1 sept 2016
Calls for mass break-ins at the holy al-Aqsa Mosque were recently launched by the Israeli Women for the Temple organization to mark the Jewish New Year.
The calls fall in line with Israeli intents to mobilize desecration break-ins at the al-Aqsa on the occasion of the New Year.
Women for the Temple called on Israeli settlers via social media networks to step up break-ins on Sunday.
At the same time, 102 Israeli fanatics, escorted by police officers, stormed the al-Aqsa Mosque on early Thursday morning.
Israeli special units have been stationed across the plazas of the Mosque and in front of the Qibli place of worship to protect the settlers, who stormed the site via the Maghareba Gate.
Over 1,915 Israeli extremist settlers broke into the site in August, including 116 army officers and 57 religious students.
The calls fall in line with Israeli intents to mobilize desecration break-ins at the al-Aqsa on the occasion of the New Year.
Women for the Temple called on Israeli settlers via social media networks to step up break-ins on Sunday.
At the same time, 102 Israeli fanatics, escorted by police officers, stormed the al-Aqsa Mosque on early Thursday morning.
Israeli special units have been stationed across the plazas of the Mosque and in front of the Qibli place of worship to protect the settlers, who stormed the site via the Maghareba Gate.
Over 1,915 Israeli extremist settlers broke into the site in August, including 116 army officers and 57 religious students.
Hundreds of Israeli settlers, on Thursday at dawn, stormed Joseph’s Tomb under heavy guard of Israeli police, in Nablus. One Israeli soldier was injured in violent clashes which erupted between Palestinian youth and the settlers, Israeli media announced.
Eyewitness reported, according to Al Ray, that dozens of Israeli military jeeps stormed, at midnight, the eastern area of Nablus and were deployed around the tomb. A number of Israeli snipers stationed themselves along the top of a high Palestinian-owned building to provide protection for the invading settlers.
Later on, dozens of Israeli buses, accompanied by Israeli jeeps, arrivd on the scene, carrying settlers from Beit Furik, and stormed the city.
The resultant clashes were focused around the southern entrance of Balata refugee camp.
Young Palestinians tried to defend the holy site by throwing stones and Molotov cocktails towards Israeli soldiers. Israeli soldiers responded by firing rubber-coated metal bullets and stun grenades towards the youth.
Israeli news site Ynet reported that one Israeli soldier was injured in the clashes.
One Soldier Injured By Palestinian Fire As Israeli Army Invades Nablus
Israeli military sources have reported, late at night Wednesday, that one soldier was shot and injured by Palestinian gunfire, after the army invaded the northern West Bank city of Nablus.
The sources said the soldier suffered a moderate injury, and received the needed treatment before he was moved to an Israeli hospital.
The shots were fired after a number of Israeli military vehicles, and buses, transporting colonists, invaded Nablus and headed towards Joseph’s Tomb, near Balata refugee camp.
Many local youths hurled stones and empty bottles at the invading vehicles, and apparently, a number of armed fighters also opened fire on the military forces, wounding one soldier.
In related news, the Israeli army kidnapped, at dawn Thursday, at least six Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, including three in Hebron. The army claimed the kidnapped Palestinians are members and supporters of Hamas.
Eyewitness reported, according to Al Ray, that dozens of Israeli military jeeps stormed, at midnight, the eastern area of Nablus and were deployed around the tomb. A number of Israeli snipers stationed themselves along the top of a high Palestinian-owned building to provide protection for the invading settlers.
Later on, dozens of Israeli buses, accompanied by Israeli jeeps, arrivd on the scene, carrying settlers from Beit Furik, and stormed the city.
The resultant clashes were focused around the southern entrance of Balata refugee camp.
Young Palestinians tried to defend the holy site by throwing stones and Molotov cocktails towards Israeli soldiers. Israeli soldiers responded by firing rubber-coated metal bullets and stun grenades towards the youth.
Israeli news site Ynet reported that one Israeli soldier was injured in the clashes.
