Joy Ellison | Electronic Intifada 18 June 2009 A couple of months ago I had the great pleasure of watching Palestinians successfully graze their sheep near Avigail settlement, on land where they are regularly attacked and harassed. The joy I ...
Read More »Palestinians demonstrate against Susiya settlement expansion
Christian Peacemaker Teams 5 May 2009 Over one hundred Israeli and Palestinian members of Combatants for Peace gathered peacefully in the Palestinian village of Susiya on 5 May to mark the installation in the village of solar panels and a ...
Read More »Israeli settlers destroy crops near village of At-Tuwani
Christian Peacemaker Team 18 April 2009 On 18 April Palestinians in the South Hebron Hills reported that Israeli settlers had destroyed a large privately owned Palestinian wheat field by allowing a flock of goats and sheep to graze on it. ...
Read More »Israeli forces arrest a German national and an Italian national in At-Tuwani
11 April 2009 A German national and an Italian national were taken by Israeli forces while accompanying farmers at 11am. Both individuals have been taken to the police station at Kyrat Arba. Palestinian farmers in At-Tuwani rely on the presence ...
Read More »Urgent action for Palestinian school children from Tuba and Maghaer-al-Abeed
Luisa Morgantini 11 April 2009 Of utmost concern for CPT and Operation Dove is the safe travel of Palestinian school children who walk from the nearby villages of Tuba and Magaher-al-Abeed to At-Tuwani’s elementary school. These school children face a ...
Read More »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 ...
Read More »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 ...
Read More »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 ...
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