Tag: Hebron
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Night of Israeli violence: Al Aqsa Mosque barricade, house demolition, gang beating, arrests
22 August 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank Just after midnight on Monday, August 22 the Israeli military took the opportunity to trap 1500 Palestinian youth inside al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, blow up a house in Hebron (injuring 30 people in the ensuing riots), and arrested a member of the Freedom Theatre in Jenin.…
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50 arrested during pre-dawn sweeps in Hebron
21 August 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank Just before dawn today, Sunday August 21, IDF forces raided the towns of Hebron and Bethlehem in the West Bank. Preliminary reports indicate that up to 250 people have been arrested in Hebron, including at least 70 Hamas leaders. Twitter feeds on the ground speak of…
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“Price tag” campaign a pattern more than a phenomenon
15 August 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank The so called “price tag” campaign is regarded to be a product of the illegal Israeli settlement of Yitzhar, yet the price tag to Israeli occupation and fanatical land grabbing is much more a general concept, aligned with the policy and practice of Israel let alone…