by ISM Hebron, February 15th Federico the “photographer”, chatting to a soldier At around 2 pm human rights workers (HRWs) witnessed a young Palestinian man, Jihad Salfi Arab, beingd arrested by soldiers near checkpoint 56 in Tel Rumeida. He was ...
Read More »CPT: Israeli military demolishes seven Palestinian homes in south Hebron district
by Christian Peacemaker Teams, February 14th Hajj Mahmoud in front of his demolished house Israeli soldiers demolished homes in three Palestinian villages near bypass road 317 on February 14, 2007. Starting in Imneizil at around 9am about forty Israeli soldiers ...
Read More »House Demolitions in Qawawis
by ISM Hebron, February 15th A month ago the villagers of Qawawis were informed by Occupation authorities that most of their houses would be demolished within a week. Qawawis, located in the South Hebron Hills, is home to several families ...
Read More »Settler attack and occupation of Abu Heikel garden in Tel Rumeida
by ISM Hebron, February 15th On Monday 12th February at 3:45pm, a settler women with about 8 children went to the Tel Rumeida hill. The settler children, aged 8-10 years old, started to throw stones at Palestinian children who were ...
Read More »Haaretz: “Security forces demolish 7 houses in Mt. Hebron villages”
by Mijal Grinberg, February 14th photo by Reuters Security forces destroyed seven houses and 13 other structures Wednesday on the southern slope of Mount Hebron in the southern West Bank. photo by Reuters The demolitions took place in the villages ...
Read More »Hebron Al Aqsa Mosque Protest Ended by IOF Invasion
by ISM Hebron, February 12th Today about 800 people demonstrated in central Hebron against the Israeli excavations near the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem. A coalition of all the major parties had called for the protest. The demonstrators gathered at 3pm ...
Read More »Corvallis Gazette-Times: “Expanding his mission”
by Carol Reeves, February 11th CV grad dropped career to become a peace activist Protesting the Iraq war in front of the Benton County Courthouse is a far cry from seeking peace on the troubled streets of occupied cities and ...
Read More »Hebron quieter on Day 5 of IOF invasions into H1
by ISM Hebron, February 11th Today IOF soldiers occupied the roofs of three high buildings overlooking the Bab al-Zawiyya market area in Palestinian controlled Hebron (H1). For the fifth day in a row soldiers have been entering this busy commercial ...
Read More »IOF invade Hebron market area for fourth day
by ISM Hebron, February 10th Around 7:45 am human rights workers (HRWs), who were monitoring the checkpoint on Tel Rumeida street as Palestinian children made their way to school, watched as the IOF started doing military exercises. The soldiers simulated ...
Read More »Freedom demo in Tel Rumeida as IOF invade downtown Hebron for third day
by ISM Hebron, February 9th Around 80 people, Israelis, Palestinians and internationals, gathered by the Abu Aisha family house where a local peace activist explained the difficulties faced by Palestinians in Tel Rumeida and thanked the Israeli activists for coming ...
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