28 aug 2018
Scores of Israeli settlers stormed on Tuesday morning Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa Mosque—the third holiest site in Islam—via the Maghareba Gate.
190 Israeli settlers, escorted by policemen, broke into al-Aqsa Mosque as part of the morning break-in shift and carried out a round of sacrilegious tours.
At the same time, the peaceful Muslim worshipers have been subjected to tough crackdowns and restrictions by the Israeli police near the main entrances to the site.
Several worshipers have been searched and dozens more have had their IDs seized while attempting to enter al-Aqsa to perform their daily prayers.
190 Israeli settlers, escorted by policemen, broke into al-Aqsa Mosque as part of the morning break-in shift and carried out a round of sacrilegious tours.
At the same time, the peaceful Muslim worshipers have been subjected to tough crackdowns and restrictions by the Israeli police near the main entrances to the site.
Several worshipers have been searched and dozens more have had their IDs seized while attempting to enter al-Aqsa to perform their daily prayers.
A round of violent clashes broke out late Monday evening between Palestinian anti-occupation youth and heavily-armed Israeli soldiers who stormed Nablus’s southern corners to secure a break-in into an Islamic shrine.
Eye-witnesses said over 20 Israeli soldiers moved into Jerzim Mount, east of Nablus, before they headed for Joseph’s Tomb.
Fierce clashes burst out shortly afterwards.
Israeli forces summoned military reinforcement on the city’s eastern outskirts, near the Hawara military camp and Beit Furik checkpoint.
The assault was carried out hours before Israeli settler hordes showed up at the holy shrine and defiled it.
Eye-witnesses said over 20 Israeli soldiers moved into Jerzim Mount, east of Nablus, before they headed for Joseph’s Tomb.
Fierce clashes burst out shortly afterwards.
Israeli forces summoned military reinforcement on the city’s eastern outskirts, near the Hawara military camp and Beit Furik checkpoint.
The assault was carried out hours before Israeli settler hordes showed up at the holy shrine and defiled it.
A number of illegal Israeli colonialist settlers attacked, late on Monday at night, a Palestinian home in Orif village, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus.
Adel al-Amer, the Secretary of Orif Village Council, said the Israeli assailants hurled stones at the home of Nihad Najeh Abdul-Fattah, causing damage to the windows of the property.
He added that the attack came just a few hours after colonialist settlers, from Yitzhar illegal colony, invaded Einabus village, south of Nablus, before the locals intercepted them and managed to force them away.
Adel al-Amer, the Secretary of Orif Village Council, said the Israeli assailants hurled stones at the home of Nihad Najeh Abdul-Fattah, causing damage to the windows of the property.
He added that the attack came just a few hours after colonialist settlers, from Yitzhar illegal colony, invaded Einabus village, south of Nablus, before the locals intercepted them and managed to force them away.
27 aug 2018
Local families from the village of Einabus, south of the West Bank district of Nablus, foiled an attack by Israeli settlers against their homes.
Local sources affirmed that a group of settlers, coming from the nearby illegal Israeli settlement of Yitzhar, stormed the northern part of the village of Einabus and attempted to attack locals’ homes under Israeli forces’ protection.
Israeli army only intervened to protect the settlers while firing heavy teargas bombs at the residents, the sources added.
Local sources affirmed that a group of settlers, coming from the nearby illegal Israeli settlement of Yitzhar, stormed the northern part of the village of Einabus and attempted to attack locals’ homes under Israeli forces’ protection.
Israeli army only intervened to protect the settlers while firing heavy teargas bombs at the residents, the sources added.
Israeli forces, on Monday, seized an agricultural shed placed on a land belonging to a Palestinian resident in the town of al-Khader, south of Bethlehem, in occupied West Bank, said Ahmad Salah, a local activist.
The activist told WAFA that Israeli forces stormed an area adjacent to the Israeli settlement of Eliezer, built illegally on Palestinian lands in al-Khader town, and disassembled a shed made from thin sheet metal sheathing, before confiscating it.
The shed belongs to one of the town residents who was identified as Yaseen Issa.
To be noted, Israeli forces previously demolished a grape trellis belonging to Issa.
Also on Monday, Israeli settlers removed an iron gate placed at the entrance of a farm land belonging to a Palestinian resident in the town of al-Khader, south of the southern West Bank district of Bethlehem, said a local activist.
Ahmad Salah, coordinator of the Anti-Settlement Committee in the village, said that a group of settlers tied the gate to a car and pulled it down.
