Saturday, May 28th (Mufeed Sharabati) Mufeed Sharabati, 50-years, Shuahda Street resident compares living in the closed military zone (CMZ) with prison – just worse: “Life here is even worse than being in jail. A prisoner knows when his sentence is ...
Read More »Open The Zone: Palestinians are people – not numbers
3rd May 2016 | Open The Zone Campaign: International Solidarity Movement & Youth Against Settlements | Hebron, occupied Palestine *******UPDATE 20th May 2016******* The closed military zone order has officially been ‘lifted’ – many restrictions and discrimination remain. ******* 3rd ...
Read More »Israeli forces return to dehumanizing number system in wake of Hebron killings
26th March 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, West Bank, occupied Palestine After completely closing Shuhada checkpoint to Palestinians in occupied al-Khalil (Hebron) on Thursday, 24th March 2016, Israeli forces have now returned to the practice of ...
Read More »Youth Against Settlements holds press conference in front of Shuhada Street checkpoint to announce 2016 Open Shuhada Street campaign
20th February 2016 | Youth Against Settlements | Hebron, occupied Palestine Youth Against Settlements held a press conference in front of the Shuhada Street checkpoint to announce the beginning of the Open Shuhada Street Campaign. Over a hundred people attended. ...
Read More »Demonstrators protest closed military zone under threat of Israeli violence
8th February 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine On 8th February 2016, Israeli forces threatened to attack a peaceful demonstration in front of Shuhada checkpoint in occupied al-Khalil (Hebron). Protesters gathered at noon to protest ...
Read More »100 days of collective punishment for Hebron residents
7th February 2016 | International Solidarity Movement | Hebron, occupied Palestine February 8th marks one hundred days since Israeli forces declared the Tel Rumeida neighborhood and the adjacent portion of Shuhada Street a “closed military zone,” requiring residents to register ...
Read More »CALL TO ACTION! Join Twitterstorm to #EndHebronMilitaryZone
Three months ago, in the wake of two extrajudicial executions committed by Israeli forces in Tel Rumeida, Israeli military authorities forced Palestinians living in the neighborhood to register and receive numbers in order to be allowed to reach their homes. ...
Read More »International politicians demand investigation of the assassinations of Palestinians. Please support!
30th January 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine More than four month ago, 24th September 2015, at the very start of the current escalation of violence, human rights group Amnesty International demanded a proper investigation ...
Read More »TAKE ACTION to end the closed military zone in Hebron
19th January 2016 | Action Alert ISM is currently working to expand the campaign to put pressure on Israeli authorities to heed the demands set forth in the Action Alert, which over 35 organizations have now signed calling for an end to ...
Read More »Ongoing sit-in protest at Shuhada Street checkpoint in Occupied Hebron
18th January 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil Team | al-Khalil, occupied Palestine Today marks day 12 of an ongoing sit-in protest at check point 56 at the entrance to Shuhada Street and the Israeli occupied part of the city. The ...
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