30 june 2017
who blocked the group of Israelis from approaching the Palestinians, and told the Jewish youths to leave. The youths refused and continued to hurl insults at the Palestinians. The video then cuts to the Jewish youths chasing the Palestinians down a street in Jerusalem.
Haaretz reported that a witness said that the police officer eventually stopped trying to deter the assault, leaving the Palestinians to fend for themselves.
“The officer asked for our I.D. cards, but he didn’t help us or do anything, they continued to beat us right next to the cop. So we fled,” Majdi Abu Taya, 19, from the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan told Haaretz.
Other witnesses told Haaretz that the police did not even attempt to prevent the assault, and refused to call in backup.
When the Palestinians fled the scene, the mob of Jewish youths followed them. Abu Taya was beaten by the Israelis when attempting to flee, according to Haaretz, while the two others were able to hide in a construction site and pelt rocks at the Jewish youths in an attempt to push them out of the area.
Haaretz also reported that while Israeli police had said they would open up an investigation into the incident, when a high school student who had witnessed the assault attempted to file a complaint, he was told that they had no record of such an incident occurring.
Another anonymous witness told Haaretz that it was not the first time he had seen Israeli extremists assaulting Palestinians, saying that “It’s systematic. They engage in provocations to get the victims to react, and then they’ll say it’s self-defense.”
According to the paper, one of the Palestinians was hospitalized with mild injuries from the incident.
An Israeli police spokesperson was not immediately available for comment.
It was added that, while most members of Lehava “merely hand out promotional material” during their marches, “others actively look for Palestinians and try to attack them.”
“Despite this, there have been almost no police investigations, much less indictments, on account of such mob attacks in recent years.”
Meanwhile, Palestinian residents of East Jerusalem routinely report mistreatment by Israeli police themselves, while Palestinians have often accused Israeli forces of detaining Palestinian youths without any evidence of wrongdoing and assaulting them in the process.
In May, a video emerged of Israeli police forces detaining a family of Palestinian street vendors after assaulting them in East Jerusalem.
In another incident In March, an Israeli police officer was caught on camera headbutting, slapping, punching, kicking, and kneeing a Palestinian in the lower abdomen in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Wadi Joz.
Israeli police spokeswoman Luba al-Samri claimed at the time that the video showed “dangerous and unordinary individual behavior” that did not reflect the usual conduct of Israeli police forces.
However, Palestinians have long claimed that Israeli forces abuse their position of power to verbally and physically humiliate and assault Palestinians on a regular basis.
Rights groups have also warned that the failure of the Israeli police and army to adequately respond to Israeli violence on Palestinians emboldens Jewish extremists to openly assault or attack Palestinian residents in the presence of Israeli forces in both the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.
Haaretz reported that a witness said that the police officer eventually stopped trying to deter the assault, leaving the Palestinians to fend for themselves.
“The officer asked for our I.D. cards, but he didn’t help us or do anything, they continued to beat us right next to the cop. So we fled,” Majdi Abu Taya, 19, from the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan told Haaretz.
Other witnesses told Haaretz that the police did not even attempt to prevent the assault, and refused to call in backup.
When the Palestinians fled the scene, the mob of Jewish youths followed them. Abu Taya was beaten by the Israelis when attempting to flee, according to Haaretz, while the two others were able to hide in a construction site and pelt rocks at the Jewish youths in an attempt to push them out of the area.
Haaretz also reported that while Israeli police had said they would open up an investigation into the incident, when a high school student who had witnessed the assault attempted to file a complaint, he was told that they had no record of such an incident occurring.
Another anonymous witness told Haaretz that it was not the first time he had seen Israeli extremists assaulting Palestinians, saying that “It’s systematic. They engage in provocations to get the victims to react, and then they’ll say it’s self-defense.”
According to the paper, one of the Palestinians was hospitalized with mild injuries from the incident.
An Israeli police spokesperson was not immediately available for comment.
It was added that, while most members of Lehava “merely hand out promotional material” during their marches, “others actively look for Palestinians and try to attack them.”
“Despite this, there have been almost no police investigations, much less indictments, on account of such mob attacks in recent years.”
Meanwhile, Palestinian residents of East Jerusalem routinely report mistreatment by Israeli police themselves, while Palestinians have often accused Israeli forces of detaining Palestinian youths without any evidence of wrongdoing and assaulting them in the process.
In May, a video emerged of Israeli police forces detaining a family of Palestinian street vendors after assaulting them in East Jerusalem.
