7 july 2020
Dozens of Jewish settlers on Tuesday broke into al-Aqsa Mosque while accompanied by large police forces who imposed tight restrictions on Palestinian worshipers entering the site.
Jerusalem’s Islamic Awqaf Authority said that 66 Israeli settlers defiled al-Aqsa Mosque in the morning and toured its courtyards while receiving presentations on the alleged “Temple Mount”.
Meanwhile, the Israeli police tightened entry restrictions on Palestinian worshipers, scrutinized their IDs and ordered many of them to stay outside the Mosque.
Jerusalem’s Islamic Awqaf Authority said that 66 Israeli settlers defiled al-Aqsa Mosque in the morning and toured its courtyards while receiving presentations on the alleged “Temple Mount”.
Meanwhile, the Israeli police tightened entry restrictions on Palestinian worshipers, scrutinized their IDs and ordered many of them to stay outside the Mosque.
Jaffa Gate property of the Greek Orthodox Church sought after by Jewish settlement organizations
Church leaders in Jerusalem said today in a joint statement that an Israeli court’s ruling on property of the Greek Orthodox Church at Jaffa Gate of the occupied old city of Jerusalem threatens Christian presence in the holy city.“
We, the Heads of the Churches and Christian Communities in Jerusalem, stand united in our commitment to safeguard the historical Status Quo of the Holy Sites and rights of the Churches which are universally recognized,” said the church leaders.
“The case of Jaffa Gate threatens this Status Quo. We are concerned by the recent judgment of the District Court of Jerusalem, which dismissed evidence demonstrating the Greek Orthodox Church case. We strongly support the efforts of the Greek Orthodox Church in their plea for justice.”
The Greek Orthodox Church is battling in court Jewish settlement organizations seeking to take over its Jaffa Gate property under the pretext of ownership, a claim strongly contested by the church.
“We don't see this case as a mere property dispute. We see the undertaking of radical groups to take control of properties at Jaffa Gate as a systematic attempt to undermine the integrity of the Holy City, to obstruct the Christian pilgrim route and to weaken the Christian presence in Jerusalem,” said the 13 church leaders.
They called on the Israeli government “to act in order to safeguard the integrity of the Christian heritage and patrimony in the Old City, as well as the Holy Sites and the rights of the residents of the Christian Quarter of Jerusalem.”
“These are places which over two billion Christians around the world look at as the very heart of their faith; which millions of Christian pilgrims visit each year; and in which the local Christians live out their faith,” they said.
The statement was signed by Patriarch Theophilos Ill, Greek Orthodox, Patriarch Nourhan Manougian, Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Patriarchate, Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Apostolic Administrator, Latin Patriarchate, Fr. Francesco Patton, ofm, Custos of the Holy Land, Archbishop Anba Antonious, Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate, Jerusalem, Archbishop Gabriel Daho, Syrian Orthodox Patriarchate, Archbishop Aba Embakob, Ethiopian Orthodox Patriarchate, Archbishop Yaser AL-Ayash, Greek-Melkite-Catholic Patriarchate, Archbishop Mosa El-Hage, Maronite Patriarchal Exarchate, Archbishop Suheil Dawani, Episcopal Church of Jerusalem and the Middle East, Bishop Ibrahim Sani Azar, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land, Father Ephram Samaan, Syrian Catholic Patriarchal Exarchate, and Rt Rev. Joseph Nerses Zabarian, Armenian Catholic Patriarchal Exarchate.
Church leaders in Jerusalem said today in a joint statement that an Israeli court’s ruling on property of the Greek Orthodox Church at Jaffa Gate of the occupied old city of Jerusalem threatens Christian presence in the holy city.“
We, the Heads of the Churches and Christian Communities in Jerusalem, stand united in our commitment to safeguard the historical Status Quo of the Holy Sites and rights of the Churches which are universally recognized,” said the church leaders.
“The case of Jaffa Gate threatens this Status Quo. We are concerned by the recent judgment of the District Court of Jerusalem, which dismissed evidence demonstrating the Greek Orthodox Church case. We strongly support the efforts of the Greek Orthodox Church in their plea for justice.”
The Greek Orthodox Church is battling in court Jewish settlement organizations seeking to take over its Jaffa Gate property under the pretext of ownership, a claim strongly contested by the church.
