Tag: Settlers
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New checkpoints, access control-buildings and street-signs in the historical center of Hebron
6th December 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine As for colonial Israel, nothing happens without a reason. Periods of extreme violence are followed by relative calm periods with more intense colonial construction activities and preparations for the next facts on the ground. Palestinian daily life is inhumanly restricted by the…
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Not business as usual: colonial settlers in al-Khalil for Jewish festival
27th November 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine The Jewish holiday/celebration of Chayei Sarah and the reading of the Torah regarding Sarah took place in occupied al-Khalil (Hebron) on 25th and 26th November 2016. Beginning of Friday hundreds of Jews from illegal colonial settlements within the West Bank as well…
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Photo-Story: Mini walking tour of occupied Hebron
24th November 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine After our afternoon school run today, two of us took a walk around a small part of Al Khalil. The photos are sort of a mini-walking tour of some of the stolen Palestinian land, streets, homes and shops, roadblocks and checkpoints. Note…
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Yet another demolition hits Umm Al Khair; community continues to stand strong
19th of November 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Umm al-Kheir, south Hebron Hills, occupied Palestine On November 15th, the Bedouin community of Umm Al Khair experienced the fifth wave of demolitions by Israeli forces on their structures to take place in the past year. The most prominent of the two structures demolished…
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Nothing is simple in Palestine
17th November 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Umm al-Kheir, occupied south Hebron Hills Almost nothing in Palestine is what you expect for the most part. And, this is so true of the negative things you see. No matter how bad you think things are or expect them to be, you are almost…
