The ancient city of Hebron has long served as a focal point of Jewish Apartheid. The city, inhabited for centuries by Palestinians, is of importance to both Judaism and Islam, and not long after the occupation of the West Bank by the zionist army zealos Jewish settlers started colonizing the city and its surrounding.
Following are three news items from the last week about the lives of Jews and Palestinians in Hebron, from diverse sources. The first is from the weekly column of Haaretz journalist Gideon Levi, one of very few Israeli journalists dedicated to documenting the miserable lives of Palestinians under Israeli occupation. The second is from the Saudi English language online newspaper Arab News, a moderate pro-Palestinian, pro-Peace publication. The third is from Channel 10 News, the Israeli equivalent to FOX News, mainsteam right-wing pro-Israeli news. I am providing a translation of that item since I haven’t found any English language source for this item (and kudus to channel 10 for publishing it).
Twilight Zone / A night in Hebron
Soldiers seized a high-school student, held burning cigarettes to his forehead and hands and cut his cheek with a penknife. The IDF spokesman says the complaint will be investigated.
Occupiers set Palestinian property on fire
RAMALLAH: Jewish occupiers set on fire two vehicles belonging to Palestinians in Hebron early Friday.
Palestinians in Hebron locked in sealed homes in order to allow Jews to walk about
Security forces in Hebron are concerned about the safety of religious Jews who make their way daily from Qiryat Arba to the cave of the patriarchs. So concerned, in fact, that they’ve decided to seal the homes of the Palestinian residents overlooking the road
Security forces in Hebron recently sealed the homes of Palestinian residents who live on the road connecting Qiryat Arba and the cave of the patriarchs out of concern for the safety of religious Jews using the road on the way to prayer.
The reisdents are forced to live in this condition for many weeks, fighting their way between slopes and blocks. Essentially, the residents of the Jabber neighborhood live in cages.
They contacted human rights organization “Yesh Din” but justice fails to emerge. “My elderly mother is sick and we have to carry her around through walls” tells one of the furious residents to channel 10 news.
“The prayers road” was constructed in order to create a shortcut for religious Jews walking to the cave of the patriarchs on Fridays and Saturdays on foot. Initially, Palestinians were forbidden from using the road on these days. Eventually, the windows of their homes were sealed, and now the entrances to their homes were sealed as well.
