• Al Jazeera: Israel evicts Hebron settlers

    by: Al Jazeera and agencies Israeli security forces have removed about two dozen Jewish settlers and supporters from two Palestinian properties they took over last year in an abandoned Palestinian market in the West Bank city of Hebron. Hundreds of Israeli border guards moved in at dawn on Tuesday to evict the settlers from the…

  • Haaretz: IDF to halt training in populated West Bank villages

    By Amos Harel, Haaretz Correspondent The Israel Defense Forces will no longer conduct reserves training exercises which involve the “capture” of populated villages in the West Bank, the military Advocate General Brigadier General Avihai Mandelblit announced this week. Mandelblit informed the human rights organization Yesh Din of the army’s decision pending the completion of an…

  • Family Reunification

    Date posted: August 06, 2007 By MIFTAH Since the beginning of Israeli occupation in 1967, all policies towards curbing the process of Palestinian family reunification have greatly threatened normal and stable family life for many. This has been especially true for residents of Jerusalem, whose linkage with the West Bank has been severed, not only…

  • Hebron: Spitting in Babies Faces

    At approximately 2 pm (the 6th August) two internationals observed a group of 6 Israeli settler girls between the ages of 12 and 18 harassing and intimidating Palestinian residents as they walked along a Palestinian road in Tel Rumada. They were observed spitting in the face of a baby being carried by a family member,…

  • Hebron: Masked Settlers Attack Human Rights Worker

    At approximately 1 pm (the 6th August) around 8 Israeli settlers were seen, by an international human rights worker, covering their faces on the edge of Tel Rumada settlement. They then exited the settlement and carried out a targeted attack on a human rights observer monitoring a check point. The settlers brought the HRW to…