Tag: Hebron

  • Round-up of Recent Events in Qawawis

    ISM volunteers have been maintaining a presence as Human Rights Observers (HROs) in the tiny Palestinian village of Qawawis (population approx. fifteen), as requested by locals. The vunerable village is often subject to attack and harrassment from nearby Israeli settlers. The following is a brief summary of recent events. On the 11 of October at…

  • More Settler Attacks in Hebron, While Soldiers and Police Watch

    by Andrew At around 1.20pm on Thursday the 27th of October I received a phone call from one of the three internationals who had come to the aid of a Palestinian schoolgirl near Qurtuba School, and who were now under attack from a mob of settlers. I made my way quickly to the end of…

  • First Hand Account of Palestinian and International Arrests in Hebron

    by Johan At approximately 13.15 I and another international were at Shuhada Street in Tel Rumeida, Hebron. I saw a soldier holding a 15-year old girl on her shoulders, so I walked over and filmed with my video camera while I asked the soldier what was going on. The soldier said “she won’t leave”. After…

  • Settler Violence Against Human Rights Observers and Palestinians in Hebron

    Tel Rumeida, Incident Report by Sarah After the main group of settlers had passed us on the hill, Moran and I followed the rest of them up to the intersection at the top of the hill where many of them were milling around. We wondered where Eva and Sarah were. We later found out that…

  • Closed Military Neighborhood

    Internationals challenge Israeli repression in Tel Rumeida by Joe Carr Due to the effectiveness of our work in Tel Rumeida, the Israeli military and police have increased their efforts to rid the area of internationals. Volunteers from a variety of international organizations have been doing full-time accompaniment, documentation and physical intervention work to deter constant…