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A settler fires at Palestinians from the village of a-Tuwani in the South Hebron Hills using a weapon he had grabbed from an Israeli soldier, June 26, 2021. (Screenshot from video by B'Tselem)

WATCH: Settler grabs Israeli soldier’s weapon, fires at Palestinians

Settler attacks in the South Hebron Hills have increased over the past few months, sometimes involving cooperation with soldiers.

By Basel Adra August 2, 2021

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

IDF soldiers clash with demonstrators in Nabi Saleh, December 11, 2011 (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

For West Bank protesters, legal knowledge is power

Anyone who’s been to a checkpoint or a protest in the West Bank knows how arbitrary military rule can be. For the activist on the ground, some specific knowledge of the occupation’s byzantine legal framework can make a real difference. By Raghad Jaraisy Youtube is rife with videos of daily life in the West Bank…

By +972 Magazine May 13, 2013

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A member of Sariya family stands next to his family belongings in the village of Al-Mayta following a demolition in the Jordan Valley, Area C. (Photo by Activestills.org)

PHOTOS: Jordan Valley demolitions leave Palestinian families homeless in winter

Photos by Mareike Lauken and Keren Manor On January 17, the Israeli army destroyed 55 homes and animal shelters in the Al Maleh area. This large scale military operation happened simultaneously in two separate locations: Hamamat al-Maleh, and further up the valley in Al-Mayta. Al-Maleh and Al-Mayta are two marginalized villages located in the north…

By Activestills January 22, 2013

An Israeli activist shows documents given to her by Israeli policemen, arriving to her house at 6 a.m., as she sits in her house in Tel Aviv, November 11, 2012. (photo: Activestills)

The strange case of the police writs served to Israeli activists

What we can learn from the weird orders served to several leftist activists on Sunday. On police intimidation and the sham of ‘the only democracy in the Middle East.’ At least 11 leftist activists were surprised on Sunday morning when they were woken up by cops. The cops, all plainclothes and in groups of three,…

By Yossi Gurvitz November 12, 2012

Anti-occupation activist Leehee Rothschild photographed with the closed military zone orders, delivered to her and 12 other activists in order to deter them from going to demonstrations against the separation wall. (photo: Activestills)

Police ban Israeli activists from West Bank demonstrations

Thirteen anti-occupation activists were awoken by police officers early Sunday morning to receive closed military zone orders, preventing them from joining Palestinians in weekly demonstrations in the West Bank. By Leehee Rothschild Israeli police officers distributed closed military zone orders for four West Bank villages early Sunday morning to 13 prominent activists in groups such…

By +972 Magazine November 11, 2012

Olive tree vandalized by settlers in the Tuwani fields, near the outpost of Havat Maon, South Hebron Hills, October 28, 2012 (photo: Guy/Taayush)

The war on the Palestinian olive harvest

Some 80,000 Palestinians families depend on the annual olive harvest for their livelihoods. This year alone, settlers, with the backing of the army, have destroyed or damaged thousands of olive trees, threatening both a major source of income and an age-old agricultural custom. By Alon Aviram Dry shrubs and a mishmash of makeshift tarpaulin shelters…

By +972 Magazine October 30, 2012

WATCH: IDF declares Palestinian grazing lands closed military zone

Last Saturday, a group of Ta’ayush activists traveled to the South Hebron Hills to provide support to Palestinian shepherds seeking to take their livestock out for grazing. Soon after they reached their destination, a group of IDF soldiers arrived to declare the area a closed military zone. Watch the confrontation transpire. By Israel Social TV. …

By Social TV October 13, 2012