One of those detained, Waleed Shuhada al-Jafari (23) is the brother of Jihad al-Jafri, shot dead by Israeli forces on 24 February during a similar predawn raid. (wikipedia.org)
I am turned away at the security point that blocks off Shuhada Street, which is open to the Israeli Jews and foreign visitors, but closed to the Palestinians. (oaklandinstitute.org)
A cement divider and an Israeli security checkpoint segregate Shuhada Street, the link between the northern and southern parts of Hebron. (oaklandinstitute.org)
"Open Shuhada (Apartheid) Street," defiantly spray painted in black on the cement divider, is in the face of the Israeli soldiers - young men in uniform with automatic rifles - watching all who approach. (oaklandinstitute.org)
In September 2022, the company's Remote-controlled Crowd Dispersal System was documented installed over the Israeli military Bab Al-Zawiya checkpoint (checkpoint 56) in Shuhada Street in the city of Hebron, occupied West Bank. (whoprofits.org)
Also in this period, a Palestinian women (a bystander) died of wounds sustained on 23 November at a checkpoint, when Israeli forces opened fire in response to an alleged Palestinian attack. (globalministries.org)
At checkpoints, Israeli forces pull over Palestinian-owned vehicles - with green license plates - aside for inspection. (weebly.com)
Hebron4
IOF erected military checkpoints at the entrances of Saeer, Halhoul and Muthalath Fuwar villages, in addition to the northern entrance of Hebron. (wewiv.com)
The soldiers operate dozens of checkpoints, barriers and closed military zones in Hebron, sharply restricting Palestinian freedom of movement. (truthout.org)
Palestinians in Hebron have to pass through several checkpoints every day, oftentimes being detained for hours or even denied entry. (truthout.org)
Palestinian man passes through a checkpoint in Hebron. (truthout.org)
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In the aftermath of the riots, the doors of Palestinian homes and shops on Shuhada Street were welded shut by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). (oaklandinstitute.org)
Palestinians were prohibited from driving along the entire length of Shuhada Street, walking between the Avraham Avinu Casbah and the original synagogue. With the closure of the adjacent Wholesale Market in 1994, settlers occupied parts of the market."> and the Beit Hadassah settlement compounds, or using adjacent streets, resulting in the closure of 304 shops, warehouses, and the relocation of Palestinian municipal and governmental offices that had been on the street. (oaklandinstitute.org)
My Palestinian colleague was stuck at the checkpoint. (tikkun.org)
Apartheid1
Through Gilo tunnel we raced, like thread through a needle, skirting Aida refugee camp, Beit Jala and Bethlehem, with just fleeting glimpses of Israel's ugly apartheid wall and industrial checkpoints. (greenplanetmonitor.net)
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And so it is, each voice informing and contradicting the next, except for two other Palestinians who had to cancel because of checkpoint issues. (tikkun.org)
Palestinians can reach the road only by going through military checkpoints. (weebly.com)
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In 2000, the second Intifada brought more stringent restrictions, including military checkpoints, continuous curfews, and the closure of the main streets. (oaklandinstitute.org)
Street5
Shuhada Street is also the walkway leading to the 1,000-year-old al-Haram al-Ibrahimi Mosque, also known as the Tomb of the Patriarchs - the resting place of prophets Ibrahim (Abraham), Ishaq (Isaac), Yakoob (Jacob), and their wives, and a place of religious significance to Muslims, Jews, and Christians. (oaklandinstitute.org)
The former lively bustle of Shuhada Street, which was once Hebron's main commercial strip and home to the wholesale, gold, and vegetable market, has drowned behind the green shutters of the boarded up shops, abandoned homes, and empty sidewalks. (oaklandinstitute.org)
https://www.ampalestine.org/blog/lessons-from-shuhada-street (accessed August 23, 2017). (oaklandinstitute.org)
It exists between the shuttered shops on Shuhada Street, in the alleyways of the bleeding market, in the empty city square. (972mag.com)
More guests getting off a bus on Shuhada Street, next to Beit Hadassah. (machsomwatch.org)
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After waiting two hours at the checkpoint, Dr. Sami Adwan knew he'd be too late for us and returned home to Bethlehem. (tikkun.org)