7 sept 2015
Dozens of Israeli settlers on Monday stormed al-Aqsa Mosque courtyards from al-Magharba gate under Israeli police heavy protection.
However, a number of Palestinian sit-inners, who have been maintaining vigil at the holy Mosque, kept chanting “Allah the Greatest” in protest at the sacrilegious break-in, according to eyewitnesses.
"A Jewish settler provocatively performed Talmudic prayers out loud," the eyewitnesses said, adding that Israeli policemen have arrested a female sit-inner and transferred her to Qishleh investigation center.
They also highlighted that some Palestinian women are still blacklisted and banned from entering al-Aqsa Mosque under pretext of hindering the settlers' visits to the Mosque.
The Israeli policemen have also attacked the youth Mahmoud Idris, 20, close to al-Majlis gate causing him several bruises in his foot without revealing reasons.
However, a number of Palestinian sit-inners, who have been maintaining vigil at the holy Mosque, kept chanting “Allah the Greatest” in protest at the sacrilegious break-in, according to eyewitnesses.
"A Jewish settler provocatively performed Talmudic prayers out loud," the eyewitnesses said, adding that Israeli policemen have arrested a female sit-inner and transferred her to Qishleh investigation center.
They also highlighted that some Palestinian women are still blacklisted and banned from entering al-Aqsa Mosque under pretext of hindering the settlers' visits to the Mosque.
The Israeli policemen have also attacked the youth Mahmoud Idris, 20, close to al-Majlis gate causing him several bruises in his foot without revealing reasons.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at predawn time Monday rolled into the northern West Bank city of Jenin and interrogated Palestinian civilians before they cordoned off the city with military checkpoints.
A PIC news correspondent quoted local sources as reporting that at least five Israeli army jeeps stormed Jenin city at around 3 a.m. and wreaked havoc on the family home of Sa’id Mohamed, 40.
The native inhabitants of the house were reportedly subjected to exhaustive interrogation by the occupation soldiers.
The IOF further moved into Jenin’s towns of Berkin, al-Hashimiya, and Kafr Koud and pitched a makeshift roadblock on the Berkin-Jenin access road.
The IOF soldiers were also deployed in olive groves until the early morning hours.
A PIC news correspondent quoted local sources as reporting that at least five Israeli army jeeps stormed Jenin city at around 3 a.m. and wreaked havoc on the family home of Sa’id Mohamed, 40.
The native inhabitants of the house were reportedly subjected to exhaustive interrogation by the occupation soldiers.
The IOF further moved into Jenin’s towns of Berkin, al-Hashimiya, and Kafr Koud and pitched a makeshift roadblock on the Berkin-Jenin access road.
The IOF soldiers were also deployed in olive groves until the early morning hours.
6 sept 2015
Jewish settlers attempted Sunday morning to perform Talmudic rituals at the plazas of the Aqsa Mosque. However, the Jerusalemite guards of the Muslims’ holy site prevented the act by informing the Israeli police.
Eyewitnesses revealed that a Jewish settler along with a tourist woman who knows Hebrew language tried to perform Talmudic rituals at the Aqsa Mosque but the guards informed the Israeli policemen who made them leave the holy site in order to avoid tension.
25 members of Israeli Special Forces escorted the settlers on their way out of the Mosque. Israeli policemen, for their part, confiscated the IDs of Palestinian women and youths in addition to a number of elderly men at the entry gates of the Aqsa Mosque.
Earlier in the morning, 43 Jewish settlers stormed the holy site under tightened security measures. Two of the Israeli intelligence forces broke into the Mosque amid pro-Aqsa chanting by Palestinians who confronted the Israeli incursions.
The forces stationed at the various gates of the Aqsa Mosque barred Jerusalemite student girls from accessing their schools. They also prevented the entry of two girl students into their school unless one of their teachers came and walked them to school.
Both of the girls were arrested one week ago and released under the condition of deportation away from the Aqsa Mosque for two weeks except for entering the school which is located within the Aqsa Mosque. 40 Jerusalemite women are still barred from entering the holy site. The women, however, are staging a sit-in outside of the Mosque.
