Hebron Demonstration

dublin | anti-war / imperialism | event notice Sunday February 21, 2010 19:51 by Neil Warner - Labour Youth warnern at tcd dot ie 0861686916

Open Shuhada Street international Day of Action

On February 25th Labour Youthand the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign will be helping Dublin to join in an international day of action highlighting the situation in Palestine with a particular focus on the city of Hebron.

A protest will be taking place outside the Israeli Embassy (122 Pembroke Road) at 5.00pm.

This is part of an international day of action focussing on Shuhada Street as a symbol of the settlement issue, the policy of separation in Hebron/al Khaleel and the entire West Bank, the lack of freedom of movement, and the occupation at large.

Shuhada Street used to be the principal street for Palestinians residents, businesses and a very active market place in the Palestinian city of Hebron/ al Khaleel. Today, because Shuhada Street runs through the Jewish settlement of Hebron, the street is closed to Palestinian movement and looks like a virtual ghost street which only Israelis and tourists are allowed to access. Hate graffiti has been sprayed across the closed Palestinian shops and Palestinians living on the street have to enter and exit their houses through their back doors or, even sometimes by climbing over neighbor's roofs.