine. Without a guaranteed source of water, life is not possible in this beautiful, yet arid land.

Since 1967, when it came under Israeli military occupation, the southern city of Hebron (Al Khalil) has been particularly affected by water shortage issues. These shortages and interruptions of domestic water supplies are invariably caused by direct military intervention. In the case of certain households (where the properties abut illegal Jewish settlements and … Continue reading

On 6th June 2008, at 11.30am, approximately 150 demonstrators from the villages of Umm Salammuna and Al Ma’sara attempted to march to the construction site of the illegal Israeli apartheid wall in protest of the construction which is stealing the land of the village.

Demonstrators consisted of residents of the village, including children, international and Israeli activists. This demonstration which is planned to continue on a weekly basis served as part of the Palestine-wide launch of the Summer Against Apartheid campaign. The demonstration commemorated the 41st anniversary of when Israel first began their … Continue reading

By CPT

To learn more about the Christian Peacemaker Teams work in at-Tuwani click here

On 28th May, 2008, the Israeli military blocked the road between the village of At-Tuwani and the city of Yatta using three of the concrete blocks from the dismantled wall along Route 317. The blocked road is the main vehicle access for Palestinians in the South Hebron Hills to travel to and from the city of Yatta. The main health services, including maternity provision, are situated in Yatta, and several villages in the South Hebron Hills are now effectively cut off from these services. Yatta also … Continue reading