Settlers Attacking Palestinian Volunteers in Smoud Kindergarten

Issa Amro, Palestinian human rights defender, was arrested along with a 15 year old Palestinian boy because of violence toward the settlers as settlers claimed; video recorded of the incident tells a different story.

Settlers and IDF soldier at Al Smoud kindergarten

(HEBRON) - Settlers attacked Youth against settlements volunteers whilst they were working in Al Smoud kindergarten located near Shuhada Street and Beit Hadas Colony (Al Dbwieh area).

As usual settlers attempted to prevent us from doing our work in the kindergarten so they entered the kindergarten, a private area, owned by a Palestinian, and stopped YAS volunteers.

Issa Amro, Palestinian human rights defender, was arrested along with a 15 year old Palestinian boy because of violence toward the settlers as settlers claimed!

The Army came with big guns and did nothing. The Police came and arrested Issa without seeing the video that was filmed while was Badia Dwaik was talking with a police officer and DSL commander when they trying to prevent YAS from their work.

Some settlers came back again after the police took Issa with them and attacked YAS volunteers. They claimed that YAS activists attacked them.

Later Issa and Ahmed Al azeh were freed when a lawyer became involved and the police had to look at the video and listen also to the Palestinians.

Have a look at the video and make your own conclusions of everyday life in Hebron and how difficult is it to maintain and run the only kindergarten in area.

Al Khalil, Palestine, 1st November 2013