Tag: Hebron

By Linus These last few days around the illegal settlement of Tel Rumeida have been filled with constant interruptions and harassment in the lives of the Palestinians as annexation walls are constructed, soldiers continue putting up roadblocks and establishing checkpoints, and settlers continue to make life unbearable for Palestinians in this section of Hebron. The…

by Nils and Lo August, 2005 HEBRON — Since the Oslo agreement, the city of Hebron has been divided into areas ruled by the Palestinian Authority and areas ruled by Israel. Today, there are about 500 Israeli Jews living inside Hebron, with a Palestinian population of close to 200,000. Two to three thousand Israeli soldiers…

Mirja, Lo, and Nils. Israel’s Next Step: Destroying Financial and Economic Structures Report from Idna just outside Hebron Idna is a village with 21,000 citiziens. Since 1948, Israel has stolen more than half of Idna’s land for illegal settlements. The most recent loss has cut Idna off from 3,000 dunams (667 acres) of their own…