26 dec 2017
Israeli settlers and members of Israeli intelligence stormed again, on Tuesday morning, the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque from Mughrabi gate.
Jerusalemite sources said, according to Al Ray, that settlers and intelligence forces stormed the courtyards of al-Aqsa protected by Israeli police.
The settlers have been deliberately violating the sanctity of the courtyards, and storming it nearly every day, at 7 am, exploiting the small number of Palestinian worshipers.
Jerusalemite sources said, according to Al Ray, that settlers and intelligence forces stormed the courtyards of al-Aqsa protected by Israeli police.
The settlers have been deliberately violating the sanctity of the courtyards, and storming it nearly every day, at 7 am, exploiting the small number of Palestinian worshipers.
25 dec 2017
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An ultra right-wing Israeli minister verbally harassed Palestinians from Gaza as they traveled on a bus, to visit their imprisoned relatives in southern Israel’s Nafha prison, hurling abuse at women on the bus calling their sons “dogs.”
MK Oren Hazan of the right-wing Likud party, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s party, intercepted and boarded a bus of Palestinian families traveling to Nafha prison on Monday, according to Ma’an. As he confronted the Palestinian families, he turned to the mother of an imprisoned Palestinian and asked, “Who did you come to visit? What did your son do?” to which she replied “He did not do anything.” Hazan responded to the mother by saying “Your son is a dog. He’s a |
dog. You come to visit the scum who are sitting here in prison, whom you see as your family members.”
As the woman attempted to respond to Hazan’s abuse, he shouted over her saying, “I will make sure you can not visit here any more and we’ll do everything so you will not get in. You are not welcome here, you have to understand well, you raised your son to murder.”
Hazan was with a group of other right-wing Israelis who are part of the so-called Task Force for the Release of Prisoners and Missing Persons.
The group has vowed to continue intercepting buses and attacking Palestinian families as long as Hamas continues holding Israeli soldiers in Gaza.
During his attack on the families, he said, “I want to tell you all, your friends in Gaza are holding our brothers, Hadar Goldin and Oron Shaul and Avera Mengistu, and if you do not bring this message home that we want to get our children back you will not come here anymore. If you continue here you will not see them alive.”
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), which organizes the weekly trips for families of Palestinian prisoners from Gaza, responded to the incident, saying “the prisoners’ families were entitled to visit their children with dignity.”
According to prisoners rights group Addameer, there are currently 6,198 Palestinians detained by Israel as of October. The group has estimated that some 40 percent of Palestinian men will be detained by Israel at some point in their lives.
As the woman attempted to respond to Hazan’s abuse, he shouted over her saying, “I will make sure you can not visit here any more and we’ll do everything so you will not get in. You are not welcome here, you have to understand well, you raised your son to murder.”
Hazan was with a group of other right-wing Israelis who are part of the so-called Task Force for the Release of Prisoners and Missing Persons.
The group has vowed to continue intercepting buses and attacking Palestinian families as long as Hamas continues holding Israeli soldiers in Gaza.
During his attack on the families, he said, “I want to tell you all, your friends in Gaza are holding our brothers, Hadar Goldin and Oron Shaul and Avera Mengistu, and if you do not bring this message home that we want to get our children back you will not come here anymore. If you continue here you will not see them alive.”
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), which organizes the weekly trips for families of Palestinian prisoners from Gaza, responded to the incident, saying “the prisoners’ families were entitled to visit their children with dignity.”
According to prisoners rights group Addameer, there are currently 6,198 Palestinians detained by Israel as of October. The group has estimated that some 40 percent of Palestinian men will be detained by Israel at some point in their lives.
Some 44 Jewish settlers on Monday broke into the plazas of al-Aqsa Mosque during morning and afternoon rounds under tightened security measure by Israeli police.
Islamic Endowment Department in Occupied Jerusalem told Quds Press that 30 settlers were allowed to tour the courtyards of the holy site in the morning round while 14 others were permitted to access the mosque’s plazas in the afternoon.
The settlers roamed the holy shrine and performed Talmudic rituals before exiting the mosque from al-Silsila gate.
Islamic Endowment Department in Occupied Jerusalem told Quds Press that 30 settlers were allowed to tour the courtyards of the holy site in the morning round while 14 others were permitted to access the mosque’s plazas in the afternoon.