One of the barred women, called Hanadi al-Halawani, said that Israeli forces besieged them with iron barriers, chased some of them and tried to arrest another. The forces also beat up a group of Turkish women who approached the besieged Jerusalemites to show their solidarity.
Eyewitnesses revealed that a Jewish settler along with a tourist woman who knows Hebrew language tried to perform Talmudic rituals at the Aqsa Mosque but the guards informed the Israeli policemen who made them leave the holy site in order to avoid tension.
25 members of Israeli Special Forces escorted the settlers on their way out of the Mosque. Israeli policemen, for their part, confiscated the IDs of Palestinian women and youths in addition to a number of elderly men at the entry gates of the Aqsa Mosque.
Earlier in the morning, 43 Jewish settlers stormed the holy site under tightened security measures. Two of the Israeli intelligence forces broke into the Mosque amid pro-Aqsa chanting by Palestinians who confronted the Israeli incursions.
The forces stationed at the various gates of the Aqsa Mosque barred Jerusalemite student girls from accessing their schools. They also prevented the entry of two girl students into their school unless one of their teachers came and walked them to school.
Both of the girls were arrested one week ago and released under the condition of deportation away from the Aqsa Mosque for two weeks except for entering the school which is located within the Aqsa Mosque. 40 Jerusalemite women are still barred from entering the holy site. The women, however, are staging a sit-in outside of the Mosque.
One of the barred women, called Hanadi al-Halawani, said that Israeli forces besieged them with iron barriers, chased some of them and tried to arrest another. The forces also beat up a group of Turkish women who approached the besieged Jerusalemites to show their solidarity.
A number of Palestinian workers at dawn Sunday sustained injuries and bruises after they were aggressively attacked by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) in the southern West Bank province of al-Khalil.
A PIC news reporter quoted local sources as stating that the IOF violently assaulted a group of Palestinian workers in al-Khalil’s town of Yatta while on their way to the 1948 occupied territories.
The IOF reportedly stepped up arbitrary arrests across the West Bank, kidnapping two Palestinians in the early morning hours allegedly for "possessing" guns.
According to anti-settlement activist Mohamed Awad, IOF soldiers rolled into Beit Ummar and wreaked havoc on Palestinian civilian homes before they kidnapped the youngster Ziad al-Ajouri.
The other youth, identified as Fouad al-Nawaj’a, was also kidnapped from his family home in Yatta town.
The campaign culminated in the abduction of a Palestinian youngster at a military checkpoint pitched at the entrance to al-Za’yem village, in southern Occupied Jerusalem.
The unidentified arrestee was dragged to a detention center in Occupied Jerusalem pending further interrogation.
Meanwhile, sources based in Bethlehem city, said the Israeli occupation army nabbed the young men Mahmoud Naser al-Badawneh and Abdul Hadi Shakarna.
Earlier, overnight, Israeli vandals residing in the illegal Beit Hadassa settlement, in al-Khalil, attacked the Palestinian youth Ayman al-Fakhury and pepper sprayed him.
The casualty was rushed to al-Khalil’s public hospital for urgent treatment shortly afterwards.
A PIC news reporter quoted local sources as stating that the IOF violently assaulted a group of Palestinian workers in al-Khalil’s town of Yatta while on their way to the 1948 occupied territories.
The IOF reportedly stepped up arbitrary arrests across the West Bank, kidnapping two Palestinians in the early morning hours allegedly for "possessing" guns.
According to anti-settlement activist Mohamed Awad, IOF soldiers rolled into Beit Ummar and wreaked havoc on Palestinian civilian homes before they kidnapped the youngster Ziad al-Ajouri.
The other youth, identified as Fouad al-Nawaj’a, was also kidnapped from his family home in Yatta town.
The campaign culminated in the abduction of a Palestinian youngster at a military checkpoint pitched at the entrance to al-Za’yem village, in southern Occupied Jerusalem.
The unidentified arrestee was dragged to a detention center in Occupied Jerusalem pending further interrogation.