Settlers further attempted to attack the land owner, Khader Sbaih. However, the farmer managed to defend himself against their attack and to force them out of his land.
The activist told WAFA that Israeli forces stormed an area adjacent to the Israeli settlement of Eliezer, built illegally on Palestinian lands in al-Khader town, and disassembled a shed made from thin sheet metal sheathing, before confiscating it.
The shed belongs to one of the town residents who was identified as Yaseen Issa.
To be noted, Israeli forces previously demolished a grape trellis belonging to Issa.
Also on Monday, Israeli settlers removed an iron gate placed at the entrance of a farm land belonging to a Palestinian resident in the town of al-Khader, south of the southern West Bank district of Bethlehem, said a local activist.
Ahmad Salah, coordinator of the Anti-Settlement Committee in the village, said that a group of settlers tied the gate to a car and pulled it down.
Settlers further attempted to attack the land owner, Khader Sbaih. However, the farmer managed to defend himself against their attack and to force them out of his land.
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Members of the Custodian of Absentees' Property Department along with Israeli settlers attempted to seize a piece of land in the Palestinian neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah in occupied East Jerusalem, on Monday.
Hashem Badr, member of a local committee, said that members of the Israeli Custodian of Absentees' Property department, under armed protection of Israeli forces, stormed the western part of Sheikh Jarrah and attempted to seize a piece of Palestinian-owned land. Badr confirmed that the land belongs to Palestinian resident, Abed al-Razzaq al-Sheikh; the land measures about 50 square meters and is located directly in front of his house. |
He added that Israeli bulldozers entered the neighborhood and began to raze the land and uproot several planted trees, while Israeli forces surrounded the area and prevented access to it.
Badr stressed that the Custodian of Absentees' Property attempted to claim ownership of the property and attempted to carry out the seizure without an official decision from the Israeli court.
According to Israeli law, Jewish Israelis are permitted to claim ownership over property believed to have been owned by Jews before 1948 during Ottoman or British rule.
However, such a law does not exist for the hundreds of thousands of Palestinian refugees who were displaced from their lands and homes during and after the establishment of the state of Israel.
Israelis have claimed that Sheikh Jarrah was once the site of a 19th century Jewish community. Many families in the neighborhood have been embroiled in legal disputes for decades, as various Israeli settlers have attempted to claim ownership over their homes.
Some of the properties that had once been owned by Jews -- thousands of whom fled East Jerusalem during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war -- were repurposed by the Jordanian government, who took control over the territory following the war, to house some of the approximately 750,000 Palestinians who were forced from homes that were consumed by the new Israeli state.
When Israel took control over the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Gaza after the Six-Day War in 1967, the Jordanian-controlled properties were transferred to Israel's general custodian.
Badr stressed that the Custodian of Absentees' Property attempted to claim ownership of the property and attempted to carry out the seizure without an official decision from the Israeli court.
According to Israeli law, Jewish Israelis are permitted to claim ownership over property believed to have been owned by Jews before 1948 during Ottoman or British rule.
However, such a law does not exist for the hundreds of thousands of Palestinian refugees who were displaced from their lands and homes during and after the establishment of the state of Israel.
Israelis have claimed that Sheikh Jarrah was once the site of a 19th century Jewish community. Many families in the neighborhood have been embroiled in legal disputes for decades, as various Israeli settlers have attempted to claim ownership over their homes.
Some of the properties that had once been owned by Jews -- thousands of whom fled East Jerusalem during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war -- were repurposed by the Jordanian government, who took control over the territory following the war, to house some of the approximately 750,000 Palestinians who were forced from homes that were consumed by the new Israeli state.
When Israel took control over the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Gaza after the Six-Day War in 1967, the Jordanian-controlled properties were transferred to Israel's general custodian.
Israeli settlers at dawn Monday vandalized a number of Palestinian vehicles in Sinjil village, north of the West Bank city of Ramallah.
Sinjil mayor Moataz Tawafsheh said that a group of Israeli settlers sneaked into the village at daybreak and slashed the tires of 10 Palestinian-owned vehicles.
Tawafsheh told Quds Press that the settlers further spray painted racist slogans on the vehicles calling for death to Arabs and Muslims and threatening more attacks.
Sinjil mayor Moataz Tawafsheh said that a group of Israeli settlers sneaked into the village at daybreak and slashed the tires of 10 Palestinian-owned vehicles.