The settlers roamed the holy shrine and performed Talmudic rituals before exiting the mosque from al-Silsila gate.
23 dec 2017
Palestinian factions in Ramallah called on Palestinian youths to waylay Israeli settlers on bypass roads in the West Bank and to close the roads before their traffic by all means.
In a statement on Saturday, the factions called for escalating clashes with settlers and Israeli occupation forces during this week.
They also declared Tuesday as a day of general escalation where demonstrations are slated to be held at Beit El barrier at the northern entrance to al-Bireh city near Ramallah.
The Palestinian powers announced next Friday as a day of mobilization and anger in protest at the US recognition of Jerusalem as capital of Israel.
In a statement on Saturday, the factions called for escalating clashes with settlers and Israeli occupation forces during this week.
They also declared Tuesday as a day of general escalation where demonstrations are slated to be held at Beit El barrier at the northern entrance to al-Bireh city near Ramallah.
The Palestinian powers announced next Friday as a day of mobilization and anger in protest at the US recognition of Jerusalem as capital of Israel.
A group of Palestinian youths on Saturday morning closed road No. 60 linking between al-Khalil and Occupied Jerusalem.
The PIC reporter said that dozens of Palestinian youths set tires on fire and erected stone barriers to block the main road for the Israeli settlers moving between the settlements of Jabal al-Khalil and Jerusalem.
Many Israeli military vehicles and bulldozers later arrived at the site and started to remove the tires and barriers.
A few days ago, Palestinian youth groups on social media websites called for closing bypass roads in the occupied West Bank that are mainly used by the Israeli soldiers and settlers.
In another context, an Israeli military force at dawn Saturday stormed al-Ramah neighborhood in al-Khalil, arrested an ex-prisoner and confiscated the family's car.
According to the PIC reporter, five Israeli military vehicles broke into al-Ramah neighborhood, raided the house of the Palestinian ex-prisoner Ghassan al-Qawasmi, and wreaked havoc on it before arresting Qawasmi and taking him to an unknown destination.
The PIC reporter said that dozens of Palestinian youths set tires on fire and erected stone barriers to block the main road for the Israeli settlers moving between the settlements of Jabal al-Khalil and Jerusalem.
Many Israeli military vehicles and bulldozers later arrived at the site and started to remove the tires and barriers.
A few days ago, Palestinian youth groups on social media websites called for closing bypass roads in the occupied West Bank that are mainly used by the Israeli soldiers and settlers.
In another context, an Israeli military force at dawn Saturday stormed al-Ramah neighborhood in al-Khalil, arrested an ex-prisoner and confiscated the family's car.
According to the PIC reporter, five Israeli military vehicles broke into al-Ramah neighborhood, raided the house of the Palestinian ex-prisoner Ghassan al-Qawasmi, and wreaked havoc on it before arresting Qawasmi and taking him to an unknown destination.
Ten Palestinians on Saturday were wounded by Israeli gunfire and tear gas during clashes that erupted between Palestinians and Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) along with settlers of Yitzhar settlement after storming Madma town near Nablus city.
Ihab al-Qet, head of Madma local council, said that IOF soldiers intensively fired rubber bullets and tear gas grenades towards dozens of Palestinian youths who confronted the settlers by stones.
Ihab al-Qet, head of Madma local council, said that IOF soldiers intensively fired rubber bullets and tear gas grenades towards dozens of Palestinian youths who confronted the settlers by stones.
22 dec 2017
Palestinian resdients of the village of Madama, to the south of Nablus, Friday, managed to foil an Israeli settler attack against their town, said a local official.
Ghassan Daghlas, who monitors Israeli activities in the north of the occupied West Bank, told WAFA that dozens of Israeli settlers, under the protection of Israeli forces, attacked the village; however, their attack was foiled by the locals.
Meanwhile, clashes reportedly broke out between Israeli forces and residents at the southern part of the town. No injuries were reported.
In many cases of settler attacks against Palestinians, forces offer protection to settlers and turn a blind eye to attacks committed against locals.
Settlements are illegal under international law, as they violate Article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention, which prohibits the transfer of the occupying power’s civilian population into occupied territory.
Ghassan Daghlas, who monitors Israeli activities in the north of the occupied West Bank, told WAFA that dozens of Israeli settlers, under the protection of Israeli forces, attacked the village; however, their attack was foiled by the locals.
