6 june 2016
Several Palestinians were kidnapped by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Monday in an abduction sweep launched across the West Bank.
Reporting from al-Khalil province, a PIC journalist said the IOF rolled into al-Zaytoun neighborhood, to the southwest of the city, and kidnapped the Hamas activist Dr. Adnan Younes Abu Tabaneh after they wreaked havoc on his family home.
Abu Tabaneh’s son, Muhammad, was released a few hours earlier from the Palestinian Authority (PA) jails while his other son, Younes, is still held in custody by the PA forces. Other Palestinians were also kidnapped in the raid.
The IOF further stormed Bethlehem and kidnapped the citizen Ibrahim Atiyeh Manasra from Wadi Fukin. 15-year-old Ahmad Hani Dar Saleem was also kidnapped by the IOF from Jaba’ town.
Clashes flared up at predawn time in Nablus city where the occupation troops attacked the Palestinian protesters with stun grenades.
Nine Israeli border police patrols have sealed off the main entrances to Hawara town, in southern Nablus, blocking Palestinians’ movement inside and out on allegations that gunmen opened fire at a settler bus overnight.
Israeli settlers were, meanwhile, caught as wielding weapons in the presence of Israeli army troops.
A few hours earlier, an Israeli settler gang attempted to attack the 58-year-old Palestinian farmer Fawzi Mahmoud al-Haj Muhammad from southern Nablus.
Reporting from al-Khalil province, a PIC journalist said the IOF rolled into al-Zaytoun neighborhood, to the southwest of the city, and kidnapped the Hamas activist Dr. Adnan Younes Abu Tabaneh after they wreaked havoc on his family home.
Abu Tabaneh’s son, Muhammad, was released a few hours earlier from the Palestinian Authority (PA) jails while his other son, Younes, is still held in custody by the PA forces. Other Palestinians were also kidnapped in the raid.
The IOF further stormed Bethlehem and kidnapped the citizen Ibrahim Atiyeh Manasra from Wadi Fukin. 15-year-old Ahmad Hani Dar Saleem was also kidnapped by the IOF from Jaba’ town.
Clashes flared up at predawn time in Nablus city where the occupation troops attacked the Palestinian protesters with stun grenades.
Nine Israeli border police patrols have sealed off the main entrances to Hawara town, in southern Nablus, blocking Palestinians’ movement inside and out on allegations that gunmen opened fire at a settler bus overnight.
Israeli settlers were, meanwhile, caught as wielding weapons in the presence of Israeli army troops.
A few hours earlier, an Israeli settler gang attempted to attack the 58-year-old Palestinian farmer Fawzi Mahmoud al-Haj Muhammad from southern Nablus.
5 june 2016
About 120 Jewish settlers led by rabbis on Sunday morning desecrated in groups the Aqsa Mosque's courtyards under tight police protection.
One of those settlers tried to perform Talmudic rituals during his tour of the Islamic holy place, but the mosque guards prevented him.
At the invitation of Palestinian religious and national figures in Occupied Jerusalem, dozens of citizens flocked in the early morning to the Mosque to foil attempts by temple mount groups to organize revelries on its courtyards on the 49th anniversary of Israel's occupation of east Jerusalem.
Meanwhile, tensions have become high today in the Old City of Jerusalem as a result of the march of flags which Jewish settlers organized today to celebrate the anniversary.
In a separate incident, local young men from the Old City of Jerusalem were able at dawn to save a Palestinian commercial store from being burned by Jewish settlers.
One of those settlers tried to perform Talmudic rituals during his tour of the Islamic holy place, but the mosque guards prevented him.
At the invitation of Palestinian religious and national figures in Occupied Jerusalem, dozens of citizens flocked in the early morning to the Mosque to foil attempts by temple mount groups to organize revelries on its courtyards on the 49th anniversary of Israel's occupation of east Jerusalem.
Meanwhile, tensions have become high today in the Old City of Jerusalem as a result of the march of flags which Jewish settlers organized today to celebrate the anniversary.
In a separate incident, local young men from the Old City of Jerusalem were able at dawn to save a Palestinian commercial store from being burned by Jewish settlers.
Dozens of Jewish settlers on Saturday stormed the Old City of al-Khalil under military protection and acted provocatively against the Palestinians.
According to Quds Press, settlers escorted by soldiers toured the markets and alleys of the Old City while chanting racist slurs against the Palestinians.
The Israeli occupation army imposes movement restrictions on the Palestinians in the Old City every Saturday evening at the pretext of providing protection for Jewish settlers touring the area.
