4 dec 2019
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) last night and at dawn Wednesday kidnaped at least 15 Palestinian citizens in the West Bank.
Among the detainees were two teenagers from Azza refugee camp in Bethlehem. They were identified as Mohamed al-Azza, 17, and Mohamed al-Barbari, 18.
13 others were taken prisoners during IOF campaigns in different West Bank areas, according to local sources.
In Jerusalem, the IOF stormed as-Sawahira ash-Sharqiya town and ransacked the house of Abdul-Omar Abdul-Qader before confiscating the car of his son, Jafar. The IOF had raided the same house about 10 days ago and seized 12,000 shekels from the family.
In a separate incident, three Palestinian citizens were injured last night when a Jewish settler driving at high speed rammed his car into them at the eastern entrance to Qalqilya city and fled the scene.
Among the detainees were two teenagers from Azza refugee camp in Bethlehem. They were identified as Mohamed al-Azza, 17, and Mohamed al-Barbari, 18.
13 others were taken prisoners during IOF campaigns in different West Bank areas, according to local sources.
In Jerusalem, the IOF stormed as-Sawahira ash-Sharqiya town and ransacked the house of Abdul-Omar Abdul-Qader before confiscating the car of his son, Jafar. The IOF had raided the same house about 10 days ago and seized 12,000 shekels from the family.
In a separate incident, three Palestinian citizens were injured last night when a Jewish settler driving at high speed rammed his car into them at the eastern entrance to Qalqilya city and fled the scene.
Several fanatic Israeli colonists, illegally squatting on Palestinian lands, south of Nablus in northern West Bank, invaded and bulldozed the lands, on Wednesday morning, to prepare for a new segregated road.
Ghassan Daghlas, a Palestinian Authority official who monitors Israel’s illegal colonialist activities in northern West Bank, said the assailant brought a bulldozer and started uprooting the Palestinian lands to prepare from the new road.
Daghlas added that the colonists are trying to annex hundreds of Dunams of privately-owned Palestinian lands from the residents in Burin village, south of Nablus.
The colonists, supported by various government officials, are planning to build dozens of homes.
Ghassan Daghlas, a Palestinian Authority official who monitors Israel’s illegal colonialist activities in northern West Bank, said the assailant brought a bulldozer and started uprooting the Palestinian lands to prepare from the new road.
Daghlas added that the colonists are trying to annex hundreds of Dunams of privately-owned Palestinian lands from the residents in Burin village, south of Nablus.
The colonists, supported by various government officials, are planning to build dozens of homes.
Scores of extremist settlers on Wednesday forced their way into al-Aqsa Mosque in Occupied Jerusalem under Israeli police guard.
Jerusalem's Islamic Awqaf Council said in a brief statement that 60 Jewish settlers stormed al-Aqsa Mosque in the early morning hours while accompanied by a large police force.
Meanwhile, restrictions were tightened on the Palestinian worshipers entering the mosque, and many of them were ordered to return or stay away from the site.
Israeli settlers every day, except Fridays and Saturdays, carry out mass break-ins into al-Aqsa Mosque under the protection of Israeli police forces in two rounds: in the morning and afternoon.
Jerusalem's Islamic Awqaf Council said in a brief statement that 60 Jewish settlers stormed al-Aqsa Mosque in the early morning hours while accompanied by a large police force.
Meanwhile, restrictions were tightened on the Palestinian worshipers entering the mosque, and many of them were ordered to return or stay away from the site.
Israeli settlers every day, except Fridays and Saturdays, carry out mass break-ins into al-Aqsa Mosque under the protection of Israeli police forces in two rounds: in the morning and afternoon.
3 dec 2019
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish rabbi and Knesset member Yehuda Glick desecrated the Aqsa Mosque’s courtyards along with other settlers on Tuesday morning.
According to local sources, a group of settlers led by Glick entered the Mosque through al-Maghariba Gate and toured its courtyards under tight police protection. video video
The Islamic Awqaf Authority said that 62 settlers escorted by police forces stormed the Aqsa Mosque in different groups.
The Aqsa Mosque is exposed to daily desecration by Jewish settlers and police forces in the morning and the afternoon except on Fridays and Saturdays.
The Israeli police close al-Maghariba Gate, which is used by Jews to enter the Mosque, at 10:30 am after the settlers complete their morning tours at the holy site. Later in the afternoon, the same gate is reopened for evening tours by settlers.
During the presence of settlers inside the Mosque compound, entry restrictions are imposed on Muslim worshipers at the entrances leading to the Mosque and their IDs are seized until they leave the holy place.
According to local sources, a group of settlers led by Glick entered the Mosque through al-Maghariba Gate and toured its courtyards under tight police protection. video video
The Islamic Awqaf Authority said that 62 settlers escorted by police forces stormed the Aqsa Mosque in different groups.
