From 3rd to 19th decembre 2007 it will be in Rimini (Italy) a training for new volunteers that would like to take part in our nonviolent peace projects in conflict areas (Kossovo, north Uganda and Palestina – Israele).
Info www.operazionecolomba.it / www.operationdove.org

In the 1830’s, poverty-stricken Palestinian families left their villages in the South Hebron region and purchased land up to 20km on the outskirts. The families lived in the numerous and spacious caves spread throughout the area and made their living from the surrounding hills and fields (today the southernmost part of the West Bank). […]

The Doves and the CPTers went with the Palestinian family to harvest and to accompany shepherds in Humra and in Kharuba valley . The team also monitored daily the school patrol escort for the children of Tuba and Magher Al Abeed at 7.30 am and 1pm

The Doves and the CPTers went with the Palestinian family to harvest and accompanying shepherds in Humra and in Kharuba valley. The team also monitored daily the school patrol escort for the children of Tuba and Magher Al Abeed at 7.30 am and 1pm.

Main facts:
Thursday 19th Six homes demolished in Qawawis and one house in Imneizel. 50 young olive trees and a cistern destroyed on a Palestinian land
Saturday 21th Settlers stolen a sheep in Tuba village
Monday 23th The army escort was 3 hours late
Tuesday 24th Palestinian landowner prevented to harvest by settlers near Qawawis. 100 settlers came close to At Tuwani village
Friday 27th Palestinian shepherds prevented to graze by settlers in Buweib
Sunday 29th Palestinian landowner prevented to harvest near Qawawish village

Ongoing activity of the team has been accompanying shepherds in Humra ,in Kharuba and near Avigayil . The team also monitored daily the school patrol escort for the children of Tuba and Magher Al Abeed at 7.30 am and 1pm

Main facts:
Saturday 7th Kids attacked by settlers near Tuba village
Thursday 10th Two palestinians shepherds arrested. Settlers with faces covered throw stones against the Palestinian shepherds in Humra valley
Friday 13th Two masked settlers throw stones against a Palestinian shepherd
Saturday 14th Settlers throw stones. Two Palestinian shepherds arrested
Sunday 15th The children escort was 1.5 hours late in the afternoon school patrol. Seven-year-old boy shepherd arrested in South Hebron Hills
Monday 16th Eight Israeli settlers arrested

Main facts:
Saturday 24th Ma’on settlers security man threatens shepherds out of the Ma’on boundaries.
Monday 26th School military escort 2 hours late. Family stuck in a flying check point 1 hour.
Tuesday 27th Ma’on settlers security man threatens shepherds out of the Ma’on boundaries.
Wednesday 28th Soldiers invade houses during the night and damage properties in Al Birke village.
Saturday 31 Settler chase away shepherds from their fields in Buweeb and Bani Na’im. Soldiers help the settlers. Settlers throw rocks to an Israeli car and the police doesn’t intervene.

The team has been accompanying the shepherds every day.
On Friday 30th there was the 1st nonviolent training in At Tuwani. A lot of people from the Masafer Yatta villages came.

Main facts:
Friday 16th Nine settlers invade Tuba and damage Palestinian properties.
Saturday 18th Five Palestinian shepherds arrested without Charge at the Beit Yair check point.
Tuesday 20th New hut being built in Havat Ma’on illegal Outpost, settlers chase away whoever get close to it.
Thursday 22nd Handicapped man arrested for not having a regular ID, but prevented to have a regular one.
The team has been accompanying the shepherds almost every day.

Main facts:
Wednesday 7th Settler’s horses graze in wheat fields
Friday 9th Flying check point to stop Israeli pacifists
Monday 12th Ma’on Sellers Security rules out of the settlement boundaries
Tuesday 13th Palestinian whole valley plowed by settlers

Main Fact:
Thursday 8 February
Settlers came close to a Palestinian shepherd in Humra valley

Tuesday 13 February
The army failed to escort the children in the morning school patrol
The army was 45 minutes late and made the kids run in the lunchtime school patrol

Wednesday 14 February
Israeli military demolishes seven Palestinian homes in south Hebron district

Thursday 15 February
The settlers cut down 26 full-grown olive trees in Susiya

Saturday 17 February
Settlers came close to At Tuwani village

Wednesday 21 February
The army was 45 minutes late in the lunchtime school patrol

Saturday 24 February
Palestinian landowner prevented from planting olive trees next to Avigaiyl outpost
The army was 45 minutes late in the lunchtime school patrol

Friday 2 March
Three Settlers came close to a Palestinian shepherd in Humra valley

Saturday 3 March
Four settlers came close to Palestinian shepherd in Humra valley

Sunday 4 March
The army was half one hour for the lunchtime school patrol

14 February 2007

AT-TUWANI – Israeli soldiers demolished homes in three Palestinian villages near bypass road 317 on February 14, 2007. Starting in Imneizil at around 9am about forty Israeli soldiers with two bulldozers demolished one home, an animal pen and a stone bake-oven. At noon the soldiers moved to Qawawis where they demolished the homes of five families and one bake-oven, then on to Um Al-Kher where they demolished one home and damaged a wall of another home.

At Imneizil several young children were in their home eating when the Israeli military arrived; the soldiers gave the family time to get out, but did not give them time to remove their personal belongings. The animal pen was demolished with a few animals inside; two lambs were injured. The Palestinian family began immediately to build a makeshift pen for the animals as the majority of the sheep were just returning from grazing in the fields.

In the village of Qawawis one of the demolished homes was over sixty-five years old, and sheltered two families. Photos of the families amid the rubble are on the CPT photo gallery http://www.cpt.org/gallery/view_album.php?set_albumName=album93