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15.04.2014
[972mag]PHOTOS: Palestinians mourn woman who died after inhaling tear gas
The death of a 45-year-old woman in Aida Refugee Camp exposes the ongoing abuse of crowd control weapons that all too often become lethal in the hands of Israeli forces.
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read more ›15.04.2014
[Haaretz]When our freedom means their captivity
In the wake of further settlement expansion, British university students are finding it harder to defend Israel to their peers.
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read more ›13.04.2014
[972mag]A new settlement is born in Hebron
As peace talks teeter, three families move into what will be the first new settlement in Hebron since the 1980s – with the full support and blessing of the army.
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read more ›01.04.2014
[Breaking the Silence]Father of Palestinian youth killed by soldiers in Budrus petitions High Court to end delay in investigation
Ahmad ‘Awad, whose son Samir was shot and killed by soldiers near the Separation Barrier in the West Bank village of Budrus,petitioned Israel’s High Court of Justice together...
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read more ›31.03.2014
[Haaretz]State to fund student and soldier tours of Hebron in the name of slain Israeli MK
Three West Bank local authorities to receive government grants to commemorate Rehavam Ze’evi.
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read more ›25.03.2014
[Yesh-Din]Former Israeli AG: We should have evicted Hebron settlers
In an interview, former Israeli attorney general Michael Ben-Yair says he considers the situation in Hebron a form of Apartheid, refers to ‘Price Tag’ attacks as Jewish terrorism and regrets consenting to the construction of West Bank bypass roads for settlers.
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read more ›25.02.2014
[972mag]In Hebron, terror begets a reign of terror
Who do you turn to for redress when your city is occupied by a military force that gives violent settlers almost complete impunity? The roots of segregation in Hebron and Baruch Goldstein’s massacre of 29 Palestinian worshipers.
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read more ›10.02.2014
[Four Corners]Stone Cold Justice
The Israeli army is both respected and feared as a fighting force. But now the country's military is facing a backlash at home and abroad for its treatment of children in the West Bank, occupied territory.
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read more ›19.01.2014
[972mag]WATCH: Where kids are arrested for not having a mailbox
The occupation doesn’t only takes its toll on Palestinian adults; in even more ways, it affects Palestinian children. In occupied East Jerusalem, children as young as six are snatched from their beds or on their way to or from school in order to give testimony or be questioned.
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read more ›02.01.2014
[Haaretz]For first time, Palestinians acquitted of stone throwing
Military judge cites discrimination after police fails to bring settler involved in the clashes to court.
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read more ›16.12.2013
[972mag]For Arab citizens, Israeli government suffers from split personality
Ten years after the Or Commission was formed to investigate the deaths of 13 Arabs protesters at the hands of Israeli police, the government is taking contradictory steps toward implementing its findings.
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read more ›01.09.2013
[The Telegraph]British writers back Palestinian villagers against Israeli army
Ian McEwan, John le Carré and Julian Barnes are among British authors backing impoverished Palestinian villagers against Israeli army attempts to evict them to make way for a shooting range.
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read more ›18.08.2013
[Haaretz]Masked men attack Palestinian shepherd near West Bank outpost
The Ramat Migron outpost is identified with young, extreme right-wing settlers known as the hilltop youth. In recent years, several Palestinians have been attacked and property destructed in the area.
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read more ›01.08.2013
[Haaretz]Israel: Eviction of 1,300 Palestinians necessary to save IDF time, money
State responds to two High Court petitions to stop planned evacuation of eight villages in south Hebron hills.
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read more ›31.07.2013
[Haaretz]IDF legal adviser: Detention of 5-year-old Palestinian boy was legitimate
Detention of child in Hebron meant to 'thwart a security threat,’ IDF's legal adviser says, but adds that soldiers erred in detaining boy’s father; B'Tselem: Soldiers committed 'grave errors.'
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read more ›10.07.2013
[Haaretz]High Court orders state: Reopen probe of U.S. citizen wounded in West Bank protest
Court responding to petition charging that nobody questioned the Border Police soldier who fired the tear-gas canister that cracked Tristan Anderson's skull in 2009.
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read more ›09.07.2013
[Haaretz]Gaza’s future music stars face a discordant journey to summer camp
When you’re a child musician from Gaza, not a rock star like recent Arab Idol winner Mohammed Assaf, the Israeli army labels you a security risk, and getting to Ramallah is a far more arduous journey.
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read more ›05.07.2013
[Haaretz]A day in Jinba, the tiny Palestinian village about to become a huge IDF training zone
Everything seems to be forbidden here; only the water tower of Avigail, the vineyards of Sussia, the cowsheds of the Maon Farm and the home of Mitzpe Yair are apparently permitted.
