Tag: Hebron

  • Security Stranglehold Tightens in Hebron

    By: Becky For a week now the security checks on Palestinians and internationals in Hebron has maintained it’s tightest grip since our arrival. Soldiers who a month ago limited themselves to their posts now extend their jurisdiction along whole streets; patrolling and watching in a paranoid attempt to preempt some fictitious attack. They scan the…

  • Non-violent Protest in South Hebron Hills

    The hills south of Hebron are home to many Palestinian farmers and shepherds who live off the land. But in recent years a line of settlements have slowly pushed them out of their homes. The people of Susiya village now live out of tents and caves with only two hours access to electricity a day,…

  • Beit Ummar Curfew

    At 1 am on the 13th of February the village of Beit Ummar was invaded by Israeli soldiers and put under military curfew. Over 40 people were arrested as the area was declared a closed military zone. The press were turned away at the gate and those who found another way in were escorted out…