23 july 2020
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A horde of extremist Jewish settlers on Thursday attacked a Palestinian-owned quarry in Jamma'in village, southwest of Nablus in the occupied West Bank.
Local official Ghassan Daghlas said that settlers stormed the quarry of Abdullah Zeitawi from Jamma’in, spray-painted remarks on its walls and tried to set fire to a bulldozer and an excavator on the site. Meanwhile, another gang of settlers escorted by soldiers embarked on bulldozing Palestinian swaths of land in al-Naqqar area, east of Asira al-Qibliya village in southern Nablus. |
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Dozens of Jewish settlers on Wednesday morning entered the Aqsa Mosque in Occupied Jerusalem and desecrated its courtyards under police guard.
According to local sources, 59 settlers stormed the Aqsa Mosque through al-Maghariba Gate and toured its courtyards, especially in the eastern area. 21 of those settlers were students of religious institutes. The Aqsa Mosque is exposed to daily desecration by Jewish settlers and police forces in the morning and the afternoon except on Fridays and Saturdays. The Israeli police close al-Maghariba Gate, which is used by Jews to enter the Mosque, at 10:30 am after the settlers complete their morning tours at the holy site. Later in the afternoon, the same gate is reopened for evening tours by settlers. |
During the presence of settlers inside the Mosque compound, entry restrictions are imposed on Muslim worshipers at the entrances leading to the Mosque and their IDs are seized until they leave the holy place.
22 july 2020
Israeli settlers today blocked a main road in the north of the West Bank and attacked Palestinian vehicles travelling on that road, according to a local activist.
Ghassan Daghlas, who monitors Israeli settlement activities in the north of the West Bank, said settlers used the blocked road to attack cars stuck on it with stones, causing damage to some and threatening the life of their occupants.
Ghassan Daghlas, who monitors Israeli settlement activities in the north of the West Bank, said settlers used the blocked road to attack cars stuck on it with stones, causing damage to some and threatening the life of their occupants.
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West Bank attack latest instance of navigation apps failing to grasp territory’s political complexity, putting both stray Israeli and Palestinian travelers at risk
A group of Palestinian cyclists said they were attacked by Israelis in the West Bank after a popular trail app landed them on a remote path dotted with Jewish settlements. Avid cyclist Amer Kurdi set out on Saturday with his brother and three others on what was supposed to be an 80-km (50-mile) ride, using the cycling, hiking, and mountain biking app Komoot to chart a path north from the Palestinian village of Birzeit. The West Bank, captured by Israel from Jordan in the 1967 Six-Day War, is scattered with Israeli settlements which its 3 million Palestinians mostly |
cannot enter, as well as checkpoints and military bases necessary for Israel's security.
Over an hour into their ride, Kurdi said Komoot led them east towards a rocky path near the settlement of Shilo. He said a group of Hebrew-speaking men, whom the cyclists later took to be Israeli settlers, approached and asked where they were from.
Kurdi, 30, replied that they were from the Palestinian city of Ramallah. Soon after, the men — Kurdi estimates there were five or six — started throwing stones at them, using T-shirts to hide their faces, Kurdi and his brother, Samer, said.
“The others managed to run away, but I tripped and fell,” Samer, 28, said. “When I got up, a settler was behind me, and he started beating me with a metal rod.”
Photos the cyclists took after the incident, which they reported to police, show Samer’s legs and arms bruised and bloodied.
Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said the incident was under investigation.
Palestinians and Israelis alike complain that navigation apps fail to grasp the West Bank’s complexity, putting stray travelers from both sides at risk.
Two Israeli soldiers were lead into a Palestinian village in 2016 by the popular GPS app Waze and were attacked with rocks.
A similar occurrence happened the following year when a video was released showing a bleeding IDF soldier who accidentally entered a Palestinian village and was attacked by dozens of Palestinians after Waze directed him to drive through the village.
An Israeli civilian was almost lynched in 2007 after a faulty GPS app sent him into Ramallah.
Asked for comment, Komoot said it regretted the incident but that its service is not specifically optimized for route planning “through areas of political unrest."
Amer Kurdi says the incident will not keep him from cycling.
“I’ll wear a camera. I’ll be more careful when using apps,” he said.
“But we won’t stop. We will stand up for our right to bike.”
Over an hour into their ride, Kurdi said Komoot led them east towards a rocky path near the settlement of Shilo. He said a group of Hebrew-speaking men, whom the cyclists later took to be Israeli settlers, approached and asked where they were from.
Kurdi, 30, replied that they were from the Palestinian city of Ramallah. Soon after, the men — Kurdi estimates there were five or six — started throwing stones at them, using T-shirts to hide their faces, Kurdi and his brother, Samer, said.
“The others managed to run away, but I tripped and fell,” Samer, 28, said. “When I got up, a settler was behind me, and he started beating me with a metal rod.”
Photos the cyclists took after the incident, which they reported to police, show Samer’s legs and arms bruised and bloodied.
Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said the incident was under investigation.
Palestinians and Israelis alike complain that navigation apps fail to grasp the West Bank’s complexity, putting stray travelers from both sides at risk.
Two Israeli soldiers were lead into a Palestinian village in 2016 by the popular GPS app Waze and were attacked with rocks.
A similar occurrence happened the following year when a video was released showing a bleeding IDF soldier who accidentally entered a Palestinian village and was attacked by dozens of Palestinians after Waze directed him to drive through the village.
An Israeli civilian was almost lynched in 2007 after a faulty GPS app sent him into Ramallah.
Asked for comment, Komoot said it regretted the incident but that its service is not specifically optimized for route planning “through areas of political unrest."
