Meet the Women in Hebron Cooperative
In this presentation, Laila Hasan discusses the important work of the Women in Hebron Cooperative.
Hebron
Settlements and Occupation: The Case of Hebron and Beyond
Internationally renowned Palestinian human rights defender Issa Amro talks about his work as the coordinator of Youth Against Settlements (YAS), a Hebron-based organization that documents human rights abuses and encourages the local families to resist nonviolently and remain steadfast in their homes despite severe freedom of movement restrictions and ongoing attacks by settlers and soldiers.
Illegal settlers violently take over two Palestinian houses near the Ibrahimi mosque in Hebron
On 21st January 2016 Israeli settlers from the illegal settlements in occupied al-Khalil (Hebron) gathered in Shuhada Street. From here the settlers went into the Old City of Al-Khalil, where they broke into two houses on al-Sahla Street near the Ibrahimi mosque at around 2.30 pm today. Backed by more than 50 soldiers and policemen, the settlers could freely break down the doors and enter the houses, that they claim they bought legally, but the houses have not yet been signed over to them. During the occupation of the two houses the settlers started throwing stones at the Palestinians in the area around the two houses, and broke multiple doors and windows of surrounding houses.
Hebron bears brunt of Israel’s crackdown
“The main goal is to make Tel Rumeida as Shuhada street: empty from Palestinians,” Issa Amro of the activist group Youth Against Settlements told The Electronic Intifada. Three out of approximately 100 Palestinian families in the Tel Rumeida neighborhood have already relocated because of harassment by Israeli settlers, according to the rights group B’Tselem.
The Palestinian body finally achieves the approving gaze of the settler
We don’t think the picture below, of a young man killed in occupied Hebron by Israeli forces and surrounded by illegal settlers, would ever show up in the New York Times. And while you can say that it is too grisly for the paper of record, it has already gotten wide attention from people who care about Israel’s occupation because of the attitude it documents.
IDF Kills Hebron Peace Activist, Hashem Azzeh
Hashem Azzeh was the Israeli government’s worst nightmare. First, he was Palestinian. Second, he was educated, a medical doctor. Third, he was a leader in his community. Which brings us to his next offense, he was a peace activist. Finally, and perhaps most aggravating for the Israeli state, ….
The Palestinian Solar & Sustainable Energy Society (PSSES)
Al-Fakhit is a Palestinian village located at the southern tip of the West Bank. The village falls in Area C, an Israeli-administered area hardest hit by the occupation, and is left off of electric and water grids.
The Beit Ommar Center for Freedom and Justice
The Beit Ommar Library and Youth Center provides a needed service in the village. However, as every- day needs require a computer and internet connection, patrons of the library –mostly students working on research – are in need of computers.
