Tag: At-Tuwani
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Masked settlers beat three Palestinian children, shoot at Palestinian shepherds for the second time in ten days
Christian Peacemaker Teams 5 April, 2009 Juwayya, South Hebron Hills, West Bank [Note: According to the Geneva Conventions, the International Court of Justice in the Hague, and numerous United Nations resolutions, all Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories are illegal. Most settlement outposts are considered illegal under Israeli law.] At 4:00 pm, Israeli soldiers…
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CPT: Palestinian shepherds resist settler violence and disruption
Christian Peacemaker Teams 29 March 2009 In three recent incidents Palestinian shepherds asserted their right to graze their sheep on their own land, despite Israeli settlers’ attempts to intimidate the Palestinians and disrupt their agricultural work. Palestinians in the South Hebron hills have responded to recent violence and incursions on their lands with a law…
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Homes Rebuilt by Peace Activist Demolished Today
This morning Israeli Forces accompanied bulldozers to the Home of the Abu Kabatya Family near Um Nazel which was rebuilt with donations collected by peace activists. They demolished the families’ home and then proceeded to the land of farmer Ali Rabia near At-Twani and uprooted fifty olive trees, fifteen almond trees and destroyed a water…