One Soldier Injured By Palestinian Fire As Israeli Army Invades Nablus
Israeli military sources have reported, late at night Wednesday, that one soldier was shot and injured by Palestinian gunfire, after the army invaded the northern West Bank city of Nablus.
The sources said the soldier suffered a moderate injury, and received the needed treatment before he was moved to an Israeli hospital.
The shots were fired after a number of Israeli military vehicles, and buses, transporting colonists, invaded Nablus and headed towards Joseph’s Tomb, near Balata refugee camp.
Many local youths hurled stones and empty bottles at the invading vehicles, and apparently, a number of armed fighters also opened fire on the military forces, wounding one soldier.
In related news, the Israeli army kidnapped, at dawn Thursday, at least six Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, including three in Hebron. The army claimed the kidnapped Palestinians are members and supporters of Hamas.
New settler groups stormed Thursday morning al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem via the Israeli-controlled al-Magharibeh gate amid heavy police protection.
A number of settlers tried to perform Talmudic rituals in al-Aqsa compound which provoked the ire of Palestinian worshipers.
On the other hand, Israeli police continued to prevent a number of Jerusalemite women from having access to al-Aqsa for allegedly being involved in protests against settlers’ presence in the holy shrine.
Tension remained high in occupied Jerusalem and West Bank since early October 2015 after Israeli police repeatedly stormed the site and restricted Palestinians’ access into it, while allowing large numbers of settlers to access the holy site under heavy protection.
In its monthly report, Quds Press revealed that 1,915 Israelis stormed al-Aqsa during August including 116 soldiers with their military uniforms.
The sources pointed out that Israeli break-ins into the holy shrine have dramatically increased in comparison to last July during which 1,114 settlers stormed the Mosque.
During the reported period, 34 Palestinians were denied access into the compound for different periods of time. Israel occupied the city of Jerusalem during the 1967 war. It later annexed the city in 1980, claiming it as the capital of the “Jewish state” in a move never recognized by the international community.
A number of settlers tried to perform Talmudic rituals in al-Aqsa compound which provoked the ire of Palestinian worshipers.
On the other hand, Israeli police continued to prevent a number of Jerusalemite women from having access to al-Aqsa for allegedly being involved in protests against settlers’ presence in the holy shrine.
Tension remained high in occupied Jerusalem and West Bank since early October 2015 after Israeli police repeatedly stormed the site and restricted Palestinians’ access into it, while allowing large numbers of settlers to access the holy site under heavy protection.
In its monthly report, Quds Press revealed that 1,915 Israelis stormed al-Aqsa during August including 116 soldiers with their military uniforms.
The sources pointed out that Israeli break-ins into the holy shrine have dramatically increased in comparison to last July during which 1,114 settlers stormed the Mosque.
During the reported period, 34 Palestinians were denied access into the compound for different periods of time. Israel occupied the city of Jerusalem during the 1967 war. It later annexed the city in 1980, claiming it as the capital of the “Jewish state” in a move never recognized by the international community.
31 aug 2016
Ben-Zion Gopstein
'Camp incitement' and the Lahava organization are under intense fire from Knesset members and other organizations who are demanding that the group and the camp be shut down and outlawed; 'We complain, and rightly so, about incitement on the Palestinian side, but incitement among us worries me even more.'
After Yedioth Ahronoth exposed a Lehava youth training camp in the southern Hebron hills, calls have been raised Wednesday to shut the camp down and outlaw the extreme right group. Participants at the camp were learning krav maga, Arabic, sabotage tactics and techniques for handling Shin Bet and police interrogations.
MK Erel Margalit of the Zionist Union has said he will submit an urgent application to the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee in light of the investigation and will also officially ask Minister of Education, Naftali Bennett, to close the camp.
"These are subversive activities, funded and organized to undermine the rule of law and the government. It seems the organizers of the camp see nothing wrong with what they're doing while promoting messages of incitement, hate, rebellion and racism. All this under the watchful eye of the Ministry of Education and the minister himself. Any sensible person sees that Jewish terror is growing there," said Margalit.
