Tag: Hebron

  • Israeli prison industrial complex in motion

    by Lisa 30 October 2011 | International Solidarity Movement West Bank During a settler tour around the old city in Hebron on Saturday, where dozens of Israelis were guided around in a sort of parade, a Palestinian man named Yousef Salim Issa Al Batch, passed by and was stopped by Israeli police. He had a…

  • New Israeli military tactic: Headbutting in Al- Ma’asara

    New Israeli military tactic: Headbutting in Al- Ma’asara

    by Alistair George 28 October 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank The Israeli military violently obstructed a peaceful demonstration against the Israeli separation wall in Al-Ma’sara, near Bethlehem, today. Around 25 Palestinians and a similar number of international observers marched from the village at 12:20 PM today and attempted to reach olive groves on…

  • 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…