Life under occupation
‘In the course of the past few years, Palestinian children from two small villages in south Hebron, who walk every day to the elementary school in At Tuwani village, have faced regular harassment by Israeli settlers, including being verbally abused, physically assaulted, chased and having stones thrown at them. Though the Israeli authorities have failed to bring an end to the harassment, the IDF has committed to escorting these children to school. Yet, despite the commitment, the soldiers often abandon the children partway along the route, leaving them vulnerable to settler attack. This month, Christian Peacemaker Teams, an international NGO working in the area, reported that in three occasions (4, 17 and 20 May), the soldiers rode in jeeps, forcing the children to run in order to keep up with the escort. Children expressed unhappiness with the escort to the NGO staff, reporting that, in cases, soldiers either revved the jeep’s engine, frightening the children, or approached the children in their jeeps at high speeds.’
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Tags: children, Hebron, IDF, occupation, settlers
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Your site is far more important than virtually any other on the web, especially in bringing the plight of the Palestinians to light. This post is so telling, so poignant and significant, and yet there are no comments. What does this say? How can your blog reach a MUCH wider audience? People are entirely ignorant of what’s really going on, obsessed with absolute trivia.
For economy & personal reasons, I’ve frozen my blog until I can thaw out. Hopefully, you will stay on. It’s well, well worth it.