Youth Against Settlements

"My neighbors are Israeli settlers...Three days ago, the settlers beat my sister. At the same time, the settlers pressed a machine gun against my leg...I’ve been hit before but never had a machine gun so close to shooting me." Read Aysha's story here: buff.ly/3GqHsnC

Caught on security camera today: two young masked Israeli settlers squirt paint through the fence at our house. An Israeli soldier arrives. The settlers keep throwing paint right in front of the soldier & face no consequences. Complete impunity and hubris. A day in #Hebron.

Our field office in #Hebron was vandalized today by neighboring Israeli settlers with paint. These hateful attacks happen frequently despite our attempts to protect the house by installing fences. We fear more vandalism and assaults will follow in these difficult times.

Pleasure to receive this German delegation at our #Hebron office. Productive conversations with @JochenFlasbarth — State Secretary in the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation & Development — on human rights violations in Hebron & Palestinian asks of the German gov.

"I’m in the first grade at Kortoba school. I fasted for the first time this Ramadan, for one day. I felt hungry, so I stopped. I like cats, and I like birds because they can fly everywhere without any borders." Read Zaina and Qamar's story here: buff.ly/3LPlQEU

"My husband is from the same neighborhood. We met when I was 17 and we were in love for five years. When he went to my father, he told me if you love him, it doesn’t matter even if everyone else says no. We married in 1990." Read Fatima's story here: buff.ly/3lzfAGV

Read the UN OCHA's Protection of Civilians report for Feb 28–March 13. Palestinian injuries, military raids and settler attakcs in #Hebron city and governate, and many killings and injuries elsewhere in the West Bank. buff.ly/42O00bc

"Once, we had a cat that was accidentally killed by a car. We took in all her kittens. The older of the litter wouldn’t eat until all his siblings did. Animals have so much compassion. We have speech and developed brains. So why not us?" Read Imad's story: buff.ly/3z8EFvn

Map of Hebron's occupied old city – area H2. Palestinian families struggle to live under the massive military restrictions that limit their movement, while the Israeli army facilitates the lives of the 700-800 Israeli settlers in the city.

In postponing the plans for judicial overhaul, Israeli PM Netanyahu promises control of the National Guard to extremist terrorism-convicted Itamar Ben-Gvir from the settlement Kiryat Arba at the outskirts of Hebron city. This is an example of the newfound power of the far-right.

"Right now I work as a builder. I also study architecture at the Polytechnic University in Hebron. I know how to design interiors and exteriors...When I traveled to Sweden, I would stare at all the huge buildings." Read Anas' story here: buff.ly/3FMdXMI

A pleasure to welcome Danish actor @thurelindhardt to our field office in #Hebron today. You may know him as co-star of the hit crime series The Bridge. We gave him a tour of the occupied center of our city and showed him the reality of the apartheid Palestinians live under.

The horror of daily life for a Palestinian family living in the heart of occupied #Hebron.

"When someone comes to the hospital with many broken bones after falling...to see him standing & walking again is an achievement. I’ll feel proud...We’re always on call. Because of this, it’s difficult to have a personal life." Read Jibreel's story here: buff.ly/3lEnY7M

Don't forget to check out @issaamro's full testimony to the UN commission of Inquiry on the oPt! A comprehensive chronology of a human rights defender's occupation, oppression, and nonviolent resistance. Full testimony here: buff.ly/3JFX4o9

"Everyone from all over the West Bank and Gaza Strip, as well as Bedouin villagers, used to come every morning...Today, we like people to come down and to witness things for themselves, because the media is not on our side." Read Jamal's story here: buff.ly/3TEUmE2

"I always classify myself as the oldest child in the old city...I have a kindergarten as a volunteer project. For me it’s not an investment, it’s life." We're now posting daily stories from our #HumansofHebron project! Read Zleikha's full story here: buff.ly/4094LdF

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.@issaamro's message to the UN: "I hope you'll...correct the failure of the #UN to give Palestinians self-determination since 75 years." @issaamro testifying in front of the Commission of Inquiry on the oPt in Geneva.

"My brother who lives in Ukraine is afraid about me for living in Hebron." Human rights defender @issaamro testifying to the United Nations's Commission of Inquiry on the oPt.