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Residents of a West Bank village with no electricity have been helped out of the darkness by unlikely benefactors – a group of Israelis who installed solar panels and wind turbines to illuminate the Palestinians' makeshift homes. The villagers of Susya live in tents and caves with power lines darting right above their dwellings, connecting a nearby Jewish settlement to the power grid while bypassing them entirely. It was this lack of basic services that drew the physicists from Comet-ME, a group of pro-peace Israeli scientists and activists, to this dusty, desolate area. Now the entire village of 300 people has access to power that is reliable, free and green. http://www.makeahistory.com/index.php/your-details/43054-israeli-scientistsactivists-bring-green-power-to-west-bank-village-susya-south-hebron-mountains-Residents of a West Bank village with no electricity have been helped out of the... more
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On the eve of direct negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, the US has appealed to both sides not to let the killing of four Jewish settlers near Hebron derail the talks.
link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-11148097On the eve of direct negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, the US has... more
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DF soldiers attacked Palestinians, international and Israeli demonstrators who were holding a rally in Hebron / Al Khalil demanding the opening of Shuhada Street, which has been closed to Palestinians for over ten years.
Around 500 Israeli settlers occupy the centre of the old city of Hebron / Al Khalil, they enjoy the full protection of the Israeli army. Shuhada street, which is the main thoroughfare of Hebron / Al Khalil, is restricted to settlers only.
Hebron / Al Khalil, Palestine. 24/07/10
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© Fil Kaler 2010DF soldiers attacked Palestinians, international and Israeli demonstrators who were... more
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Two Palestinian photojournalists were injured by Israel Defense Forces (IDF) troops on Saturday during a protest in the southern West Bank town of Beit Ummar near Hebron.
The photojournalists were covering a weekly demonstration again the theft of agricultural land by the Israeli settlement of Karmei Tsur . The demonstration was attended by dozens of Palestinians as well as international and Israeli activists.
One photojournalist reported being hit in the face and leg by a soldier with a rifle and another photojournalist suffered concussion and hearing loss after a stun grenade exploded near his head.
17/07/10 Bait Ummar, Occupied Palestine.
© Fil Kaler 2010Two Palestinian photojournalists were injured by Israel Defense Forces (IDF) troops on... more
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According to Palestinian medical officials and witnesses, at least 11 people have been injured in an Israeli air strike at an airport in southern Gaza. Meanwhile, 16-year-old Palestinian protester Mohammad Qadus was shot and killed by Israeli troops in Nablus. 17-year-old protester Osaid Qadus was also killed after being shot in the head.According to Palestinian medical officials and witnesses, at least 11 people have been... more
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Hebron, Palestine - March 2008.
Israeli settlers attack a Palestinian school during the festival of purim. The Koltaba School in Tel Ramada, Hebron is often the target of settlers as it is situated next door to the hard line settlement of Beit Hadassah.Hebron, Palestine - March 2008.
Israeli settlers attack a Palestinian school during... more
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In the early eighties, Brad Hirschfield moved from the suburbs of Chicago to the West Bank city of Hebron to join a fanatical Israeli sect determined to reclaim the Jewish state within it's Biblical boundaries. Nearly three decades later, Brad has backed away from Hebron and turned his back on the violence imposed by religious extremism in efforts to create a worldwide multi-faith conflict resolution initiative he refers to as "Bridge Building".
Check out www.revelinnewyork.com for more videos and for Rabbi Brad Hirschfield's personalized city and culture guide to New York.In the early eighties, Brad Hirschfield moved from the suburbs of Chicago to the West... more
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Ezra Nawi is facing prison because he tried to stop a military bulldozer from razing Palestinian Bedouin homes. Please refrain from using this posting as an excuse to spout anti-Semitism. I posted this to support a man who is trying to erase those kinds of harmful stereotypes.Ezra Nawi is facing prison because he tried to stop a military bulldozer from razing... more
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The 2009 Palestine Festival of Literature spent one morning taking workshops at Hebron University. In the afternoon they took a tour of the old city.
It is impossible to sum up the situation there in 5 minutes, but this gives you an idea of just how difficult life is there.The 2009 Palestine Festival of Literature spent one morning taking workshops at Hebron... more
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IDF kills Palestinian near Hebron :
Israel Defense Forces soldiers killed a Palestinian man last night near the Tomb of the Patriarchs in the West Bank city of Hebron. Earlier yesterday the Israel Air Force bombed three tunnels used for smuggling along the Gaza-Egypt border, injuring four people.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1083679.htmlIDF kills Palestinian near Hebron :
Israel Defense Forces soldiers killed a... more
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