23 feb 2016
A Palestinian young man was injured Tuesday evening after an Israeli settler in a car ran him over in Salfit in occupied West Bank.
Speaking to the PIC news reporter, a local activist identified the injured young man as Hani Abadat from Salfit city.
The injured was taken to a local hospital in Nablus, the sources added. Israeli settlers have notably increased their attacks on Palestinian people and their properties under Israeli forces’ protection.
Speaking to the PIC news reporter, a local activist identified the injured young man as Hani Abadat from Salfit city.
The injured was taken to a local hospital in Nablus, the sources added. Israeli settlers have notably increased their attacks on Palestinian people and their properties under Israeli forces’ protection.
Israel's public prosecutor has decided that Yosef Ben-David, who masterminded the grisly murder of 16-year-old Mohamed Abu Khudair, is fit for trial after receiving a psychiatric report refuting his insanity claim.
According to an Israeli satellite channel, the report disputes the insanity plea filed by the lawyer of Ben-David.
The channel affirmed the killer would be prosecuted once again.
Abu Khudair was kidnapped, tortured and burned alive on July 2, 2014 by three Jewish settlers.
According to an Israeli satellite channel, the report disputes the insanity plea filed by the lawyer of Ben-David.
The channel affirmed the killer would be prosecuted once again.
Abu Khudair was kidnapped, tortured and burned alive on July 2, 2014 by three Jewish settlers.
22 feb 2016
'Guys, we need to take the law into our own hands already and start slaughtering,' writes Eliyahu Eliav Mualem; 'It's very good that Abu Khdeir was 16. Let's hope the next Arabs who are murdered are younger,' another post reads.
Eliyahu Eliav Mualem, 27, from Modi'in, was indicted on Monday for writing Facebook posts calling for the murder of Arabs. He was charged with inciting violence and inciting racism.
"Guys, we need to take the law into our own hands already and start slaughtering," he wrote on Facebook. "After all, there isn't an Arab who isn't happy when Jews die, right? This is a great reason to start slaughtering them."
According to the indictment, filed by the Center District Attorney's Office with the approval of Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit, Mualem posted these statements soon after the kidnapping and murder of the three Jewish teenagers, the beginning of Operation Protective Edge, and the murder of Palestinian teenager Mohammed Abu Khdeir in the summer of 2014.
The indictment notes these statements are akin to encouraging violence or terrorism.
Mualem also called to hurt Israeli Arabs, and posted calls for violence against MK Haneen Zoabi (Joint List), as well as posted his support of violence and terror acts against left-wing Jews.
All of these posts, according to the indictment, were viewed by his 1,000 followers.
Following the murder of Abu Khdeir, Mualem wrote: "Jews unite! On with the murder of the next Arab. It's very good that (Abu Khdeir) was 16. Let's hope the next Arabs who are murdered are younger." In another post he wrote: "May the leftists die before the Arabs!"
He also wrote that: "Instead of having a group of right-wingers kidnapping Palestinians - and the emphasis here is on Palestinians - while disregarding the Shin Bet and the police and changing the rules of the game, we continue being bleeding hearts, not to mention the bastard leftists who live among us and have no place here!"
Mualem's lawyer, Kobi Ben-Shaaya, said that "the time in question was the time of the kidnapping of the three teenagers, following which the IDF launched Operation Protective Edge. If these statements were indeed made, they were certainly made in the heat of the moment, and God forbid had no intention of causing incitement."
Eliyahu Eliav Mualem, 27, from Modi'in, was indicted on Monday for writing Facebook posts calling for the murder of Arabs. He was charged with inciting violence and inciting racism.
"Guys, we need to take the law into our own hands already and start slaughtering," he wrote on Facebook. "After all, there isn't an Arab who isn't happy when Jews die, right? This is a great reason to start slaughtering them."
According to the indictment, filed by the Center District Attorney's Office with the approval of Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit, Mualem posted these statements soon after the kidnapping and murder of the three Jewish teenagers, the beginning of Operation Protective Edge, and the murder of Palestinian teenager Mohammed Abu Khdeir in the summer of 2014.
The indictment notes these statements are akin to encouraging violence or terrorism.
Mualem also called to hurt Israeli Arabs, and posted calls for violence against MK Haneen Zoabi (Joint List), as well as posted his support of violence and terror acts against left-wing Jews.