“We don't see this case as a mere property dispute. We see the undertaking of radical groups to take control of properties at Jaffa Gate as a systematic attempt to undermine the integrity of the Holy City, to obstruct the Christian pilgrim route and to weaken the Christian presence in Jerusalem,” said the 13 church leaders.
They called on the Israeli government “to act in order to safeguard the integrity of the Christian heritage and patrimony in the Old City, as well as the Holy Sites and the rights of the residents of the Christian Quarter of Jerusalem.”
“These are places which over two billion Christians around the world look at as the very heart of their faith; which millions of Christian pilgrims visit each year; and in which the local Christians live out their faith,” they said.
The statement was signed by Patriarch Theophilos Ill, Greek Orthodox, Patriarch Nourhan Manougian, Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Patriarchate, Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Apostolic Administrator, Latin Patriarchate, Fr. Francesco Patton, ofm, Custos of the Holy Land, Archbishop Anba Antonious, Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate, Jerusalem, Archbishop Gabriel Daho, Syrian Orthodox Patriarchate, Archbishop Aba Embakob, Ethiopian Orthodox Patriarchate, Archbishop Yaser AL-Ayash, Greek-Melkite-Catholic Patriarchate, Archbishop Mosa El-Hage, Maronite Patriarchal Exarchate, Archbishop Suheil Dawani, Episcopal Church of Jerusalem and the Middle East, Bishop Ibrahim Sani Azar, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land, Father Ephram Samaan, Syrian Catholic Patriarchal Exarchate, and Rt Rev. Joseph Nerses Zabarian, Armenian Catholic Patriarchal Exarchate.
Israeli settlers attacked this morning Palestinian vehicles commuting on a northern West Bank road, according to Ghassan Daghlas, a local official.
He said that settlers threw rocks at vehicles travelling near the village of Duma, south of the city of Nablus, causing damage to cars and threatening people’s life.
At least five cars sustained damage, he added, but no one was hurt.
He said that settlers threw rocks at vehicles travelling near the village of Duma, south of the city of Nablus, causing damage to cars and threatening people’s life.
At least five cars sustained damage, he added, but no one was hurt.
6 july 2020
A horde of Jewish settlers escorted by soldiers placed, on Sunday evening, tents on Palestinian-owned lands in Biddya village, west of Salfit in the occupied West Bank.
According to local sources, those settlers are planning to seize the lands they pitched their tents on in Khilat Hassan area, exploiting the general Palestinian preoccupation with the efforts to fight coronavirus in the West Bank.
In this regard, Palestinian activists called on all residents of nearby villages to march to Biddya village to protect it against settlers’ intents to take over its lands.
In a separate incident, two Palestinian citizens suffered bullet injuries in Biddya village earlier on the same day after settlers attacked them. The victims were rushed to Salfit Hospital.
According to local sources, those settlers are planning to seize the lands they pitched their tents on in Khilat Hassan area, exploiting the general Palestinian preoccupation with the efforts to fight coronavirus in the West Bank.
In this regard, Palestinian activists called on all residents of nearby villages to march to Biddya village to protect it against settlers’ intents to take over its lands.
In a separate incident, two Palestinian citizens suffered bullet injuries in Biddya village earlier on the same day after settlers attacked them. The victims were rushed to Salfit Hospital.
Scores of Israeli settlers, led by the right-wing rabbi Yehudah Glick, on Monday morning forced their way into al-Aqsa Mosque under police protection.
Jerusalem’s Islamic Awqaf Authority said that 90 Jewish settlers stormed al-Aqsa Mosque in the early morning hours and roamed its courtyards while receiving presentations on the alleged “Temple Mount”.
Large Israeli police forces accompanied the settlers as they toured the site, while imposing tight restrictions on the Palestinian worshipers entering the Mosque.
Israeli settlers carry out daily break-ins into al-Aqsa Mosque, except on Fridays and Saturdays, and they are usually done in two rounds: in the morning and afternoon.
Jerusalem’s Islamic Awqaf Authority said that 90 Jewish settlers stormed al-Aqsa Mosque in the early morning hours and roamed its courtyards while receiving presentations on the alleged “Temple Mount”.
Large Israeli police forces accompanied the settlers as they toured the site, while imposing tight restrictions on the Palestinian worshipers entering the Mosque.
Israeli settlers carry out daily break-ins into al-Aqsa Mosque, except on Fridays and Saturdays, and they are usually done in two rounds: in the morning and afternoon.
