Israeli harassment curtails access to education for Hebron girls
By Alex Shams and Salam Muharam
The first part in a series about the lives of Palestinian women affected by the Jewish settlements of Hebron's Old City.
Having grown up in Hebron's Old City, Aisha was used to dealing with Israeli soldiers and their questions on a daily basis.
When she was a little girl the checkpoints began multiplying as the Jewish settlements expanded throughout the city, and by the time she reached middle school she had to pass through a checkpoint to go anywhere more than a few meters up the road.
The staring, the yelling, and the pushing were a daily occurrence, and she says that more than a few times young Jewish settlers who had taken over homes in the area smacked her as she passed while soldiers watched impassively. For a girl growing up in Hebron's Old City, these little humiliations were -- and are -- the stuff of life.
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Shuhada Street has been closed to Palestinian traffic since 1994, leading to the
closure of scores of local businesses and constant military presence.