All of these posts, according to the indictment, were viewed by his 1,000 followers.
Following the murder of Abu Khdeir, Mualem wrote: "Jews unite! On with the murder of the next Arab. It's very good that (Abu Khdeir) was 16. Let's hope the next Arabs who are murdered are younger." In another post he wrote: "May the leftists die before the Arabs!"
He also wrote that: "Instead of having a group of right-wingers kidnapping Palestinians - and the emphasis here is on Palestinians - while disregarding the Shin Bet and the police and changing the rules of the game, we continue being bleeding hearts, not to mention the bastard leftists who live among us and have no place here!"
Mualem's lawyer, Kobi Ben-Shaaya, said that "the time in question was the time of the kidnapping of the three teenagers, following which the IDF launched Operation Protective Edge. If these statements were indeed made, they were certainly made in the heat of the moment, and God forbid had no intention of causing incitement."
The Israeli occupation police on Monday morning prevented dozens of Palestinian citizens from entering the Aqsa Mosque and held the ID cards of others before allowing them in.
According to Quds Press, the Israeli police claim that the Palestinians banned from entering the Aqsa Mosque obstruct its work during the visits which are organized by Jewish groups to the place.
Meanwhile, the Israeli police in the morning provided protection for eight Jewish settlers as they were touring the Mosque's courtyards.
As usual, several Muslim worshipers inside the Mosque chanted religious slogans in protest at the desecration of the Mosque by settlers and police officers.
According to Quds Press, the Israeli police claim that the Palestinians banned from entering the Aqsa Mosque obstruct its work during the visits which are organized by Jewish groups to the place.
Meanwhile, the Israeli police in the morning provided protection for eight Jewish settlers as they were touring the Mosque's courtyards.
As usual, several Muslim worshipers inside the Mosque chanted religious slogans in protest at the desecration of the Mosque by settlers and police officers.
The Israeli education minister Naftali Bennett, of the hard-right Jewish Home party, called for murdering the Palestinian anti-occupation activists and demolishing their family homes in order to quell resistance across the Occupied Palestinian territories.
The Israeli Yedioth Ahronot newspaper quoted Bennett as stating: "We have to bury Palestinian anti-occupation fighters in secret cemeteries and knock down all the homes in their native villages."
"Let's roll into every single home and rake through every single corner. The anti-occupation fighter must bear in mind that all of those around him are under threat," he added.
184 Palestinians, including 41 children and seven girls, were killed by the Israeli occupation army following anti-occupation attacks launched across the Occupied Palestinian territories in response to the recent tide of Israeli terrorism and aggression on Muslims' the holy al-Aqsa Mosque and the peaceful Muslim worshipers.
The Israeli Yedioth Ahronot newspaper quoted Bennett as stating: "We have to bury Palestinian anti-occupation fighters in secret cemeteries and knock down all the homes in their native villages."
"Let's roll into every single home and rake through every single corner. The anti-occupation fighter must bear in mind that all of those around him are under threat," he added.
184 Palestinians, including 41 children and seven girls, were killed by the Israeli occupation army following anti-occupation attacks launched across the Occupied Palestinian territories in response to the recent tide of Israeli terrorism and aggression on Muslims' the holy al-Aqsa Mosque and the peaceful Muslim worshipers.
21 feb 2016
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The Israeli Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, MK Tzipi Hotovely from the Likud party has recently made statements claiming that there is no Israeli occupation because “there is no Palestinian state.”
Hotovely, speaking at the Israeli parliament (Knesset) on Friday said that occupation means occupying a sovereign state and that “there was never a Palestinian state,” instead, “Jordan ruled over the territories against the law.” Hotovely continued her speech by saying that Israelis have been fighting |
for independence through “legal defensive wars” after they “returned to the land of [their] forefathers, adding that the “Palestinian narrative negates the existence of Israel.”
Hotovely concludes by saying that Israel “has the obligation to refute the industry of lies” and speak the historic truth.
This rhetoric came shortly after the extremist right wing lawmaker, Anat Berko, has said that there has never been a Palestinian state because the letter “P” does not exist in Arabic language.
These claims sparked sarcasm amongst local and international activists, since the word “Palestine” is pronounced with an “F” in both Arabic and Hebrew.
