• To Know is Not Enough: How Hampshire became the First to Divest

    Hampshire College is often credited with being the first US college to divest for the occupation, and this video attempts to understand the group and the campaign that made it happen. The video is constructed from interviews with over a dozen student activists from Hampshire College’s Students for Justice in Palestine. “To Know is Not Enough” is a video by Will Delphia, a film and social science student at Hampshire College. Hampshire College is a small…

  • Hebron, Iraq Burin, Beit Ommar rise up

    West Bank protests on Saturday 7 August 2010 Hebron On Saturday August 7th Palestinians were joined by Israeli and international protesters to demonstrate against the settlements and to demand the opening of Shuhada Street. About 60 people gathered to march to the gate closing off Shuhada Street. There they were met by soldiers and border police, but no arrests or injuries were made. The demonstration lasted for about one hour. After the demonstration 6 soldiers chased…

  • CPT: Keeping the quiet (when there’s no peace to be kept) on Shuhada Street

    Sarah M, Christian Peacemaker Team – Hebron “Excuse me!” the Israeli soldier called to us. “You can’t walk down that street.” Elizabeth and I turned toward him, questioning. “We can’t? But the German tourists here earlier walked this way,” Elizabeth recalled. “I walked down the street three days ago,” I added. “No one stopped me then.” The soldier shrugged. “We can’t let CPTers walk on this street. That’s the order we’ve been given.” The street in…

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