MK Itzik Shmuli, also of the Zionist Union, and chairman of the lobby against "price tag" attacks, responded angrily, saying "this clandestine activity is extremely disturbing and extremely dangerous. Let no one be confused, this isn't just some camp handing out chocolate milk and snacks. These are activities that are furthering an extremely radical, racist and nationalistic organization that incites and persecutes minorities and anyone that doesn't agree with them."
MK and Maj. Gen. (res.) Eyal Ben-Reuven said, "We complain, and rightly so, about incitement on the Palestinian side, but incitement among us worries me even more."
There is also anger from outside the political system, with many organizations already calling on authorities to outlaw Lehava. The Reform Movement Center sent a letter to the attorney general and state prosecutor demanding to investigate the organization and label it as a terrorist organization.
The Lahava organization's founder, Ben-Zion Gopstein, claimed that the activities at the camp are not breaking the law. "My son serves in the army and so does Noam Federman's son. We love the IDF, but we are opposed to the violent interrogations of the Shin Bet. The point of the camp is to teach kids to love the country. I would advise members of the left that before sending letters and demanding that we be outlawed, start working against the Islamic movement and their camps."
'Camp incitement' and the Lahava organization are under intense fire from Knesset members and other organizations who are demanding that the group and the camp be shut down and outlawed; 'We complain, and rightly so, about incitement on the Palestinian side, but incitement among us worries me even more.'
After Yedioth Ahronoth exposed a Lehava youth training camp in the southern Hebron hills, calls have been raised Wednesday to shut the camp down and outlaw the extreme right group. Participants at the camp were learning krav maga, Arabic, sabotage tactics and techniques for handling Shin Bet and police interrogations.
MK Erel Margalit of the Zionist Union has said he will submit an urgent application to the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee in light of the investigation and will also officially ask Minister of Education, Naftali Bennett, to close the camp.
"These are subversive activities, funded and organized to undermine the rule of law and the government. It seems the organizers of the camp see nothing wrong with what they're doing while promoting messages of incitement, hate, rebellion and racism. All this under the watchful eye of the Ministry of Education and the minister himself. Any sensible person sees that Jewish terror is growing there," said Margalit.
MK Itzik Shmuli, also of the Zionist Union, and chairman of the lobby against "price tag" attacks, responded angrily, saying "this clandestine activity is extremely disturbing and extremely dangerous. Let no one be confused, this isn't just some camp handing out chocolate milk and snacks. These are activities that are furthering an extremely radical, racist and nationalistic organization that incites and persecutes minorities and anyone that doesn't agree with them."
MK and Maj. Gen. (res.) Eyal Ben-Reuven said, "We complain, and rightly so, about incitement on the Palestinian side, but incitement among us worries me even more."
There is also anger from outside the political system, with many organizations already calling on authorities to outlaw Lehava. The Reform Movement Center sent a letter to the attorney general and state prosecutor demanding to investigate the organization and label it as a terrorist organization.
The Lahava organization's founder, Ben-Zion Gopstein, claimed that the activities at the camp are not breaking the law. "My son serves in the army and so does Noam Federman's son. We love the IDF, but we are opposed to the violent interrogations of the Shin Bet. The point of the camp is to teach kids to love the country. I would advise members of the left that before sending letters and demanding that we be outlawed, start working against the Islamic movement and their camps."
Israeli soldiers attacked, on Tuesday evening, six young Palestinian soccer players in Bab Hatta neighborhood, in the Old City of occupied East Jerusalem, causing several cuts and bruises that required hospitalization.
The six Palestinians were walking in Bab Hatta before the soldiers surrounded them, and started beating them up with clubs and batons, and even with their guns, causing them to suffer various cuts and bruises.
Palestinian medics rushed to the scene, and moved the six young men to the al-Makassed hospital, in Jerusalem.