Meanwhile, sources based in Bethlehem city, said the Israeli occupation army nabbed the young men Mahmoud Naser al-Badawneh and Abdul Hadi Shakarna.
Earlier, overnight, Israeli vandals residing in the illegal Beit Hadassa settlement, in al-Khalil, attacked the Palestinian youth Ayman al-Fakhury and pepper sprayed him.
The casualty was rushed to al-Khalil’s public hospital for urgent treatment shortly afterwards.
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) abused Palestinian travelers while crossing Hamra checkpoint in the central Jordan Valley. One Palestinian got injured.
Local sources revealed that Shadi Ahmad Abu Esheh, from Beit Wazan in Nablus, was severely beaten by IOF soldiers after searching him in a humiliating way. He was then taken to Rafidia Hospital in Nablus for treatment.
Israeli soldiers stationed at the military checkpoint deliberately delayed the travel of Palestinians some of whom were heading to Karama crossing, the sources pointed out.
A number of Palestinians were killed by Israeli soldiers at Hamra checkpoint in the past years. It is the main pathway towards Jericho and Jordan Valley.
Local sources revealed that Shadi Ahmad Abu Esheh, from Beit Wazan in Nablus, was severely beaten by IOF soldiers after searching him in a humiliating way. He was then taken to Rafidia Hospital in Nablus for treatment.
Israeli soldiers stationed at the military checkpoint deliberately delayed the travel of Palestinians some of whom were heading to Karama crossing, the sources pointed out.
A number of Palestinians were killed by Israeli soldiers at Hamra checkpoint in the past years. It is the main pathway towards Jericho and Jordan Valley.
A number of Palestinian civilians, including children, choked on tear gas canisters at dawn Sunday after the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) stormed al-Khalil’s northern town of Beit Ummar.
Local sources said IOF troops stormed Beit Ummar and attacked the unarmed Palestinian protesters with random spates of tear gas canisters, resulting in several suffocation cases.
A number of children reportedly sustained breathing disorders after the Israeli occupation soldiers showered their family homes with randomly-discharged tear gas grenades.
Local sources said IOF troops stormed Beit Ummar and attacked the unarmed Palestinian protesters with random spates of tear gas canisters, resulting in several suffocation cases.
A number of children reportedly sustained breathing disorders after the Israeli occupation soldiers showered their family homes with randomly-discharged tear gas grenades.
Several Israeli military vehicles invaded, on Saturday at night, the village of Zabbouba, west of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and threatened further collective punishment and invasions “should local youths continue to clash with the army.”
The soldiers invaded and searched the home of the head of the Local Council, Mohammad ‘Obeydiyya, and informed him they will be frequently invading, and searching homes in the village. ‘Obeydiyya told the government-run Palestinian News & Info Agency (WAFA) that several army vehicles drove around in various neighborhoods in Zabbouba, before the soldiers stopped and interrogated several Palestinians.
He added that the soldiers threatened severe measures “should local youths continue to through stones on the army,” and continue to cut and destroy the fence surrounding various Palestinian farmlands and orchards, and the Salem military base.
Zabbouba is subject to ongoing invasions by the army, including an invasion carried out on Saturday evening, when the soldiers besieged the village, and isolated it, for more than two hours.
The soldiers invaded and searched the home of the head of the Local Council, Mohammad ‘Obeydiyya, and informed him they will be frequently invading, and searching homes in the village. ‘Obeydiyya told the government-run Palestinian News & Info Agency (WAFA) that several army vehicles drove around in various neighborhoods in Zabbouba, before the soldiers stopped and interrogated several Palestinians.
He added that the soldiers threatened severe measures “should local youths continue to through stones on the army,” and continue to cut and destroy the fence surrounding various Palestinian farmlands and orchards, and the Salem military base.
Zabbouba is subject to ongoing invasions by the army, including an invasion carried out on Saturday evening, when the soldiers besieged the village, and isolated it, for more than two hours.
In the world of marketing, it is a given that what ‘delights’ the customer today, will simply be an expectation tomorrow. For example, when cameras were first introduced on cell phones, this was an exciting concept and people flocked to the stores to upgrade their devices for a fancy new one with a camera.