Meanwhile, clashes reportedly broke out between Israeli forces and residents at the southern part of the town. No injuries were reported.
In many cases of settler attacks against Palestinians, forces offer protection to settlers and turn a blind eye to attacks committed against locals.
Settlements are illegal under international law, as they violate Article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention, which prohibits the transfer of the occupying power’s civilian population into occupied territory.
21 dec 2017
Israeli settlers from the illegal settlement of Yitzhar, to the south of Nablus city in the northern West Bank, on Thursday cut down about 20 olive trees in Madama town to the south of the city.
Head of Madama local council, Ihab Qet, said that over 10 settlers broke into the land that belongs to Abdurrahman Nassar and cut about 20 trees.
The extremist settlers also ruined an agricultural water well owned by Idris Qet, he added.
Head of Madama local council, Ihab Qet, said that over 10 settlers broke into the land that belongs to Abdurrahman Nassar and cut about 20 trees.
The extremist settlers also ruined an agricultural water well owned by Idris Qet, he added.
Israeli police offered protection for 25 Jewish settlers who stormed on Thursday morning the plazas of al-Aqsa Mosque from al-Magharebah gate.
Local sources said that the settlers were escorted by large numbers of Israeli military forces while roaming the courtyards of the Muslims’ holy shrine.
Groups of Jewish settlers are almost daily allowed to tour the plazas of al-Aqsa Mosque in two rounds, in the morning and the evening, under protection by Israeli police.
Local sources said that the settlers were escorted by large numbers of Israeli military forces while roaming the courtyards of the Muslims’ holy shrine.
Groups of Jewish settlers are almost daily allowed to tour the plazas of al-Aqsa Mosque in two rounds, in the morning and the evening, under protection by Israeli police.
20 dec 2017
Israeli who shot dead one of the Palestinian rioters who hurled stones at a group of teens on a hike near the village was acting in self defense, police determine; case passed on to State Attorney's Office.
The police have concluded their investigation into the incident in Qursa, when a Palestinian rioter was shot dead by an Israeli settler, determining the shooting was done in self defense, and that there is no sufficient evidence to warrant prosecution.
The case was passed on to the State Attorney's Office on Wednesday.
Earlier this month, a group of 20 Israeli teens hiking near the village of Qusra came under attack by a group of Palestinian rioters who started hurling stones at them.
The two parents who accompanied them rushed the teens to a nearby cave to hide, while one father shot and killed one of the rioters, 47-year-old Mahmoud Za’al Odeh.
"Dozens of Palestinians threw stones and rocks at us, we were in a life-threatening situation, and we were trying to protect the children," said the father, whose son was among the group. "I had to shoot in self-defense. I hope common sense prevails, and people understand what happened here."
After the shooting, dozens of Palestinians surrounded the cave where the teens were hiding and continued throwing stones.
The Israelis were eventually rescued by IDF forces that arrived at the scene.
Following the incident, the father was questioned on suspicion of causing death by negligence.
Some 20 Palestinians suspected of taking part in the violent rioting and throwing stones were arrested, and one was charged with attempted murder on Monday. The court extended the remand of the other suspects.
Attorney Adi Kidar of Honenu, who represents the two fathers, welcomed the police announcement. "My clients acted in line with the law, as any citizen in clear and immediate danger is expected to act. In an ideal situation, the fathers who accompanied the bar mitzvah trip would've received a certificate of appreciation from day one. They risked their lives in a very serious incident to protect the kids and themselves.
Unfortunately, they found themselves under investigation. I'm glad the Israel Police announced today that their version has been checked and accepted. Now we expect the police to put their efforts into bringing all of the rioters to justice."
The police have concluded their investigation into the incident in Qursa, when a Palestinian rioter was shot dead by an Israeli settler, determining the shooting was done in self defense, and that there is no sufficient evidence to warrant prosecution.
The case was passed on to the State Attorney's Office on Wednesday.
Earlier this month, a group of 20 Israeli teens hiking near the village of Qusra came under attack by a group of Palestinian rioters who started hurling stones at them.
The two parents who accompanied them rushed the teens to a nearby cave to hide, while one father shot and killed one of the rioters, 47-year-old Mahmoud Za’al Odeh.
"Dozens of Palestinians threw stones and rocks at us, we were in a life-threatening situation, and we were trying to protect the children," said the father, whose son was among the group. "I had to shoot in self-defense. I hope common sense prevails, and people understand what happened here."
