Tag: Hebron

  • A call from Hebron

    A Call from Hebron to the Israeli government to respect Israeli commitments toward Palestinians in Hebron BY Issa ISM coordinator in Hebron Since Hammas won in the Palestinian elections the entire world is putting conditions for dealing with the Hammas government. Here in Hebron we want to know why no one puts conditions on dealing…

  • Close Encounter of a Settler Kind

    (Israeli settler after assaulting a Human Rights Worker. Behind the car is the settlment of Suseya) by Jon Qawawis is a village in the south Hebron Hills, very close to the green line, and surrounded by settlements and settlement outposts. In Qawawis are about 5-6 families, all of whom have roughly 10 kids (the kids,…

  • Life in Tel Rumeida; “It is clear who are the terrorists around here.”

    by Katie The city of Hebron (al Khalil) is divided into two areas, one controlled by the Palestinian Authority (H1) and the other controlled by the Israeli military (H2). Tel Rumeida is a Palestinian majority neighborhood in H2 with two illegal (under international law) Israeli settlements named Tel Rumeida and Beit Hadassa. The settlers of…