9 feb 2019
Israeli settlers opened fire at Palestinians in the al-Mughayyir village, in the central occupied West Bank district of Ramallah and al-Bireh, late Friday.
Locals reported that they were able to prevent Israeli settlers from raiding the village; however, Israeli settlers opened fire at them.
No injuries were reported.
Israeli settlers had shot and killed a Palestinian father from the village, two weeks ago, in a similar attack.
Residents of al-Mughayyir organize weekly protests in rejection of Israel's confiscation of the village's lands and against continuous attacks by Israeli settlers against villagers and locals.
Locals reported that they were able to prevent Israeli settlers from raiding the village; however, Israeli settlers opened fire at them.
No injuries were reported.
Israeli settlers had shot and killed a Palestinian father from the village, two weeks ago, in a similar attack.
Residents of al-Mughayyir organize weekly protests in rejection of Israel's confiscation of the village's lands and against continuous attacks by Israeli settlers against villagers and locals.
Dozens of Israeli ministers and senior officials from the Likud political party and other right-wing parties have signed a petition to settle two million Jews across the occupied West Bank.
Israeli Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein and ministers Gilad Erdan, Miri Regev, Yisrael Katz of the Likud party, Ayelet Shaked and Naftali Bennett of New Right party, were among signatories on a petition to abandon the two-state solution and establish new Israeli settlements across the occupied West Bank.
The signed petition was put forward by the Nahala Movement, an Israeli settler group, to promote an Israeli settlement plan introduced under the government of late Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir in the early 1900s.
The main objective of the petition is to settle 2 million Jews in the West Bank.
Nahala activists have been recently protesting outside of the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s residence in Jerusalem, demanding the next government to work toward the settlement of all of West Bank and to abandon the idea of a two-state solution.
Among members of the Likud who have signed the declaration are Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein, Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz, Tourism Minister Yariv Levin, Environmental Protection and Jerusalem Affairs Minister Zeev Elkin, Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan, Culture Minister Miri Regev, Regional Cooperation Minister Tzachi Hanegbi, Communication Minister Ayoub Kara, Immigration and Absorption Minister Yoav Gallant, Social Equality Minister Gila Gamliel and Science and Technology Minister Ofir Akunis. Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked and Education Minister Naftali Bennett, both of the New Right party, also signed the petition.
The Nahala Movement's declaration read, "I hereby commit to be loyal to the land of Israel, not to cede one inch of our inheritance from our forefathers. I hereby commit to act to realize the settlement plan for the settlement of 2 million Jews in Judea and Samaria in accordance with Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir's plan, as well as to encourage and lead the redemption of all the lands throughout Judea and Samaria. I commit to act to cancel the declaration of two states for two peoples and replace it with the stately declaration: The land of Israel: One country for one people."
The Nahala Movement said in a statement that the petition is an “ideological and ethical loyalty test.”
Between 500,000 and 600,000 Israelis live in Jewish-only settlements across occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank in violation of international law, with recent announcements of settlement expansion provoking condemnation from the international community.
Israeli Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein and ministers Gilad Erdan, Miri Regev, Yisrael Katz of the Likud party, Ayelet Shaked and Naftali Bennett of New Right party, were among signatories on a petition to abandon the two-state solution and establish new Israeli settlements across the occupied West Bank.
The signed petition was put forward by the Nahala Movement, an Israeli settler group, to promote an Israeli settlement plan introduced under the government of late Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir in the early 1900s.
The main objective of the petition is to settle 2 million Jews in the West Bank.
Nahala activists have been recently protesting outside of the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s residence in Jerusalem, demanding the next government to work toward the settlement of all of West Bank and to abandon the idea of a two-state solution.
Among members of the Likud who have signed the declaration are Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein, Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz, Tourism Minister Yariv Levin, Environmental Protection and Jerusalem Affairs Minister Zeev Elkin, Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan, Culture Minister Miri Regev, Regional Cooperation Minister Tzachi Hanegbi, Communication Minister Ayoub Kara, Immigration and Absorption Minister Yoav Gallant, Social Equality Minister Gila Gamliel and Science and Technology Minister Ofir Akunis. Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked and Education Minister Naftali Bennett, both of the New Right party, also signed the petition.
The Nahala Movement's declaration read, "I hereby commit to be loyal to the land of Israel, not to cede one inch of our inheritance from our forefathers. I hereby commit to act to realize the settlement plan for the settlement of 2 million Jews in Judea and Samaria in accordance with Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir's plan, as well as to encourage and lead the redemption of all the lands throughout Judea and Samaria. I commit to act to cancel the declaration of two states for two peoples and replace it with the stately declaration: The land of Israel: One country for one people."
The Nahala Movement said in a statement that the petition is an “ideological and ethical loyalty test.”
Between 500,000 and 600,000 Israelis live in Jewish-only settlements across occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank in violation of international law, with recent announcements of settlement expansion provoking condemnation from the international community.
