Tag: Hebron

  • Tel Rumeida: International observers and Palestinians alike targeted by checkpoints

    by Alistair George 27 October 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank  The Israeli military is continuing to harass and intimidate Palestinians and international volunteers at checkpoints throughout Tel Rumeida, Hebron.  On 25 October 2011, around 7.15pm, a Palestinian woman was held at checkpoint56 inTel Rumeida for around an hour after refusing to pass through…

  • Settlers desperately try to fit the role by stealing olives

    Settlers desperately try to fit the role by stealing olives

    by Aida Gerard  25 October 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank On Tuesday, illegal settlers from the Susiya settlement harvested the olive trees belonging to the Abu Sabha family from Susiya and Yatta, South Hebron Hills. Around 12 o’ clock a villager from the area spotted two settlers picking olives from the land of…

  • As settlers disrupt olive harvest, Israeli officer declares: “I am the law, I am God.”

    As settlers disrupt olive harvest, Israeli officer declares: “I am the law, I am God.”

    by Alistair George  22 October 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank Intimidation of Palestinians in the Israeli-controlled H2 section of Hebron continued today as the Israeli military and settlers harassed Palestinians and international observers as they attempted to pick olives on their land in Tel Rumeida. Around 40 students from different Palestinian universities marched…