According to Quds Press, settlers escorted by soldiers toured the markets and alleys of the Old City while chanting racist slurs against the Palestinians.
The Israeli occupation army imposes movement restrictions on the Palestinians in the Old City every Saturday evening at the pretext of providing protection for Jewish settlers touring the area.
1 june 2016
After being in administrative detention for 10 months on suspicion of incitement to violence against Arabs, Meri Ettinger was released from custody.
Meir Ettinger, a right-wing activist held in administrative detention since August, 2015, was released from custody under heavy restrictions on Wednesday morning.
Under administrative orders, Ettinger will not be allowed to enter the regions of Judea and Samaria for a whole year and will also be forbidden from entering Jerusalem for six months. He will be under house arrest every night for the next three months and has been given a list of 92 people with whom he is not allowed to have contact.
Ettinger, grandson of the American-born Rabbi Meir Kahane who was murdered by a Palestinian assassin in New York in 1990, was taken into administrative detention for suspected involvement in the 2015 arson attack that killed three members of the Dawabsheh family in the Palestinian village of Duma, including the infant Ali Dawabsheh.
While he has yet to be charged with a crime, Ettinger has been held in detention by order of Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon for allegedly posing an active threat to public security.
Ettinger at age 24 is at the top of the Shin-Bet’s (Israel Security Agency) list of most dangerous right-wing Jewish extremists. According to the Shin Bet, Ettinger is the leader of “The Revolt” – a fringe religious group bent on creating war between Arabs and Jews and on leading the way to the ultimate destruction of the secular State of Israel.
Ettinger’s administrative detention had been extended by four months in February, which sparked community protests and an uproar by his family. Ettinger was denied a temporary release to attend his son’s circumcision on April 3..
“I am very happy that this lengthy period of Ettinger’s detention has come to an end,” said Ettinger’s lawyer, Yuval Zemer, after the announcement that Ettinger would be released.
“Yet it is sad to find that the State of Israel in 2016 can detain a person for 10 months solely on the basis of his political views. While I welcome the correct decision to end his sentence, it has been made too late.”
Meir Ettinger, a right-wing activist held in administrative detention since August, 2015, was released from custody under heavy restrictions on Wednesday morning.
Under administrative orders, Ettinger will not be allowed to enter the regions of Judea and Samaria for a whole year and will also be forbidden from entering Jerusalem for six months. He will be under house arrest every night for the next three months and has been given a list of 92 people with whom he is not allowed to have contact.
Ettinger, grandson of the American-born Rabbi Meir Kahane who was murdered by a Palestinian assassin in New York in 1990, was taken into administrative detention for suspected involvement in the 2015 arson attack that killed three members of the Dawabsheh family in the Palestinian village of Duma, including the infant Ali Dawabsheh.
While he has yet to be charged with a crime, Ettinger has been held in detention by order of Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon for allegedly posing an active threat to public security.
Ettinger at age 24 is at the top of the Shin-Bet’s (Israel Security Agency) list of most dangerous right-wing Jewish extremists. According to the Shin Bet, Ettinger is the leader of “The Revolt” – a fringe religious group bent on creating war between Arabs and Jews and on leading the way to the ultimate destruction of the secular State of Israel.
Ettinger’s administrative detention had been extended by four months in February, which sparked community protests and an uproar by his family. Ettinger was denied a temporary release to attend his son’s circumcision on April 3..
“I am very happy that this lengthy period of Ettinger’s detention has come to an end,” said Ettinger’s lawyer, Yuval Zemer, after the announcement that Ettinger would be released.
“Yet it is sad to find that the State of Israel in 2016 can detain a person for 10 months solely on the basis of his political views. While I welcome the correct decision to end his sentence, it has been made too late.”
31 may 2016
A horde of Jewish settlers on Tuesday morning desecrated the Aqsa Mosque's courtyards in Occupied Jerusalem under tight police protection.
According to the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) reporter in the city, some settlers tried to perform rituals but refrained from doing so after several Muslim worshipers intervened and loudly shouted religious slogans at them.
Meanwhile, a number of Palestinian women rallied outside the Mosque's gates after Israeli police forces prevented them from entering it.
According to the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) reporter in the city, some settlers tried to perform rituals but refrained from doing so after several Muslim worshipers intervened and loudly shouted religious slogans at them.
Meanwhile, a number of Palestinian women rallied outside the Mosque's gates after Israeli police forces prevented them from entering it.