Tawafsheh told Quds Press that the settlers further spray painted racist slogans on the vehicles calling for death to Arabs and Muslims and threatening more attacks.
Dozens of Israeli settlers stormed on Monday morning Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa Mosque—the third holiest site in Islam—via the Maghareba Gate.
Sources at Jerusalem’s Awqaf Department said over 95 Israeli settlers, escorted by policemen, broke into al-Aqsa Mosque as part of the morning break-in shift and carried out a round of sacrilegious tours that lasted for about four hours, starting 07:00 a.m.
Dozens more are expected to show up at the site in the next few hours.
At the same time, the peaceful Muslim worshipers have been subjected to tough crackdowns and restrictions by the Israeli police near the main entrances to the site.
Several worshipers have been searched and dozens more have had their IDs seized while attempting to enter al-Aqsa to perform their daily prayers.
Sources at Jerusalem’s Awqaf Department said over 95 Israeli settlers, escorted by policemen, broke into al-Aqsa Mosque as part of the morning break-in shift and carried out a round of sacrilegious tours that lasted for about four hours, starting 07:00 a.m.
Dozens more are expected to show up at the site in the next few hours.
At the same time, the peaceful Muslim worshipers have been subjected to tough crackdowns and restrictions by the Israeli police near the main entrances to the site.
Several worshipers have been searched and dozens more have had their IDs seized while attempting to enter al-Aqsa to perform their daily prayers.
A tension-rousing Israeli plan to expand the mixed-gender prayer area at al-Aqsa Mosque’s Buraq Wall (Western Wall) has won final approval, following pressure from the Prime Minister’s Office, Haaretz reported on Sunday.
Israel has issued approval to expedite the long-promised expansion of a mixed-gender prayer space at the Buraq Wall holy site using a legal loophole to fast-track the project following pressure by Benjamin Netanyahu.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised to expand the mixed-gender prayer space, known as the Ezrat Israel, as compensation for nixing a broader agreement with fanatic Jewish groups which would have given them greater rights at the holy site.
According to Haaretz, representatives from Netanyahu’s office together with the Jerusalem municipality have found a way to overcome the red tape and give the entire expansion the go-ahead under a legal-loophole that authorizes municipal engineers to approve work to make a site handicap accessible.
The regulation enables the municipal engineer alone to approve construction and sidestep various other local and regional planning committees, approval from which could take months of deliberations to obtain.
A representative of the Attorney General’s Office opposed the idea of pushing through such an extensive and sensitive plan under the pretense of handicap accessibility, Haaretz reported, but the use of the loophole was ultimately approved by the Jerusalem municipality legal adviser.
The January 2016 pledge to build the pluralistic prayer space south of the current Western Wall Plaza also originally included a mixed-gender entrance in the same pavilion as the gender-segregated entrances and the establishment of a board of pluralistic Jewry to oversee the site.
But in June 2017, the latter two elements of the project were stamped out under fierce pressure from the influential ultra-Orthodox parties which form a central plank in Netanyahu’s government.
More liberal streams of Judaism, such as the Reform and Conservative movements to which a significant portion of Diaspora Jews belong, have long been at odds with the Israeli government over delays in the creation of a mixed-gender, non-Orthodox prayer section at the Western Wall, where women would also be permitted to pray with scrolls and hold religious ceremonies.
Orthodox groups believe that creating such a space defies ancient Jewish law and tradition.
Israel has issued approval to expedite the long-promised expansion of a mixed-gender prayer space at the Buraq Wall holy site using a legal loophole to fast-track the project following pressure by Benjamin Netanyahu.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised to expand the mixed-gender prayer space, known as the Ezrat Israel, as compensation for nixing a broader agreement with fanatic Jewish groups which would have given them greater rights at the holy site.
According to Haaretz, representatives from Netanyahu’s office together with the Jerusalem municipality have found a way to overcome the red tape and give the entire expansion the go-ahead under a legal-loophole that authorizes municipal engineers to approve work to make a site handicap accessible.
The regulation enables the municipal engineer alone to approve construction and sidestep various other local and regional planning committees, approval from which could take months of deliberations to obtain.
A representative of the Attorney General’s Office opposed the idea of pushing through such an extensive and sensitive plan under the pretense of handicap accessibility, Haaretz reported, but the use of the loophole was ultimately approved by the Jerusalem municipality legal adviser.
