Settler documented firing in Hebron won’t be tried

Aviad Glickman | YNet News

8 June 2009

The Jerusalem District Prosecutor’s Office plans in the coming days to renege on an indictment filed against Ze’ev Braude, who was accused of firing at an Arab family during the evacuation of a disputed building in the West Bank city of Hebron in December 2008.

Ynet learned on Monday afternoon that the decision was made following the State’s refusal to disclose evidence defined as classified information during the trial.

Braude, who has been under house arrest in the past few months, was indicted for shooting and injuring two Palestinians during a clash … Continue reading

Israeli soldiers reoccupy ‘House of Contention’ in Hebron

17th March 2009 | Ma’an News Agency

Hebron – Ma’an – Three months after Israel’s army evacuated settlers from the Ar-Rajabi building that was confiscated two years earlier, soldiers have returned to reoccupy it.

Dubbed the Hebron-area House of Contention, the building is owned by a Palestinian family before it was taken over by Jewish settlers. Enforcing a court order, the Israeli military evacuated the settlers by force in early December.

But on Sunday, the home returned to the spotlight when Israel’s army announced it would turn the building into a military post rather than return it to its original Palestinian owners.

Hebron … Continue reading