The six were still in their training shorts and suits when the soldiers assaulted them, just as they exited a playground following training.
On Wednesday morning, a number of Israeli extremists invaded the courtyards of the Al-Aqsa Mosque accompanied by several undercover officers.
Eyewitnesses said at least 65 extremists, accompanied by many soldiers and officers, invaded the mosque’s courtyards, and conducted a provocative tour, causing tension.
The six Palestinians were walking in Bab Hatta before the soldiers surrounded them, and started beating them up with clubs and batons, and even with their guns, causing them to suffer various cuts and bruises.
Palestinian medics rushed to the scene, and moved the six young men to the al-Makassed hospital, in Jerusalem.
The six were still in their training shorts and suits when the soldiers assaulted them, just as they exited a playground following training.
On Wednesday morning, a number of Israeli extremists invaded the courtyards of the Al-Aqsa Mosque accompanied by several undercover officers.
Eyewitnesses said at least 65 extremists, accompanied by many soldiers and officers, invaded the mosque’s courtyards, and conducted a provocative tour, causing tension.
An elderly Palestinian man sustained serious to moderate injuries Tuesday after an Israeli settler unleashed his dogs on him, according to a Palestinian official.
Rizeq Abu Nasir, coordinator of the popular committee against the apartheid wall, told WAFA correspondence that Tawfiq Khaled, aged 66, was picking figs on his land in Deir Istiya, a village in the north of the West Bank, when he was attacked by the settler’s dogs.
He said that the settler stood by watching as the dogs attacked Khaled, but restrained them only after Palestinian shepherds, who happened to be in the area, intervened to help him.
Khaled was transferred to a hospital for medical treatment.
Israeli settlers frequently attack Palestinian civilians in the West Bank prompting officials and international organizations to condemn such acts.
Saeb Erekat, secretary of the Palestine Liberation Organization’s Executive Committee, had also called on the international community to provide protection to the Palestinian people living in the occupied territories stressing that it is an international responsibility.
Amnesty International had said that “Israelis living in illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank frequently attacked Palestinian civilians and their property, sometimes in the presence of Israeli soldiers and police who failed to intervene.”
A report published by the Israeli human rights organization, Yesh Din, in May 2015 stated that Israeli settlers enjoy widespread impunity for their attacks against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
Rizeq Abu Nasir, coordinator of the popular committee against the apartheid wall, told WAFA correspondence that Tawfiq Khaled, aged 66, was picking figs on his land in Deir Istiya, a village in the north of the West Bank, when he was attacked by the settler’s dogs.
He said that the settler stood by watching as the dogs attacked Khaled, but restrained them only after Palestinian shepherds, who happened to be in the area, intervened to help him.
Khaled was transferred to a hospital for medical treatment.
Israeli settlers frequently attack Palestinian civilians in the West Bank prompting officials and international organizations to condemn such acts.
Saeb Erekat, secretary of the Palestine Liberation Organization’s Executive Committee, had also called on the international community to provide protection to the Palestinian people living in the occupied territories stressing that it is an international responsibility.
Amnesty International had said that “Israelis living in illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank frequently attacked Palestinian civilians and their property, sometimes in the presence of Israeli soldiers and police who failed to intervene.”
A report published by the Israeli human rights organization, Yesh Din, in May 2015 stated that Israeli settlers enjoy widespread impunity for their attacks against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
30 aug 2016
Groups of Jewish settlers Tuesday morning stormed the plazas of the Aqsa Mosque from the Magharebah gate under protection by Israeli police and Special Forces.
Some of the settlers attempted to perform Talmudic rituals at the Muslims’ holy site where worshipers and Quran students confronted them by chanting Allah the Greatest.
A state of alert was observed among Jerusalemite sit-inners. Israeli policemen continued barring a group of Jerusalemite women from accessing the Aqsa Mosque.
They gathered at the gates of the Mosque and started reciting Quran verses.
