Open Shuhada Street- Hebron Demonstration- February 25

A group of 300 Palestinian, Israeli, and International activists marched in the rain waving flags, linking arms, and chanting slogans in Arabic, Hebrew, and English, joining in global campaign to re-open Shuhada Street to Palestinian movement and commerce. The protesters remained true to their commitment to nonviolence, yet they were met by a very heavy army presence which was quick to deploy harsh crowd dispersal techniques that included a heavy amount of tear gas and stun grenades. Tear gas canisters were fired into the crowd from all directions, often coming very close to hitting people. A few elderly protesters fainted and were evacuated by ambulance. Some protestors sustained some minor injuries, including temporary loss of hearing due to proximity of the stun grenades which produce a very loud and frightening blast. Protestors scattered and ran to avoid the clouds of tear gas that caused a burning and choking sensation, but the soldiers were surrounding the protest and shooting from all angles. The soldiers continually tried to hold the protesters further back by creating a human wall and physically pushing the protesters who, in response, formed their own wall to withstand the pressure. This pushing back and forth, which continued for nearly an hour, looked like a childish fight between rival groups on the playground, except in this scene one group carried guns and had a mandate from the government, while the other group came without weapons and was denied their rightful protection by that same government. Three Israelis were picked out the crowd at random with no stated or apparent cause and taken away by the police and detained temporarily. One international activist was arrested, also without just cause, and then released several hours later. The clashes between the military, police, protesters, and a few notorious settlers continued for about an hour and 45 minutes until a final barrage of tear gas caused everyone to retreat and run up the hill or into the nearby cemetery where, in Hebron, it seems that people go not only to bury their dead but also their dignity, which perishes at the hands of the occupation.

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