Tag: Hebron

  • Soldiers kick and strike Tel Rumeida children with their guns

    The night of October 22nd, 2007 Tel Rumeida, Hebron Human Rights Workers (HRWs) last night witnessed eight Israeli soldiers attacking three Palestinian youths at the Tel Rumeida checkpoint, kicking them and striking them with their guns. One of the youths had allegedly insulted a soldier some nights ago, and since then at least three young…

  • An example of what happens every day in Tel Rumeida

    Demonstrating the unjust and inhumane nature of Israeli Occupation Force checkpoints, today a family was delayed for over one hour as they tried to bring cooking gas to their home. The checkpoint is located on the boundary between areas known as H1 and H2. H1 is controlled by the Palestinian Authority, H2 is under official…

  • First olive harvest in seven years (updated)

    Today a collaboration of Palestinian farmers, human rights workers and Israeli activists converged at the Jabri family farm in Hebron to commence the annual olive harvest. The Jabri family farm, situated in a corridor between two illegal Israeli settlements, has been subject to a history of settler violence- such as the recent attacks seen on…