5 july 2020
Dozens of Jewish settlers escorted by police officers on Sunday morning desecrated the Aqsa Mosque in Occupied Jerusalem.
According to the Islamic Awqaf Department in the holy city, 84 settlers entered the Aqsa Mosque through al-Maghariba Gate and toured its courtyards in different groups.
Some of the settlers were seen performing provocative Jewish prayers during their tours at the Islamic holy site.
Meanwhile, the Israeli occupation police kidnaped in the morning five Jerusalemite young men and took them aboard their patrol cars to detention centers.
Four of the young men were taken prisoners during a police campaign in Issawiya district, east of the Old City, while another was kidnaped from his home in at-Tur town, also east of Jerusalem.
According to the Islamic Awqaf Department in the holy city, 84 settlers entered the Aqsa Mosque through al-Maghariba Gate and toured its courtyards in different groups.
Some of the settlers were seen performing provocative Jewish prayers during their tours at the Islamic holy site.
Meanwhile, the Israeli occupation police kidnaped in the morning five Jerusalemite young men and took them aboard their patrol cars to detention centers.
Four of the young men were taken prisoners during a police campaign in Issawiya district, east of the Old City, while another was kidnaped from his home in at-Tur town, also east of Jerusalem.
At least two Palestinian civilians sustained injuries from gunshots today after a group of rampaging Jewish settlers opened gunfire at them in the village of Bidya, near the town of Salfit in the occupied West Bank, said the Ministry of Health.
Illegal Jewish settlers opened fire at civilians who were gathering at a land threatened with confiscation by Israeli occupation authorities near the village, injuring two of them.
The first of the two wounded sustained an injury in the pelvis, and his case was described as moderate. The other one sustained a light injury in the neck and a fracture in his shoulder. The two were moved to nearby Salfit Governmental Hospital for medical treatment. video
Attacks by illegal Jewish settlers against Palestinians and their belongings are commonplace in the occupied West Bank, and are frequently unpunished by the occupation authorities.
Over half a million Israeli settlers live in Jewish-only settlements built illegally on Palestinian land across the West Bank, in violation of international law and the Fourth Geneva Convention.
Illegal Jewish settlers opened fire at civilians who were gathering at a land threatened with confiscation by Israeli occupation authorities near the village, injuring two of them.
The first of the two wounded sustained an injury in the pelvis, and his case was described as moderate. The other one sustained a light injury in the neck and a fracture in his shoulder. The two were moved to nearby Salfit Governmental Hospital for medical treatment. video
Attacks by illegal Jewish settlers against Palestinians and their belongings are commonplace in the occupied West Bank, and are frequently unpunished by the occupation authorities.
Over half a million Israeli settlers live in Jewish-only settlements built illegally on Palestinian land across the West Bank, in violation of international law and the Fourth Geneva Convention.
4 july 2020
A horde of extremist Jewish settlers on Friday evening infiltrated into Wadi al-Husain area in the east of al-Khalil city and verbally attacked the local residents.
According to local sources, a group of settlers spread through the streets of Wadi al-Husain area and shouted death threats against the residents.
The settlers also threatened to expel the locals from the area and seize their homes.
The Wadi al-Husain residents and their property are exposed to repeated attacks and crimes by Jewish settlers, who live in nearby settlements and outposts.
According to local sources, a group of settlers spread through the streets of Wadi al-Husain area and shouted death threats against the residents.
The settlers also threatened to expel the locals from the area and seize their homes.
The Wadi al-Husain residents and their property are exposed to repeated attacks and crimes by Jewish settlers, who live in nearby settlements and outposts.
Israeli settlers torched this morning fields planted with olive trees in the town of Huwarra, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, according to Ghassan Daghlas, a local activist.
He said settlers from the illegal settlement of Yitzhar set fire to dozens of olive trees, causing extensive damage to this vital tree, whose crops are a main source of income to thousands of Palestinian families.
Daghlas, who monitors settlers and settlement activities in the north of the West Bank, said there was recently a surge in settlers' attacks against Palestinian civilians and property in the Nablus area, and in their efforts to grab as much Palestinian land as possible to expand their settlements including the recent setting up of mobile homes on Palestinian-owned land in the town of Assira al-Shamaliya, north of Nablus.
He said settlers from the illegal settlement of Yitzhar set fire to dozens of olive trees, causing extensive damage to this vital tree, whose crops are a main source of income to thousands of Palestinian families.
