Tag: Hebron

  • Karsten’s Journal: 5 days in Qawawis

    I arrived in the village Tuesday 11th of april. 12.4.06 In the morning I go with Hadj Mahmoud, who takes his sheeps for grazing on the hillside opposite the settlement of Susya. After some time we see a settler car on the road gong up to Susya and he is probably watching us. After 20…

  • The Surreal Story of Qawawis Continues

    Take a trip to Qawawis and you step back in time, yet remain in a surreal and frightening present. It’s an extraordinary place of stark beauty, situated at the extreme southern tip of the Occupied West Bank. Most of the people live in ancient limestone cave dwellings, variously enlarged and improved over the centuries. Yet…

  • Jab’a Ploughs its Land

    This morning I travelled to the village of Jab’a, just South of Bethlehem, where local Palestinian farmers have faced intimidation by settlers when trying to access their land. Jab’a is a village of 900 people facing annexation of part of its land by the Apartheid Wall. It is near the Gush Etziyon settlement block and…

  • Closed Military Zone Passes Over Israeli Settlers

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The phenomenon in Hebron of Jewish holidays being used as an excuse for widespread harassment and violence against Palestinians is set to continue today as the Israeli military evicted international Human Rights Workers (HRWs) from the area. Up to 10,000 settler supporters are said to be visiting the Old City of Hebron…

  • Settler Attacks and House Occupations in Hebron

    by Tom Settlers attacked Palestinian houses and targeted the Palestinian residents of Tel Rumeida today, the first Shabbat of the Passover period. A Palestinian boy was attacked at 4.30pm by five settlers on Shuhada Street. The settlers knocked him off his bicycle and attacked him in full view of the IDF. Later in the afternoon…