Friends of Hebron fights for civil rights and justice
The Friends of Hebron volunteer organizations formerly Hebron Freedom Fund, stands up for the rights of Palestinian civilians in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron. Donate to this great organization and standup for the rights of Palestinians living under Israeli occupation. Their work is the work of justice, human rights and civil rights.
The Hebron Freedom Fund has changed their name from the “Hebron Freedom Fund” to “Friends of Hebron” but their commitment to equality and freedom for Palestinians hasn’t changed at all.
Despite all the challenges on the ground— a new settlement being built on Shuhada Street, the likelihood that Trump will at any moment release his insulting Mid East plan to help settlers and further entrench apartheid— the Palestinian community in Hebron is remaining steadfast in their resistance. Here’s what has been happening.
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Here is the “Friends of Hebron” newsletter for January 2020:
Our Protection and Documentation Committee in continuing to accompany the Palestinian children in the community to their schools in Hebron as the new semester has started. This is necessary because otherwise the children often face violent attacks— tear gas, things thrown at them, harassment— from soldiers and settlers.
Along with escorting the children safely to their schools, our team hands out snacks to them to ensure they are not hungry during their time studying.
Israeli settlers protected by soldiers and border police are continuing to attack the Abu Rajab family in Hebron. The Rajab family home was invaded by settlers a couple years ago. They settlers are living illegally in the second and third floor of the house and refuse to leave despite court orders for them to do so.
Israeli settlers opened the a new museum, the “Touch Eternity museum” inside one of the illegal settlements that sounds Hebron.
The Palestinian community in Hebron as launched a new campaign called The Great Fajr (Dawn Prayer) to protest against the Israeli occupation’s measures to prevent Palestinians from accessing the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron, one of the most historic places of prayer in the world
Many people participate in tours of Hebron to learn more about the apartheid and injustice that the Palestinian community there faces. This month an Italian delegation visited the city to support the Palestinian community.
We need all the help we can get to support the Palestinian community in Hebron. Please make a donation now.
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Ray Hanania is an award winning political and humor columnist who analyzes American and Middle East politics, and life in general. He is an author of several books.
Hanania covered Chicago Politics and Chicago City Hall from 1976 through 1992 at the Daily Southtown and the Chicago Sun-Times. He began writing in 1975 publishing The Middle Eastern Voice newspaper in Chicago (1975-1977). He later published “The National Arab American Times” newspaper (2004-2007).
Hanania writes weekly columns on Middle East and American Arab issues as Special US Correspondent for the Arab News ArabNews.com, at TheArabDailyNews.com, and at SuburbanChicagoland.com. He has published weekly columns in the Jerusalem Post newspaper, YNetNews.com, Newsday, the Orlando Sentinel, Houston Chronical, and Arlington Heights Daily Herald.
Hanania is the recipient of four (4) Chicago Headline Club “Peter Lisagor Awards” for Column writing. In November 2006, he was named “Best Ethnic American Columnist” by the New American Media. In 2009, Hanania received the prestigious Sigma Delta Chi Award for Writing from the Society of Professional Journalists. He is the recipient of the MT Mehdi Courage in Journalism Award. He was honored for his writing skills with two (2) Chicago Stick-o-Type awards from the Chicago Newspaper Guild. In 1990, Hanania was nominated by the Chicago Sun-Times editors for a Pulitzer Prize for his four-part series on the Palestinian Intifada.
His writings have also been honored by two national Awards from ADC for his writing, and from the National Arab American Journalists Association.
Hanania is the US Special Correspondent for the Arab News Newspaper, covering Middle East and Arab American issues. He writes for the Southwest News newspaper group writing on mainstream American issues.
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