Tag: Hebron

  • 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.…

  • 14-year old detained in al-Khalil as tensions run high

    14-year old detained in al-Khalil as tensions run high

    A 14-year old Palestinian boy was detained yesterday afternoon as Israeli forces conducted a search in Hebron’s Old City. The boy was riding his bike when four heavily armed soldiers began interrogating him. Shortly after, he was taken to Bab al-Baladiyya military base. Prior to the search, soldiers had stopped several men outside the base.…