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What if Israel had decided to expel the settlers of Hebron?
After Baruch Goldstein massacred 29 Palestinians in the Cave of the Patriarchs, Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin could have taken action against the settlers of Hebron. Instead he put the Palestinians of the city under closure. The consequences of that decision reverberate until today. By Amiram Goldblum Following the Cave of the Patriarchs Massacre on Feb. 25, 1994,…
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November 13, 2019
Open your eyes in Hebron and see the whole of the occupation
The settlements, checkpoints, and walls that have been the reality for Hebron’s Palestinian population are now being copied everywhere across the West Bank. By Eyal Hareuveni First-time visitors to the Jewish settlement in Hebron’s ancient city center might feel as though they have stepped into the heart of darkness. This is where the Israeli military occupation’s…
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September 29, 2019
In Hebron, Tlaib and Omar would have seen Israel’s apartheid city
Had Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar been allowed to visit Hebron, they would have seen Israel’s official policy of discrimination and segregation for the city’s 215,000 Palestinian residents. By Avner Gvaryahu Outside the Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron lies a beautiful leafy garden. In it stands a large stone with the names of the…
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August 28, 2019
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Stepping inside the shoes of occupation deniers
Does watching footage of human rights abuses change the way people think about the occupation? A new film challenges us to put ourselves in the shoes of our political rivals in order to change their minds. By Tom Pessah Conversations across political worldviews are difficult. If we feel someone sees what is most fundamental to us entirely differently,…
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June 3, 2019
WATCH: Israeli soldiers break into Palestinian school, arrest 10-year-old
Fully armed soldiers enter the school in occupied Hebron, threaten teachers, and take away a child they likely exceeded their authority to arrest because of his age. By Meron Rapoport Fully armed Israeli soldiers forced their way into a Palestinian school in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron and took away a 10-year-old boy…
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March 21, 2019
How to stop Kahanists from taking over
Twenty-five years after a follower of Meir Kahane massacred Palestinian worshipers in Hebron, Netanyahu is basing his future coalition on a Kahanist party. Now Israelis will have to decide between apartheid and a future of hope and equality. By Raluca Ganea Reality is often too complex to draw clear lines between cause and effect. But occasionally, a single act…
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February 26, 2019
Hundreds protest segregation in Hebron’s Shuhada Street
While Palestinians continue paying the price for the Ibrahimi Mosque massacre, carried out by a Jewish settler 25 years ago, those who share the attacker’s racist ideology are now being offered ministerial positions in Israel’s Knesset. By +972 Magazine Staff Hundreds of Palestinian, Israeli and international demonstrators marched in the West Bank city of Hebron on Friday…
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February 22, 2019
The Palestinian activists protecting Hebron from settler violence
After Israel boots the only internationally mandated human rights observer group in Hebron, Palestinian volunteers step up to monitor settler attacks amid a sense of heightened hostility. By Steven Davidson About a dozen Palestinian volunteers in blue vests identifying themselves as “human rights observers” made their way toward the Israeli army’s Checkpoint 56 on Shuhada…
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February 18, 2019
Seven hospitalized in settler attack on Hebron activists
Israeli soldiers reportedly stand by during attack on the ‘Youth Against Settlements’ community center in the occupied city. Israeli settlers attacked a group of Palestinians who were attempting to rebuild part of a local youth center in the occupied city of Hebron over the weekend, sending seven of them to the hospital with minor injuries. On…
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Edo Konrad
December 28, 2018
How one of Israel’s veteran activists came to support (some) sanctions
Galia Golan has been in the peacemaking business for nearly five decades. In a wide-ranging interview, the Peace Now co-founder discusses why she left the group, her support for a Israeli-Palestinian confederation, and why full-blown BDS won't work.
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Edo Konrad
November 20, 2018
The occupation wears Prada: Meet the new face of ‘economic peace’
When Israeli shoe designer Gal Shukroon decided to start a project bringing together Palestinian and Jewish women to make shoes, the Israeli army couldn’t resist and used it for its own PR purposes. By Meron Rapoport The Israeli military published a video earlier this week featuring Tel Aviv shoe designer Gal Shukroon, who recently launched a new…
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October 4, 2018
A rotten system, not just rotten apples
Settler violence against human rights activists is not the work of a few ‘rotten apples,’ but rather a government-backed strategy that could have dangerous consequences. We should be taking it deathly seriously. By Libby Lenkinski Over the last few weeks, the settlers in the West Bank city of Hebron have ramped up their harassment of…
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August 1, 2018
Birthright walk-offs get a taste of settler violence in Hebron
Eight Birthright participants who walked off of their trip earlier this week to learn about the occupation were on a tour with Breaking the Silence when settlers began harassing them, culminating with paint thrown on their guide’s head. If the settlers of Hebron were trying to show a group of Birthright participants who had walked…
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Mairav Zonszein
July 16, 2018
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