Activists try to fill role of suspended observers ++REPLAY++

(15 Feb 2019) WBK HEBRON OBSERVERS
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Hebron, West Bank – 12 February 2019
1. Mid of self-styled TIPH replacement members in the West Bank city of Hebron
2. Wide of Israeli soldiers and Jewish settler
3. Close of self-styled observer in blue top and soldiers
4. Israeli soldiers and self-styled observers
4. Various of self-styled observers handing out yoghurt and sweets to children
5. Mid of Jewish settler and self-styled Palestinian observer UPSOUND (Hebrew): Palestinian: "Do something (about the filming)", Settler: "You think they (soldiers) work for you?"
6. Wide of self-styled observer and Jewish settler UPSOUND (Arabic) Jewish settler: "Who paid you? Who paid you?"
7. Various of self-styled observers, Israeli soldiers and Jewish settler filming
8. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Izzat al-Karaki, Palestinian activist:
"We launched a campaign three days ago. We named the group after the martyr Kifah al-Owaiwi with the aim of documenting the attacks of settlers and occupation soldiers. This group is formed of volunteers, students' family members in Tal Romadieh and Shuhada street, and near the Ibrahimi mosque, we accompany the school students every morning to make sure that they get safely to their schools."
9. Various of self-styled Palestinian observers
10. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Izzat al-Karaki, Palestinian activist:
"The settler did attack us and the Israeli forces announced the area as a military closed zone and we were banned from accompanying the students. It's an ethnic cleansing policy but we as Youth Against Settlements will stay here and support our students and people and make sure that they arrive safely to their schools and to their work."    
11. Mid of Jewish settler and self-styled observers UPSOUND (Hebrew) Settler: "You're a son of a dog" Palestinian: "You're a son of a dog" Settler: "You're a son of a thousand dogs"
12. Close of Palestinian and Jewish settler, soldier getting in between UPSOUND (Hebrew) Palestinian: "See, we moved here and look what he (settler) is doing? You (soldiers) are supposed to watch over me." Settler: "Watch over you? Watch over you?"
13. Self-styled observers walking away
14. Soldier talking to self-styled observer as he films
15. Self-styled observers walking away
16. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Sameh al-Muhtasib, father of school students of the old city of Hebron:
"This group was recently launched and named (after) martyr Kifah al-Owaiwi groups. It is very good. We need them after the departure of the TIPH and the foreign researchers."
17. Various of Israeli security personel and self-styled observers
LEADIN:
Palestinian activists are attemtping to replace the Temporary International Presence in Hebron after the international observer force was suspended last month.
The activists have since been banned from the Old City.
STORYLINE:
Wearing blue vests, a group of Palestinians protests against Israel's suspension of an international observer force in the West Bank city of Hebron.
The Temporary International Presence in Hebron (TIPH) was halted last month.
Armed with video cameras, the activists say they will replace them in filming and documenting "violations" committed by the Israeli military and settlers.
The group began its work earlier this week and has enlisted 18 volunteers so far.
It plans to operate permanently in the absence of international observers.
Some volunteers, whose vests label them as "human rights observers" hand out sweets and yoghurt to school children.
Their work is not without confrontation, however.

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