22 dec 2019
Dozens of Jewish settlers on Sunday stormed al-Aqsa Mosque in Occupied Jerusalem under tight police guard.
Jerusalem's Islamic Awqaf Department said that 59 settlers and 20 Israeli government officials broke into al-Aqsa Mosque in the morning and carried out provocative tours in the site.
Extremist settler groups have recently called for intensified break-ins into al-Aqsa Mosque to mark the Hanukkah festival.
Jerusalem's Islamic Awqaf Department said that 59 settlers and 20 Israeli government officials broke into al-Aqsa Mosque in the morning and carried out provocative tours in the site.
Extremist settler groups have recently called for intensified break-ins into al-Aqsa Mosque to mark the Hanukkah festival.
20 dec 2019
Members of the Hilltop Youth throwing stones at Palestinians in the West Bank
Young residents of Komi Ori outpost relocated when site was declared closed military zone after repeated clashes; since their arrival in area of Bat Ayin settlement, there has been a leap in instances of hate crimes against local Palestinian population and the IDF has a strong sense of who is to blame
The West Bank settlement of Bat Ayin has seen a jump in attacks on the local Palestinian community in recent weeks, leaving residents in despair and local officials scrambling to root out the culprits, thought to be young extremist settlers.
According to an Israeli security official, the IDF believes this is the work of the Hilltop Youth - young extremist settlers who set up unauthorized settlement outposts and create friction with the Palestinians who live in the West Bank.
In particular, the IDF suspects a group originating at the Komi Ori outpost, known for its violent altercations with IDF and Border Patrol troops as well as attacks on local Palestinians.
The outpost, near the settlement of Yitzhar, has now been declared a closed military area, forcing the youths to relocate to a different part of the West Bank.
Officials in Gush Etzion Regional Council, the local authority to which Bat Ayin belongs, say the spate of attacks on Palestinian property in the area began at the end of November in the village of Jab'a, where vehicles and houses were damaged and defaced with racist graffiti.
Shortly afterwards, rocks were reportedly being thrown by unknown assailants at cars driving on the road leading to the village.
A police complaint was filed, leading to the detention of two suspects, only for them to be released shortly after.
Meanwhile, equipment and houses in neighboring Palestinian villages were also being vandalized.
Bat Ayin settlers have found themselves dragged into the situation. The residents unanimously denounce such acts and are trying to stop those responsible.
Pamphlets have been distributed around the settlement condemning the attacks.
"Such acts go against our values, harm our good name and image and make our daily life a burden to bear," the leaflet says.
This week, a special meeting of residents and local army officials took place at the settlement in an effort to formulate a thorough plan of action.
The Bat Ayin residents say the group of alleged culprits consists of some 20 youths who are not long-term residents of the area.
The group has tried on several occasions to set up an outpost to the south of the settlement, in an area frequently visited by travelers.
Tag Meir, an umbrella group of organizations fighting hate crimes and racism, contacted the residents of Bat Ayin about planned a tour of the Palestinian village of Jab'a.
"We wholly object to the rock-throwing in the area," said the group.
"The security forces in their lackluster efforts to fight Jewish terrorism over the last few months have heightened the risk of innocent Palestinians being hurt," it said.
The group made an appeal to the IDF, saying that "action must be taken fast, before it is too late."
Several days ago, one of the settlement's representatives went to try to talk to the youths, explaining to them that if they wished to remain in the area, they had to "behave themselves."
Whether these words have fallen on deaf ears remains to be seen.
Young residents of Komi Ori outpost relocated when site was declared closed military zone after repeated clashes; since their arrival in area of Bat Ayin settlement, there has been a leap in instances of hate crimes against local Palestinian population and the IDF has a strong sense of who is to blame
The West Bank settlement of Bat Ayin has seen a jump in attacks on the local Palestinian community in recent weeks, leaving residents in despair and local officials scrambling to root out the culprits, thought to be young extremist settlers.
According to an Israeli security official, the IDF believes this is the work of the Hilltop Youth - young extremist settlers who set up unauthorized settlement outposts and create friction with the Palestinians who live in the West Bank.
In particular, the IDF suspects a group originating at the Komi Ori outpost, known for its violent altercations with IDF and Border Patrol troops as well as attacks on local Palestinians.
The outpost, near the settlement of Yitzhar, has now been declared a closed military area, forcing the youths to relocate to a different part of the West Bank.