Israeli soldiers sealed shut, on Friday evening, a the front entrance of a Palestinian home in the al-‘Arroub refugee camp, north of Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank.
Media sources in Hebron said dozens of soldiers invaded the refugee camp, and the surrounding areas, before storming a home and sealing it shut, to prevent the Palestinians from entering it. video
The sources added that the Israeli colonialist settlers tried to force the family out of their home, in order to illegally occupy it.
On Thursday, dozens of illegal colonists surrounded the home, and many of them attacked the family, while Israeli soldiers assaulted many Palestinians who rushed to aid the family.
Media sources in Hebron said dozens of soldiers invaded the refugee camp, and the surrounding areas, before storming a home and sealing it shut, to prevent the Palestinians from entering it. video
The sources added that the Israeli colonialist settlers tried to force the family out of their home, in order to illegally occupy it.
On Thursday, dozens of illegal colonists surrounded the home, and many of them attacked the family, while Israeli soldiers assaulted many Palestinians who rushed to aid the family.
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02/08/19 | International Solidarity Movement | Al-Khalil Team
ISM volunteers were detained by Hebron Police for over 8 hours after Anat Cohen assaulted them outside the Qurtuba school checkpoint on Thursday. In direct response to the violence waged against Palestinians at the hands of settlers (and the military that protects them), a neutral observer force had been present in Hebron (Al-Khalil) for the past 22-years, in part, to ensure that children walking to/from school would not be harmed, harassed, or murdered by settlers. This observer force was called TIPH. Unfortunately, the Israeli government expelled TIPH from Hebron last week. One of the more dangerous checkpoints for Palestinian children in Al-Khalil exists outside the Qurtuba school–which is juxtaposed immediately adjacent to the Beit Hadassah settlement. Another independent observer group, EAPPI, had been peacefully monitoring this checkpoint until last week–when their head offices announced that their team would also withdraw from Hebron following a targeted campaign of harassment by the right-wing fascist group Im Turtsu. To fill this void, ISM volunteers have been monitoring the Qurtuba checkpoint in mornings and afternoons to provide an international presence to ensure the safety of Palestinian schoolchildren. As a result, ISM has become the target of harassment by settlers. On Thursday, this ordinary verbal abuse escalated to physical assault when Anat Cohen–a particularly violent settler with a history of attacking peaceful observers–assaulted ISM volunteers at the Qartuba checkpoint. Minutes after Cohen assaulted the ISM volunteers, she called the police. When the local Hebron Police arrived, they detained the ISM volunteers and informed them that Cohen was pressing charges against the ISM volunteers for assault. The ISM volunteers vehemently deny these accusations, and they have video evidence clearly showing that the only physical violence that occurred was when Cohen assaulted the peaceful ISM volunteers, who were simply observing the checkpoint to ensure the safety of the schoolchildren. |
8 feb 2019
An Israeli settler was found dead on Thursday evening in a forest in occupied Jerusalem.
Israeli police said in a tweet that the body of an Israeli woman was caught in the city.
According to Ynet News daily, the settler was allegedly stabbed in her neck and chest. She did not carry personal identification documents.
Sometime earlier, Israeli news outlets said four Palestinian suspects were arrested by Israeli police and that investigation has been underway.
The Israeli police slapped a gag order on the case.
The stabbed settler disappeared at noontime on Thursday before she was found dead in the evening.
Israeli police said in a tweet that the body of an Israeli woman was caught in the city.
According to Ynet News daily, the settler was allegedly stabbed in her neck and chest. She did not carry personal identification documents.
Sometime earlier, Israeli news outlets said four Palestinian suspects were arrested by Israeli police and that investigation has been underway.
The Israeli police slapped a gag order on the case.
The stabbed settler disappeared at noontime on Thursday before she was found dead in the evening.
7 feb 2019
At least 43 Jewish settlers on Thursday morning desecrated the Aqsa Mosque’s courtyards under police protection.
According to local sources in Occupied Jerusalem, the groups of settlers toured the Mosque’s courtyards during three and a half hours in the morning.
Israeli police forces were escorting the settlers as they were receiving explanations from rabbis about the alleged temple mount.
Eyewitnesses said that some settlers performed Talmudic prayers during their presence in the Mosque, adding that six Shin Bet officers also defiled the Mosque in the morning.
The Aqsa Mosque is exposed to daily desecration by Jewish settlers 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 in Occupied Jerusalem, the groups of settlers toured the Mosque’s courtyards during three and a half hours in the morning.
Israeli police forces were escorting the settlers as they were receiving explanations from rabbis about the alleged temple mount.
Eyewitnesses said that some settlers performed Talmudic prayers during their presence in the Mosque, adding that six Shin Bet officers also defiled the Mosque in the morning.
The Aqsa Mosque is exposed to daily desecration by Jewish settlers 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.
6 feb 2019
A Palestinian citizen was arrested by Israeli occupation forces on Wednesday after he was violently assaulted by Israeli settlers in the northern Jordan Valley.