Today, however, one would be hard-pressed to find a cell phone that didn’t have a camera; it would be the rare customer who would be interested in such a product. What was exciting once, is now merely ‘ho-hum’.
The same concept is true of the horrors experienced in the world. Mass shootings in the United States were once headline news for days, but now, as society has become accustomed to such tragedies, they are reported once, with perhaps a bit of follow-up, but are quickly cast aside as the public looks for the really important news like what the Kardashians are doing today, or how their favorite sports team did in the most recent game.
How often do we hear or read about more Palestinian homes being bulldozed? Business as usual, of course, so we don’t consider the suffering of the victims; it is all too commonplace.
This week, remarkably, a video went viral of a heavily-armed IDF (Israeli Defense Force) terrorist/soldier attempting to arrest an 11-year-old boy, with one arm in a cast, who was accused of that most heinous of all crimes, throwing stones. Arrests of children by IDF terrorists are commonplace; what made this one different was the successful resistance by the child’s family and friends, all women.
The video shows clearly the brutality of the terrorist, holding the child in a headlock, slamming his head on the ground. It also shows his 15-year-old sister grabbing the terrorist’s arm and biting his hand, and his vicious response to her. The boy’s mother is seen trying desperately to free her child, as other women also slap him, pull at his mask, and generally work to release the boy. Ultimately, they are successful, as the terrorist, calling for assistance from another terrorist nearby, finally releases the child and walks away. In an apparent temper tantrum he throws a stun grenade at the small crowd of Palestinian heroes as he departs.
Israel, predictably, is attempting to spin this episode to attempt to make the IDF terrorist appear to be the victim.
The boy’s parents have since been arrested; whether or not they have been charged with anything is unknown at this time, but since Israelis can arrest Palestinians without charge, and detain them for years without charge or access to legal assistance or family members, this isn’t surprising.
Let us consider for a moment the international reaction if the roles in this episode had been reversed. Imagine, if you will, that a heavily-armed Palestinian soldier (if Palestine had an army), had arrested a young Israeli boy with a broken arm. The imaginary Palestinian soldier has the child in a violent headlock. The child’s mother, sister, and some other women rush to the boy’s rescue, slapping the soldier, biting his hand and eventually freeing the child.
Would not United States government officials praise the women while they condemned the brutality of the soldier? Would not the story be front-page news around the world, describing how these courageous Israeli women had successfully fought off an invading soldier, and rescued an innocent child? Would not there be endless news analyses about the evils of the occupation, Palestine’s illegal settlements, unwillingness to negotiate, flouting of international law, etc., etc.?
Why then, has the U.S. not praised the Palestinian women as heroes? Why not condemn the Israeli terrorist? The video has gone viral, and there have even been some news stories about it, but this is due more to social media than to any actual journalistic integrity on the part of corporate-owned entertainment programs masquerading as news shows. And there is hardly a word about the fact that the soldier was, in fact, on illegally-occupied Palestinian territory.
Yet the overall narrative of Israeli oppression of Palestine is changing; the very fact that this event made the news is clear evidence that the old status quo is a thing of the past. The U.S., of course, will be the last to jump on the bandwagon of justice and human rights, and will only do so when it becomes politically expedient. That that day is coming can no longer be denied.
Today, however, one would be hard-pressed to find a cell phone that didn’t have a camera; it would be the rare customer who would be interested in such a product. What was exciting once, is now merely ‘ho-hum’.
The same concept is true of the horrors experienced in the world. Mass shootings in the United States were once headline news for days, but now, as society has become accustomed to such tragedies, they are reported once, with perhaps a bit of follow-up, but are quickly cast aside as the public looks for the really important news like what the Kardashians are doing today, or how their favorite sports team did in the most recent game.
How often do we hear or read about more Palestinian homes being bulldozed? Business as usual, of course, so we don’t consider the suffering of the victims; it is all too commonplace.
