About 2,000 protested in Hebron today to Open Shuhada Street
Five people were arrested today (Friday) afternoon, and more than 13 were injured during the annual Open Shuhada Street protest organized by Youth Against Settlements in Hebron in memorial of 20 years since the Ibrahimi Mosque massacre.
A cameraman for BT’selem was injured with a rubber bullet in the head, and a Palmedia journalist with a plastic coated steel bullets also in the head.
The Demonstration started form Ali-Bakka mosque from the eastern entrance to Shuhada-street. About 2000 demonstrators participated in this demonstration. The protest was attended by popular resistance activists, participants from all around the country, the governor of Hebron Kamel Hmeid, and a member of the legislative council Mustafa Barghuthi, and representatives of the Islamic and national parties in the city of Hebron all took part in today’s protest.
Israeli occupation forces attacked the protest brutally as it was dispersed in the first 5 minutes. When demonstrators reached to Shuhuada St. entrance the soldiers started firing loads of stun grenades and teargas towards protesters. Protesters were also physically attacked. Five Palestinians were arrested.
Coordinator of Youth Against the Settlements Issa Amro stated that Israeli forces chased down the protesters towards Bab Alzawya in the city center while firing rubber bullets towards protesters.
Several protesters suffered from suffocation from teargas and rubber bullets injuries and few from plastic coated steel bullets. Youth Against Settlements reported 13 injuries amongst protesters.
Local activists Tamer Al-Atrash, Issa Amro, Mohammad Zoughayer, Farid Al-Atrash and Ahmad Zhur were attacked by Israeli forces during the protest today.
Today’s protest was to demand the reopening of Shuhada Street which has been shut down for Palestinians in years. Participants condemned the Israeli Apartheid policies implemented against Palestinians and especially those living in the old city of Hebron. A call was announced for the international community to apply more pressure on Israeli occupation government to reopen Shuhada Street and the shut down shops on it.
This protest comes in launching of a whole campaign demanding the opening of Shuhada Street. 45 activities are planned to take place worldwide with the campaign and 75 other activities in solidarity with Hebron.
Source: Popular Struggle Coordination Committee | 12 Raffaele Ciriello St | Ramallah | OPT
Media contact: Issa Amro- 0599340549
OPEN SHUHADA STREET PROTEST
Injured journalist from PalMedia
الالاف يتظاهرون مطالبين باعادة فتح شارع الشهداء في الذكرى العشرين لمجزرة الحرم الابراهيمي
أصيب على الأقل 13 فلسطيني وأعتقل خمسة آخرون خلال تظاهر الالاف في مدينة الخليل في المسيرة التي ينظمها تجمع شباب ضد الاستيطان بالتنسيق مع القوى الوطنية والاسلامية والمجموعات الشبابية واللجان الشعبية من جميع انحاء الضفة الغربية مطالبين بإعادة فتح شارع الشهداء ومنددين بسياسة الفصل العنصري في قلب مدينة الخليل.
وصرح منسق شباب ضد الاستيطان عيسى عمرو بأن الحملة تاتي هذا العام وهو عام التضامن مع الشعب الفلسطيني، ولا زالت السياسة الدولية منحازة لدولة الاحتلال، وطالب المجمتع الدولي بالضغط على دولة الاحتلال بإعادة فتح شارع الشهداء والمحال التجارية فيه.
هاجمت القوات الاسرائيلية التظاهرة بشكل عنيف مطلقة الغاز المسيل للدموع والرصاص المطاط والحديد المغلف بمطاط وأطلقت العديد من قنابل الصوت.
وتاتي هذه المظاهرة ضمن حملة دولية لإعادة فتح شارع الشهداء التي تنظم سنويا في هذه الفترة من الشهر وتحديداً في الذكرى السنوية لمجزرة الخليل والتي وقعت بتاريخ 25 شباط قبل 20 عام.
وينظم شباب ضد الاستيطان اكثر من ٤٥ فعالية مختلفة في جميع انحاء العالم لهذا العام، ومن المتوقع قيام ٧٥ فعالية دولية في أنحاء العالم للتضامن مع الخليل.
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