In another incident In March, an Israeli police officer was caught on camera headbutting, slapping, punching, kicking, and kneeing a Palestinian in the lower abdomen in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Wadi Joz.
Israeli police spokeswoman Luba al-Samri claimed at the time that the video showed “dangerous and unordinary individual behavior” that did not reflect the usual conduct of Israeli police forces.
However, Palestinians have long claimed that Israeli forces abuse their position of power to verbally and physically humiliate and assault Palestinians on a regular basis.
Rights groups have also warned that the failure of the Israeli police and army to adequately respond to Israeli violence on Palestinians emboldens Jewish extremists to openly assault or attack Palestinian residents in the presence of Israeli forces in both the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.
29 june 2017
122 Jewish settlers stormed al-Aqsa Mosque plazas on Thursday morning and roamed its plazas under tightened security measures by Israeli police.
Islamic Endowment Department in Jerusalem told Quds Press that Israel Police Commander Yoram Levy was among a group of settlers who stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque this morning.
The department also stated that the commander of the Israeli police brigade was accompanied by the families of the two Israeli females, Hallel Yaffa Ariel, who was killed in the settlement of Kiryat Arba and soldier Hadas Malka, who was killed in Sultan Suleiman Street in occupied Jerusalem during the holy month of Ramadan.
The Israeli Minister of Agriculture, Uri Ariel, called on Israelis and settlers, via social media, to storm Al-Aqsa Mosque on Thursday in order to mark the death anniversary of the female settler Hallel Ariel.
Islamic Endowment Department in Jerusalem told Quds Press that Israel Police Commander Yoram Levy was among a group of settlers who stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque this morning.
The department also stated that the commander of the Israeli police brigade was accompanied by the families of the two Israeli females, Hallel Yaffa Ariel, who was killed in the settlement of Kiryat Arba and soldier Hadas Malka, who was killed in Sultan Suleiman Street in occupied Jerusalem during the holy month of Ramadan.
The Israeli Minister of Agriculture, Uri Ariel, called on Israelis and settlers, via social media, to storm Al-Aqsa Mosque on Thursday in order to mark the death anniversary of the female settler Hallel Ariel.
28 june 2017
Settlers of Yitzhar settlement on Wednesday torched Palestinian agricultural lands in Bourin town, south of Nablus city, just two days after cutting trees in the same area.
The Palestinian human rights activist, Zakariya al-Seddeh, said that large areas of land caught fire in light of high temperature degrees that extended the blaze to adjacent areas.
Palestinian Lands Set Ablaze, Contaminated with Sewage by Extremist Yitzhar Settlers
Israeli settlers reportedly started a fire near the Palestinian village of Burin. in the occupied West Bank district of Nablus, on Wednesday afternoon.
According to an Israeli army spokesperson, suspects coming from the illegal settlement of Yitzhar approached Burin on Wednesday afternoon, igniting a fire on lands near the village before fleeing the scene.
The spokesperson added, according to Ma’an News Agency, that while the fire was extinguished by Israeli forces, no detentions were carried out at the scene, and that the case was transferred to Israeli police.
Israeli police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said that he was not aware of the case.
According to footage shared on social media by Palestinian news agency al-Quds (photo), Israeli soldiers and police officers were on the scene protecting the settlers.
Israeli news outlet Ynet reported, on Wednesday, that the Israeli army has been increasingly struggling to handle Yitzhar settlers, notorious for being violent against both Palestinians and Israeli forces, as well as for their fanatical ideology.
Unnamed soldiers said that they had not been trained to respond to stone throwing by Jewish Israelis, and that they felt that their presence during clashes between settlers and Palestinians without intervening against the settlers was giving Yitzhar residents an impression of “legitimacy.”
The arson attack on Wednesday came as Israeli police spokeswoman Luba al-Samri said that investigations were ongoing against two Israeli settlers from Yitzhar who were suspected of throwing rocks at an Israeli ambulance, earlier this month. Al-Samri also confirmed the detention of an Israeli minor in connection with an attack against Israeli forces in Yitzhar, on Sunday.
The arrests marked a rare instance of Israeli settlers being held accountable for acts of violence, as a number of recent incidents in which settlers in the area attacked Israeli army personnel have gone unpunished.
Several settler attacks have been carried out in Palestinian villages near Yitzhar in recent months, including the destruction of some 45 olive trees near Burin, on Sunday.
PNN recently reported that Yitzhar settlers are continuing to dump their waste on agricultural land owned by Palestinians south of occupied Nablus, causing damages to the land and its owners.