Settlers deliberately carry out their incursions into the plazas of the Aqsa Mosque so early at seven in the morning due to small numbers of sit-inners at that early hour.
Some of the settlers attempted to perform Talmudic rituals at the Muslims’ holy site where worshipers and Quran students confronted them by chanting Allah the Greatest.
A state of alert was observed among Jerusalemite sit-inners. Israeli policemen continued barring a group of Jerusalemite women from accessing the Aqsa Mosque.
They gathered at the gates of the Mosque and started reciting Quran verses.
Settlers deliberately carry out their incursions into the plazas of the Aqsa Mosque so early at seven in the morning due to small numbers of sit-inners at that early hour.
Violent clashes broke out between Palestinian young men and Jewish settlers from the illegal settlement of Kiryat Arba near al-Khalil city on Monday night.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that local young men from al-Khalil hurled stones and Molotov cocktails at a horde of Jewish settlers in Jabal Johar area on the southern outskirts of the city.
The young men also managed to close the road leading to the settlement.
Armed settlers and border soldiers, in turn, opened fire at the young men. Luckily no one was hurt during the shooting.
Soon later, military reinforcements arrived in the area and embarked on firing tear gas at the young men. Several young men received on-site medical aid after they suffered from inhaling tear gas.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that local young men from al-Khalil hurled stones and Molotov cocktails at a horde of Jewish settlers in Jabal Johar area on the southern outskirts of the city.
The young men also managed to close the road leading to the settlement.
Armed settlers and border soldiers, in turn, opened fire at the young men. Luckily no one was hurt during the shooting.
Soon later, military reinforcements arrived in the area and embarked on firing tear gas at the young men. Several young men received on-site medical aid after they suffered from inhaling tear gas.
Activists have warned of underway Israeli attempts to Judaize the al-Kattan Cave in Occupied Jerusalem.
According to the Q-Press Center, the Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) have organized low-priced night concerts and offered to cover the cost of transport services in Occupied Jerusalem.
Several media campaigns have also been launched as part of Israeli intents to encourage the settlers to attend the concerts.
Three such concerts are slated to take place on September 8 and 9 with the participation of famous Israeli artists and composers. Recently a party was held by an Israeli ultra-Orthodox religious party.
Other festivals, including the annual Festival of Lights, have also been held under the sponsorship of fanatic religious parties.
According to the Q-Press Center, the Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) have organized low-priced night concerts and offered to cover the cost of transport services in Occupied Jerusalem.
Several media campaigns have also been launched as part of Israeli intents to encourage the settlers to attend the concerts.
Three such concerts are slated to take place on September 8 and 9 with the participation of famous Israeli artists and composers. Recently a party was held by an Israeli ultra-Orthodox religious party.
Other festivals, including the annual Festival of Lights, have also been held under the sponsorship of fanatic religious parties.
29 aug 2016
Israeli minister of Jerusalem affairs Ze'ev Elkin has said that Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu gives priority for the development (Judaization) of Mount of Olives, which is an Islamic waqf area in east Jerusalem used by Israel as a mock Jewish cemetery.
Elkin made his remarks at a recent reception held specially for him by the so-called the international committee for the preservation of Har Hazeitim (Mount of Olives) in New York in the presence of Israeli consul Dani Dayan.
He affirmed that the government earmarked millions of shekels for the establishment of projects and for the protection of visitors to the Mount through installing dozens of security cameras and intensifying police presence.
The international committee for the preservation of Har Hazeitim, which was founded five years ago, managed in cooperation with the Israeli government and right-wing Jewish groups to Judaize the Mount of Olives, which is actually an Islamic waqf land.
About 20,000 fake Jewish graves have been built on the Mount by this Zionist commission and settler groups as part of Judaization plans in the holy city.
Elkin made his remarks at a recent reception held specially for him by the so-called the international committee for the preservation of Har Hazeitim (Mount of Olives) in New York in the presence of Israeli consul Dani Dayan.
