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Settler violence: a rampage by Israel’s own homegrown supremacists

[email protected] January 26, 2021 Hebron, settler violence, supremacist

Imagine white supremacists routinely invading suburbs and rural villages to terrorize Black people. Now imagine these attacks growing so extreme that white supremacists can even take over the homes and land of those Black people, simply because they can, knowing the authorities will turn a blind eye… That’s what Israel does year after year after year to Palestinians – while US politicians from both parties continue to send Israel over $10 million per day…

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Action Alert! Tell Congress Issa Amro is a man of peace, not a criminal!

[email protected] January 4, 2021 al khalil, Hebron, israeli settlement, military court, occupation, shuhadah street

Issa Amro has been resisting Israel’s efforts to take over the Palestinian city of Hebron since 2003. A verdict is imminent in the sham trial against him, and he needs to know he’s not alone. Use this form to contact Congress – they voted to give Israel over $10 million per day; they must now tell Israel to cease its wrongdoing and drop all charges against Amro…

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Israeli soldiers assaulted Palestinian, mocking and beating him severely

[email protected] August 24, 2020 btselem, Hebron, Israeli checkpoint, MU’TASEM QAWASMEH, Palestine

“It has been six days, and I still ache all over. My ribs hurt when I breathe, and I still have blue marks on the right side of the body and on my back. I still have no idea why the soldiers attacked me so violently. All I know is that they didn’t even ask to see our ID’s.” Report by Israeli NGO B’Tselem on June incident…

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Another typical week in the Palestinian territories…

[email protected] December 14, 2019 abduct, Ahmad Zahran, Asqalan prison, Beit Doqqo, Bethlehem, demolish, Gaza, great return march, Hebron, hunger strike, Jerusalem, PCHR Weekly Report, ramallah, Sameh Al-Titi, Sami Abu Diak, Shu’fat

News from the Palestinian Territories, Dec. 7-14, 2019… a typical week… Israeli forces attack, demolish, abduct, etc – news reports from IMEMC (almost none of this is reported in US media…

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Life under Israeli occupation – daily, incessant ordeals

[email protected] August 23, 2019 administrative detention, Gaza, Hebron, home demolition, hunger strike, IDF, israeli settler, khaled barakat, occupation

The lives of Palestinians are constantly disrupted: Israeli military and settlers show up daily to abduct, demolish, harass, or otherwise bring hardship. Two days of news reports: Israeli soldiers abduct numerous Palestinians, demolish homes, Israeli war planes attack areas, etc… the daily news that US media organizations don’t tell Americans

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Two Palestinian children killed in home fire after Israel blocks fire trucks

[email protected] March 6, 2019 al khalil, checkpoint, fourth geneva convention, Hebron, occupation, zionism

Israeli soldiers prevented a Palestinian fire truck from reaching a home fire, resulting in the deaths of two small children. This is just one example of a longtime trend: Israelis detain or damage ambulances and attack medics on a regular basis.

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25 years after an Israeli massacred 29 Palestinians, victims are still being punished

[email protected] February 26, 2019 al khalil, baruch goldstein, collective punishment, Hebron, history, ibrahimi mosque, israeli settlement, nonviolent protest, occupation, settler violence, shuhada street, temporary international presence in hebron, tiph, tomb of the patriarchs, youth against settlements, zionism

Today marks the 25th anniversary of Israeli settler Baruch Goldstein’s massacre of 29 Palestinians as they prayed. Israeli soldiers blocked Palestinians who tried to flee and who wanted to enter to help the victims. The repercussions of the attack are still felt by Palestinians in Hebron, who have seen their rights eroded and their formerly bustling city centre turn into a ghost town.

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“He can’t breathe”: a Palestinian Eric Garner

[email protected] February 18, 2019 al khalil, analysis, chokehold, eric garner, Hebron, IDF, occupation, police brutality, temporary international presence in hebron, tiph, zionism

As Palestinians in Hebron navigate life without the Temporary International Presence in Hebron (TIPH) observers, it is worth looking back on how oppressive and violent life was even with outsiders watching. Eric Garner would find the city eerily familiar.

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This is Israeli politics: killer Elor Azaria is one candidate’s ally

[email protected] February 17, 2019 abdel fatah al sharif, al khalil, Elor Azaria, Hebron, likud, yaron mazuz, zionism

Elor Azaria, the Israeli soldier charged with manslaughter after shooting a wounded Palestinian in the head, now has a paid position on the political campaign of an Israeli Prime Minister candidate.

Azaria served 14 months for the killing. He returned to Hebron a folk hero and celebrity.

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After expulsion of West Bank observer force, Palestinians fear the worst

[email protected] February 7, 2019 al khalil, baruch goldstein, Hebron, hebron protocol, IDF, occupation, oslo accords, settler, settler violence, temporary international presence in hebron, tiph

The Temporary International Presence in Hebron (TIPH) has observed & documented Israeli violations of international law for 22 years. Netanyahu has cancelled their mandate following a leaked TIPH report of widespread Israeli abuse. Palestinians fear the worst without the watchful eye of TIPH; Israeli settlers say it will be “a breath of fresh air.”

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