Israel, which has been established on Palestinian land in 1947, has maintained a brutal military occupation on the occupied West Bank, which included illegal settlement expansion, kidnappings, home demolitions, executions and controls the movement of Palestinians within the West Bank by placing hunderds of checkpoints between the West Bank cities and villages.
Hotovely concludes by saying that Israel “has the obligation to refute the industry of lies” and speak the historic truth.
This rhetoric came shortly after the extremist right wing lawmaker, Anat Berko, has said that there has never been a Palestinian state because the letter “P” does not exist in Arabic language.
These claims sparked sarcasm amongst local and international activists, since the word “Palestine” is pronounced with an “F” in both Arabic and Hebrew.
Israel, which has been established on Palestinian land in 1947, has maintained a brutal military occupation on the occupied West Bank, which included illegal settlement expansion, kidnappings, home demolitions, executions and controls the movement of Palestinians within the West Bank by placing hunderds of checkpoints between the West Bank cities and villages.
A horde of Israeli fanatic settlers, escorted by police officers, stormed, on early Sunday morning, Muslims’ the holy al-Aqsa Mosque via the Maghareba Gate.
Local sources said Israeli policemen escorted the fanatics all the way through the break-in, sparking the anger of the peaceful Muslim worshipers and sit-inners at the Mosque.
Tension has been running high across Occupied Jerusalem due to the striking surge in Israeli sacrilegious break-ins at Muslims’ the holy al-Aqsa Mosque—the third holiest site in Islam.
Local sources said Israeli policemen escorted the fanatics all the way through the break-in, sparking the anger of the peaceful Muslim worshipers and sit-inners at the Mosque.
Tension has been running high across Occupied Jerusalem due to the striking surge in Israeli sacrilegious break-ins at Muslims’ the holy al-Aqsa Mosque—the third holiest site in Islam.
18 feb 2016
Hordes of Jewish settlers and soldiers on Thursday morning desecrated the Aqsa Mosque under tight police guard.
Local sources said that Israeli police troops provided protection for 17 settlers as they were touring the courtyards of the Mosque.
They added that the police also escorted 12 soldiers and two Shin Bet officers wearing their uniforms during a guided tour of the Mosque.
Muslim worshipers, for their part, chanted religious slogans in the Mosque's courtyards in protest at the presence of settlers and soldiers.
Local sources said that Israeli police troops provided protection for 17 settlers as they were touring the courtyards of the Mosque.
They added that the police also escorted 12 soldiers and two Shin Bet officers wearing their uniforms during a guided tour of the Mosque.
Muslim worshipers, for their part, chanted religious slogans in the Mosque's courtyards in protest at the presence of settlers and soldiers.
17 feb 2016
Dozens of Jewish settlers entered the Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem on Wednesday morning under heavy police protection.
One of the Aqsa guards said that 122 Jewish settlers and students broke into the holy Islamic site from the Maghareba Gate and listened to “Torah” lessons under the protection of special police forces.
He added that one of the groups of settlers, consisting of 40 settlers, behaved in an unbecoming way and tried to break olive branches, which raised the ire of the guards and Muslim worshipers.
He said that one of the guards informed the police force of the settlers’ provocative behavior but was beaten by the policemen.
One of the Aqsa guards said that 122 Jewish settlers and students broke into the holy Islamic site from the Maghareba Gate and listened to “Torah” lessons under the protection of special police forces.
He added that one of the groups of settlers, consisting of 40 settlers, behaved in an unbecoming way and tried to break olive branches, which raised the ire of the guards and Muslim worshipers.
He said that one of the guards informed the police force of the settlers’ provocative behavior but was beaten by the policemen.
16 feb 2016
Dozens of Jewish settlers and soldiers on Tuesday morning desecrated the Aqsa Mosque's courtyards under tight police protection, according to Quds Press.
47 settlers escorted by special police forces entered the Islamic holy site in four groups through al-Maghariba Gate and toured its courtyards. The Israeli police also provided protection for about 50 soldiers and officers as they were touring the Mosque's plateaus in the morning.
The scenes of settlers and troops desecrating the Islamic holy shrine raised the ire of Muslim worshipers and prompted them to protest their unwelcome presence by loudly chanting religious slogans.
Meanwhile, many Palestinian men and women continued to stage a sit-in near al-Hetta Gate to protest the ban imposed on their entry to the Mosque.
