By: Ameera Al-Rajabi December 17, 2022 Hebron shopkeeper Laila asks Israeli occupation soldiers to think about why they are serving and what they are accomplishing Laila is the only shopkeeper in the Old City who is a woman. She has opened her shop doors every day since 2007, preserving Palestinian heritage by selling Palestinian embroidery […]
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Through their Lens
CPT Palestine recently launched Through their Lens: a new project with five children who live in a restricted area of the Old City in al-Khalil (Hebron). Through their Lens will give these children a platform to tell their stories through photography. This is one of our CPTer’s reflections on the beginning of the program. During […]
First and foremost, let’s be clear the Israeli state has been annexing Palestinian land since Israel declared itself a sovereign state. Through the use of settlements, military occupation, military force and the enactment of discriminatory laws with regards to permits, land, and other civil matters & rights, there has been a steady and deliberate incremental […]
In the heart of Hebron: New Israeli settlement would have severe repercussions for the Palestinian community “I’ve always had the hope that Shuhada Street will be reopened to Palestinians and that we will be able to restore the shops and community life in that area,” says Abu Adam, who grew up in al-Khalil (Hebron). “My […]
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Lessons of Hong Kong
Lessons of Hong Kong “How was I supposed to think about a world where the life of a Palestinian is utterly disposable?” — Pamela J. Olson, Fast Times in Palestine When millions of people are in an open struggle for freedom, the world takes notice. The Green Movement in Iran, the Arab Spring, the Maidan […]
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Hebron will remain an icon
Hebron will remain an icon “Al-Khalil will remain an icon of the resistance to occupation and settlements.” These were the words on one of the placards carried by hundreds of demonstrators in al-Khalil (Hebron) on 26 November. Palestinians marched peacefully from the Russian Orthodox monastery, known locally as al-Maskobiyeh, through the heart of the city. […]
Sukkot holidays lead to restrictions for Palestinians The season of Jewish holidays that began this year with Rosh Hashanah and ended with Simchat Torah (30 September to 22 October 2019) is a troublesome period for Palestinians in al-Khalil (Hebron). The activities of Israeli settlers in al-Khalil, and of the Israeli military that enables them, are […]
Occupied Palestine Gathers Its Olives It’s autumn in Palestine. The olive trees – some of them centuries old – stand ready to provide their Palestinian farmers and families another season’s worth of their precious crop. Precious in at least three ways: About 80,000 households depend directly or indirectly on olive tree products, including table olives, […]
“Are the soldiers coming again tonight?” Repeated Israeli raids on three Palestinian homes, complete with police dogs, brutal arrests, confiscations, terrified children, demolition orders … and nearly eight weeks of silence from the Israeli authorities: This is the experience of Beit Kahil village’s extended Assafrah family and their Zahur in-laws. That all happen after the […]
Netanyahu’s visit causes civil disruption in al-Khalil (Hebron) The Palestinian community of al-Khalil (Hebron) experienced widespread civil disruption on 4 September when incumbent Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Hebron in a scheduled appearance at the Ibrahimi Mosque in the Old City. The possibility of Netanyahu visiting al-Khalil was a rumor in the Palestinian community […]