Hebron - the violent road to school
The Cordoba school in Hebron in the H2 area (Israeli controlled area) opposite Beit Hadassah.
At least once a day, students from the Cordoba elementary school meet with the settlers and military occupation in Hebron, once when they go to school between 07:00 and 08:00 and once when they return between 11:30 and 12:30.
There are usually peace activists from all over the world, from different groups, to watch. This time a group of Palestinian peace activists who believe in non-violent resistance to the occupation, headed by Issa, decided to accompany the students themselves. It happened yesterday morning after a night of very violent demonstrations by settlers in Tel Rumeida and Gross Square against the despicable murder of the late Or Ansbacher of Tekoa,.
Issa received a slap from Anat. A complaint was filed with the police. Today international peace activists were already present.
And how does the checkpoint function?
At the top of the stairs is a gate, and a rope is tied to the gate. The other end of the rope is in the hands of the soldiers at the inspection post at the bottom of the stairs. Thus, the soldiers can release the rope and allow the opening of the gate to allow Palestinians to pass through the stairs or leave the rope stretched and the gate closed if they do not allow the Palestinians to go through.
On the window is pasted lists of Palestinians who are allowed to go through the checkpoint.
A violent eruption by Ofer Ohana (waving a threatening finger) and Anat Cohen (in a red handkerchief). Ofer and Anat are from the Jewish community in Hebron. They have physically attacked and harassed Israelis and Palestinians and nothing is ever done to them.
The police were called and did nothing.
Hebron
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According to Wye Plantation Accords (1997), Hebron is divided in two: H1 is under Palestinian Authority control, H2 is under Israeli control. In Hebron there are 170,000 Palestinian citizens, 60,000 of them in H2. Between the two areas are permanent checkpoints, manned at all hours, preventing Palestinian movement between them and controlling passage of permit holders such as teachers and schoolchildren. Some 800 Jews live in Avraham Avinu Quarter and Tel Rumeida, on Givat HaAvot and in the wholesale market.
Checkpoints observed in H2:
- Bet Hameriva CP- manned with a pillbox
- Kapisha quarter CP (the northern side of Zion axis) - manned with a pillbox
- The 160 turn CP (the southern side of Zion axis) - manned with a pillbox
- Avraham Avinu quarter - watch station
- The pharmacy CP - checking inside a caravan with a magnometer
- Tarpat (1929) CP - checking inside a caravan with a magnometer
- Tel Rumeida CP - guarding station
- Beit Hadassah CP - guarding station
Three checkpoints around the Tomb of the Patriarchs
Lea ShakdielMay-27-2025Hebron, settlers vandalized the sign of the girls' school
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