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B’Tselem: Where Silence Reigns
Israel’s Separation Policy and Forced Eviction of Palestinians from the Center of Hebron Joint report with The Association for Civil Rights in Israel> from B’Tselem, May Report 2007 Summary: Over the years, Israel established a number of settlement points in and around the Old City of Hebron, which had traditionally served as the commercial center for the entire southern West Bank . Israeli law-enforcement authorities and security forces have made the entire Palestinian population pay the…
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Call to Action: Israeli army to uproot trees in Artas village
Bulldozers waiting to uproot Palestinian trees in the morning in Artas village by the ISM Media Crew, 15 May 2007 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 15 May 2007 Artas Village, BETHLEHEM– At 10am tomorrow, Wednesday May 16, Israeli Occupation Forces will demolish a field of olive trees in the Palestinian village of Artas, according to residents of the village. Hussam, from Artas, says, “The bulldozers are already waiting in the field in Artas to destroy our precious trees.…
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AIC: Paying for the Occupation
The Village of Husan Near Bethlehem by Cara Loverock, 14 May 2007 In the Palestinian village of Husan , Mahmoud, like so many farmers in the West Bank, faces daily challenges in having his land close to a settlement, which brings harassment, destruction and abuse with no help in sight. Mahmoud lives in the village of Husan, near Bethlehem in the southeastern part of the West Bank, with his wife and six children; three girls and…
