Hebron

Hebron

What upset and annoyed me today was to see a group of soldiers being guided through Hebron by a settler who prevented me from photographing their faces – they’re pilots, I was told…

The lecture they heard from the settler, who accompanied them armed, was particularly outrageous (I followed them).  They began the tour at the upper part of the Worshippers’ route which starts in Kiryat Arba and enters the Palestinian area of H2.  There the settler explained that it’s the location of the biblical Ur of the Chaldeans and Abraham the patriarch purchased the land for us, and they should know what they’re defending…

The Palestinian children hurried into their homes…trembling with fear.

One of participants recognized me and asked, Hagit, what are you doing here?...  And when I began to explain and tell the other side of the story they hurried to shut me up…you weren’t invited…this symbiosis between the army and the settlers is outrageous…

Something should be done so that leftwing organizations will take part in all the military’s tours.  The young pilot who recognized me said…we’re just listening, that doesn’t mean we agree….

And the only woman present informed me that the settler is right…

At the Worshippers’ route junction, higher up, when school lets out, soldiers stand to prevent stone-throwing.

Today a demonstration was held and new olive seedlings were planted next to the Cordova school.  As usual, the Palestinians aren’t permitted to walk along Shuhadeh Street and the army declares it a closed military area and we aren’t allowed to go up to the school.  We arrive after the planting and the ceremony and meet all our friends on our way down, as they’re c

oming up.  Settlers’ cars are allowed to drive on the road but we’re prevented from doing so until the ceremony has ended.

On Shuhada Street, a little past the Cave of the Patriarchs, where Palestinians cars aren’t allowed – a donkey transports building materials.

And nothing else is new.