This week, remarkably, a video went viral of a heavily-armed IDF (Israeli Defense Force) terrorist/soldier attempting to arrest an 11-year-old boy, with one arm in a cast, who was accused of that most heinous of all crimes, throwing stones. Arrests of children by IDF terrorists are commonplace; what made this one different was the successful resistance by the child’s family and friends, all women.
The video shows clearly the brutality of the terrorist, holding the child in a headlock, slamming his head on the ground. It also shows his 15-year-old sister grabbing the terrorist’s arm and biting his hand, and his vicious response to her. The boy’s mother is seen trying desperately to free her child, as other women also slap him, pull at his mask, and generally work to release the boy. Ultimately, they are successful, as the terrorist, calling for assistance from another terrorist nearby, finally releases the child and walks away. In an apparent temper tantrum he throws a stun grenade at the small crowd of Palestinian heroes as he departs.
Israel, predictably, is attempting to spin this episode to attempt to make the IDF terrorist appear to be the victim.
- He didn’t know, Israel spokespeople say, that he was attempting to arrest a child. That is quite puzzling when you look at the boy, Mohammed Tamimi. He is small of stature and baby-faced, and still, quite obviously, a child.
- The boy was throwing stones at soldiers, they proclaim. Well, let’s see: stones vs. guns. One wonders who is really committing a crime. We will give Israel the benefit of the doubt and assume that the boy is right-handed, since his left arm is broken and in a cast past his elbow. However, one wonders how much of a threat a stone-throwing child with a broken arm can be to a heavily armed terrorist soldier.
- The women were brutally assaulting the soldier, Israel says. We will acknowledge that the soldier was definitely outnumbered. But again,one must wonder how threatened a heavily-armed soldier could feel against several women and a young girl attempting to free a child from his cruel grasp. And is anyone not aware of the concept of the protective maternal instinct? The child was in grave danger, and his mother, and the women with her, were willing to risk their lives to rescue him.
The boy’s parents have since been arrested; whether or not they have been charged with anything is unknown at this time, but since Israelis can arrest Palestinians without charge, and detain them for years without charge or access to legal assistance or family members, this isn’t surprising.
Let us consider for a moment the international reaction if the roles in this episode had been reversed. Imagine, if you will, that a heavily-armed Palestinian soldier (if Palestine had an army), had arrested a young Israeli boy with a broken arm. The imaginary Palestinian soldier has the child in a violent headlock. The child’s mother, sister, and some other women rush to the boy’s rescue, slapping the soldier, biting his hand and eventually freeing the child.
Would not United States government officials praise the women while they condemned the brutality of the soldier? Would not the story be front-page news around the world, describing how these courageous Israeli women had successfully fought off an invading soldier, and rescued an innocent child? Would not there be endless news analyses about the evils of the occupation, Palestine’s illegal settlements, unwillingness to negotiate, flouting of international law, etc., etc.?
Why then, has the U.S. not praised the Palestinian women as heroes? Why not condemn the Israeli terrorist? The video has gone viral, and there have even been some news stories about it, but this is due more to social media than to any actual journalistic integrity on the part of corporate-owned entertainment programs masquerading as news shows. And there is hardly a word about the fact that the soldier was, in fact, on illegally-occupied Palestinian territory.
Yet the overall narrative of Israeli oppression of Palestine is changing; the very fact that this event made the news is clear evidence that the old status quo is a thing of the past. The U.S., of course, will be the last to jump on the bandwagon of justice and human rights, and will only do so when it becomes politically expedient. That that day is coming can no longer be denied.
5 sept 2015
A Palestinian young man was injured Saturday after being brutally attacked and severely beaten by a group of settlers in al-Khalil to the south of occupied West Bank.
Local sources said that a group of settlers attacked a 20-year-old university student while passing near Tel Rumeida area. He got sprayed directly in the face with the pepper spray.
The student was taken to hospital for treatment after suffering moderate injuries all over his body.
On the other hand, a second Palestinian young man was injured at dawn today before his arrest when Israeli forces brutally stormed Dura town.
Clashes broke out in the town during the raid amid heavy presence of Israeli soldiers.
