Tag: Hebron

  • Israeli Soldiers Occupy and Harass in Hebron

    Carrying out a mission? by ISM Hebron Click here to view a video of these events. At approximately 2pm on September 24th, human rights workers (HRWs) in Tel Rumeida discovered that there were six Israeli soldiers occupying an uninhabited floor of a Palestinian family’s home. When asked by HRWs what they were doing there, the…

  • Israeli Colonists Break Old Man’s Leg in Susia

    by PSP September 23, 2006: As we walk away down the craggy biblical landscape, she turns around to wag her finger at him and say “Remember? It is no defence to say you were only following orders”. The soldier looks perplexed and puts his hands out, letting his gun hang down from its strap. He…

  • Harry Potter and the Spell of Transportation

    Harry Potter during his guest appearance in Hebron by Alizarin Crimson and Harry Potter At 6:45 PM on September 22nd, human rights workers (HRWs) in Hebron paid a visit to their neighbors, the Abu Haikals where they were shocked, SHOCKED to find that soldiers had yet again, invaded the home. HRWs rang the bell of…

  • Tarqumia “Terminal” – A Checkpoint by Any Other Name

    by Lilly Six hours. This is how long Palestinians have to wait before they can pass the “terminal” at Tarqumia in the West Bank, which leads either into Israel or, eventually on to the Gaza Strip. The soldiers at the checkpoint deny this. “All they need is permission from the District Coordination Office (DCO, the…

  • Palestinian and International Activists Remove Roadblock

    by Palestine Solidarity Project On September 21, 2006, in the village of Al-Jab’a, Palestinian and international activists partially removed an earth mound roadblock that separates the Palestinian village of Al-Jab’a from the Palestinian village of Surif. In 2002, Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) created the illegal roadblock to prevent the villagers of Surif and the villagers…