He affirmed that the government earmarked millions of shekels for the establishment of projects and for the protection of visitors to the Mount through installing dozens of security cameras and intensifying police presence.
The international committee for the preservation of Har Hazeitim, which was founded five years ago, managed in cooperation with the Israeli government and right-wing Jewish groups to Judaize the Mount of Olives, which is actually an Islamic waqf land.
About 20,000 fake Jewish graves have been built on the Mount by this Zionist commission and settler groups as part of Judaization plans in the holy city.
Hordes of extremist Israeli settlers stormed on Monday morning the holy al-Aqsa Mosque via the Maghareba Gate under heavy police escort.
The Israeli fanatics performed sacrilegious rituals and yelled anti-Muslim slogans, sparking tension across the site.
The peaceful Muslim learners and worshipers kept, meanwhile, chanting “Allah is the Greatest” in protest at the break-in.
Muslim women have also been maintaining vigil outside the Mosque and recited verses of the holy Quran in protest at being banned, by the Israeli forces, from praying at the site.
The Israeli fanatics performed sacrilegious rituals and yelled anti-Muslim slogans, sparking tension across the site.
The peaceful Muslim learners and worshipers kept, meanwhile, chanting “Allah is the Greatest” in protest at the break-in.
Muslim women have also been maintaining vigil outside the Mosque and recited verses of the holy Quran in protest at being banned, by the Israeli forces, from praying at the site.
28 aug 2016
Israeli municipality of Jerusalem announced organizing a wine festival including drinking and dancing over the ruins of the Ma'man Allah Muslim cemetery next Wednesday and Thursday.
QPress Center for the Aqsa and Jerusalem affairs revealed that Israeli and international musical bands will participate in the festival which is going to serve 120 kinds of wine in the “independence” park which was established over 200 dunum of land of the Muslim cemetery which was earlier confiscated by Israel.
Israeli municipality made large-scale changes on the cemetery and transformed a part of it into a public park used for big ceremonies.
QPress Center for the Aqsa and Jerusalem affairs revealed that Israeli and international musical bands will participate in the festival which is going to serve 120 kinds of wine in the “independence” park which was established over 200 dunum of land of the Muslim cemetery which was earlier confiscated by Israel.
Israeli municipality made large-scale changes on the cemetery and transformed a part of it into a public park used for big ceremonies.
The Israeli occupation police on Sunday allowed hordes of Jewish settlers to violate the sanctity of the Aqsa Mosque and tour its courtyards under tight security protection.
As part of their daily provocative act of desecration at the Islamic holy site, special police troops escorted the settlers during their tour of the Mosque's yards.
Some settlers also started to perform rituals, provoking a number of the Mosque Muslim visitors into chanting religious slogans to stop them from doing so.
As part of their daily provocative act of desecration at the Islamic holy site, special police troops escorted the settlers during their tour of the Mosque's yards.
Some settlers also started to perform rituals, provoking a number of the Mosque Muslim visitors into chanting religious slogans to stop them from doing so.
27 aug 2016
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Friday evening, two Palestinians in the northern West Bank districts of Nablus and Jenin.
Adel Amer, secretary of the Local Council in Orif village, south of Nablus, said dozens of fanatic Israeli colonists invaded the village, before the local intercepted them, leading to clashes.
Amer added that Israeli soldiers also invaded the village, and attacked dozens of locals after breaking into their homes and searching them, and kidnapped a young man, identified as Jihad Shehada.
The soldiers did not attack any of the fanatic Israeli colonists who invaded the village, and did not remove them.
In addition, soldiers stationed at a military roadblock, southwest of Jenin, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, kidnapped a young Palestinian man and confiscated his car.
The Palestinian, who remained unidentified until the time of this report, was stopped at the Kafrit village junction, southwest of Jenin, before the soldiers kidnapped him, and took him, along with his car, to an unknown destination.
Adel Amer, secretary of the Local Council in Orif village, south of Nablus, said dozens of fanatic Israeli colonists invaded the village, before the local intercepted them, leading to clashes.