Officials in Gush Etzion Regional Council, the local authority to which Bat Ayin belongs, say the spate of attacks on Palestinian property in the area began at the end of November in the village of Jab'a, where vehicles and houses were damaged and defaced with racist graffiti.
Shortly afterwards, rocks were reportedly being thrown by unknown assailants at cars driving on the road leading to the village.
A police complaint was filed, leading to the detention of two suspects, only for them to be released shortly after.
Meanwhile, equipment and houses in neighboring Palestinian villages were also being vandalized.
Bat Ayin settlers have found themselves dragged into the situation. The residents unanimously denounce such acts and are trying to stop those responsible.
Pamphlets have been distributed around the settlement condemning the attacks.
"Such acts go against our values, harm our good name and image and make our daily life a burden to bear," the leaflet says.
This week, a special meeting of residents and local army officials took place at the settlement in an effort to formulate a thorough plan of action.
The Bat Ayin residents say the group of alleged culprits consists of some 20 youths who are not long-term residents of the area.
The group has tried on several occasions to set up an outpost to the south of the settlement, in an area frequently visited by travelers.
Tag Meir, an umbrella group of organizations fighting hate crimes and racism, contacted the residents of Bat Ayin about planned a tour of the Palestinian village of Jab'a.
"We wholly object to the rock-throwing in the area," said the group.
"The security forces in their lackluster efforts to fight Jewish terrorism over the last few months have heightened the risk of innocent Palestinians being hurt," it said.
The group made an appeal to the IDF, saying that "action must be taken fast, before it is too late."
Several days ago, one of the settlement's representatives went to try to talk to the youths, explaining to them that if they wished to remain in the area, they had to "behave themselves."
Whether these words have fallen on deaf ears remains to be seen.
Many fanatic Israeli colonists, illegally squatting on Palestinian lands, attacked a Shepherd from Kisan village, east of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and unleashed their dogs at him, causing various injuries.
Ahmad Ghazal, the deputy mayor of Kisan Village Council, said the colonists came from the illegal Ibei Hanahal outpost, which was installed on stolen Palestinian lands, near the illegal Maali Amos colony.
He added that the assailants attacked the farmer, Atallah Ibrahim Obeyyat, 53, causing many cuts and bruises, before unleashing their dogs toward him.
The dogs also attacked and bit some of his sheep.
The wounded farmer was transferred to Beit Jala Governmental hospital for treatment; he said the attack took place when the colonists invaded the Palestinian lands and started trying to force him out of the grazing lands.
Ghazal stated that the attack is one of the numerous violations against farmers and shepherds in the area, and is part of the ongoing Israeli attempts to force the Palestinians out in order to build and expand the illegal colonies, built in direct violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention, International Law and various United Nations resolutions, and treaties.
Ahmad Ghazal, the deputy mayor of Kisan Village Council, said the colonists came from the illegal Ibei Hanahal outpost, which was installed on stolen Palestinian lands, near the illegal Maali Amos colony.
He added that the assailants attacked the farmer, Atallah Ibrahim Obeyyat, 53, causing many cuts and bruises, before unleashing their dogs toward him.
The dogs also attacked and bit some of his sheep.
The wounded farmer was transferred to Beit Jala Governmental hospital for treatment; he said the attack took place when the colonists invaded the Palestinian lands and started trying to force him out of the grazing lands.
Ghazal stated that the attack is one of the numerous violations against farmers and shepherds in the area, and is part of the ongoing Israeli attempts to force the Palestinians out in order to build and expand the illegal colonies, built in direct violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention, International Law and various United Nations resolutions, and treaties.
A group of fanatic Israeli colonists, illegally squatting on private Palestinian lands burnt, on Friday at dawn, two Palestinian cars and wrote racist graffiti, in Far’ata village, west of Nablus, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.
Ghassan Daghlas, a Palestinian Authority official who monitors Israel’s illegal colonialist activities in northern West Bank, said the colonists infiltrated into the village and burnt two cars, owned by Saher Abdul-Rahim Hussein and his brother Tha’er.
Daghlas added that the colonists also wrote racist, anti-Palestinian graffiti on several walls and cars in the village, before fleeing the area.
The attacks are the latest in ongoing and escalating violations by groups of fanatic right-wing Israeli colonists targeting the Palestinians, their homes, lands and other property, in addition to holy sites, including graveyards.
Ghassan Daghlas, a Palestinian Authority official who monitors Israel’s illegal colonialist activities in northern West Bank, said the colonists infiltrated into the village and burnt two cars, owned by Saher Abdul-Rahim Hussein and his brother Tha’er.