The Aqsa Mosque is exposed to daily desecration by Jewish settlers and police forces in the morning and the afternoon except on Fridays and Saturdays.
The Israeli police close al-Maghariba Gate, which is used by Jews to enter the Mosque, at 10:30 am after the settlers complete their morning tours at the holy site. Later in the afternoon, the same gate is reopened for evening tours by settlers.
During the presence of settlers inside the Mosque compound, entry restrictions are imposed on Muslim worshipers at the entrances leading to the Mosque and their IDs are seized until they leave the holy place.
The Israeli occupation authority (IOA) on Monday resumed the construction of a road for Jewish settler on annexed Palestinian-owned lands in Umm Safa village, northwest of Ramallah in the West Bank.
Chief of the village Marwan Sabah reported that Israeli bulldozers and other heavy construction vehicles escorted by troops and settlers embarked on resuming the construction of the road, which is more than two kilometers long.
The road, whose construction started about six months ago, will go from the illegal settlement of N’betsof near Umm Safa village to al-Qastal Mount, according to Sabah.
The local residents and their property in Umm Safa were exposed to more than 25 assaults by Jewish settlers during the recent olive harvest season.
Chief of the village Marwan Sabah reported that Israeli bulldozers and other heavy construction vehicles escorted by troops and settlers embarked on resuming the construction of the road, which is more than two kilometers long.
The road, whose construction started about six months ago, will go from the illegal settlement of N’betsof near Umm Safa village to al-Qastal Mount, according to Sabah.
The local residents and their property in Umm Safa were exposed to more than 25 assaults by Jewish settlers during the recent olive harvest season.
The Israeli occupation army has verbally ordered a Palestinian storeowner to close the doors of his business near the Ibrahimi Mosque in the Old City of al-Khalil as a prelude to carrying out its plan to build a Jewish settler neighborhood in the area.
According to local sources, Israeli soldiers ordered the storeowner to shut down his store permanently as part of a plan to seize scores of homes and stores near the Ibrahimi Mosque and the central wholesale market in al-Shuhada street in order to build a neighborhood for Jewish settlers.
Israeli war minister Naftali Bennett on Sunday announced his intent to build a new Jewish-only settlement in the vicinity of the Ibrahimi Mosque and in the wholesale market street.
The market area is on al-Khalil’s once-bustling Shuhada Street, which leads to the Islamic holy site, the Ibrahimi Mosque.
The street is now largely closed off to Palestinians, who have long demanded that it be reopened. The Israeli army closed this street with its homes and stores after one of the extremist Jewish settlers committed a massacre against Muslim worshipers at the Ibrahimi Mosque in 1994.
According to local sources, Israeli soldiers ordered the storeowner to shut down his store permanently as part of a plan to seize scores of homes and stores near the Ibrahimi Mosque and the central wholesale market in al-Shuhada street in order to build a neighborhood for Jewish settlers.
Israeli war minister Naftali Bennett on Sunday announced his intent to build a new Jewish-only settlement in the vicinity of the Ibrahimi Mosque and in the wholesale market street.
The market area is on al-Khalil’s once-bustling Shuhada Street, which leads to the Islamic holy site, the Ibrahimi Mosque.
The street is now largely closed off to Palestinians, who have long demanded that it be reopened. The Israeli army closed this street with its homes and stores after one of the extremist Jewish settlers committed a massacre against Muslim worshipers at the Ibrahimi Mosque in 1994.
The Israeli Channel 7 unveiled an Israeli plan, on Monday, to make additions inside the Ibrahimi Mosque in the center of Hebron, the Palestine News Network reported.
The project, worth approximately 500,000 shekels (NIS), includes designing an elevator among other additions, exclusively for the use of illegal Israeli settlers.
Israel’s Coordinator of the Territory Affairs, Kamil Abu Rokon, sent a letter to the Hebron municipality months ago asking them to ratify the work, telling them that the rejection of this project would mean putting the military hand on the area and carry out repair work unilaterally.”
The Hebrew channel explained that the responsibility of the area of the Ibrahimi Mosque follows the Islamic endowments in Hebron, based on the Hebron agreement, but that if the municipality rejects the project will be implemented in spite of them.
The occupation authorities are accelerating the pace of annexing large parts of Hebron, especially in the central area where the old city is located.
According to B’Tselem, 700 illegal Israeli settlers live in Israeli controlled H2, among 34,000 Palestinians, while 622,670 settlers live throughout the occupied West Bank.
The project, worth approximately 500,000 shekels (NIS), includes designing an elevator among other additions, exclusively for the use of illegal Israeli settlers.
Israel’s Coordinator of the Territory Affairs, Kamil Abu Rokon, sent a letter to the Hebron municipality months ago asking them to ratify the work, telling them that the rejection of this project would mean putting the military hand on the area and carry out repair work unilaterally.”