29 may 2016
Hordes of Israeli extremist settlers stormed on early Sunday morning the holy al-Aqsa Mosque, in Occupied Jerusalem, via the Maghareba Gate.
The break-in was carried out under heavy escort by Israeli soldiers and special police troops. The fanatic Israeli settlers reportedly performed provocative rituals and chanted anti-Muslim slogans.
A group of Muslim women have been maintaining vigil outside the al-Aqsa after the Israeli occupation police prevented them from entering the Mosque to perform their prayers.
Tension has been running high in Occupied Jerusalem as Israeli fanatics stepped up assaults on the al-Aqsa Mosque.
Observers said the break-ins make part of Israeli intents to Judaize the mosque and divide it spatially and temporally between Muslims and Jews.
The break-in was carried out under heavy escort by Israeli soldiers and special police troops. The fanatic Israeli settlers reportedly performed provocative rituals and chanted anti-Muslim slogans.
A group of Muslim women have been maintaining vigil outside the al-Aqsa after the Israeli occupation police prevented them from entering the Mosque to perform their prayers.
Tension has been running high in Occupied Jerusalem as Israeli fanatics stepped up assaults on the al-Aqsa Mosque.
Observers said the break-ins make part of Israeli intents to Judaize the mosque and divide it spatially and temporally between Muslims and Jews.
28 may 2016
Haaretz newspaper has revealed that the Israeli police launched activities to teach kindergarten children how to use weapons and suppress protestors.
According to the Hebrew newspaper on Saturday, dozens of preschool children from Ramat Negev settlement in the Negev participated recently in such activities supervised by police and rescue officers.
The children were provided with basic training on how to shoot using special plastic rifles and information on some anti-riot and disguise methods used by police and military personnel.
Police trainers also showed the children special police equipment, such as bullet-proof vests, handcuffs and guns, and how they are used against Palestinian protestors.
According to the Hebrew newspaper on Saturday, dozens of preschool children from Ramat Negev settlement in the Negev participated recently in such activities supervised by police and rescue officers.
The children were provided with basic training on how to shoot using special plastic rifles and information on some anti-riot and disguise methods used by police and military personnel.
Police trainers also showed the children special police equipment, such as bullet-proof vests, handcuffs and guns, and how they are used against Palestinian protestors.
A horde of Jewish settlers on Saturday morning bulldozed Palestinian agricultural plots of lands on the outskirts of Deir Ballut town, west of Salfit province.
According to local farmers, the settlers aim to annex more lands for the expansion of Bedo'ial and Leshem settlements, east of the town.
They warned that the entire green plains of Deir Ballut would be seized gradually for the expansion of settlements, calling for immediate action to stop the appropriation of their lands and pastures.
In an earlier incident, another group of settlers on Friday evening wreaked havoc on a cultivated piece of land belonging to a Palestinian farmer in al-Khader town, south of Bethlehem.
According to local sources, the settlers destroyed the main gate of the fenced land in al-Absiya area near Eliezer settlement and caused widespread damage to vegetable crops.
They also mangled grapevines in a nearby field belonging to another Palestinian citizen, the sources added. The Israeli occupation army, in turn, placed a caravan on a Palestinian-owned plot of land as part of a plan to expand the boundaries of Daniel settlement, south of Bethlehem.
According to local farmers, the settlers aim to annex more lands for the expansion of Bedo'ial and Leshem settlements, east of the town.
They warned that the entire green plains of Deir Ballut would be seized gradually for the expansion of settlements, calling for immediate action to stop the appropriation of their lands and pastures.
In an earlier incident, another group of settlers on Friday evening wreaked havoc on a cultivated piece of land belonging to a Palestinian farmer in al-Khader town, south of Bethlehem.
According to local sources, the settlers destroyed the main gate of the fenced land in al-Absiya area near Eliezer settlement and caused widespread damage to vegetable crops.
They also mangled grapevines in a nearby field belonging to another Palestinian citizen, the sources added. The Israeli occupation army, in turn, placed a caravan on a Palestinian-owned plot of land as part of a plan to expand the boundaries of Daniel settlement, south of Bethlehem.
27 may 2016
Jewish settlers set Palestinian agricultural land on fire in southern Nablus on Friday afternoon.
The Urif village council chairman, Yousef Shehada, said that around 40 settlers from the Yitzhar settlement crept into the land cultivated with olive trees and set fire to the land lot.
He added that the land lot was located in between Urif and Assira al-Qabaliya villages, adding that firefighters rushed to put off the blaze.
