Tag: South Hebron Hills
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Statement on “postponement” of Regavim London talk due to activist pressure
Yesterday, UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) announced the “postponement” of a talk by extremist pro-settler group Regavim in London due to opposition from British, Israeli, and Palestinian activists. Regavim, which receives funding from the Israeli government, is not only anti-Palestinian and openly racist, but also lobbies for the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians from the West…
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Ten people arrested from Beit Kahel: the village targeted with violent night raids and demolition threats
August 25| International Solidarity Movement | Beit Kahel, Occupied Palestine As part of a targeted collective punishment towards the village of Beit Kahel following the death of an Israeli settler in Gush Etzion, ten individuals from the village have been arrested by Israeli Occupation Forces. Seven of the detainees are all part of the Asfara…
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Al Shoroq: The activist farmers resisting Israeli annexation in Beit Ummar
August 20 | International Solidarity Movement | Beit Ummar, Occupied Palestine Beit Ummar is an agricultural town and farming community just north of Hebron, with a populace of about 17,000. Al Shoroq, a Palestinian led group comprised of local activists based in the region since 2013 founded by longstanding committee members, work with…
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Inheriting resistance in the South Hebron Hills: “I am my father’s daughter, if he can do this, so can I… and more”
August 6 | International Solidarity Movement | South Hebron Hills, occupied Palestine “My life is occupation … all the time you have to be ready for the bad, and the most bad you can imagine,” Sameeha Huraini tells me, as she explains the reality of day-to-day life in the South Hebron Hills. She is just…
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Water Series: ‘There’s no law in the world that says you can cut water from humans’
August 3 | International Solidarity Movement | South Hebron Hills, occupied Palestine This is the second of a series of reports documenting the control and devastation of water sources by Israel as a tool of oppression. Israel is escalating its war on water in the South Hebron Hills, demolishing wells, ripping out kilometres…