In coordination with the Israeli police, Jewish settlers coming from the illegal settlements of the West Bank have recently escalated their break-ins at the Aqsa Mosque during all weekdays, particularly on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
47 settlers escorted by special police forces entered the Islamic holy site in four groups through al-Maghariba Gate and toured its courtyards. The Israeli police also provided protection for about 50 soldiers and officers as they were touring the Mosque's plateaus in the morning.
The scenes of settlers and troops desecrating the Islamic holy shrine raised the ire of Muslim worshipers and prompted them to protest their unwelcome presence by loudly chanting religious slogans.
Meanwhile, many Palestinian men and women continued to stage a sit-in near al-Hetta Gate to protest the ban imposed on their entry to the Mosque.
In coordination with the Israeli police, Jewish settlers coming from the illegal settlements of the West Bank have recently escalated their break-ins at the Aqsa Mosque during all weekdays, particularly on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
Two Palestinian youths were injured at dawn Tuesday as clashes erupted in Nablus after hundreds of Israeli settlers broke into Youssef’s tomb.
The PIC reporter quoted eyewitnesses as saying that Israeli troops stormed the eastern neighborhoods of Nablus after mid night and deployed throughout the area before turning a number of local buildings into checkpoints.
The Israeli military presence came in order to pave the way for a number of Israeli buses carrying hundreds of setters.
Violent clashes erupted after Israeli settlers tried to perform Talmudic rituals in Youssef’s tomb. During the clashes, Israeli forces fired bullets and tear gas bombs at local residents leaving two youths injured.
Local youths affirmed that at least two live shot injuries were reported while dozens suffered effects of tear gas inhalation. Meanwhile, confrontation continued overnight in Arqa town west of Jenin where dozens of injuries were reported.
The clashes erupted in protest against Israeli forces’ continued closure of the town’s entrances and main roads. Along the same line, at least one youth was detained in Qabatia town, south of Jenin, as IOF soldiers violently stormed the town.
Video: Settler run over Palestinian
The PIC reporter quoted eyewitnesses as saying that Israeli troops stormed the eastern neighborhoods of Nablus after mid night and deployed throughout the area before turning a number of local buildings into checkpoints.
The Israeli military presence came in order to pave the way for a number of Israeli buses carrying hundreds of setters.
Violent clashes erupted after Israeli settlers tried to perform Talmudic rituals in Youssef’s tomb. During the clashes, Israeli forces fired bullets and tear gas bombs at local residents leaving two youths injured.
Local youths affirmed that at least two live shot injuries were reported while dozens suffered effects of tear gas inhalation. Meanwhile, confrontation continued overnight in Arqa town west of Jenin where dozens of injuries were reported.
The clashes erupted in protest against Israeli forces’ continued closure of the town’s entrances and main roads. Along the same line, at least one youth was detained in Qabatia town, south of Jenin, as IOF soldiers violently stormed the town.
Video: Settler run over Palestinian
15 feb 2016
Seven Israeli fanatics, escorted by occupation cops, stormed on Monday morning Muslims’ the holy al-Aqsa Mosque via the Maghareba Gate.
Local sources said the Israeli fanatics broke into the Mosque and roamed its plazas in the presence of police troops. The peaceful Muslim sit-inners kept chanting ‘’Allah is the Greatest’’ in protest at the break-in.
Meanwhile, the Israeli occupation police have been denying dozens of Muslim worshipers the right to perform their religious prayers at the al-Aqsa and seizing the IDs of dozens more.
Local sources said the Israeli fanatics broke into the Mosque and roamed its plazas in the presence of police troops. The peaceful Muslim sit-inners kept chanting ‘’Allah is the Greatest’’ in protest at the break-in.
Meanwhile, the Israeli occupation police have been denying dozens of Muslim worshipers the right to perform their religious prayers at the al-Aqsa and seizing the IDs of dozens more.
14 feb 2016
A German tourist passed away on Friday inside of the settlement tunnels in Silwan.
Wadi Hilweh Information Center was informed that a group of settlers entered the tunnel underneath the neighborhood of Wadi Hilweh in Silwan (tunnel that starts in the middle of Wadi Hilweh towards the courtyard known by “Giv’ati”. Suddenly, the area was crowded with paramedics and firemen.
The center added that the process of saving the life of the German tourist took more than three hours. According to Magen David paramedics, the tourist suffered a heart attack inside one of the tunnels in Silwan.
