Tag: Hebron

On the 16th of November two 10 year old Palestinian boys were beaten, harassed and detained by six Israeli soldiers outside their home in central Hebron. Their house is situated next to an illegal settlement which is protected by a large number of Israeli soldiers. The children were playing together with two older friends when…

On Wednesday the 7th of November an international human right worker (HRW) in Hebron was arrested, handcuffed, blindfolded and beaten because he refused to give his passport away to soldiers at an Israeli checkpoint. According to Israeli law, a soldier does in fact have the right to look at the passport and check the validity…

On Monday, November 5, 2007, at 7:15 AM, a 17-year-old girl was detained at the Tel Rumeida checkpoint and was arrested for the false charge of attacking a soldier. Two international Human Rights Workers (HRWs) were present, and saw the incident occur. The girl was stopped whilst walking past the checkpoint by a soldier who…