Tag: Hebron

  • Palestinian Activist Detained In Hebron

    Palestinian Activist Detained In Hebron

    A 22 year old Palestinian activist was detained in al-Khalil this morning. He was held and interrogated for thirty minutes, before being escorted through the Shuhada Street checkpoint. He was released after another half hour with no charge, but was told that Israeli forces would raid his house if they found he was linked to the…

  • Resistance and empowerment in al-Khalil’s women’s cooperative

    Resistance and empowerment in al-Khalil’s women’s cooperative

    ISM met with the founder of al-Khalil’s largest women’s cooperative to discuss business, the occupation and women’s empowerment. Idhna is a small town to the west of al-Khalil, located less than a kilometre from the separation wall that divides Israelis from Palestinians. It is also home to the main workshop of Women in Hebron, a…

  • Soldiers detain 12-year old child in al-Khalil [VIDEO]

    Soldiers detain 12-year old child in al-Khalil [VIDEO]

    A 12-year old Palestinian boy was detained by Israeli armed forces this afternoon in Hebron’s Bab al-Baladiyya military base. The boy was apparently targeted by the soldiers, who were interrogating passers-by on his whereabouts. When he was identified, the heavily-armed soldiers quickly surrounded the boy and his father before forcing them into the military base.…