General

Tours of Hebron

Friday, 15 June 2007
All day

Hebron is one of the most problematic places in the occupied territories. It is the only place where a settlement lies in the heart of a Palestinian city. A minority of 600 settlers living among 40,000 Palestinians in H2 (Israeli jurisdiction) area raises a very complex situation. Moving restrictions, closures of commercial activities, limited access and settler violence makes life for the Palestinians almost impossible.

"Breaking the Silence" and "Children of Abraham" have been conducting tours to Hebron for the last two years. The tour combines history, legal and actual aspects of the reality in Hebron. We will walk through the H2 area, starting from the Tomb of the Patriarchs, along the Shuhada street beside the Jewish neighbourhoods. In the Tel-Rumeida neighbourhood we will visit some Palestinian residents who tell us about their life.

The next tours will be on Friday, June 15 and Friday, June 29. The tour will be coordinated with the Israeli police. We will leave Jerusalem at 8.30 and we will be back around 3 p.m. Participation costs 40 NIS.

For further questions and registration please contact Silvana: silvana.hogg@ gmx.ch / 054 803 24 28

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