Tag: Hebron

  • Israeli Holidays Impede Palestinian Freedom of Movement

    by Tom Hayes, October 11th I visited the village of Bil’in, close to Ramallah, on Saturday. The villagers had asked for an international presence in the village after the IOF had arrested Emad, a Palestinian cameraman who works for Reuters on Friday after the weekly demonstration against the Apartheid Wall, which will separate the villagers…

  • Armed Israeli Colonists Move Freely While Army Restricts Palestinian Movement

    by ISM Hebron and Tel Rumeida Project For video evidence from this day: click here to view or click here to download. A description of each part of the video is at the end of this report. At 1.30pm on Sunday 8th October 2006, soldiers closed the main checkpoint into Tel Rumeida, Hebron (checkpoint 56)…

  • Palestinian Resident of Hebron Detained for Sitting on the Street

    by ISM Hebron On Saturday the 7th of October at 2pm about ten Israeli settlers, aged 15 to 20, harassed Palestinians on the hill above Beit Hadassah settlement in Tel Rumeida, Hebron. Palestinians were afraid to go home and international human right workers observing were attacked by settlers who tried to push the video camera…

  • March of Grapes Brutally Attacked-6 Arrested, Many Injured

    by PSP, October 8 October 8, 2006-Today, Palestinian, international and Israeli activists joined together to demonstrate against land theft, road closures and economic isolation by bringing two tons of the surplus Palestinian grape harvest to an occupation checkpoint along Route 60. In a display of civil disobedience akin to the North American Boston Tea Party,…

  • Two Roadblock Removal Actions in Three Hours

    by PSP, October 6th This afternoon, Palestinian, international and Israeli activists carried out two non-violent demonstrations focused on two illegal roadblocks in the al-Khalil (Hebron) region. Roadblocks in al-Jab’a and Beit Ommar were chosen, and while the demonstrators were unable to open the first roadblock, the barrier in Beit Ommar was successfully opened. Large forces…