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Israeli Settler Ofer Ohana argues with Palestinian activists in the West Bank city of Hebron, February 10, 2019. (Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90)

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…

By +972 Magazine February 18, 2019

Israeli soldiers escort and protect Israeli settlers who attacked Palestinian activists in Hebron, occupied West Bank, December 24, 2018. (Issa Amro)

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…

By Edo Konrad December 28, 2018

Illustrative photo of Israeli Border Police officers frogmarching a Palestinian detainee in East Jerusalem during the tension surrounding Al-Aqsa Mosque, July 21, 2017, East Jerusalem. (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

Palestinian rights make a rare appearance in Congress

A first-of-its-kind bill introduced this week focusing on the rights of Palestinian children could pave the way for greater transparency and accountability in America’s dealings with Israel. Members of Congress on Tuesday introduced a bill requiring the U.S. Secretary of State to certify that funds bound for Israel “do not support military detention, interrogation, abuse, or…

By Samer Badawi November 15, 2017

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Senator Bernie Sanders meets with Issa Amro in Washington D.C.

Sanders stands with Palestinian activist. More politicians must do the same

On trial in an Israeli military court for nonviolently opposing the occupation, the odds are stacked against Palestinian human rights defender Issa Amro. With the support of U.S. progressives like Bernie Sanders, he might just stand a chance. By Maya Garner It is a big deal when high profile American politicians like Bernie Sanders stand…

By +972 Magazine October 2, 2017

aPalestinian anti-occupation activists Issa Amro is carried on the shoulders of a fellow activist upon his release from Palestinian Authority custody in Hebron, September 10, 2017. (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

‘I was arrested for asking the PA to stop intimidating journalists’

Amro, a Palestinian activist known for opposing settlements in the West Bank city of Hebron, was arrested by the Palestinian Authority for criticizing its recent arrests of journalists. Upon his release, Amro called on Mahmoud Abbas to revoke or revise a new law that’s been used to target journalists and activists. By Oren Ziv/Activestills.org A…

By Activestills September 10, 2017

Issa Amro (Screenshot)

PA court orders activist Issa Amro to jail, int’l backlash grows

Human rights groups and foreign diplomats were kept out of the closed-door Palestinian court hearing. Members of U.S Congress demand that Abbas release Amro, an EU-declared human rights defender, who was arrested for criticizing the PA on social media. By Yael Marom The Palestinian District Court in Hebron on Thursday ordered that well-known human rights…

By +972 Magazine September 7, 2017

Palestinian nonviolent Issa Amro. (photo: Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

PA security forces arrest prominent human rights activist Issa Amro

Palestinian authorities reportedly arrested Amro, an activist with Youth Against Settlements, for criticizing the PA in a Facebook post. Amro, who is also facing charges in Israeli military court for his political activism, has been recognized by the EU and UN as a human rights defender. Palestinian security forces arrested human rights defender and well-known…

By Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man September 4, 2017

President Donald Trump walks alongside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a ceremony the president, as he arrives at Ben Gurion Airport, May 22, 2017. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

What can Trump really do in the face of a 50-year occupation?

President Trump has arrived in Israel, promising the ultimate deal. Ahead of the big day, a few political activists and commentators shared their thoughts on what, if anything, Trump can bring to the region. By Yaser Abu Areesha President Donald Trump, a man who often speaks about making the “ultimate deal” that would bring an…

By +972 Magazine May 22, 2017

Palestinian, Israeli and international Jewish activists build a protest camp in Surara, West Bank, May 19, 2017. (Photo: Ahmad Bazz/Activestills.org)

Palestinians, Israelis and diaspora Jews build West Bank protest camp

Hundreds of activists, organized by a coalition of Palestinian, Israeli and American Jewish groups, built an encampment in Surara, from where Palestinians had been expelled in the 1990s. By +972 Magazine staff Around 300 Palestinians, Israelis and diaspora Jewish activists staged a direct action in the village of Sarura in the south Hebron hills of…

By +972 Magazine May 19, 2017

Issa Amro (Screenshot)

WATCH: ‘They want to get rid of the idea of nonviolent resistance’

The Israeli army really wants to see Palestinian nonviolent activist Issa Amro in prison. We ask Issa why he’s facing 18 charges now, and what ‘winning’ would mean for him. Video by A. Daniel Roth, Aaron Rotenberg Nonviolent Palestinian organizer Issa Amro has been practicing and teaching nonviolent resistance and civil disobedience in the occupied city of Hebron…

By +972 Magazine September 25, 2016

Illustrative photo of Israeli Border Police arresting a Palestinian activist. (Ryan Rodrick Beiler/Activestills.org)

Police admit arresting Palestinian man to prevent him from protesting

Police arrested Muhammad Abu Hummus to prevent him from peacefully demonstrating against the Jerusalem Marathon — then lied about it. By John Brown* In March of this year, Israeli police arrested Muhammad Abu Hummus, a resident of the village Issawiya in East Jerusalem, where he serves as a member of a community organizing committee. He was arrested along…

By +972 Magazine September 15, 2016

Palestinian nonviolent Issa Amro. (photo: Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

WATCH: Palestinian activist responds to attacks on Breaking the Silence

“The Israeli occupation used to target Palestinian human rights defenders — now they’ve moved inside Israel,” Hebron-based activist with Youth Against Settlements, Issa Amro, tells +972 Magazine and Activestills. Read more on the campaign against Breaking the Silence and human rights organizations in Israel.

By Activestills December 16, 2015

Israeli soldiers protect settlers who descended upon the front yard of Palestinian activist Issa Amro's house, Hebron, West Bank, Friday, November 27, 2015. (photo: Youth Against Settlements)

Under cover of Shabbat, settlers invade Palestinian property in Hebron

Neither the army nor the police bat an eyelid when settlers set up shop in the front yard of a privately-owned Palestinian home for an entire weekend. By Michael Salisbury-Corech Dozens of settlers in Hebron took over the front yard of the home of well-known local Palestinian nonviolent activist Issa Amro over the weekend. Israeli soldiers remained…

By +972 Magazine November 29, 2015