Amer added that Israeli soldiers also invaded the village, and attacked dozens of locals after breaking into their homes and searching them, and kidnapped a young man, identified as Jihad Shehada.
The soldiers did not attack any of the fanatic Israeli colonists who invaded the village, and did not remove them.
In addition, soldiers stationed at a military roadblock, southwest of Jenin, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, kidnapped a young Palestinian man and confiscated his car.
The Palestinian, who remained unidentified until the time of this report, was stopped at the Kafrit village junction, southwest of Jenin, before the soldiers kidnapped him, and took him, along with his car, to an unknown destination.
26 aug 2016
The Yesha Council is in the final planning stages of an Amazon-like website to sell settlement goods abroad along with tours of the West Bank; 'allows us to reach the customer's house abroad without going through the whole route of delegitimization.'
The Yesha ("Judea, Samaria and Gaza") Council intends to soon launch a shopping website to allow consumers to purchase products made in West Bank settlements, including dates, soaps, textiles and prepared foods. This is in part in response to the BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions) movement.
According to the plan, the new website will use the same software that other leading shopping websites, such as Amazon and eBay, use.
The Yesha Council is promoting the new initiative as a "boycott detour," referring to the BDS movement's calls to boycott the very products that they will offer to sell.
Oded Revivi, the mayor of Efrat and the head of the Yesha Council's foreign desk, is behind the initiative. He commented, "We quickly understood that we have to think outside the box…so we developed this model, which allows us to reach the customer's house abroad without going through the whole route of delegitimization that products from Judea and Samaria go through in the world."
In addition to selling products, it will also sell travel packages to the West Bank. Religious tours will also be offered in an attempt to meet a need for groups that want to visit historical sites and incorporate religious themes, which will include faiths beyond Judaism.
The initiative is currently in the final stages of development. They are currently seeking the seed money to begin operating the site. In the coming weeks, the Yesha Council intends to send invitations for business owners to join the site.
The Yesha ("Judea, Samaria and Gaza") Council intends to soon launch a shopping website to allow consumers to purchase products made in West Bank settlements, including dates, soaps, textiles and prepared foods. This is in part in response to the BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions) movement.
According to the plan, the new website will use the same software that other leading shopping websites, such as Amazon and eBay, use.
The Yesha Council is promoting the new initiative as a "boycott detour," referring to the BDS movement's calls to boycott the very products that they will offer to sell.
Oded Revivi, the mayor of Efrat and the head of the Yesha Council's foreign desk, is behind the initiative. He commented, "We quickly understood that we have to think outside the box…so we developed this model, which allows us to reach the customer's house abroad without going through the whole route of delegitimization that products from Judea and Samaria go through in the world."
In addition to selling products, it will also sell travel packages to the West Bank. Religious tours will also be offered in an attempt to meet a need for groups that want to visit historical sites and incorporate religious themes, which will include faiths beyond Judaism.
The initiative is currently in the final stages of development. They are currently seeking the seed money to begin operating the site. In the coming weeks, the Yesha Council intends to send invitations for business owners to join the site.
25 aug 2016
Groups of Jewish settlers Thursday morning stormed the plazas of the Aqsa Mosque from the Magharebah gate under protection by Israeli police and Special Forces.
Some of the settlers attempted to perform Talmudic rituals at the Muslims’ holy site where worshipers and Quran students confronted them by chanting Allah the Greatest.
Israeli policemen continued barring a group of Jerusalemite women from accessing the Aqsa Mosque.
They gathered at the gates of the Mosque and started reciting Quran verses.
Some of the settlers attempted to perform Talmudic rituals at the Muslims’ holy site where worshipers and Quran students confronted them by chanting Allah the Greatest.
Israeli policemen continued barring a group of Jerusalemite women from accessing the Aqsa Mosque.
They gathered at the gates of the Mosque and started reciting Quran verses.
