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30 May 07
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Joint Report with the Association for Civil Rights in Israel |
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The "quiet transfer" in Hebron
B'Tselem and The Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) this week presented Knesset members with a report containing dramatic figures on the dispossession of Palestinian residents of the center of Hebron . The massive exit from the City Center resulted, as the report shows, from Israel 's policy of separation based on national-ethnic origin. The findings are based on the first comprehensive survey on occupancy of Palestinian dwellings and businesses near the settlement points in the city.
B'Tselem and ACRI urge the government of Israel to return the center of Hebron to its former condition, and allow Palestinians to move freely on the city's streets and to return to homes they were forced to leave. Also, the government must ensure that the security forces carry out their duties and enforce law and order on violent settlers, and prevent settlers from taking control of additional buildings and areas in the city.
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Palestinian stores sealed by the army in Hebron. Photo: Keren Manor, Activestils. |
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B'Tselem Video: Error: A main street "closed by mistake" |
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For six years, the Palestinian residents of Hebron have been forbidden from walking down a-Shuhada Street, one of central Hebron's main streets. Only following ACRI's intervention, did the army admit that the street was closed off to Palestinians "in error", based on unlawful orders. The army claimed that Palestinians who pass a security check will be allowed to walk down the street. B'Tselem accompanied several Palestinian residents of Hebron, and documented their attempts to walk down a-Shuhada street.
Today, approximately 5 months after the army's admission, Hebron's Palestinian residents are still barred from a-Shuhada street.
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A metal grate protecting a balcony overlooking a-Shuhada street from stone throwing by settlers. |
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Israel must evacuate new Hebron settlement |
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On 19.3.07, hundreds of settlers invaded a house in the a-Ras neighborhood of Hebron, and established a new settlement point. The following day, ACRI wrote to the Prime Minister, the Minister of Defense and the Attorney General, demanding they act to immediately evacuate the settlers. Past experience shows that establishing a settlement at the heart of a Palestinian community inevitably violates the human rights of Palestinian residents.
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The new settlement in Hebron. Photo: Issa 'Amro, B'Tselem |
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