Category: Hebron
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Settlers attack internationals accompanying school children on Shuhada Street
by Paige 28 March 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank Today at around 1 PM extremist settler Anat Cohen attacked a Canadian woman accompanying school children, and a few minutes later sent two teenage settlers to throw rocks at the Canadian woman and a Finnish man. The attack occurred at the bottom of the…
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Eight children from Beit Ummar facing suspension from their village of residence
by Satu 26 March 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank Eight children between the ages of 14 to 17 years old were arrested in Beit Ummar during night raids from 6th to 11th of March conducted by the Israeli occupation forces following a nonviolent solidarity demonstration for the hungerstriker Khader Adnan on the 21st…
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Al Khalil: School children reflect on changes in Israeli military following presence of ISM volunteers
by Edna 25 March 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank The safe, comfortable, winsome childhood I had growing up in suburban America is a completely theoretical concept for the Palestinian children in the West Bank. I’ve realized this while volunteering as a human rights observer in Hebron. One activity that entails is sitting and…
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Golani Brigade rampages through the Pharmacy District of Al Khalil
by Rune 19 March 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank The Pharmacy District, once a prosperous part of Al Khalil (Hebron) centered around the now closed pharmacy, is now subjected to the violence and harassment of the Israeli military which continues to abuse residents of this historical area. Monday night International Solidarity Movement activists…
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The implications of arbitrary Israeli military night raids in Al Khalil
by Mira, Rune and Paige 19 March 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank With the change of the Israeli army brigades last week, it has not been quiet in Al Khalil. It seems like the new soldiers are using the city as a training field. It started about one about a week ago, on Sunday…