The center explained that the rescue teams prevented the locals from approaching the scene and a group of settlers intervened to move the young Jerusalemite men.
Wadi Hilweh Information Center was informed that a group of settlers entered the tunnel underneath the neighborhood of Wadi Hilweh in Silwan (tunnel that starts in the middle of Wadi Hilweh towards the courtyard known by “Giv’ati”. Suddenly, the area was crowded with paramedics and firemen.
The center added that the process of saving the life of the German tourist took more than three hours. According to Magen David paramedics, the tourist suffered a heart attack inside one of the tunnels in Silwan.
The center explained that the rescue teams prevented the locals from approaching the scene and a group of settlers intervened to move the young Jerusalemite men.
A horde of Israeli fanatics stormed on early Sunday morning the plazas of Muslims’ the holy al-Aqsa Mosque via the Maghareba Gate.
Israeli policemen and special intervention troops escorted the Israeli settlers all the way through the break-in. The Israeli fanatics performed provocative rituals and chanted racist slogans.
The peaceful Muslim worshipers kept, meanwhile, chanting “Allah is the Greatest” in protest at the sacrilegious break-in. A group of Muslim women have also been maintaining vigil outside al-Aqsa in protest at being banned, by the Israeli occupation authorities, from entering the Mosque.
Tension has been running high across Occupied Jerusalem as Israeli fanatics have been storming Muslims’ the holy al-Aqsa Mosque—the third holiest site in Islam—on a quasi-daily basis.
Israeli policemen and special intervention troops escorted the Israeli settlers all the way through the break-in. The Israeli fanatics performed provocative rituals and chanted racist slogans.
The peaceful Muslim worshipers kept, meanwhile, chanting “Allah is the Greatest” in protest at the sacrilegious break-in. A group of Muslim women have also been maintaining vigil outside al-Aqsa in protest at being banned, by the Israeli occupation authorities, from entering the Mosque.
Tension has been running high across Occupied Jerusalem as Israeli fanatics have been storming Muslims’ the holy al-Aqsa Mosque—the third holiest site in Islam—on a quasi-daily basis.
12 feb 2016
The lawyer representing the family of murdered Palestinian teenager Muhammad Abu Khdeir on Thursday accused one of his killers of "stalling" justice, as an Israeli court began to hear his insanity plea.
Two Israeli minors were sentenced over the killing of 16-year-old Muhammad Abu Khdeir earlier this month, but 30-year-old Yosef Ben-David, believed to be the group's ringleader, escaped conviction after seeking a last minute psychiatric evaluation.
All three killers have confessed to beating unconscious Abu Khdeir in July 2014 before pouring flammable liquid on him and setting him alight.
Following Thursday's hearing, Abu Khdeir's family lawyer, Muhannad Jbara, said Ben-David's defense team was "stalling" justice by attempting to "postpone and prevent" the killer's conviction and sentencing.
The hearing lasted nearly seven hours, during which the jury listened to a medical expert assigned by Ben-David's lawyer who said the killer suffered mental and psychological issues.
A second medical expert, assigned by the prosecution, argued that Ben-David was qualified for trial and did not suffer any mental illnesses.
Ben-David's defense team initially sought to keep the trial closed, but the court ruled only to keep personal testimonies unpublished. The defense unsuccessfully attempted to appeal this decision to the Supreme Court.
Jbara said that Ben-David told the court he was aware of all details of the killing and had earlier reenacted the crime on camera for investigators.
Jbara said that Ben-David's defense argued this reenactment was provided after Ben-David came under "pressure" from police, as well as being electrocuted.
The court is not expected to reach a verdict until a later date.
The other two killers, both minors, were sentenced earlier this month, with one receiving life imprisonment and the other 21 years, in what Abu Khdeir's family condemned as too light a sentence.
Abu Khdeir's father, Hussein, told Ma'an: "Muhammad died again today, and we died with him. Does it make sense to sentence the killer who kidnapped, tortured and burned Muhammad to only 21 years in prison?”
He said the sentence proved Israel was not a democratic country. "Israeli courts have two faces of judiciary: one for the Palestinians and another for the Israelis."
Two Israeli minors were sentenced over the killing of 16-year-old Muhammad Abu Khdeir earlier this month, but 30-year-old Yosef Ben-David, believed to be the group's ringleader, escaped conviction after seeking a last minute psychiatric evaluation.