Daghlas, who monitors settlers and settlement activities in the north of the West Bank, said there was recently a surge in settlers' attacks against Palestinian civilians and property in the Nablus area, and in their efforts to grab as much Palestinian land as possible to expand their settlements including the recent setting up of mobile homes on Palestinian-owned land in the town of Assira al-Shamaliya, north of Nablus.
In a provocative move, Israeli settlers, protected by soldiers, broke late last night into areas of the occupied West Bank south of the northern West Bank city of Jenin prompting clashes with the Palestinian residents, according to local sources.
The settlers went on a rampage in the area and held rituals, they said.
Palestinians provoked by the settlers and the soldiers, clashed with them. The soldiers fired sound bombs and teargas at the Palestinians. There were no reports of injuries.
The settlers went on a rampage in the area and held rituals, they said.
Palestinians provoked by the settlers and the soldiers, clashed with them. The soldiers fired sound bombs and teargas at the Palestinians. There were no reports of injuries.
2 july 2020
Israeli occupation authorities delivered, Tuesday night, a confiscation warrant to a Palestinian family in the Wadi Al-Hilweh neighborhood of Silwan town, in occupied East Jerusalem.
According to the Wadi Al-Hilweh Information Center (Silwanic), the warrant is pertaining to an Israeli authorities’ plan to confiscate the home of Palestinian Samareen family, who have lived in their own home for many decades. video
The center noted that the warrant is based on a verdict issued by the Israeli central court, demanding the Samareen family to evacuate its home, before the court delivers the home to the so-called Israeli Hemonta company, which is said to be an organ of the Jewish National Fund.
Israeli authorities claim that they had informed the Samareen family long ago, that the home, consisting of four apartments with 18 family members living in it, was subject to the so-called Absentee’s Properly Law.
In response to the confiscation warrant, the Samareen family was quoted as saying that they have lived in the home for many decades, with the family’s grandfather Mousa Samareen, being the first owner and dweller of the home.
Al’a Samareen, a spokesperson for the family, told media outlets that the grandfather Mousa, had lived at the home, before he died in the early 1980s.
Samareen added that in 1983, Israeli authorities subjected the home to the Absentee’s Property Law, through which Israel seizes Palestinian properties.
He made clear that back in 1991, Israeli authorities alleged that the late owner of the home, Mousa Samareen, had no inheritors in the Palestinian territories.
“Such an allegation can not be accepted, as myself and about 17 other Samareen family members have lived at this now-threatened home for several decades now”, Al’a Samareen, stated on behalf of the family.
Noteworthy, the Jewish National Fund is a part of the Jewish Agency, established more than one hundred years ago, for the purpose of purchasing Palestinian-owned properties in the lands of Palestine, for the sake of reinforcing Jewish existence there.
According to the Wadi Al-Hilweh Information Center (Silwanic), the warrant is pertaining to an Israeli authorities’ plan to confiscate the home of Palestinian Samareen family, who have lived in their own home for many decades. video
The center noted that the warrant is based on a verdict issued by the Israeli central court, demanding the Samareen family to evacuate its home, before the court delivers the home to the so-called Israeli Hemonta company, which is said to be an organ of the Jewish National Fund.
Israeli authorities claim that they had informed the Samareen family long ago, that the home, consisting of four apartments with 18 family members living in it, was subject to the so-called Absentee’s Properly Law.
In response to the confiscation warrant, the Samareen family was quoted as saying that they have lived in the home for many decades, with the family’s grandfather Mousa Samareen, being the first owner and dweller of the home.
Al’a Samareen, a spokesperson for the family, told media outlets that the grandfather Mousa, had lived at the home, before he died in the early 1980s.
Samareen added that in 1983, Israeli authorities subjected the home to the Absentee’s Property Law, through which Israel seizes Palestinian properties.
He made clear that back in 1991, Israeli authorities alleged that the late owner of the home, Mousa Samareen, had no inheritors in the Palestinian territories.
“Such an allegation can not be accepted, as myself and about 17 other Samareen family members have lived at this now-threatened home for several decades now”, Al’a Samareen, stated on behalf of the family.
Noteworthy, the Jewish National Fund is a part of the Jewish Agency, established more than one hundred years ago, for the purpose of purchasing Palestinian-owned properties in the lands of Palestine, for the sake of reinforcing Jewish existence there.