Daghlas added that the colonists also wrote racist, anti-Palestinian graffiti on several walls and cars in the village, before fleeing the area.
The attacks are the latest in ongoing and escalating violations by groups of fanatic right-wing Israeli colonists targeting the Palestinians, their homes, lands and other property, in addition to holy sites, including graveyards.
Israeli settlers, on Thursday, uprooted hundreds of olive trees in the southern West Bank town of al-Khader, near Bethlehem, the Palestinian News and Info Agency (WAFA).
Owner of the trees, Hisham Barmil said that settlers from the illegal Sidi Boaz settlement outpost built on expropriated al-Khader land, uprooted 300 olive trees and stole them.
He said the settlers invaded his 30 dunam plot of land and uprooted the trees, adding that the settlers did the same thing two months ago.
He said the settlers do not want him to develop his land, in the hope they will take it over to expand their settlement.
Owner of the trees, Hisham Barmil said that settlers from the illegal Sidi Boaz settlement outpost built on expropriated al-Khader land, uprooted 300 olive trees and stole them.
He said the settlers invaded his 30 dunam plot of land and uprooted the trees, adding that the settlers did the same thing two months ago.
He said the settlers do not want him to develop his land, in the hope they will take it over to expand their settlement.
18 dec 2019
sraeli settlers, on Tuesday, vandalized a bulldozer and other equipment that are used to work on rehabilitating and paving roads in the Jordan Valley, in the occupied West Bank, said the owner of the equipment, Salah Zayed.
The Palestinian News and Info Agency (WAFA) reported that settlers, for the second time, have sabotaged his equipment by filling the fuel tank and engine with sand and cutting the electric wires, making the bulldozer and other equipment inoperative.
He also stated that he filed a complaint with the Palestinian liaison office in this regard.
The Palestinian News and Info Agency (WAFA) reported that settlers, for the second time, have sabotaged his equipment by filling the fuel tank and engine with sand and cutting the electric wires, making the bulldozer and other equipment inoperative.
He also stated that he filed a complaint with the Palestinian liaison office in this regard.
Hemaya Center for Human Rights (HCHR) has called for an immediate action to stop Israeli settlers' repeated attacks and break-ins into places of worship, especially al-Aqsa Mosque.
HCHR issued a statement on Wednesday condemning Israeli settlers' regular break-ins into al-Aqsa Mosque and said that the absence of any serious action by the international community would lead to more violations and assaults.
HCHR pointed out that the almost daily break-ins carried out by extremist settlers into al-Aqsa Mosque fall in line with the Israeli government's plan to impose full sovereignty over al-Aqsa Mosque and other holy sites in Jerusalem. All is aimed at pushing the Palestinians gradually out of Jerusalem.
The human rights center stressed that these break-ins blatantly violate the international humanitarian law and the provisions of the Fourth Geneva Convention on the protection of holy sites and places of worship.
It called on High Contracting Parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention to condemn the violations committed by Israeli settlers under the protection of Israeli authorities and work to hold Israel accountable for breaching international law.
HCHR issued a statement on Wednesday condemning Israeli settlers' regular break-ins into al-Aqsa Mosque and said that the absence of any serious action by the international community would lead to more violations and assaults.
HCHR pointed out that the almost daily break-ins carried out by extremist settlers into al-Aqsa Mosque fall in line with the Israeli government's plan to impose full sovereignty over al-Aqsa Mosque and other holy sites in Jerusalem. All is aimed at pushing the Palestinians gradually out of Jerusalem.
The human rights center stressed that these break-ins blatantly violate the international humanitarian law and the provisions of the Fourth Geneva Convention on the protection of holy sites and places of worship.
It called on High Contracting Parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention to condemn the violations committed by Israeli settlers under the protection of Israeli authorities and work to hold Israel accountable for breaching international law.
17 dec 2019
Israeli soldiers abducted, Tuesday, five female Palestinian children near Bab ar-Rahma mosque, in Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound in occupied East Jerusalem, and three women in Shu’fat refugee camp, north of the city.
The Palestinian Detainees’ Media Center has reported that the soldiers abducted five children, identified as Aya Ashour, Tala Nasser, Mayar Natsha, Maram Nastsha and Doha Ghazzawi, near Bab ar-Rahma Mosque. video
It added that the soldiers also abducted three women from the al-‘Ezariya town, east of Jerusalem.
