Tag: Hebron

  • 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.

  • House Confiscation in Old City Hebron

    On Thursday, March 20 and Friday the 21st the Israeli army invaded a family’s home in Hebron. International and Palestinian Human Rights Workers were able to stall them for one day, but on Friday they returned, evicted the family, confiscated the house, and welded the door shut to prevent anyone from returning. In the process,…