Tag: Hebron

  • Hebron witnesses increase in settler harassment following al-Shuhada street demonstration

    02 March 2011 | International Solidarity Movement Sunday a shop in Tel Rumeida was attacked by a middle-aged settler who smashed the shop’s window with a stick. Of the two shopkeepers inside, one was disabled in a wheelchair. The other went out and was then attacked by the settler. Soldiers from the nearby checkpoint did…

  • Many injured and several detained at al-Shuhada street demonstration

    26 February 2011 | International Solidarity Movement Hundreds gathered in Hebron on Friday to march against the continued closure of al-Shuhada Street. The non-violent protestors were met with tear gas, sound grenades, and rubber bullets from the Israeli army. Witnesses also said that the army fired tear gas canisters directly at the protestors, which is…

  • CPT: Israeli military demolishes village of Amniyr

    22 February 2011 | Operation Dove & Christian Peacemaker Team Amniyr, South Hebron Hills, West Bank: At 5 AM this morning the Israeli army, accompanied by members of the Israeli District Coordinating Office, arrived at the village of Amniyr and demolished five tent-houses, two cisterns and the village’s olive trees. The demolitions effectively destroyed the…

  • CPT: Masked Israeli settlers chase schoolchildren, give directions to Border Police

    8 February 2011 | Operation Dove & Christian Peacemaker Team On the afternoon of 7 February 2011, three Israeli settlers from Havat Ma’on outpost chased a group of 12 Palestinian schoolchildren who were walking home from school. The Israeli military had failed to arrive to escort the schoolchildren, forcing the children to take a longer…

  • Two youths detained in Hebron

    5 February 2011 | International Solidarity Movement A 14-year old boy was arrested at a checkpoint in Hebron on Friday morning. His family have contacted the Israeli authorities, but have received no answer as to his whereabouts. The following day, his cousin was detained at the same checkpoint, apparently for calling someone German. The Palestinian…