Tag: Hebron

  • Olive Harvest in Hebron

    by ISM Hebron, October 14th Olive harvesting will begin in Hebron after Eid, the Muslim festival that marks the end of Ramadam (the month of fasting during daylight hours). Palestinians will face restrictions on access to their land and harassment from Israeli colonists from nearby settlements. Palestinians have been harassed in previous years by Israeli…

  • The Last Shabbat of Sukkot

    by ISM Hebron, 14th October At about 00:25, international Human Rights Workers (HRWs) based in Tel Rumeida, Hebron heard the sound of a screaming baby on the street outside their flat. On looking outside, they saw a male adult settler carrying a baby down the street from the Tel Rumeida settlement and sit on a…

  • Tel Rumeida Diary: The Israeli Idea of “Quiet”

    by Mary, October 14th A young soldier told me that he didn’t care what anyone thought of him. He did not want peace, just quiet. He wanted quiet! And quiet he has, I suppose. He has no need to arrest anyone or shoot anyone. And that is the best a young conscript can hope for!…