Tag: Hebron

  • Another “Barrier” to Peace

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE On Friday, 9th June, at 2:00 PM The people of South Mt. Hebron will demonstrate against the ‘inner barrier’ being built in that region. This “inner mini barrier” is being built along road 317 in South Mt. Hebron is being constructed as a means to circumvent an Israeli Supreme Court decision forbidding…

  • Visiting Your Neighbours in Tel Rumeida

    by Shlomo Bloom Closed Palestinian shops in what was once a lively market in Hebron On June 4th at approximately 3:30 pm a delegation from France came to Tel Rumeida to learn more about the situation here. We met with them at the Tel Rumeida community center and I told them a bit about our…

  • Villagers in South Hebron Hills Win “Battle of the Gap”

    Qawawis, 4th June 2006: About thirty inhabitants of the small Palestinian village of Qawawis and the neighbouring villages of Jatta and Al-Twane gathered in Qawawis this morning at around 9 am. They were joined by three internationals from ISM and CPT as well as several journalists. All were assembled in opposition to the construction of…

  • A Quiet Shabbat in Tel Rumeida…

    by Shlomo Bloom One of the Palestinians said today that he thought most of the settlers were in Kiryat Arba and there were very few of them on the street so there was hardly any trouble. At about 3pm, three settler boys of approximately 10 years of age began throwing rocks at two Human Rights…

  • Qawawis Demands a Gap

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tomorrow, Sunday morning villagers will lie down along the route of the wall demanding the a gap is left for them to be able to pass through. The villagers of Qawawis woke up Wednesday morning to workers building a meter-high cement wall along the road that runs through their land between the…