After the shooting, dozens of Palestinians surrounded the cave where the teens were hiding and continued throwing stones.
The Israelis were eventually rescued by IDF forces that arrived at the scene.
Following the incident, the father was questioned on suspicion of causing death by negligence.
Some 20 Palestinians suspected of taking part in the violent rioting and throwing stones were arrested, and one was charged with attempted murder on Monday. The court extended the remand of the other suspects.
Attorney Adi Kidar of Honenu, who represents the two fathers, welcomed the police announcement. "My clients acted in line with the law, as any citizen in clear and immediate danger is expected to act. In an ideal situation, the fathers who accompanied the bar mitzvah trip would've received a certificate of appreciation from day one. They risked their lives in a very serious incident to protect the kids and themselves.
Unfortunately, they found themselves under investigation. I'm glad the Israel Police announced today that their version has been checked and accepted. Now we expect the police to put their efforts into bringing all of the rioters to justice."
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Wednesday morning, two Palestinians in the southern West Bank governorate of Hebron, while Israeli colonists assaulted and injured a child in Hebron city. The latest abductions bring the number of abduction Palestinians since dawn hours, in the West Bank, to 28.
The soldiers invaded Deir Samit town, west of Hebron, searched homes and a local bakery, and abducted Eyad Farid al-Awawda, 22. The invaded bakery is owned by Saif-Eddin al-Hroub.
Furthermore, the soldiers abducted a Palestinian at a military roadblock, in Hebron’s Old City, and took him to an unknown destination.
In related news, extremist Israeli colonists attacked a Palestinian child, identified as Amin Ibrahim Ramadan, only 9 years of age, in the Shallala neighborhood, in the center of Hebron city, causing various cuts and bruises.
The soldiers also invaded the home of Qotada al-Qawasmi, violently searched it, and illegally confiscated cash.
In addition, the soldiers invaded and searched homes in Yatta town, south of Hebron, and interrogated many Palestinians.
The soldiers invaded Deir Samit town, west of Hebron, searched homes and a local bakery, and abducted Eyad Farid al-Awawda, 22. The invaded bakery is owned by Saif-Eddin al-Hroub.
Furthermore, the soldiers abducted a Palestinian at a military roadblock, in Hebron’s Old City, and took him to an unknown destination.
In related news, extremist Israeli colonists attacked a Palestinian child, identified as Amin Ibrahim Ramadan, only 9 years of age, in the Shallala neighborhood, in the center of Hebron city, causing various cuts and bruises.
The soldiers also invaded the home of Qotada al-Qawasmi, violently searched it, and illegally confiscated cash.
In addition, the soldiers invaded and searched homes in Yatta town, south of Hebron, and interrogated many Palestinians.
Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded, on Tuesday evening, the al-Isawiya town, in occupied Jerusalem, and the northern West Bank city of Nablus, before attacking Palestinian protesters, wounding three, and abducted three in the governorate, in addition to abducting one Palestinian in the al-Fawwar refugee camp, north of Hebron, in southern West Bank.
Media sources in Nablus said dozens of soldiers and colonist settlers, invaded the city heading towards Joseph’s Tomb area.
The invasion was carried out by at least 40 Israeli military jeeps and trucks, in addition to twelve buses, carrying around 500 colonists, while many Palestinians burnt tires, closed some roads, and hurled stones at the invading vehicles.
The soldiers fired many live rounds and gas bombs, especially in Amman Street, and the entrance of Balata refugee camp, next to the Tomb.
Medical sources said the soldiers shot three Palestinians with rubber-coated steel bullets, including Nidal al-Ka’bi, 16, who was shot in the head, before being rushed to Rafidia governmental hospital, in Nablus.
Furthermore, the soldiers abducted three Palestinians, from their homes, in Nablus city; one o them has been identified as Mahmoud at-Tabouq.
Furthermore, the soldiers invaded al-‘Isawiya town, in occupied East Jerusalem, and resorted to the excessive use of force against Palestinian protesters.
Several youngsters then hurled stones at the invading armored jeeps, while the soldiers fired rubber-coated steel bullets, concussion grenades and gas bombs.
