Tag: Hebron
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Hebron man walks down street for first time in years
By Ben 10 September 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank On Sunday 9th September, Hashem Azzeh walked down the street outside his house for the first time in years. Hashem lives with his artist wife Nasreen and their four children (14, 9, 4 and 2 years old) on a hillside in the Tel Rumeida…
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House demolitions and forced displacments in Area C
By Abu Sarah 2 September 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank Demolishing tents donated by the UN On August 28 Israeli occupation forces demolished tents donated by the United Nations (UN) in the Palestinian village of Susiya in the South Hebron hills. This is the second similar demolition within three months. Displacement in Zenuta…
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Hebron: settler illegally enters Palestinian home
By Lucy Diamond 9 August 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank On the evening of August 2, an Israeli settler illegally entered a Palestinian home in Hebron, drawing the presence of the Israeli army which encouraged her to leave. Rather than face any consequences, the settler left the scene and a Palestinian man was…
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Hebron: Palestinian streets closed for Israeli settlers
By Jonas Ravn 6 August 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank In Hebron on the evening of July 29, almost 100 Israeli settlers from the illegal settlements occupying the centre of the city crossed into the Palestinian-controlled area H1. The settlers illegally entered H1 supported by a heavy Israeli military presence. Earlier that evening,…
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Hebron: Settlers gas attack Palestinians, victim arrested and refused aid
By Hakim Maghribi 27 July 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank On the afternoon of July 27, brothers Ibrahim Abeidu, 17, and Mohammad Abeidu, 19, were carrying water for their neighbor in the Tel Rumeida neighborhood of Hebron. There is a current drought and water is often shared between households. Walking on the hills…