The Hebrew channel explained that the responsibility of the area of the Ibrahimi Mosque follows the Islamic endowments in Hebron, based on the Hebron agreement, but that if the municipality rejects the project will be implemented in spite of them.
The occupation authorities are accelerating the pace of annexing large parts of Hebron, especially in the central area where the old city is located.
According to B’Tselem, 700 illegal Israeli settlers live in Israeli controlled H2, among 34,000 Palestinians, while 622,670 settlers live throughout the occupied West Bank.
1 dec 2019
Scores of Jewish settlers on Sunday morning forced their way into al-Aqsa Mosque under heavy police guard.
Jerusalem's Islamic Awqaf Council said that 86 settlers, 20 Israeli government officials and 32 students of Jewish institutes stormed al-Aqsa Mosque in the early morning.
A large Israeli police force accompanied the settlers as they roamed the mosque before they left hours later.
Jerusalem's Islamic Awqaf Council said that 86 settlers, 20 Israeli government officials and 32 students of Jewish institutes stormed al-Aqsa Mosque in the early morning.
A large Israeli police force accompanied the settlers as they roamed the mosque before they left hours later.
Israeli settlers today chased down Palestinian sheep herders and international supporters away from their pastures in the Jordan Valley in the occupied West Bank, according Aref Daraghmeh, a local activist.
He said the settlers forced the sheep herders to leave the area and assaulted some of the international supporters who were accompanying them in solidarity.
Israeli settlers are known for their attacks on Palestinians, but assaults on Palestinian farmers and herders have been frequent over the past few weeks, since the Trump administration announced that the U.S. would support Israel’s illegal attempts to annex the Jordan Valley.
Armed settlers and soldiers often prevent Palestinian shepherds from herding in the open pastures of the occupied West Bank in order to force them to abandon the area.
This would make space for the Israeli settlers to further colonize this area, which belongs to Palestinian landowners, but which is coveted by Israeli colonizers.
He said the settlers forced the sheep herders to leave the area and assaulted some of the international supporters who were accompanying them in solidarity.
Israeli settlers are known for their attacks on Palestinians, but assaults on Palestinian farmers and herders have been frequent over the past few weeks, since the Trump administration announced that the U.S. would support Israel’s illegal attempts to annex the Jordan Valley.
Armed settlers and soldiers often prevent Palestinian shepherds from herding in the open pastures of the occupied West Bank in order to force them to abandon the area.
This would make space for the Israeli settlers to further colonize this area, which belongs to Palestinian landowners, but which is coveted by Israeli colonizers.
A horde of Jewish extremists on Saturday evening physically assaulted Arab Knesset member Ahmed Tibi during his participation in a symposium held in Ramat Hasharon city near Tel Aviv.
“I was invited and I came to listen and to be listened to. I was struck with a flag stick by a demonstrator and with a placard, and on the way out sand and handfuls of soil were thrown at me,” MK Tibi of the Joint List said on Twitter. video
He said that such violence against him was the direct result of the incitement by Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu.
At the event, Tibi said he believed that one of the Joint List MKs would be murdered if a minority government with the party's support was formed.
When asked about the basis of his claim, Tibi replied: “From past experience. Once it worked for Netanyahu, there is no reason why it won't work while we are easier targets than a prime minister. If they do a microscopic examination of Netanyahu's hands, they will see Rabin's blood stains. The man sitting on the porch is responsible.”
Ayman Odeh, the leader of the Joint List, also criticized Netanyahu after the incident. “The hate and violence Netanyahu disseminates is spreading like wildfire,” he said.
“The outgoing prime minister is a psychopath posing incredible danger. He is a criminal with his back to the wall. Does anyone doubt that he will deny the political motivation behind the next murder?” he said.
“I was invited and I came to listen and to be listened to. I was struck with a flag stick by a demonstrator and with a placard, and on the way out sand and handfuls of soil were thrown at me,” MK Tibi of the Joint List said on Twitter. video
He said that such violence against him was the direct result of the incitement by Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu.
At the event, Tibi said he believed that one of the Joint List MKs would be murdered if a minority government with the party's support was formed.
When asked about the basis of his claim, Tibi replied: “From past experience. Once it worked for Netanyahu, there is no reason why it won't work while we are easier targets than a prime minister. If they do a microscopic examination of Netanyahu's hands, they will see Rabin's blood stains. The man sitting on the porch is responsible.”
Ayman Odeh, the leader of the Joint List, also criticized Netanyahu after the incident. “The hate and violence Netanyahu disseminates is spreading like wildfire,” he said.
“The outgoing prime minister is a psychopath posing incredible danger. He is a criminal with his back to the wall. Does anyone doubt that he will deny the political motivation behind the next murder?” he said.