All three killers have confessed to beating unconscious Abu Khdeir in July 2014 before pouring flammable liquid on him and setting him alight.
Following Thursday's hearing, Abu Khdeir's family lawyer, Muhannad Jbara, said Ben-David's defense team was "stalling" justice by attempting to "postpone and prevent" the killer's conviction and sentencing.
The hearing lasted nearly seven hours, during which the jury listened to a medical expert assigned by Ben-David's lawyer who said the killer suffered mental and psychological issues.
A second medical expert, assigned by the prosecution, argued that Ben-David was qualified for trial and did not suffer any mental illnesses.
Ben-David's defense team initially sought to keep the trial closed, but the court ruled only to keep personal testimonies unpublished. The defense unsuccessfully attempted to appeal this decision to the Supreme Court.
Jbara said that Ben-David told the court he was aware of all details of the killing and had earlier reenacted the crime on camera for investigators.
Jbara said that Ben-David's defense argued this reenactment was provided after Ben-David came under "pressure" from police, as well as being electrocuted.
The court is not expected to reach a verdict until a later date.
The other two killers, both minors, were sentenced earlier this month, with one receiving life imprisonment and the other 21 years, in what Abu Khdeir's family condemned as too light a sentence.
Abu Khdeir's father, Hussein, told Ma'an: "Muhammad died again today, and we died with him. Does it make sense to sentence the killer who kidnapped, tortured and burned Muhammad to only 21 years in prison?”
He said the sentence proved Israel was not a democratic country. "Israeli courts have two faces of judiciary: one for the Palestinians and another for the Israelis."
11 feb 2016
Palestinian citizen of Israel and political leader Ayman Odeh heads the Joint List.
A far-right Israeli extremist was reportedly detained after threatening the life of Palestinian member of the Israeli Knesset, Ayman Odeh.
The MK, member of the Joint List party, said the extremist was detained by Israeli police who carried out investigations into comments left by the Israeli on social media.
Odeh said he held Israeli authorities “fully responsible” for violations committed against Palestinians, slamming attempts by the Israeli right to prevent Palestinians from realizing their rights.
An Israeli police spokesperson said they could not confirm or deny any current cases "that involve threats to an Arab MK."
The reported threat on Odeh’s life came days after three MK’s, also from the Joint List, were temporarily suspended from the Knesset on Monday after visiting the families of Palestinians who were killed while carrying out attacks on Israelis.
Their suspension was carried out after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu filed complaints against the three with the Knesset Ethics Committee.
The move was met with fury from some on the left and exacerbated longstanding frustration from members of the Joint List party who say they have faced staunch resistance from the Israeli government.
The party was formed during the last round of Israeli elections, composed of four Palestinian parties who united to fight for the rights of Israel’s Palestinian minority which has faced systematic discrimination for decades.
A draft bill was submitted earlier this week that if approved could see MK’s suspended if voted for by three-quarters of the Knesset, a move that the Joint list fears will lead to further racial discrimination against their party.
A far-right Israeli extremist was reportedly detained after threatening the life of Palestinian member of the Israeli Knesset, Ayman Odeh.
The MK, member of the Joint List party, said the extremist was detained by Israeli police who carried out investigations into comments left by the Israeli on social media.
Odeh said he held Israeli authorities “fully responsible” for violations committed against Palestinians, slamming attempts by the Israeli right to prevent Palestinians from realizing their rights.
An Israeli police spokesperson said they could not confirm or deny any current cases "that involve threats to an Arab MK."
The reported threat on Odeh’s life came days after three MK’s, also from the Joint List, were temporarily suspended from the Knesset on Monday after visiting the families of Palestinians who were killed while carrying out attacks on Israelis.
Their suspension was carried out after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu filed complaints against the three with the Knesset Ethics Committee.
The move was met with fury from some on the left and exacerbated longstanding frustration from members of the Joint List party who say they have faced staunch resistance from the Israeli government.
The party was formed during the last round of Israeli elections, composed of four Palestinian parties who united to fight for the rights of Israel’s Palestinian minority which has faced systematic discrimination for decades.
A draft bill was submitted earlier this week that if approved could see MK’s suspended if voted for by three-quarters of the Knesset, a move that the Joint list fears will lead to further racial discrimination against their party.
