Tag: Settler violence

  • Settler attacks ISM activists

    An ISM activist and her sister were attacked today on Shuhada street, Hebron, by the infamous settler Anat Cohen. The incident is the last in a long line of violent acts committed by Cohen. It was believed to be motivated by the fact the ISM activist was wearing a headscarf, as Palestinian access to Shuhada…

  • Farmers attacked by Israeli army and settlers, preventing them from planting olive trees in memory of Rachel Corrie

    12th March 2013 International Solidarity Movement, Occupied Palestine By Lisa Marchant Farmers peacefully planting olive trees in the land of Asira al Qiblya were today disrupted by Israeli soldiers who halted the planting. The presence of Palestinians on their own land also attracted the attention of illegal settlers from the nearby settlement of Yizhar, leading…

  • Racist attacks are daily reality in Hebron, even for children

    10th March 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Hebron, Occupied Palestine by Team Khalil Today a group of young settlers assault three Palestinian boys, Sharef (15), Ibrahim (14) and Walid Hamad (12), at the entrance of their home. The Abu Aesheh family lives in a house surrounded by settlements and an army base. In addition to…