Hebron - "Jerusalem" dot com - Jihad Al-Qawasmi - His shop opposite the settlement outpost "Beit Romano" was burned, and there is a permanent military point for the occupation soldiers. Badr Al-Daour Al-Tamimi, head of the Tourism Workers Union in Hebron, will not commend him for closing it and leaving it up for grabs for the settlers, who They target the shop and the neighboring shops, by repeatedly closing the entrance to the old town of Hebron.

The price of staying

Al-Daour said that burning his shop selling antiques and heritage tools in the Old City Gate square, the entrance to the ancient market, which is threatened with settlement, is the price of survival and steadfastness in this area, noting that in the morning he was contacted by the Hebron fire brigade, informing him of a fire in his shop. And he was immediately there.

He added that the firefighters said that the fire was caused by an active act, by pouring incendiary materials after making holes in the door, which led to its ignition, due to the presence of quantities of keffiyehs and embroideries, which are highly flammable, stressing that its losses are great.

military barracks

Al-Daour does not imagine, in this area, which is considered a military barracks, empty except of occupation soldiers and settlers, and under their surveillance and traffic cameras, except for those who had a relationship with the Israeli occupation , stressing that this will not frighten and intimidate him and he will remain steadfast and patient in his place even if he is burned, and he will not leave him Let it remain a thorn in the side of the occupation and its settlers, who tried to close the area with military decisions.

He pointed out that the settlers, on an almost daily basis, throw stones and rubbish at the shops and passers-by, and the occupation soldiers at the military point do not move a finger, as if the matter does not concern them.

to single out the town

He pointed out that many of the videos previously published showed settlers who live in houses located on the upper floors opposite shops throwing stones at merchants, passers-by, and citizens' cars, and the occupation punished the victim, who are the merchants, instead of punishing the aggressors.

Al-Daour indicated that the occupation and its settlers are trying to close the rest of the shops to eliminate the Palestinian presence in the area and empty it to serve settlement expansion, and to control and monopolize the ancient town of Hebron.