The January 2016 pledge to build the pluralistic prayer space south of the current Western Wall Plaza also originally included a mixed-gender entrance in the same pavilion as the gender-segregated entrances and the establishment of a board of pluralistic Jewry to oversee the site.
But in June 2017, the latter two elements of the project were stamped out under fierce pressure from the influential ultra-Orthodox parties which form a central plank in Netanyahu’s government.
More liberal streams of Judaism, such as the Reform and Conservative movements to which a significant portion of Diaspora Jews belong, have long been at odds with the Israeli government over delays in the creation of a mixed-gender, non-Orthodox prayer section at the Western Wall, where women would also be permitted to pray with scrolls and hold religious ceremonies.
Orthodox groups believe that creating such a space defies ancient Jewish law and tradition.
A project to construct hundreds of new illegal Israeli settlement units in the heart of the Palestinian neighborhood of Beit Hanina, in occupied East Jerusalem, was reported to commence early next month.
According to a Hebrew-language news outlet, Aryeh Orange, a candidate from the right-wing Me’uchadim (United) political faction running for the Jerusalem city council, announced, according to Ma’an, that the new housing units “are being sold to Jews only.”
Sources reported that about 124 illegal Israeli housing units have already been approved for the project, out of a total of 324 units.
The housing units are allegedly to be sold to ultra-orthodox Jews at reduced prices. A luxury five-room apartment of 124 square meters, with an open-sky balcony will cost only 1million shekels ($276,000).
A correspondent of the news outlet confirmed that, during a closed political conference for Me’uchadim, Orange repeatedly said “It’s a finger in the eye of the Arabs,” referring to the new housing units to be built in a Palestinian neighborhood.
A source confirmed to the news outlet that, within a month, the tractors will arrive at the location, which has been named Nof Shmuel.
The land was reportedly purchased almost 15 years ago, with Jewish funding, aiming to create “a contiguous Jewish settlement between the neighborhoods.”
Since the occupation of the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, in 1967, between 500,000 and 600,000 Israelis have moved into Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territory, in violation of international law.
The estimated 196 government recognized Israeli settlements scattered across the Palestinian territory are all considered illegal under international law.
According to a Hebrew-language news outlet, Aryeh Orange, a candidate from the right-wing Me’uchadim (United) political faction running for the Jerusalem city council, announced, according to Ma’an, that the new housing units “are being sold to Jews only.”
Sources reported that about 124 illegal Israeli housing units have already been approved for the project, out of a total of 324 units.
The housing units are allegedly to be sold to ultra-orthodox Jews at reduced prices. A luxury five-room apartment of 124 square meters, with an open-sky balcony will cost only 1million shekels ($276,000).
A correspondent of the news outlet confirmed that, during a closed political conference for Me’uchadim, Orange repeatedly said “It’s a finger in the eye of the Arabs,” referring to the new housing units to be built in a Palestinian neighborhood.
A source confirmed to the news outlet that, within a month, the tractors will arrive at the location, which has been named Nof Shmuel.
The land was reportedly purchased almost 15 years ago, with Jewish funding, aiming to create “a contiguous Jewish settlement between the neighborhoods.”
Since the occupation of the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, in 1967, between 500,000 and 600,000 Israelis have moved into Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territory, in violation of international law.
The estimated 196 government recognized Israeli settlements scattered across the Palestinian territory are all considered illegal under international law.
26 aug 2018
Arabs attacked in Binyamina
After 3 Arabs filed complaint with police for being beaten by Jews at Kiryat Haim beach in Haifa, 2 Tayibe residents who were moderately and lightly wounded say they were attacked by Jews because they are Arabs; police say incident not nationalistically motivated.
Two Tayibe residents filed a complaint with the police Sunday against Jews who allegedly had attacked them in Binyamina where they work, claiming the attack was nationalistically motivated, while an initial police debrief argued a fight broke out between construction workers based on work seniority feud.
The incident follows the attack on three Arabs from Shfaram at at the Kiryat Haim beach in Haifa last week.
One of the complainants who suffered stabbing injuries in his upper body was moderately wounded, while the second one was stabbed in his hands and face and was lightly wounded.
Both Arabs were taken to the Meir Hospital in Kfar Saba. In addition, it was reported five Jews were wounded in the incident.
According to the police, all those involved in the violent clash are contractor workers employed in Binyamina.
The police siad that a fight broke out near an educational institution between infrastructures renovation workers.
