Tag: Hebron

  • Protests take place in Bil’in and Umm Salamona

    Umm Salamona The weekly demonstration against the wall in Umm salamuna gathered around 50 Palestinians and internationals on the 4th of April. The peaceful demonstration marched down the main street until it reached the entrance to the town where the Israeli military stopped the demonstrators using marble barbed wire. At the entrance the demonstrators chanted…

  • CPT: Hebron orphanages and schools for 7,000 children ordered closed

    For more information about CPT’s work in Palestine click here Last night (April 1st 2008) approximately 300 women, including teachers, mothers and students, protested the shut down of their school and orphanages by the Israeli government. This is one of several schools and orphanages serving 7,000 orphans and students in the Hebron area. Internationals, including…

  • Land Day Demonstration in al-Masara

    On Friday, March 28th the villagers of al-Masara will hold a non-violent demonstration to commemorate Land Day and voice their opposition to the annexation wall and settlement expansion. This will be the 60th demonstration held in the village since 2007.