Tag: Hebron

  • Hebron: Over 30 detained

    By Aziza Frost 27 July 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank On the evening of July 18, over 30 Palestinians were detained in Tel Rumeida of Hebron after being accused of attacking an Israeli settler from the illegal settlement in the city. The attack allegedly took place after the settler went to swim in…

  • Al Mufagarah: Cave dwellers struggle to remain on their land

    By VLR 21 July 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank In the peaceful landscape of the South Hebron Hills, the occupation of the land is a daily struggle. Whilst life seems to be quiet and smooth the Palestinian communities often have to forget their daily life problems to focus on a bigger issue: resisting…

  • Apartheid Safari

    By Markus Fitzgerald 21 July 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank Saturday evening, around 6pm, a group of illegal Israeli settlers move through the Old City of Palestinian Al Khalil (Hebron). They are both surrounded and fortified by Israeli soldiers. On paper, this tour through is a supposed “ultimate family experience in Israel“. In…