An initial debrief that took place in Zichron Yaakov police station concluded that the spat occurred amid work seniority disagreement, and that the workers' origin had nothing to do with the incident.
Seven of those involved were evacuated to receive medical attention and an investigation had been launched into the matter.
After 3 Arabs filed complaint with police for being beaten by Jews at Kiryat Haim beach in Haifa, 2 Tayibe residents who were moderately and lightly wounded say they were attacked by Jews because they are Arabs; police say incident not nationalistically motivated.
Two Tayibe residents filed a complaint with the police Sunday against Jews who allegedly had attacked them in Binyamina where they work, claiming the attack was nationalistically motivated, while an initial police debrief argued a fight broke out between construction workers based on work seniority feud.
The incident follows the attack on three Arabs from Shfaram at at the Kiryat Haim beach in Haifa last week.
One of the complainants who suffered stabbing injuries in his upper body was moderately wounded, while the second one was stabbed in his hands and face and was lightly wounded.
Both Arabs were taken to the Meir Hospital in Kfar Saba. In addition, it was reported five Jews were wounded in the incident.
According to the police, all those involved in the violent clash are contractor workers employed in Binyamina.
The police siad that a fight broke out near an educational institution between infrastructures renovation workers.
An initial debrief that took place in Zichron Yaakov police station concluded that the spat occurred amid work seniority disagreement, and that the workers' origin had nothing to do with the incident.
Seven of those involved were evacuated to receive medical attention and an investigation had been launched into the matter.
Tayibe resident lightly wounded after being stabbed in hands, face.
However, Tayibe's residents claim the attack was nationalistically motivated. They also added that they did not know their assailants.
"This wasn't a fight. After a man had wanted to enter the premises we were working in, we asked him to move his car and he refused," they explained.
"Suddenly he began shouting "Arab terrorists." A woman accompanying him called the police and claimed we wanted to rape her. After a few minutes, several additional men arrived to the scene and one of them stabbed me," Tayibe's resident who was wounded in his upper body recalled.
"We fled the scene and came to the Kedma police station. When I entered the station I collapsed and an ambulance took me to the hospital," he went on to say.
"This could have ended in disaster. I could have been shot because they said I'm a terrorist," he lamented.
The Arab who was lightly wounded said, "I was surprised when the police said a fight broke out. The attack was nationalistically motivated. We didn't hurt anyone and we don't know the people that hit us."
"I wonder why the police are attempting to shake off all responsibility. This incident is severe, we saw death facing us," he lashed out.
However, Tayibe's residents claim the attack was nationalistically motivated. They also added that they did not know their assailants.
"This wasn't a fight. After a man had wanted to enter the premises we were working in, we asked him to move his car and he refused," they explained.
"Suddenly he began shouting "Arab terrorists." A woman accompanying him called the police and claimed we wanted to rape her. After a few minutes, several additional men arrived to the scene and one of them stabbed me," Tayibe's resident who was wounded in his upper body recalled.
"We fled the scene and came to the Kedma police station. When I entered the station I collapsed and an ambulance took me to the hospital," he went on to say.
"This could have ended in disaster. I could have been shot because they said I'm a terrorist," he lamented.
The Arab who was lightly wounded said, "I was surprised when the police said a fight broke out. The attack was nationalistically motivated. We didn't hurt anyone and we don't know the people that hit us."
"I wonder why the police are attempting to shake off all responsibility. This incident is severe, we saw death facing us," he lashed out.
Dozens of Israeli settlers stormed on Sunday morning Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa Mosque—the third holiest site in Islam—via the Maghareba Gate.
107 Israeli settlers, escorted by policemen, broke into al-Aqsa Mosque as part of the morning break-in shift and carried out a round of sacrilegious tours.
Dozens more are expected to show up at the site in the next few hours.
At the same time, the peaceful Muslim worshipers have been subjected to tough crackdowns and restrictions by the Israeli police near the main entrances to the site.
Several worshipers have been searched and dozens more have had their IDs seized while attempting to enter al-Aqsa to perform their daily prayers.
107 Israeli settlers, escorted by policemen, broke into al-Aqsa Mosque as part of the morning break-in shift and carried out a round of sacrilegious tours.
Dozens more are expected to show up at the site in the next few hours.
At the same time, the peaceful Muslim worshipers have been subjected to tough crackdowns and restrictions by the Israeli police near the main entrances to the site.
Several worshipers have been searched and dozens more have had their IDs seized while attempting to enter al-Aqsa to perform their daily prayers.