One of the abducted women is the person in charge of the Women’s Committee in Fateh Movement in al-‘Ezariyya, identified as Najat Sharif. She was taken prisoner along with her daughter Ayat, a student of Al-Quds University.
The third woman, Dina Far’un, is the director of the “Future Builders Association” they were all abducted following a meeting at the General Women’s Union building in Shu’fat refugee camp.
The abductions near Al-Aqsa Mosque took place after more than 230 illegal Israeli coloninists, accompanied by dozens of soldiers and police officers, stormed the courtyards of the holy site, and conducted provocative toours, after the soldiers removed the Palestinains.
The Palestinian Detainees’ Media Center has reported that the soldiers abducted five children, identified as Aya Ashour, Tala Nasser, Mayar Natsha, Maram Nastsha and Doha Ghazzawi, near Bab ar-Rahma Mosque. video
It added that the soldiers also abducted three women from the al-‘Ezariya town, east of Jerusalem.
One of the abducted women is the person in charge of the Women’s Committee in Fateh Movement in al-‘Ezariyya, identified as Najat Sharif. She was taken prisoner along with her daughter Ayat, a student of Al-Quds University.
The third woman, Dina Far’un, is the director of the “Future Builders Association” they were all abducted following a meeting at the General Women’s Union building in Shu’fat refugee camp.
The abductions near Al-Aqsa Mosque took place after more than 230 illegal Israeli coloninists, accompanied by dozens of soldiers and police officers, stormed the courtyards of the holy site, and conducted provocative toours, after the soldiers removed the Palestinains.
The Palestinian Foreign Ministry, on Monday, called on world governments to place Israeli settlers involved in attacking and terrorizing the Palestinian civilian population in the occupied territories on their terrorist lists and ban them entry into their countries, the Palestinian News and Info Agency reported.
In a statement, it said that settlers’ attacks against Palestinian civilians and property in the West Bank have multiplied in recent years, describing the groups that carry them out, namely the Price Tag and Youth of the Hills groups as “organized terrorism.”
It said the attacks include cutting and torching trees, seizure of land by force, slashing car tires, violent attacks of homes with the intent to hurt their occupants, vandalism of structures and equipment, destroying water networks and roads, hurling stones at cars driving on West Bank roads near the settlements, shooting at people, particularly at checkpoints.
Israeli reports documented 256 attacks against Palestinians in the occupied territories since the start of 2019, while many other attacks remain undocumented, explained the statement.
“The Ministry condemns in the strongest terms terrorism in all its forms and holds the Israeli government and its various arms, fully and directly responsible for this dangerous escalation in the attacks by settler organizations and their armed terrorist militias.
The occupation forces support, train and protect the settlers as they carry out violent attacks against Palestinian civilians and their property, and even attack and repress the Palestinians to prevent them from defending themselves and confronting settler attacks,” it said, adding, “the occupier’s military and judicial agencies provide impunity for the settlers involved in committing these crimes.
Rarely are settler terrorists arrested, especially in the Yitzhar settlement outpost, and if they are arrested, they will soon be released under various pretexts, or face bogus trials, which also end with their release and acquittal in order to continue their sabotage operations.”
In a statement, it said that settlers’ attacks against Palestinian civilians and property in the West Bank have multiplied in recent years, describing the groups that carry them out, namely the Price Tag and Youth of the Hills groups as “organized terrorism.”
It said the attacks include cutting and torching trees, seizure of land by force, slashing car tires, violent attacks of homes with the intent to hurt their occupants, vandalism of structures and equipment, destroying water networks and roads, hurling stones at cars driving on West Bank roads near the settlements, shooting at people, particularly at checkpoints.
Israeli reports documented 256 attacks against Palestinians in the occupied territories since the start of 2019, while many other attacks remain undocumented, explained the statement.
“The Ministry condemns in the strongest terms terrorism in all its forms and holds the Israeli government and its various arms, fully and directly responsible for this dangerous escalation in the attacks by settler organizations and their armed terrorist militias.
The occupation forces support, train and protect the settlers as they carry out violent attacks against Palestinian civilians and their property, and even attack and repress the Palestinians to prevent them from defending themselves and confronting settler attacks,” it said, adding, “the occupier’s military and judicial agencies provide impunity for the settlers involved in committing these crimes.
Rarely are settler terrorists arrested, especially in the Yitzhar settlement outpost, and if they are arrested, they will soon be released under various pretexts, or face bogus trials, which also end with their release and acquittal in order to continue their sabotage operations.”