Tag: Hebron

  • Stanford Daily: “Activists describe West Bank violence”

    Israeli soldiers at the Tel Rumeida checkpoint threaten Palestinian schoolgirls By Katherine Cox Tuesday, April 18, 2006 from The Stanford Daily Two young human rights activists spoke last night about the Palestinian population of Tel Rumeida, Hebron, a West Bank neighborhood that also contains some of what were considered the most fanatical Israeli settlements. The…

  • Militant Settlers Attack 79 Year Old Human Rights Worker in Hebron

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Militant supporters of the illegal settlers of Hebron attacked Human Rights Workers (HRWs), Palestinian teachers and children at approximately 7:40 this morning. The small team of HRWs were on the street this morning ready to protect Palestinian children on their way to school. Attacks on Palestinian children are common, and tension in…

  • Apartheid “Closed Military Zone” In Hebron

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Over Passover holiday, under the guise of a “Closed Military Zone” (CMZ) the Israeli authorities in Hebron have been excluding Palestinians and international Human Rights Workers (HRWs) from the streets of the Old City and Tel Rumeida areas. The CMZ order has been selectively applied against Palestinians and HRWs since the Passover…

  • Hebron Military Closure Extended Until ‘Undisclosed Date’

    The military order for April 18. Volunteers have not been shown the current order. On Sunday, April 16 at 20:00 the Israeli military in the H2 area of Hebron established a closed military zone order for “persons or groups disturbing the order,” effective until April 18 at midnight. At 7:00 in the morning on April…

  • Remaining Human Rights Workers Threatened with Expulsion from Hebron

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Israeli Army has threatened human rights workers in Hebron with further expulsions from the H2 zone, near the Old Souk (market). The activists from the International Solidarity Movement (ISM) and Tel Rumeida Project (TRP) have a small apartment in the zone, which is under Israeli Army control. The H2 zone is…