Israelis residing in a settlement outpost built on Palestinian land in the northern Jordan Valley attacked Palestinian shepherds in the presence of Israeli soldiers.
Local activist Mootaz Besharat said Palestinian citizen Ahmad Daraghmeh was arrested by Israeli forces in the area.
Human rights institutions have warned that such crackdowns make part of an Israeli scheme aiming to force Palestinians out of the area in favor of illegal settlement expansion.
Israelis residing in a settlement outpost built on Palestinian land in the northern Jordan Valley attacked Palestinian shepherds in the presence of Israeli soldiers.
Local activist Mootaz Besharat said Palestinian citizen Ahmad Daraghmeh was arrested by Israeli forces in the area.
Human rights institutions have warned that such crackdowns make part of an Israeli scheme aiming to force Palestinians out of the area in favor of illegal settlement expansion.
A group of illegal fanatic Israeli colonialist settlers invaded, earlier Wednesday, an archeological site, south of Jaloud village, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and caused damage, in addition to uprooting ancient olive trees.
The invasion targeted an ancient archeological site, known as the Khirbat al-Qasser, south of Ein Jaloud village.
Ghassan Daghlas, a Palestinian Authority official in charge of monitoring Israel’s illegal colonialist activities in northern West Bank, said the colonists also uprooted many ancient olive trees.
He added that recent pictures revealed the amount of damage caused by the illegal colonists in their repeated invasions into the archeological site, in Basin 18 of Jaloud lands.
Daghlas stated that the colonists have already uprooted dozens of olive trees, fig trees and almond trees in Khirbat al-Qasser, in addition to bulldozing and leveling lands to use them for their events, parties and ceremonies.
It is worth mentioning that Khirbat al-Qasser, along with its 50 Dunams of land, is surrounded by three illegal colonies; Kida, Ahiya and Esh Kodesh, and contains many ancient sites, caves and wells.
The family of Ahmad Mahmoud Abbas owns the agricultural lands that surround Khirbat al-Qasser.
Khirbat al-Qasser archeological site is about 800 meters above the sea level and contains structures that date back to the Canaanite era, in addition to the Ayyubid era, along with the Bezantian and Roman eras, and include the foundations of various structures, wells, basins and caves.
Daghlas stated that Israel has been completely preventing the Palestinians from entering the area since the year 2001, under the allegation that “it is close to the settlement outposts,” which were illegally built on Palestinian lands, in direct violation of International Law and the Fourth Geneva Convention.
The invasion targeted an ancient archeological site, known as the Khirbat al-Qasser, south of Ein Jaloud village.
Ghassan Daghlas, a Palestinian Authority official in charge of monitoring Israel’s illegal colonialist activities in northern West Bank, said the colonists also uprooted many ancient olive trees.
He added that recent pictures revealed the amount of damage caused by the illegal colonists in their repeated invasions into the archeological site, in Basin 18 of Jaloud lands.
Daghlas stated that the colonists have already uprooted dozens of olive trees, fig trees and almond trees in Khirbat al-Qasser, in addition to bulldozing and leveling lands to use them for their events, parties and ceremonies.
It is worth mentioning that Khirbat al-Qasser, along with its 50 Dunams of land, is surrounded by three illegal colonies; Kida, Ahiya and Esh Kodesh, and contains many ancient sites, caves and wells.
The family of Ahmad Mahmoud Abbas owns the agricultural lands that surround Khirbat al-Qasser.
Khirbat al-Qasser archeological site is about 800 meters above the sea level and contains structures that date back to the Canaanite era, in addition to the Ayyubid era, along with the Bezantian and Roman eras, and include the foundations of various structures, wells, basins and caves.
Daghlas stated that Israel has been completely preventing the Palestinians from entering the area since the year 2001, under the allegation that “it is close to the settlement outposts,” which were illegally built on Palestinian lands, in direct violation of International Law and the Fourth Geneva Convention.
Dozens of Israeli settlers stormed on Wednesday morning Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa Mosque—the third holiest site in Islam—via the Maghareba Gate.
Israeli settlers, escorted by policemen, broke into al-Aqsa Mosque as part of the morning break-in shift and carried out a round of sacrilegious tours.
The settlers attended sermons on the counterfeit history of the alleged temple mount.
At the same time, the peaceful Muslim worshipers have been subjected to tough crackdowns and restrictions by the Israeli police near the main entrances to the site.
Several worshipers have been searched and dozens more have had their IDs seized while attempting to enter al-Aqsa to perform their daily prayers.
Israeli settlers, escorted by policemen, broke into al-Aqsa Mosque as part of the morning break-in shift and carried out a round of sacrilegious tours.
The settlers attended sermons on the counterfeit history of the alleged temple mount.
At the same time, the peaceful Muslim worshipers have been subjected to tough crackdowns and restrictions by the Israeli police near the main entrances to the site.
Several worshipers have been searched and dozens more have had their IDs seized while attempting to enter al-Aqsa to perform their daily prayers.