In related news, the soldiers abducted a young man, identified as Mohammad Ibrahim Ghatasha, from the al-Fawwar refugee camp, south of Hebron, after stopping him at a military roadblock, which was installed by the army on one of Hebron’s entrances, and moved him to an unknown destination.
According to initial reports, the army invaded several areas in the occupied West Bank, broke into and searched many homes, and abducted seventeen Palestinians.
Media sources in Nablus said dozens of soldiers and colonist settlers, invaded the city heading towards Joseph’s Tomb area.
The invasion was carried out by at least 40 Israeli military jeeps and trucks, in addition to twelve buses, carrying around 500 colonists, while many Palestinians burnt tires, closed some roads, and hurled stones at the invading vehicles.
The soldiers fired many live rounds and gas bombs, especially in Amman Street, and the entrance of Balata refugee camp, next to the Tomb.
Medical sources said the soldiers shot three Palestinians with rubber-coated steel bullets, including Nidal al-Ka’bi, 16, who was shot in the head, before being rushed to Rafidia governmental hospital, in Nablus.
Furthermore, the soldiers abducted three Palestinians, from their homes, in Nablus city; one o them has been identified as Mahmoud at-Tabouq.
Furthermore, the soldiers invaded al-‘Isawiya town, in occupied East Jerusalem, and resorted to the excessive use of force against Palestinian protesters.
Several youngsters then hurled stones at the invading armored jeeps, while the soldiers fired rubber-coated steel bullets, concussion grenades and gas bombs.
In related news, the soldiers abducted a young man, identified as Mohammad Ibrahim Ghatasha, from the al-Fawwar refugee camp, south of Hebron, after stopping him at a military roadblock, which was installed by the army on one of Hebron’s entrances, and moved him to an unknown destination.
According to initial reports, the army invaded several areas in the occupied West Bank, broke into and searched many homes, and abducted seventeen Palestinians.
19 dec 2017
Palestinians pray at the site in Qusra village where Mahmoud Odeh, 48, was shot dead by an Israeli settler the previous day.
A Palestinian – but not yet any Israeli – faces serious charges over an encounter between settlers and residents of a West Bank village that left a Palestinian farmer dead last month.
Muhammad Wadi has been charged with attempted murder by an Israeli military court.
The indictment over the 30 November incident in Qusra village states that Wadi entered a cave where a group of children and one adult had taken shelter and threw large rocks at them from close range, wounding the head of the adult, the Israeli daily Haaretz reported.
Nineteen other Palestinians were arrested on suspicion of involvement, the paper added.
The deadly confrontation occurred when a group of children were led on a hike near the Palestinian village as part of a bar mitzvah celebration.
The settlers claim that Qusra residents attacked them, and that one of the hike chaperones fired his gun in self-defense, killing Mahmoud Zaal Odeh, 48.
The shooter was questioned by police on suspicions of negligent homicide and subsequently released.
Israel’s defense minister, Avigdor Lieberman, said that the Israeli man had acted in “self-defense,” claiming that a group of Palestinians had attempted to “lynch” the children.
“My thanks and recognition to the armed escort who saved the hikers from a clear and present danger to their lives,” he added.
Qusra residents, however, told media that Odeh was working his land when he was shot.
The Israeli military took Odeh’s body to Tel Aviv for autopsy without his family’s knowledge or permission, according to the rights group Adalah, before it was released to the family for burial.
A Palestinian – but not yet any Israeli – faces serious charges over an encounter between settlers and residents of a West Bank village that left a Palestinian farmer dead last month.
Muhammad Wadi has been charged with attempted murder by an Israeli military court.
The indictment over the 30 November incident in Qusra village states that Wadi entered a cave where a group of children and one adult had taken shelter and threw large rocks at them from close range, wounding the head of the adult, the Israeli daily Haaretz reported.
Nineteen other Palestinians were arrested on suspicion of involvement, the paper added.
The deadly confrontation occurred when a group of children were led on a hike near the Palestinian village as part of a bar mitzvah celebration.
The settlers claim that Qusra residents attacked them, and that one of the hike chaperones fired his gun in self-defense, killing Mahmoud Zaal Odeh, 48.
The shooter was questioned by police on suspicions of negligent homicide and subsequently released.
Israel’s defense minister, Avigdor Lieberman, said that the Israeli man had acted in “self-defense,” claiming that a group of Palestinians had attempted to “lynch” the children.
