Tag: Hebron

  • Report on Recent Settler Attacks in the South Hebron Area

    by Musa Abu-Marya. Translated by Sunbula al-Jab’a June 13th: The problem – the settlers that are residing in Beit Ain located near the Gush Etzion settlement bloc, and between Beit Ummar and al-Jab’a are engaging in hostile actions in areas surrounding the two villages. Today, the settlers set fire to land in al-Jab’a as well…

  • Palestinian nonviolent activist profiled by Israeli army

    by Zadie Musa Abu Marya, a peace activist from Beit Ummar, was again detained by the Israeli army on Sunday June 19. A group of five Palestinians and international peace activists were traveling along the settler road 137, which borders the Gush Etzion settlement bloc. At about 7 p.m. we were stopped by soldiers and…

  • Hebron Settlers Vandalise Palestinian School

    by Joe June 22nd: Shortly after 4:00 p.m. this afternoon, a Palestinian youth informed two human rights workers sitting on Shuhada St. that settler youth were attacking the retaining wall just built alongside the new brick path to the Qurtuba School. When we reached the staircase up to the path, we saw three settler boys,…

  • Video: Israeli soldier refuses to intervene as settlers stone human rights workers

    To download the video click here June 14th: At approximately 12:30 PM, two Human Rights Workers (HRWs) on Shuhada Street noticed a group of between 8 and 10 settlers boys between the ages of 9 and 12 carrying plastic bags filled with water. The boys were coming out of the Beit Hadassah settlement and were…

  • Saturday: Demonstration Against the Inner Barrier in South Mt. Hebron

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The people of South Mt. Hebron are calling for participation in a joint Palestinian-Israeli-International non-violent direct action against the “inner barrier” at 9am in the village of Umnazil this Saturday, 24th June. This is the third non-violent demonstration in the area in the last month. The “inner barrier” built along road 317…