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Israeli army attacks four family homes in Beit Ummar arresting an activist and three teenagers
by Team Khalil 2 January 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank A Palestinian activist and three teenagers were arrested by Israeli occupation forces this morning during an early morning raid on the village of Beit Ummar in the West Bank. Soldiers entered the village at around 1 am to capture Yousef Abu Maria, the coordinator of the recently formed Popular Movement Against the Wall and a father of three children. He was arrested because of…
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Israeli settlers burn two vehicles and spray paint racist slogans on a Palestinian home in Beit Ummar
by Team Khalil 2 January 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank Israeli settlers from the illegal Beit Eyen settlement, which borders the Palestinian town of Beit Ummar, attacked a family home located in area C on the outskirts of Beit Ummar in the early hours of Tuesday morning. At around 1 am on Tuesday 1 January 2013, Sohel Mohammed Hussein Briget was awoken by the sound of his car engine exploding. Briget gathered some of…
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Local activist detained in Hebron
by Team Khalil 1 January 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank Israeli soldiers in Hebron tied up and blindfolded a Palestinian activist this afternoon because he walked on the ‘Jewish side’ of the road. Issa Amro, coordinator for Youth Against Settlements, was detained on Shuhada Street, sections of which are segregated with the majority reserved for the illegal Israeli settlers and Israeli military, leaving only a tiny portion open for Palestinian use. Issa claimed he…
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