“My thanks and recognition to the armed escort who saved the hikers from a clear and present danger to their lives,” he added.
Qusra residents, however, told media that Odeh was working his land when he was shot.
The Israeli military took Odeh’s body to Tel Aviv for autopsy without his family’s knowledge or permission, according to the rights group Adalah, before it was released to the family for burial.
A week later, dozens of settlers came back to Qusra to resume the hike under heavy military guard and in the company of Israel’s deputy foreign minister Tzipi Hotovely and agriculture minister Uri Ariel:
Also with them was Itamar Ben-Gvir, a settler, extreme right-wing activist and attorney who is considered the “go-to man” for Israelis who have committed violence against Palestinians, including two teens suspected of involvement in an arson attack that killed three members of a Palestinian family in a West Bank village in 2015.
Sarit Michaeli, international advocacy officer for the Israeli rights group B’Tselem, characterized the hike as a “settler provocation parade”:
The hike ended in a photo-op and rally at the cave where settlers accused Palestinians of laying siege to the group of children.
Settler violence
Residents of Qusra have long been subjected to violence, property damage and harassment by settlers.
In September 2011, the village’s mosque was vandalized and torched with burning tires as a “price-tag” or revenge attack after police demolished three structures in the unauthorized Migron settlement outpost.
That same month, Qusra resident Issam Badran was killed by Israeli soldiers during confrontations that erupted after settlers entered village land.
A military investigation into Badran’s killing was closed without an indictment being filed.
In January 2014, Qusra residents detained more than a dozen settlers who had raided the village and attempted to uproot olive trees.
Qusra residents have also been subjected to night raids on their homes by Israeli forces as part of their “mapping procedure” to surveil the entire Palestinian civilian population.
Meanwhile, an Israeli minor from the nearby Itamar settlement who assaulted a human rights activist and threatened him with a knife was sentenced to community service for the October 2015 incident.
The teenager had attacked Arik Ascherman, then head of Rabbis for Human Rights, while the latter was helping a Palestinian farmer harvest olives.
The incident was recorded on video:
Also with them was Itamar Ben-Gvir, a settler, extreme right-wing activist and attorney who is considered the “go-to man” for Israelis who have committed violence against Palestinians, including two teens suspected of involvement in an arson attack that killed three members of a Palestinian family in a West Bank village in 2015.
Sarit Michaeli, international advocacy officer for the Israeli rights group B’Tselem, characterized the hike as a “settler provocation parade”:
The hike ended in a photo-op and rally at the cave where settlers accused Palestinians of laying siege to the group of children.
Settler violence
Residents of Qusra have long been subjected to violence, property damage and harassment by settlers.
In September 2011, the village’s mosque was vandalized and torched with burning tires as a “price-tag” or revenge attack after police demolished three structures in the unauthorized Migron settlement outpost.
That same month, Qusra resident Issam Badran was killed by Israeli soldiers during confrontations that erupted after settlers entered village land.
A military investigation into Badran’s killing was closed without an indictment being filed.
In January 2014, Qusra residents detained more than a dozen settlers who had raided the village and attempted to uproot olive trees.
Qusra residents have also been subjected to night raids on their homes by Israeli forces as part of their “mapping procedure” to surveil the entire Palestinian civilian population.
Meanwhile, an Israeli minor from the nearby Itamar settlement who assaulted a human rights activist and threatened him with a knife was sentenced to community service for the October 2015 incident.
The teenager had attacked Arik Ascherman, then head of Rabbis for Human Rights, while the latter was helping a Palestinian farmer harvest olives.
The incident was recorded on video:
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The judge who handed down the sentence against the youth “wrote that she opted for community service because a conviction could hamper the teen’s chances of getting drafted into the Israeli army, and because she believes he has a good chance at rehabilitation,” Haaretz reported.
The teenager was represented in court by Itamar Ben-Gvir. Palestinian children who are arrested by Israel on charges such as throwing stones at soldiers do not enjoy such leniency. A growing number of US lawmakers are sponsoring a bill that would require the secretary of state to annually certify that no US funds allocated to Israel are used to “support military detention, |
interrogation, abuse, or ill-treatment of Palestinian children.”
The bill condemns Israel’s prosecutions of Palestinian children in military courts while Israeli settlers in the same territory live under civilian law.