Local sources said that a group of settlers attacked a 20-year-old university student while passing near Tel Rumeida area. He got sprayed directly in the face with the pepper spray.
The student was taken to hospital for treatment after suffering moderate injuries all over his body.
On the other hand, a second Palestinian young man was injured at dawn today before his arrest when Israeli forces brutally stormed Dura town.
Clashes broke out in the town during the raid amid heavy presence of Israeli soldiers.
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) stormed Friday evening Yabad town in southern Jenin for the second time in 24 hours. Israeli troops were deployed in a primary school for girls in the town. The IOF soldiers searched the school after breaking into it.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that the school is located in al-Meloul district to the south of Yabad town. The IOF soldiers repeatedly target the district for being close to a street used by Israeli troops and Jewish settlers of nearby settlement outposts.
Furthermore, Israeli forces arrested Friday evening a Palestinian 21-year-old man called Mohammad Bilal Jarrar from Jenin city while passing through al-Jalameh crossing to the north of Jenin. He was taken to an unknown destination.
Army Invades Various Communities In Jenin
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Saturday at dawn, various Palestinian villages and towns, in the northern West Bank district of Jenin, and installed several roadblocks.
Media sources in Jenin said the soldiers invaded Ya’bad, Kafrit, Kafr Qoud, and Zabbouba, and installed roadblocks on the main entrances of the villages of Ta’nak, Rommana and Zabbouba, before stopping and searching dozens of cars while inspecting the ID cards of the passengers.
In addition, soldiers invaded the local elementary girls’ school in the al-Malloul area of Jenin, and searching it, allegedly “looking for young men who hurled stones on army vehicles.” On Friday at night, many Palestinians suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation during clashed with soldiers invading the al-‘Arqa nearby village.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that the school is located in al-Meloul district to the south of Yabad town. The IOF soldiers repeatedly target the district for being close to a street used by Israeli troops and Jewish settlers of nearby settlement outposts.
Furthermore, Israeli forces arrested Friday evening a Palestinian 21-year-old man called Mohammad Bilal Jarrar from Jenin city while passing through al-Jalameh crossing to the north of Jenin. He was taken to an unknown destination.
Army Invades Various Communities In Jenin
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Saturday at dawn, various Palestinian villages and towns, in the northern West Bank district of Jenin, and installed several roadblocks.
Media sources in Jenin said the soldiers invaded Ya’bad, Kafrit, Kafr Qoud, and Zabbouba, and installed roadblocks on the main entrances of the villages of Ta’nak, Rommana and Zabbouba, before stopping and searching dozens of cars while inspecting the ID cards of the passengers.
In addition, soldiers invaded the local elementary girls’ school in the al-Malloul area of Jenin, and searching it, allegedly “looking for young men who hurled stones on army vehicles.” On Friday at night, many Palestinians suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation during clashed with soldiers invading the al-‘Arqa nearby village.
Palestinian medical sources have reported, Saturday, that a young Palestinian man was injured, after Israeli soldiers violently assaulted him on the al-Hamra roadblock, in the Central Plains of the occupied West Bank. Soldiers also kidnapped two Palestinians on Za'tara roadblock.
The sources said Shadi Ahmad Abu 'Aisha, from Beit Wazan town, west of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, suffered various cuts and bruises.
Eyewitnesses said the soldiers repeatedly kicked and punched the Abu 'Aisha.
Palestinian medics arrived at the scene, and transferred him to the Rafidia Governmental Hospital.
In addition, soldiers kidnapped two young men after stopping them on the Za'tara roadblock, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus.
The kidnapped young men have been identified as Raed al-Qatami and Mahmoud Hamza, Palestinian security sources said.
The sources said Shadi Ahmad Abu 'Aisha, from Beit Wazan town, west of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, suffered various cuts and bruises.
Eyewitnesses said the soldiers repeatedly kicked and punched the Abu 'Aisha.
Palestinian medics arrived at the scene, and transferred him to the Rafidia Governmental Hospital.
In addition, soldiers kidnapped two young men after stopping them on the Za'tara roadblock, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus.
