Tag: Hebron

  • HUMAN RIGHTS WORKER ATTACKED NEAR HEBRON SETTLEMENT

    Jewish settlers attacked American Human Rights’ activist Brian Morgan, outside the Beit Haddasah settlement on Saturday March 25. About 20 settlers, adults and children as young as eight years, kicked, punched and hit Morgan on the head with rocks. He later received sutures in hospital in Tel Aviv. An Israeli soldier at his post outside…

  • How Can I Stop You?

    By Mary Tuesday March 21st 2006 At about 8pm, there was a lot of yelling in the street outside the internationals apartment in Tel Rumeida, Hebron. Israeli soldiers were demanding that men from the building opposite came down to the street. Two men came down. They were told that everyone, including the baby, must come…

  • CPT Statement: CPTers Released

    Released by the Christian Peacemaker Teams Our hearts are filled with joy today as we heard that Harmeet Singh Sooden, Jim Loney and Norman Kember have been safely released in Baghdad. Christian Peacemaker Teams rejoices with their families and friends at the expectation of their return to their loved ones and community. Together we have…

  • Three peace activists freed in Iraq

    From the BBC Norman Kember, 74, of Pinner, north-west London, James Loney and Harmeet Singh Sooden, were three of four men seized in Baghdad in November. Mr Kember is said to be in a “reasonable condition” while the two Canadians were taken to hospital. The body of murdered US citizen Tom Fox was found in…

  • Beautiful, Terrible

    more photos here By Katie Tel Rumeida is beautiful this time of year. Today I stood on my roof and talked to my roommate Wes in San Francisco. Wes is awesome and one of the people I miss the most. He’s been so supportive of me coming here for which I am very grateful. I…