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For this Hebron activist, every protest could end in a trial
Israel's conviction of Palestinian activist Issa Amro shows that there can never be justice when the judge and prosecutor wear the same army uniform.
By
Oren Ziv
February 11, 2021
The Palestinian activists protecting Hebron from settler violence
After Israel boots the only internationally mandated human rights observer group in Hebron, Palestinian volunteers step up to monitor settler attacks amid a sense of heightened hostility. By Steven Davidson About a dozen Palestinian volunteers in blue vests identifying themselves as “human rights observers” made their way toward the Israeli army’s Checkpoint 56 on Shuhada…
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+972 Magazine
February 18, 2019
Seven hospitalized in settler attack on Hebron activists
Israeli soldiers reportedly stand by during attack on the ‘Youth Against Settlements’ community center in the occupied city. Israeli settlers attacked a group of Palestinians who were attempting to rebuild part of a local youth center in the occupied city of Hebron over the weekend, sending seven of them to the hospital with minor injuries. On…
By
Edo Konrad
December 28, 2018
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Palestinian rights make a rare appearance in Congress
A first-of-its-kind bill introduced this week focusing on the rights of Palestinian children could pave the way for greater transparency and accountability in America’s dealings with Israel. Members of Congress on Tuesday introduced a bill requiring the U.S. Secretary of State to certify that funds bound for Israel “do not support military detention, interrogation, abuse, or…
By
Samer Badawi
November 15, 2017
Sanders stands with Palestinian activist. More politicians must do the same
On trial in an Israeli military court for nonviolently opposing the occupation, the odds are stacked against Palestinian human rights defender Issa Amro. With the support of U.S. progressives like Bernie Sanders, he might just stand a chance. By Maya Garner It is a big deal when high profile American politicians like Bernie Sanders stand…
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+972 Magazine
October 2, 2017
‘I was arrested for asking the PA to stop intimidating journalists’
Amro, a Palestinian activist known for opposing settlements in the West Bank city of Hebron, was arrested by the Palestinian Authority for criticizing its recent arrests of journalists. Upon his release, Amro called on Mahmoud Abbas to revoke or revise a new law that’s been used to target journalists and activists. By Oren Ziv/Activestills.org A…
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Activestills
September 10, 2017
PA court orders activist Issa Amro to jail, int’l backlash grows
Human rights groups and foreign diplomats were kept out of the closed-door Palestinian court hearing. Members of U.S Congress demand that Abbas release Amro, an EU-declared human rights defender, who was arrested for criticizing the PA on social media. The Palestinian District Court in Hebron on Thursday ordered that well-known human rights activist Issa Amro…
By
Yali (Yael) Marom
September 7, 2017
PA security forces arrest prominent human rights activist Issa Amro
Palestinian authorities reportedly arrested Amro, an activist with Youth Against Settlements, for criticizing the PA in a Facebook post. Amro, who is also facing charges in Israeli military court for his political activism, has been recognized by the EU and UN as a human rights defender. Palestinian security forces arrested human rights defender and well-known…
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Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man
September 4, 2017
What can Trump really do in the face of a 50-year occupation?
President Trump has arrived in Israel, promising the ultimate deal. Ahead of the big day, a few political activists and commentators shared their thoughts on what, if anything, Trump can bring to the region. By Yaser Abu Areesha President Donald Trump, a man who often speaks about making the “ultimate deal” that would bring an…
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+972 Magazine
May 22, 2017
Palestinians, Israelis and diaspora Jews build West Bank protest camp
Hundreds of activists, organized by a coalition of Palestinian, Israeli and American Jewish groups, built an encampment in Surara, from where Palestinians had been expelled in the 1990s. By +972 Magazine staff Around 300 Palestinians, Israelis and diaspora Jewish activists staged a direct action in the village of Sarura in the south Hebron hills of…
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+972 Magazine
May 19, 2017
WATCH: ‘They want to get rid of the idea of nonviolent resistance’
The Israeli army really wants to see Palestinian nonviolent activist Issa Amro in prison. We ask Issa why he’s facing 18 charges now, and what ‘winning’ would mean for him. Video by A. Daniel Roth, Aaron Rotenberg Nonviolent Palestinian organizer Issa Amro has been practicing and teaching nonviolent resistance and civil disobedience in the occupied city of Hebron…
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+972 Magazine
September 25, 2016
Police admit arresting Palestinian man to prevent him from protesting
Police arrested Muhammad Abu Hummus to prevent him from peacefully demonstrating against the Jerusalem Marathon — then lied about it. By John Brown* In March of this year, Israeli police arrested Muhammad Abu Hummus, a resident of the village Issawiya in East Jerusalem, where he serves as a member of a community organizing committee. He was arrested along…
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+972 Magazine
September 15, 2016
WATCH: Palestinian activist responds to attacks on Breaking the Silence
“The Israeli occupation used to target Palestinian human rights defenders — now they’ve moved inside Israel,” Hebron-based activist with Youth Against Settlements, Issa Amro, tells +972 Magazine and Activestills. Read more on the campaign against Breaking the Silence and human rights organizations in Israel.
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Activestills
December 16, 2015
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