The Urif village council chairman, Yousef Shehada, said that around 40 settlers from the Yitzhar settlement crept into the land cultivated with olive trees and set fire to the land lot.
He added that the land lot was located in between Urif and Assira al-Qabaliya villages, adding that firefighters rushed to put off the blaze.
26 may 2016
Israeli extremist groups have called on Thursday for collective break-ins into al-Aqsa Mosque on the 5th of June that coincides with the occupation of the eastern part of Jerusalem.
According to Quds Press, the extremist groups called through social media for massive participation in collective break-ins into the Islamic holy shrine and Talmudic rituals in its plazas to celebrate what they called “the anniversary of Jerusalem's reunification.”
Israeli police will provide security protection for the plan, the groups pointed out. Earlier Thursday, nearly 45 Israeli settlers stormed al-Aqsa Mosque from the Magharibeh Gate under the protection of Israeli police.
Meanwhile, Israeli authorities banned the entry of two Jerusalemites to the Mosque for three and six months respectively for unknown reasons.
According to Quds Press, the extremist groups called through social media for massive participation in collective break-ins into the Islamic holy shrine and Talmudic rituals in its plazas to celebrate what they called “the anniversary of Jerusalem's reunification.”
Israeli police will provide security protection for the plan, the groups pointed out. Earlier Thursday, nearly 45 Israeli settlers stormed al-Aqsa Mosque from the Magharibeh Gate under the protection of Israeli police.
Meanwhile, Israeli authorities banned the entry of two Jerusalemites to the Mosque for three and six months respectively for unknown reasons.
Hordes of Israeli extremist settlers stormed on early Thursday morning the holy al-Aqsa Mosque, in Occupied Jerusalem, via the Maghareba Gate.
The break-in was carried out under heavy escort by Israeli police officers. The fanatic Israeli settlers reportedly performed provocative rituals and chanted anti-Muslim slogans.
The peaceful Muslim learners and worshipers kept, meanwhile, chanting “Allah is the Greatest” in protest at the sacrilegious break-in.
A group of Muslim women have been maintaining vigil outside the al-Aqsa after the Israeli occupation police prevented them from entering the Mosque to perform their prayers. In a related development, the fanatic Israeli rabbi Yehuda Glick was sworn in to the Knesset on Wednesday after former war minister Moshe Ya’alon resigned from parliament last week.
Glick, who heads Israeli break-ins at the holy al-Aqsa Mosque, said he would work within the Knesset to change the absurd arrangements at the holy site. As member of the Knesset, Glick will be banned from entering the al-Aqsa Mosque as stipulated by Israeli law.
The break-in was carried out under heavy escort by Israeli police officers. The fanatic Israeli settlers reportedly performed provocative rituals and chanted anti-Muslim slogans.
The peaceful Muslim learners and worshipers kept, meanwhile, chanting “Allah is the Greatest” in protest at the sacrilegious break-in.
A group of Muslim women have been maintaining vigil outside the al-Aqsa after the Israeli occupation police prevented them from entering the Mosque to perform their prayers. In a related development, the fanatic Israeli rabbi Yehuda Glick was sworn in to the Knesset on Wednesday after former war minister Moshe Ya’alon resigned from parliament last week.
Glick, who heads Israeli break-ins at the holy al-Aqsa Mosque, said he would work within the Knesset to change the absurd arrangements at the holy site. As member of the Knesset, Glick will be banned from entering the al-Aqsa Mosque as stipulated by Israeli law.
25 may 2016
An Israeli settler deliberately ran over a Palestinian child near Hussan village west of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank last night.
Family sources affirmed that the Israeli settler ran over the 5-year-old Palestinian child Adam Hamamrah, from Husan village west of Bethlehem.
The child was immediately taken to hospital for treatment as he suffered neck injury, while the settler managed to flee the scene and then turned himself to the Israeli police.
Hit-and-run attacks and other hate crimes by Israeli settlers against Palestinians, referred to as “price tag” attacks, are common in the West Bank and occupied Jerusalem, and are rarely investigated or prosecuted by the Israel authorities.
Family sources affirmed that the Israeli settler ran over the 5-year-old Palestinian child Adam Hamamrah, from Husan village west of Bethlehem.
The child was immediately taken to hospital for treatment as he suffered neck injury, while the settler managed to flee the scene and then turned himself to the Israeli police.
Hit-and-run attacks and other hate crimes by Israeli settlers against Palestinians, referred to as “price tag” attacks, are common in the West Bank and occupied Jerusalem, and are rarely investigated or prosecuted by the Israel authorities.
