• Provocations continue: settler rally in Al Buwayra

    19 August 2010 | ISM Media Al Buwayra /Al Baqa’a Valley About 4 pm on 18 August 2010, a group of international activists witnessed an large number of Israeli settlers walking in groups up to “Hill 18” in Al Buwayra, a neighborhood on the outskirts of Hebron. Settlers there had made an outpost in the very heart of the village, and over the years they have repeatedly harassed and attacked the Palestinians living here. Said outpost was…

  • Early morning settler attack on Palestinian family in Hebron area

    19 August 2010 | ISM Media Al Baqa’a Valley Atta Jabr is a farmer who lives with his family on a hill, near Road 60. They live in the Al-Baqa’a Valley, east of Hebron. They live close to Harsina settlement and an illegal outpost. At around 5:00am on Wednesday morning, 18 August 2010, Atta and his family were awoken by the sound of a shofar – a horn used in Jewish religious rituals. Six settlers came…

  • Dark days in Al Buwayra: a week of settler attacks

    Al Buwayra is a small village located on the outskirts of Hebron, with about 560 inhabitants. Most people are farmers, growing grapes and vegetables to support themselves. The situation in the village is critical, and villagers are repeatedly being attacked by settlers from the illegal Kyriat Arba and Harzina settlements which surround the village as well as several illegal outposts. The road into the village is blocked by a gate and an earth mound set up…

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