Israeli fanatics, escorted by army troops, attacked on Thursday morning a school for Palestinian girls in al-Khalil’s Old City, in the southern occupied West Bank.
Eyewitnesses said Israeli settlers attacked the Ibrahimiya School, adjacent to the Ibrahimi Mosque, and al-Zahra School. The extremist Israelis reportedly cracked down on a group of schoolchildren at the same time as Israeli soldiers showered the al-Zahra school with teargas canisters.
Several schoolgirls choked on teargas and were rushed to a local clinic in the Old City of al-Khalil. The administration evacuated the school and suspended classes for fear of more assaults on schoolchildren.
Eyewitnesses said Israeli settlers attacked the Ibrahimiya School, adjacent to the Ibrahimi Mosque, and al-Zahra School. The extremist Israelis reportedly cracked down on a group of schoolchildren at the same time as Israeli soldiers showered the al-Zahra school with teargas canisters.
Several schoolgirls choked on teargas and were rushed to a local clinic in the Old City of al-Khalil. The administration evacuated the school and suspended classes for fear of more assaults on schoolchildren.
A horde of 41 Israeli fanatics stormed on Thursday morning Muslims’ the holy al-Aqsa Mosque via the Maghareba Gate.
Local sources said Israeli special units escorted the fanatics and were deployed across the plazas of the holy site all the way through the break-in.
Sermons on the counterfeit history of the al-Aqsa place of worship were also reportedly delivered by fanatic religious leaders in the break-in.
Tension has been running high across Occupied Jerusalem due to the striking surge in Israeli sacrilegious break-ins at Muslims’ the holy al-Aqsa Mosque.
Local sources said Israeli special units escorted the fanatics and were deployed across the plazas of the holy site all the way through the break-in.
Sermons on the counterfeit history of the al-Aqsa place of worship were also reportedly delivered by fanatic religious leaders in the break-in.
Tension has been running high across Occupied Jerusalem due to the striking surge in Israeli sacrilegious break-ins at Muslims’ the holy al-Aqsa Mosque.
10 feb 2016
Dozens of Israeli fanatics stormed on early Wednesday morning Muslims’ the holy al-Aqsa Mosque via the Maghareba Gate.
A PIC news reporter said Israeli special units and rapid intervention troops escorted the 32 fanatics all the way through the break-in. The Muslim learners and worshipers at al-Aqsa kept chanting “Allah is the Greatest” in protest at the sacrilegious break-in.
Muslim women who have been banned from entering al-Aqsa rallied outside the Mosque and recited Holy Quran. A lady maintaining vigil at the Mosque said the occupation police kidnapped a Muslim youth from the plazas of al-Aqsa and dragged him to a detention center in Jerusalem’s Old City.
Meanwhile, Director of al-Aqsa Mosque, Sheikh Omar al-Kiswani, spoke out against the rising tide of Israeli terror and vandalism at the Mosque. He said the increasing Israeli break-ins have fanned the flames of the simmering tension across Occupied Jerusalem, which stands in sharp contrast to Israeli calls to restore calm.
He added that the occupation police have cracked down on the peaceful Muslim worshipers at the entrances to the Mosque and sealed off its gates with metal barriers before they provocatively seized Muslims’ IDs.
A PIC news reporter said Israeli special units and rapid intervention troops escorted the 32 fanatics all the way through the break-in. The Muslim learners and worshipers at al-Aqsa kept chanting “Allah is the Greatest” in protest at the sacrilegious break-in.
Muslim women who have been banned from entering al-Aqsa rallied outside the Mosque and recited Holy Quran. A lady maintaining vigil at the Mosque said the occupation police kidnapped a Muslim youth from the plazas of al-Aqsa and dragged him to a detention center in Jerusalem’s Old City.
Meanwhile, Director of al-Aqsa Mosque, Sheikh Omar al-Kiswani, spoke out against the rising tide of Israeli terror and vandalism at the Mosque. He said the increasing Israeli break-ins have fanned the flames of the simmering tension across Occupied Jerusalem, which stands in sharp contrast to Israeli calls to restore calm.
He added that the occupation police have cracked down on the peaceful Muslim worshipers at the entrances to the Mosque and sealed off its gates with metal barriers before they provocatively seized Muslims’ IDs.