Israel operates a two-tier legal system in the occupied West Bank; Palestinians are subject to military courts where they are denied basic due process and face near-certain conviction, while Israeli settlers are under the jurisdiction of Israel’s civil police and courts.
The bill condemns Israel’s prosecutions of Palestinian children in military courts while Israeli settlers in the same territory live under civilian law.
Israel operates a two-tier legal system in the occupied West Bank; Palestinians are subject to military courts where they are denied basic due process and face near-certain conviction, while Israeli settlers are under the jurisdiction of Israel’s civil police and courts.
Israeli military prosecution filed an indictment on Monday, against Mohammed Wadi, Palestinian from Nablus, accusing him of attempting to murder an extremist Jewish settler.
Meanwhile, Israeli police are reportedly accepting a settler’s claim that he killed a Palestinian farmer, in the same incident, in an act of self-defense.
The Israeli military prosecution, which requested extension of Wadi’s remand detention, claimed, in the indictment against Wadi, that he entered a cave where settlers were hiding and threw stones at them from a close distance.
In addition, a spokesperson for the Israeli army claimed that Wadi threw one of the stones at the head of a settler and injured him.
At the end of November, Israeli occupation forces abducted 19 Palestinians over claims of taking part in the incident. The occupation reportedly plans to detain more Palestinians in relation to the incident.
The incident took place when a group of Israeli settlers raided Palestinian farms in the village of Qusra in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus and one of them shot dead the Palestinian farmer Mahmoud Ahmed Odeh, 48.
Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman praised the settler, who opened fire at the Palestinian and killed him.
Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported, according to Days of Palestine, that Israeli police are likely to accept the settler’s claim that he opened fire at the Palestinian in self-defense.
Haaretz also reported that the settler claims he opened fire in the air once, and that he did not see any Palestinian causalities caused by his fire.
Arab48.com said that these claims contradict the police report that he opened fire in an act of self-defense.
12/04/17 Settlement Council Honors Odeh’s Killer
Meanwhile, Israeli police are reportedly accepting a settler’s claim that he killed a Palestinian farmer, in the same incident, in an act of self-defense.
The Israeli military prosecution, which requested extension of Wadi’s remand detention, claimed, in the indictment against Wadi, that he entered a cave where settlers were hiding and threw stones at them from a close distance.
In addition, a spokesperson for the Israeli army claimed that Wadi threw one of the stones at the head of a settler and injured him.
At the end of November, Israeli occupation forces abducted 19 Palestinians over claims of taking part in the incident. The occupation reportedly plans to detain more Palestinians in relation to the incident.
The incident took place when a group of Israeli settlers raided Palestinian farms in the village of Qusra in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus and one of them shot dead the Palestinian farmer Mahmoud Ahmed Odeh, 48.
Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman praised the settler, who opened fire at the Palestinian and killed him.
Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported, according to Days of Palestine, that Israeli police are likely to accept the settler’s claim that he opened fire at the Palestinian in self-defense.
Haaretz also reported that the settler claims he opened fire in the air once, and that he did not see any Palestinian causalities caused by his fire.
Arab48.com said that these claims contradict the police report that he opened fire in an act of self-defense.
12/04/17 Settlement Council Honors Odeh’s Killer
Nearly 162 Jewish settlers on Tuesday stormed the courtyards of al-Aqsa Mosque and performed Talmudic rituals at its gates under strict Israeli security measures.
The PIC reporter said that 91 settlers were allowed to enter the Mosque via al-Magharibeh Gate during the morning hours.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that MK Yehuda Glick, accompanied by a group of settlers, arrived at al-Qattanin Gate in the Old City of Jerusalem and performed Talmudic rituals there under the protection of the Israeli police.
Palestinian worshipers in the site protested these provocative break-ins while a Palestinian young man was arrested by the Israeli police near the al-Qibli Chapel of al-Aqsa Mosque and taken for interrogation.
The PIC reporter said that 91 settlers were allowed to enter the Mosque via al-Magharibeh Gate during the morning hours.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that MK Yehuda Glick, accompanied by a group of settlers, arrived at al-Qattanin Gate in the Old City of Jerusalem and performed Talmudic rituals there under the protection of the Israeli police.
Palestinian worshipers in the site protested these provocative break-ins while a Palestinian young man was arrested by the Israeli police near the al-Qibli Chapel of al-Aqsa Mosque and taken for interrogation.