Palestine Projects
About CPT Palestine
CPT maintains teams in the Palestinian cities of Hebron and at-Tuwani village, both in the southern West Bank.
CPT Palestine:
- Monitors treatment of Palestinians at Israeli military checkpoints and roadblocks.
- Intervenes during Israeli military invasions of Palestinian homes.
- Continues regular visits, along with Israeli peace activists, to Palestinian families facing harassment from Israeli settlers
- Provides daily accompaniment for Palestinian children walking to and from school
- Accompanies Palestinian shepherds and farmers to fields where they are exposed to assault by extremist settlers
- Joins Israeli peace groups to replant olive groves destroyed by settlers
- Joins Palestinians and Israeli peace activists in acts of public nonviolent resistance to Israel's construction of a "security wall" which cuts through Palestinian territory.
Latest Updates
Hebron Project Update: May 17 - June 14
CPT responded to a call that a group of settlers had attacked the Ibrahimi Boys' school, by throwing rocks. CPTers spoke to a teacher who had been hit above the eye by a rock. One of the boys was also slightly injured. Apparently the soldiers guarding the area were reluctant to intervene, and the settlers did not leave before a local organization pressured a military commander to send a mobile unit to restore order. Other reports stated that the Israeli civilian police had sent away the settlers. When the team arrived, calm had returned. The team remained awhile in case the settlers came back, but they did not. [MORE]
Tuwani Project Update: June 2008
During recent weeks, Palestinians have documented via video threats and violence perpetrated by Israeli settlers in the South Hebron Hills. Settlers have committed these acts both against Palestinians and Palestinian property. Palestinians have passed this footage onto the media, as well as various human rights groups and lawyers who are working to pressure different Israeli bodies and officials to take legal action against the settlers. Including the incidents described in this update, CPT has received information about or witnessed settlers threatening and/or attacking Palestinians and their property ten times during this month. Most of these incidents occurred while Palestinians were grazing sheep. Despite these violent episodes, Palestinian shepherds continued to graze with their flocks in these areas and regularly confronted settler intimidation using the video camera and international accompaniment. [MORE]
CPTnet Stories
Events
| Title | Start Time: | End Time: |
|---|---|---|
| Palestine / Israel Delegation | October 14, 2008 | October 27, 2008 |
| Palestine / Israel Delegation | November 19, 2008 | December 2, 2008 |
| Palestine / Israel Delegation | January 6, 2009 | January 19, 2009 |
| Palestine / Israel Delegation | March 17, 2009 | March 30, 2009 |
| Palestine / Israel Delegation | May 19, 2009 | June 2, 2009 |
| Palestine / Israel Delegation | July 21, 2009 | August 3, 2009 |
| Palestine / Israel Delegation | October 6, 2009 | October 19, 2009 |
| Palestine / Israel Delegation | November 17, 2009 | November 30, 2009 |