Tag: Christian Peacemaker Team
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Israeli military confiscates electricity pylons; Palestinians prohibited from improving quality of life
Christian Peacemaker Teams and Operation Dove 25 November 2009 For immediate release At-Tuwani, South Hebron hills – On Wednesday, 25 November, the Israeli military and police removed and confiscated two standing electricity pylons from the village of At-Tuwani. The electricity pylons had been installed by the villagers of At-Tuwani in an effort to connect to…
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Peace activists say beaten by settlers
Tal Rabinovsky | YNet News 18 November 2009 Two foreign peace activists say they were assaulted by settlers Tuesday in South Mount Hebron while accompanying a Palestinian family to the village of Tuba. One of the activists was reportedly kicked in the stomach and needed medical attention. The two women, who filed a complaint with…
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Israeli settlers plow privately owned Palestinian fields, Israeli police fail to intervene
9 November 2009 | Christian Peacemaker Team For immediate release: At-Tuwani – On the morning of Sunday 8 November 2009 four Israeli settler youth from Ma’on settlement plowed privately-owned Palestinian fields in Umm Zeituna valley. The settlers arrived at approximately 8:50am and chased two Palestinian shepherds off the land throwing stones, before starting plowing. Local…
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Israeli military stops work to bring electricity to At-Tuwani; confiscates building materials
Christian Peacemaker Team 30 October 2009 At-Tuwani – On Friday 30 October, the Israeli army forcibly stopped the electrical work of the village of At-Tuwani, located in the South Hebron hills. Officers from the Israeli District Coordinating Office (DCO), the branch of the Israeli army responsible for the administration of Palestinian civilian affairs in the…
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Israeli military delivers demolition orders for six Palestinian houses in at-Tuwani
Christian Peacemaker Team 13 September 2009 At-Tuwani – In the afternoon of 13 September, members from the Israeli District Coordinating Office (DCO), accompanied by Israeli soldiers, delivered demolition orders for six Palestinian houses near the village of At-Tuwani. The houses were recently built on privately-owned Palestinian land in Humra valley. On the night of 16…