Category: Hebron

  • 22 years after the Ibrahimi mosque massacre, Palestinians still suffer consequences

    22 years after the Ibrahimi mosque massacre, Palestinians still suffer consequences

    25th February 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine On the 25th of February 1994, a US citizen residing in the illegal Kiryat Arba settlement entered the Ibrahimi mosque in the early morning during the month of Ramadan. Baruch Goldstein, dressed in his army uniform, opened fire on the Palestinians that…

  • Aggressive settler interrupts nonviolent commemorative event hosted by Youth Against Settlements

    Aggressive settler interrupts nonviolent commemorative event hosted by Youth Against Settlements

    24nd February 2016 | Youth Against Settlements | Hebron, occupied Palestine Notorious settler Anat Cohen interrupted a peaceful movie screening, which was hosted by Youth Against Settlements to commemorate the victims of the Ibrahimi Mosque Massacre in 1994. Every night, Palestinians gather around a bonfire in the Salaymeh neighborhood of occupied Hebron to keep watch…

  • Children harassed yet again at Salaymeh checkpoint

    Children harassed yet again at Salaymeh checkpoint

    24th February 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine Today, like any other day, the children of Palestine prepared for their grim and demoralising walk to school through the Salaymeh checkpoint. The notorious checkpoint where Yasmin al-Zarour  was shot down by Israeli occupying forces just 10 days ago. The current situation is one that is…