HEBRON, February 9, 2017 (WAFA) – Palestinian activists in the southern West Bank city of Hebron launched on Thursday a campaign to get rid of several hundred fanatic Israeli settlers who live in the old city under heavy army protection and who have turned life of Palestinians living there into hell.
The campaign, launched from a school inside the old city to mark the 23rd anniversary for the Ibrahimi mosque massacre when a Jewish settler gunned down a dozen Palestinians while performing dawn prayers at the mosque, aims to end the military siege imposed on the old city, according to Mufeed Sharabati, one of the activists.
He said the military checkpoints around the old city, which is under full Israeli military control and referred to as H2 where several hundred settlers live among 15,000 Palestinians, “have turned the old city into a ghetto prison.”
Under the campaign title “Dismantle the Ghetto off Hebron,” the activists said many people have left the old city fearing for the life of their children from Israeli army and settlers and after life has become very difficult for them.
Another activist, Muhannad Jaabari, said the campaign aims to end the misery of the people who live in the old city and who cannot have their families to visit them. He said efforts will be exerted to help them remain steadfast in their homes.
The campaign includes Tel Rumeida, Shuhada Street and all the old city and surrounding areas.
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