Tag: Hebron

  • Nine Year Old Boy Arrested for Chasing Ball in Hebron

    by ISM Hebron, January 23rd Today in Hebron a young boy, nine years old, from the Haded family was playing with his ball near the Jewish cemetery off Tel Rumeida Street when his ball rolled onto the cemetery grounds. Soldiers near the area saw the boy chase after his ball and decided this was an…

  • Rally Against Settler Violence and Road Closure in Hebron

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE On Thursday 25th January residents of Hebron will gather at the main checkpoint into Tel Rumeida at 2pm to demonstrate against settler violence and the closure of Shuhada Street to Palestinians. Speakers, including Palestinian Legislative Council members Hatem Qafish (Hamas) and Dr.Saher Qawasmeh (Fateh), will condemn the continuing settler violence towards Palestinians…

  • Aljazeera: “Israel’s Hebron settlers criticised”

    Aljazeera, January 20th The head of Israel’s central Holocaust memorial has criticised Jewish settlers who harass Palestinians in the West Bank city of Hebron. Yosef Lapid, the chairman of Yad Vashem, Israel’s largest Holocaust memorial said on Saturday that the abuse recalled the anti-Semitism present in Europe prior to the second world war. Lapid’s unusually…

  • Residents demand freedom of movement at Tel Rumeida checkpoint

    by ISM Hebron, January 20th Today, at 13:00, internationals and local residents gathered at the main checkpoint into Tel Rumeida, known as the 56 checkpoint, to protest against settler violence and the continued closure of Shuhada Street to Palestinians. Children held signs in front of the checkpoint saying, “No to settlements. Yes to peace.”, “Freedom,…

  • The Administration of Justice in Hebron

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