Category: In the Media

  • Aljazeera: “Israel’s Hebron settlers criticised”

    Aljazeera, January 20th The head of Israel’s central Holocaust memorial has criticised Jewish settlers who harass Palestinians in the West Bank city of Hebron. Yosef Lapid, the chairman of Yad Vashem, Israel’s largest Holocaust memorial said on Saturday that the abuse recalled the anti-Semitism present in Europe prior to the second world war. Lapid’s unusually…

  • Haaretz: “Impossible Travel”

    by Amira Hass, January 20th All the promises to relax restrictions in the West Bank have obscured the true picture. A few roadblocks have been removed, but the following prohibitions have remained in place. (This information was gathered by Haaretz, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Machsom Watch) Standing prohibitions…

  • Ma’an: “Israeli army freezes order to ban Israelis and foreigners from transporting Palestinians in the West Bank”

    by Ma’an, January 17th The Israeli army decided on Wednesday to postpone the implementation of the order prohibiting Israelis and foreign nationals from transporting Palestinians in the West Bank in their vehicles without special permission. On November 19th, the Israeli Commanding General for the Central Region, Yair Naveh, issued an unprecedented decree forbidding Israelis and…

  • Haaretz: “Israel grants W. Bank access to foreign citizens of Palestinian origin”

    by Amira Hass, January 17th Israel on Tuesday sent a letter to the Palestinian Authority granting Palestinians with foreign citizenship permission to enter the West Bank, yet activists say the new rule is not being implemented. The letter from Major General Yosef Mishlav, the coordinator of government activities in the territories, to Palestinian chief negotiator…

  • Press coverage of Hebron settler violence

    YNet: Police official: Hebron incident reflects reality (VIDEO) Senior official in West Bank Police responds to video clip revealed in Ynet showing settler cursing Palestinian family. Settler summoned for police investigation, but doesn’t show. B’Tselem, of all groups, asks not to turn her into scapegoat by Efrat Weiss, January 11th VIDEO – A senior official…