Tag: Hebron
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Increasing Israeli army harassment and violence against activists in Hebron
by Paige 16 April 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank In the past weeks the Israeli army has increased harassment against both Palestinian and ISM activists in Hebron (Al Khalil), a deliberate targeting of those who oppose Israeli occupation and colonization. This targeting includes the arrest of six international activists, including five ISM volunteers,…
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Israeli Border Police violently attack Palestinians and Intl’s in Hebron
by Abir Kopty 11 April 2012 | Popular Struggle Coordination Committee Twelve were detained and Three were injured after Israeli forces attacked participants of the Bili’n Conference on the Popular Struggle who toured Hebron. Israeli Border Police officers attacked a group of Palestinians and Internationals who participated in the 7th International Bil’in Conference on the…
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Palestinian woman seriously injured in settlers’ attack
11 April 2012 | The Palestinian Information Center AL-KHALIL, (PIC)– A Palestinian woman was hospitalized with serious injuries in her head after a group of Jewish settlers attacked her near Yatta village, south of Al-Khalil. An eyewitness said that 40-year-old Samiha Nawaja was attacked by a group of masked Jewish settlers from the nearby settlement…
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Voices from the Occupation: Izat J. – settler/soldier violence/detention
11 April 2012 | Defence for Children International Name: Izat J. Date of Incident: 10 March 2012 Age: 16 Location: Hebron, occupied West Bank Nature of Incident: Settler/soldier violence/detention On 10 March 2012, a 16-year-old boy from Hebron is attacked by an Israeli border policeman and then detained at Kiryat Arba’s police station after his…
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Passover violence in Occupied Al Khalil
by Paige 10 April 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank The Israeli army enforced a system of extensive closures, detentions, and violence against Palestinians and internationals activists during the Jewish holiday of Passover in Al Khalil (Hebron). The army closed off the busy Beersheba road to allow Jewish settlers to visit the tomb of…
