<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Occupied Palestine | فلسطين]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[occupiedpalestine]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com/author/hajarhajar/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Many injured and several detained at al-Shuhada street&nbsp;demonstration]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p class="byline"> Posted  			by palestinesolidarity[at]gmail.com (ISM Palestine)			at PS.HADNEWS.COMon Saturday, 			February 26, 			2011 			at 6:31 pm. </p>
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<p>Hundreds gathered in Hebron on Friday to march against the continued  closure of al-Shuhada Street. The non-violent protestors were met with  tear gas, sound grenades, and rubber bullets from the Israeli army.  Witnesses also said that the army fired tear gas canisters directly at  the protestors, which is illegal under international law. Organizers say  20 people were taken to hospital – around half for physical injuries,  the rest to be treated for tear gas inhalation – and one Israeli, two  Palestinians, and three internationals were detained. Military sources  say that only one arrest was made.</p>
<div id="attachment_16831" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width:410px;"><a rel="attachment wp-att-16831" href="http://palsolidarity.org/2011/02/16825/dsc_0070/"><img loading="lazy" class="size-medium wp-image-16831" title="Protestor violently detained in Hebron" src="https://i1.wp.com/palsolidarity.org/multimedia/2011/02/DSC_0070-400x400.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="400" /></a></p>
<p class="wp-caption-text">Protestor violently detained in Hebron</p>
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<p>One of the city’s major streets, al-Shuhada (Martyrs) Street was  forced to close following the Baruch Goldstein massacre of 1994, in  which a Jewish extremist murdered 29 Muslims at prayer in the Ibrahim  mosque and wounded a further 125. Friday’s march was held on the  anniversary of the massacre as protestors demanded that the street be  reopened.</p>
<p>Protestors chanted slogans including “Hebron is Palestine!” and “Down  with the occupation!” and waved Palestinian flags. The soldiers and  border police occupied the centre of Hebron, blocking movement  throughout the city and confining many in the city’s old town.</p>
<p>As the protestors were displaced widely throughout the city,  estimates of the numbers vary widely. The Israeli military claim that  only were 300 present, however the Temporary International Presence in  Hebron – an international civilian observer mission mandated by the  Israeli and Palestinian Authority to report on events in Hebron –  estimate that 1,500 people took part in the demonstrations.</p>
<div id="attachment_16830" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width:410px;"><a rel="attachment wp-att-16830" href="http://palsolidarity.org/2011/02/16825/dsc_0666/"><img loading="lazy" class="size-medium wp-image-16830" title="Protestors stand firm in solidarity " src="https://i2.wp.com/palsolidarity.org/multimedia/2011/02/DSC_0666-400x267.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="267" /></a></p>
<p class="wp-caption-text">Protestors stand firm in solidarity</p>
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<p>The demonstrations began from several locations throughout the city  following midday prayers, and the clashes with the Israeli army  continued for several hours. Palestinian Authority soldiers were also  present in stopping the demonstrations.</p>
<p>Hebron is home to around 600 Jewish settlers, living in settlements  which are regarded as illegal under international law. In 2003, the  Israeli Supreme Court ruled that the settlers should be evicted from the  area and that al-Shuhada Street should be reopened, but no action has  been taken against the settlers and the street remains closed.</p>
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