The kidnapped young men have been identified as Raed al-Qatami and Mahmoud Hamza, Palestinian security sources said.
On Friday, Israeli soldiers attacked the weekly nonviolent protest against the Wall and Settlements, in Bil'in village, in the central West Bank city of Ramallah, causing several injuries.
Coordinator of the Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements in Bil'in, Abdullah Abu Rahma, said the soldiers assaulted the nonviolent protesters, as they marched carrying Palestinian flags, and posters against the ongoing and escalating Israeli violations, especially against children.
They also marched in solidarity with Nabi Saleh village, which is subject to frequent violations and attacks by the soldiers, and Israeli fanatics living in nearby illegal colonies.
A French Christian delegation, and a Polish delegation, participated in the procession, and later toured in Palestinian lands that the residents had managed to regain their ownership of, due to the pressure of ongoing persistent protests.
They also listened to a detailed presentation by Abdullah Abu Rahma, highlighting the history of nonviolent resistance against the Wall and illegal colonies, in Bil'in village, a leading village in the ongoing popular struggle in Palestine.
Coordinator of the Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements in Bil'in, Abdullah Abu Rahma, said the soldiers assaulted the nonviolent protesters, as they marched carrying Palestinian flags, and posters against the ongoing and escalating Israeli violations, especially against children.
They also marched in solidarity with Nabi Saleh village, which is subject to frequent violations and attacks by the soldiers, and Israeli fanatics living in nearby illegal colonies.
A French Christian delegation, and a Polish delegation, participated in the procession, and later toured in Palestinian lands that the residents had managed to regain their ownership of, due to the pressure of ongoing persistent protests.
They also listened to a detailed presentation by Abdullah Abu Rahma, highlighting the history of nonviolent resistance against the Wall and illegal colonies, in Bil'in village, a leading village in the ongoing popular struggle in Palestine.
Ali Dar Ali detained by Israeli soldiers
Israeli soldiers used excessive force against nonviolent protesters at the weekly protest against the Wall and settlements, in Nabi Saleh village near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, wounding many, and detaining five, including the lead news anchor of Palestine TV.
Scores of protesters suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, while many others were injured by Israeli rubber-coated metal bullets.
The nonviolent march started from the center of the village, with the participation of Israeli and international solidarity activists.
The soldiers assaulted the protesters, firing gas bombs, rubber-coated metal bullets and concussion grenades, and kidnapping Mahmoud Zawahra, Jamil Barghouthi, Mohammad al-Khatib, and Lama Nazeeh. They were released hours after their abduction, while the army threatened to imprison them should they continue participating in the weekly protests.
The army also assaulted Palestine TV team, before attacking lead journalist Ali Dar Ali, and detaining him for several hours.
While the soldiers were engaging in violence against the local protesters, dozens of Israeli extremists marched from a nearby illegal colony, heading towards Nabi Saleh, while chanting racist slogans. The army did not intercept or detain any of the right-wing Jewish Israeli settlers involved in the provocative action.
Israeli soldiers used excessive force against nonviolent protesters at the weekly protest against the Wall and settlements, in Nabi Saleh village near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, wounding many, and detaining five, including the lead news anchor of Palestine TV.
Scores of protesters suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, while many others were injured by Israeli rubber-coated metal bullets.
The nonviolent march started from the center of the village, with the participation of Israeli and international solidarity activists.
The soldiers assaulted the protesters, firing gas bombs, rubber-coated metal bullets and concussion grenades, and kidnapping Mahmoud Zawahra, Jamil Barghouthi, Mohammad al-Khatib, and Lama Nazeeh. They were released hours after their abduction, while the army threatened to imprison them should they continue participating in the weekly protests.
The army also assaulted Palestine TV team, before attacking lead journalist Ali Dar Ali, and detaining him for several hours.
While the soldiers were engaging in violence against the local protesters, dozens of Israeli extremists marched from a nearby illegal colony, heading towards Nabi Saleh, while chanting racist slogans. The army did not intercept or detain any of the right-wing Jewish Israeli settlers involved in the provocative action.