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read more ›26.06.2013
[the guardian]Israeli authors campaign against eviction of West Bank villagers
David Grossman, Amos Oz and AB Yehoshua are among 24 writers calling for reprieve for villages in South Hebron hills
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read more ›25.06.2013
[The Daily Beast]Why Firing Zone 918 is Relevant Today
The gathering was organized by the Association for Civil Rights in Israel and Breaking the Silence, among others. And it was an answer to the rallying cry of a group of Israeli authors who had signed a letter penned by one of their number—David Grossman—who called to all "those who are still able...
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read more ›20.06.2013
[The Jewish Daily FORWARD]Breaking the Silence in the forward
"by speaking out about the nature of the occupation and what it does to generations of young people serving in the IDF, these women are doing something far more provocative. For their honestly, they merit the gratitude of all of us who care about Israel."
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- Fri, 18 Apr 2014 19:27:47"Hundreds of soldiers have provided testimony to Breaking the Silence regarding the price we pay for settling the...
http://t.co/ReRpC9AeQD - Thu, 17 Apr 2014 17:50:34As the Hebron settlers celebrate Passover, hundreds of soldiers are forced to protect their massive celebrations...
http://t.co/LAQxeCidx5 - Thu, 17 Apr 2014 17:23:57From Breaking the Silence » J-Wire
http://t.co/nM4QWyE9W1 - Wed, 16 Apr 2014 13:32:39As we celebrate our freedom from slavery this Passover holiday, we must remind ourselves that the new settlement...
http://t.co/W04cUBf21H - Sun, 13 Apr 2014 20:58:04Meretz slams Ya'alon's decision to allow settlers to populate Hebron building | JPost | Israel News
http://t.co/XhESHH68be - Sun, 13 Apr 2014 19:38:10As we speak, the settlers of Hebron are entering the "House of Contention" with the approval of the Israeli...
http://t.co/9Xyk7ootw5 - Sun, 13 Apr 2014 18:51:53The IDF is connecting the settlement to water. @IDFSpokesperson is that really the army's job?
http://t.co/JfnyLs8uyC - Sun, 13 Apr 2014 18:46:21RT @ShovrimShtika: צה"ל מחבר את הדיירים החדשים למים.
http://t.co/VS4yijvXCg - Sun, 13 Apr 2014 17:38:48A new settlement in the making. Now in #hebron
http://t.co/MkeBlwabzK - Thu, 10 Apr 2014 16:38:22Everyone has been talking about the settler violence in the illegal outpost of Yitzhar, but the real victims of...
http://t.co/sKlxCnkCWl - Wed, 09 Apr 2014 14:19:20Breaking the Silence: 2 Hebron Police: 0
Just now, a hearing was supposed to take place regarding our appeal of...
http://t.co/EDtmDrtCPK - Tue, 08 Apr 2014 21:35:10Last night, Another incident of settler violence against security forces, in the settlement of Yitzhar. As we...
http://t.co/BYmhA9F5E1 - Mon, 07 Apr 2014 20:45:39Tomer, who served in Hebron, tells of his first encounter with the grim reality of life in Hebron, when he found...
http://t.co/24DgvCulVr - Sun, 06 Apr 2014 19:23:40I posted 55 photos on Facebook in the album "Hebron tour 4.4.14"
http://t.co/vM3N9B8aVI - Sun, 06 Apr 2014 19:03:58For almost a decade we arrive with tours to Hebron, to show the public the reality of the occupation. Last...
http://t.co/402mGFXFNB - Sun, 06 Apr 2014 18:55:21I posted 24 photos on Facebook in the album "Hebron tour 4.4.14"
http://t.co/g1zsvfnD1G - Fri, 04 Apr 2014 12:43:51We're now in the center of the ghost town of Hebron with 250 people who joined us to see the reality in city for...
http://t.co/QlKhJB2JCE - Thu, 03 Apr 2014 23:34:40Noam Sheizaf at +972 Magazine on Yehuda Shauls arrest and the efforts to prevent all of us from seeing,...
http://t.co/xfQnhSCz0G - Thu, 03 Apr 2014 20:18:16RT @MikeOmerMan: RT @972mag: @BtSIsrael founder detained in Hebron, banned from city for 14 days
http://t.co/FwbVisrfjB - Thu, 03 Apr 2014 16:35:23For those who are not familiar, this is Yehuda Shaul, and as of today - he is not allowed in Hebron for two...
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