Amer Kurdi says the incident will not keep him from cycling.
“I’ll wear a camera. I’ll be more careful when using apps,” he said.
“But we won’t stop. We will stand up for our right to bike.”
Scores of Israeli settlers on Wednesday stormed al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem amid heavy police presence.
Local sources reported that 228 Israeli settlers forced their way into al-Aqsa Mosque in the morning and performed Talmudic rituals near Bab al-Rahma prayer area. video
Large police forces accompanied the settlers as they carried out provocative tours inside the compound and prevented Palestinian worshipers from approaching the eastern side of the Mosque.
Restrictions were tightened on the Palestinian worshipers entering the site, and many of them were ordered to stay outside during the settler break-in.
Local sources reported that 228 Israeli settlers forced their way into al-Aqsa Mosque in the morning and performed Talmudic rituals near Bab al-Rahma prayer area. video
Large police forces accompanied the settlers as they carried out provocative tours inside the compound and prevented Palestinian worshipers from approaching the eastern side of the Mosque.
Restrictions were tightened on the Palestinian worshipers entering the site, and many of them were ordered to stay outside during the settler break-in.
A horde of Israeli settlers on Tuesday afternoon torched large areas of Palestinian land in Madama village in the West Bank district of Nablus.
Eyewitnesses reported that the fire destroyed dozens of olive trees owned by Palestinian citizens in Madama and neighboring villages.
They said that Israeli occupation forces deliberately hindered the work of Palestinian civil defense crews who rushed to the scene to put out the fire and fired tear gas canisters at them.
Madama residents said that a few days ago, the same Israeli settler group, who come from Yitzhar Settlement, seized a water well in their village and set up a pump to steal water from it and transfer it to their houses.
Settler violations are almost a daily occurrence in the West Bank, and Madama village in Nablus is one of the hardest-hit areas.
Eyewitnesses reported that the fire destroyed dozens of olive trees owned by Palestinian citizens in Madama and neighboring villages.
They said that Israeli occupation forces deliberately hindered the work of Palestinian civil defense crews who rushed to the scene to put out the fire and fired tear gas canisters at them.
Madama residents said that a few days ago, the same Israeli settler group, who come from Yitzhar Settlement, seized a water well in their village and set up a pump to steal water from it and transfer it to their houses.
Settler violations are almost a daily occurrence in the West Bank, and Madama village in Nablus is one of the hardest-hit areas.
21 july 2020
Scores of Jewish settlers on Tuesday morning entered the Aqsa Mosque in Occupied Jerusalem and desecrated its courtyards under police guard.
According to local sources, extremist rabbi Yehuda Glick was among dozens of settlers who toured the Mosque’s courtyards in the morning.
Eyewitnesses also reported seeing some settlers performing Jewish prayers near the Mosque’s Bab al-Rahma area.
The Aqsa Mosque is exposed to daily desecration by Jewish settlers and police forces in the morning and the afternoon except on Fridays and Saturdays.
The Israeli police close al-Maghariba Gate, which is used by Jews to enter the Mosque, at 10:30 am after the settlers complete their morning tours at the holy site. Later in the afternoon, the same gate is reopened for evening tours by settlers.
During the presence of settlers inside the Mosque compound, entry restrictions are imposed on Muslim worshipers at the entrances leading to the Mosque and their IDs are seized until they leave the holy place.
According to local sources, extremist rabbi Yehuda Glick was among dozens of settlers who toured the Mosque’s courtyards in the morning.
Eyewitnesses also reported seeing some settlers performing Jewish prayers near the Mosque’s Bab al-Rahma area.
The Aqsa Mosque is exposed to daily desecration by Jewish settlers and police forces in the morning and the afternoon except on Fridays and Saturdays.
The Israeli police close al-Maghariba Gate, which is used by Jews to enter the Mosque, at 10:30 am after the settlers complete their morning tours at the holy site. Later in the afternoon, the same gate is reopened for evening tours by settlers.
During the presence of settlers inside the Mosque compound, entry restrictions are imposed on Muslim worshipers at the entrances leading to the Mosque and their IDs are seized until they leave the holy place.
20 july 2020
Dozens of Jewish settlers on Monday entered the Aqsa Mosque compound in Occupied Jerusalem and desecrated its courtyards under police guard.
According to local sources, extremist rabbi Yehuda Glick and over 90 settlers stormed the Mosque in groups through al-Maghariba Gate and toured its courtyards.
Eyewitnesses said that some settlers performed Jewish prayers publically near the Mosque’s Bab al-Rahma area. video
The Aqsa Mosque is exposed to daily desecration by Jewish settlers and police forces in the morning and the afternoon except on Fridays and Saturdays.
The Israeli police close al-Maghariba Gate, which is used by Jews to enter the Mosque, at 10:30 am after the settlers complete their morning tours at the holy site. Later in the afternoon, the same gate is reopened for evening tours by settlers. video
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, extremist rabbi Yehuda Glick and over 90 settlers stormed the Mosque in groups through al-Maghariba Gate and toured its courtyards.
Eyewitnesses said that some settlers performed Jewish prayers publically near the Mosque’s Bab al-Rahma area. video
The Aqsa Mosque is exposed to daily desecration by Jewish settlers and police forces in the morning and the afternoon except on Fridays and Saturdays.
The Israeli police close al-Maghariba Gate, which is used by Jews to enter the Mosque, at 10:30 am after the settlers complete their morning tours at the holy site. Later in the afternoon, the same gate is reopened for evening tours by settlers. video
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.