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No freeze on Palestinian suffering

Posted on: December 14, 2009 |

Seth Freedman | The Guardian

14 December 2009

Within minutes of our arrival in Tuwani, in the south Hebron hills of the West Bank, an army Jeep rolled into the village and shattered the mid-morning tranquillity. “We’re turning this place into a closed military zone,” announced the stern-faced commander to anyone within earshot. Brandishing his rifle in one hand and a military document in the other, he proceeded to explain that “I decide who can be here and who can’t, and anyone who isn’t a resident has to leave immediately”.

That meant us – me, my friend and our three guides … Continue reading

Updated on December 14, 2009
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Susiya farmer attacked by settlers and arrested by police

Posted on: September 30, 2009 |

On 30th September, at approximately 10am, Josef Imrat, a farmer from Susiya, was tending his flock of sheep near the outpost of Old Susiya.

Two settlers attacked Josef, throwing stones and attempted to steal some of his sheep while shouting abusive words in Hebrew. The residents of the nearby camp were alerted and came to assist Josef. The settlers then ran away towards the outpost of Old Susiya.

A local resident called the police. While waiting for the police, the settlers, who were previously involved in the attack, drove past, giving a bystander a chance to take pictures of them on a mobile phone. … Continue reading

Updated on October 9, 2009
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Join the 2009 Olive Harvest Campaign

Posted on: September 10, 2009 |

9 September 2009

With rapidly escalating levels of settler violence in the West Bank, the International Solidarity Movement is issuing an urgent call for volunteers to participate in the 2009 Olive Harvest Campaign.

The olive tree is a national symbol for Palestinians. As thousands of olive trees have been bulldozed, uprooted and burned by the Israeli military and settlers, harvesting has become more than a source of livelihood; it has become a form of resistance. The olive harvest is an annual affirmation of Palestinians’ historical, spiritual and economic connection to their land, and a rejection of Israeli efforts to seize it.

Palestinian communities … Continue reading

Updated on October 27, 2009
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Settlers attack Palestinian village in South Hebron Hills following an outpost demolition

Posted on: September 9, 2009 |

9th September 2009, Susiya, South Hebron Hills

5:30 am: International volunteers conducted usual rounds with the shepherds grazing their sheep. All was quiet.

8.30am: Army jeeps passed and one had stopped. More border police jeeps and a D9 armored bulldozer moved toward a settler outpost and started demolishing it. International volunteers continued to monitor the situation as fears of settler attacks spread among the local community.

Around 10.30am: A group of settlers were seen walking towards one of the Palestinian camps. The Palestinians ran in that direction and the internationals followed. They also saw an army jeep racing towards the scene.

The settlers, Palestinians and … Continue reading

Updated on October 9, 2009
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Settler stabs B’Tselem worker in Susiya

Posted on: September 2, 2009 |

B’Tselem

10 August 2009

This morning , at about 7:30, I heard voices and shouting coming from the direction of the wadi near our village, Khirbet Susiya. I got up and took my stills camera and ran toward where the voices were coming from. On the way, I looked behind me and saw two others from our village running behind me. They apparently also heard the shouting.

I got there quickly. I saw Jaziya Nawaj’ah and her sheep and two settlers. One of the settlers was average height and heavyset, with short hair, a beard, and slightly dark skin. I know him. … Continue reading

Updated on September 3, 2009
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Settlers attack Susiyan Palestinian sheep herders

Posted on: August 11, 2009 |

10 August 2009
At 7:30 of this morning, a group of sheep shepherds from Susyia, a small Palestinian village in the Southern Hebron hills, came under attack by a pair of Israeli settlers from the nearby illegal colony.
The shepherds, a small group of two Palestinian men and one woman had been grazing their sheep in their family land, in the hills near their homes. The two settlers, having faced no previous provocation from the group, came running suddenly down a dirt road, attempting to frighten the sheep off the land. The Palestinian shepherds began chasing after their animals and shouting … Continue reading

Updated on August 11, 2009
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Israeli soldiers harass Susiyan herder

Posted on: August 2, 2009 |

1 August 2009

Yesterday while grazing his sheep, a Palestinian shepherd in Suseya near Yatta, was harrassed and threatened by two Israeli soldiers from a nearby military outpost. Jamal suffers daily from this type of harrassment on his own land. The soldiers forced him off his own land.

Shortly before Jamal was due to take his sheep grazing in the afternoon as he always does, two Israeli soldiers appeared from their post on the hill overlooking the land that is used by a number of families. They were clearly agitated and started shouting and throwing stones about even before the grazing … Continue reading

Updated on August 11, 2009
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Palestinians organize a picnic protest near Susiya outpost

Posted on: July 13, 2009 |

11 July 2009

On Saturday the 11th of July, solidarity activists of Ta’ayush and inhabitants of Susiya (South Hebron Hills) organized a picnic of resistance next to the outpost of the settlement of Susiya.

Activists from the ISM, Tayyoush and Palestinian residents gathered to non-violently protest the illegal outpost. The action was planned for 8am, but two buses with Tayyoush activists driving from Jerusalem were held for approximately two hours at a checkpoint.

At 10am, around 50 Palestinian, Israeli and international activists gathered near the outpost to have a picnic as a means to challenge ongoing illegal outposts on Palestinian-owned land.

On the way … Continue reading

Updated on July 13, 2009
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Israeli forces and settlers harass shepherd

Posted on: June 30, 2009 |

29 June 2009

At 9am a group of 5 settlers from the Sussya settlement in the south Hebron hills, accompanied by a uniformed soldier, approached a young shepherd and his sheep. They came with a tractor and trailer and they divided the sheep into two groups and attempted to steal an estimated twenty sheep. The family of the boy saw what was happening and went to help, at this time they were verbally harassed and abused by the settlers.

They took photographs, shouted and swore at the Palestinians and internationals before separating from the tractor and trailer and walking back to the … Continue reading

Updated on July 1, 2009
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Settlers set fire to Palestinian home in Susiya

Posted on: June 22, 2009 |

21 June 2009

On Sunday morning at 4 am, some settlers tried to burn a tent in the small village of Susiya, south Hebron hills, with people sleeping inside.

The burned tent was used to host international volunteers and guests in the village and as common and social place during the day. Today very early in the morning three young Palestinians were sleeping there when they suddenly realized the tent was starting to burn. With help of other members of the village they were able to stop the fire and call the police. They could not see the settlers who did the … Continue reading

Updated on June 22, 2009
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