Anti-settlement activist Bilal Eid said the settlers from Yitzhar continue their attacks against Palestinians, which have resulted in the death and injury of many citizens, not to mention damage to Palestinian property.
He explained that the dumping of harmful waste on Palestinian land, especially in the village of Burin, aims to pressure Palestinian citizens who live in areas close to the illegal settlements to leave their land allowing Israel to annex it to the settlements.
Villages and towns south of Nablus, including the village of Burin have repeatedly been attacked by the Israeli army under the pretext of providing protection for Jewish settlers living in the illegal settlement of Yitzhar, which is located on the agricultural land owned by Palestinians south of Nablus.
A number of Palestinians, including a 72-year-old woman and a shepherd, have been hospitalized since April following attacks near Yitzhar, as a number of Palestinians were shot by Israeli forces who arrived to the scene to “disperse” the clashes.
Palestinian activists and rights groups have repeatedly accused Israel of fostering a “culture of impunity” for Israeli settlers and soldiers committing violent acts against Palestinians, while Palestinians face up to 20 years in prison for throwing stones if intent to harm could be proven, and face a minimum prison sentence of three years for throwing a stone at an Israeli.
In March, Israeli NGO Yesh Din revealed that Israeli authorities served indictments in only 8.2 percent of cases of Israeli settlers committing anti-Palestinian crimes in the occupied West Bank in the past three years — in comparison to a 90 to 99 percent conviction rate for Palestinians in Israeli military courts.
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.
According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), there were a total of 107 reported settler attacks against Palestinians and their properties in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, in 2016, with 65 attacks being reported since the start of 2017.
The Palestinian human rights activist, Zakariya al-Seddeh, said that large areas of land caught fire in light of high temperature degrees that extended the blaze to adjacent areas.
Palestinian Lands Set Ablaze, Contaminated with Sewage by Extremist Yitzhar Settlers
Israeli settlers reportedly started a fire near the Palestinian village of Burin. in the occupied West Bank district of Nablus, on Wednesday afternoon.
According to an Israeli army spokesperson, suspects coming from the illegal settlement of Yitzhar approached Burin on Wednesday afternoon, igniting a fire on lands near the village before fleeing the scene.
The spokesperson added, according to Ma’an News Agency, that while the fire was extinguished by Israeli forces, no detentions were carried out at the scene, and that the case was transferred to Israeli police.
Israeli police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said that he was not aware of the case.
According to footage shared on social media by Palestinian news agency al-Quds (photo), Israeli soldiers and police officers were on the scene protecting the settlers.
Israeli news outlet Ynet reported, on Wednesday, that the Israeli army has been increasingly struggling to handle Yitzhar settlers, notorious for being violent against both Palestinians and Israeli forces, as well as for their fanatical ideology.
Unnamed soldiers said that they had not been trained to respond to stone throwing by Jewish Israelis, and that they felt that their presence during clashes between settlers and Palestinians without intervening against the settlers was giving Yitzhar residents an impression of “legitimacy.”
The arson attack on Wednesday came as Israeli police spokeswoman Luba al-Samri said that investigations were ongoing against two Israeli settlers from Yitzhar who were suspected of throwing rocks at an Israeli ambulance, earlier this month. Al-Samri also confirmed the detention of an Israeli minor in connection with an attack against Israeli forces in Yitzhar, on Sunday.
The arrests marked a rare instance of Israeli settlers being held accountable for acts of violence, as a number of recent incidents in which settlers in the area attacked Israeli army personnel have gone unpunished.
Several settler attacks have been carried out in Palestinian villages near Yitzhar in recent months, including the destruction of some 45 olive trees near Burin, on Sunday.
PNN recently reported that Yitzhar settlers are continuing to dump their waste on agricultural land owned by Palestinians south of occupied Nablus, causing damages to the land and its owners.
Anti-settlement activist Bilal Eid said the settlers from Yitzhar continue their attacks against Palestinians, which have resulted in the death and injury of many citizens, not to mention damage to Palestinian property.
He explained that the dumping of harmful waste on Palestinian land, especially in the village of Burin, aims to pressure Palestinian citizens who live in areas close to the illegal settlements to leave their land allowing Israel to annex it to the settlements.
Villages and towns south of Nablus, including the village of Burin have repeatedly been attacked by the Israeli army under the pretext of providing protection for Jewish settlers living in the illegal settlement of Yitzhar, which is located on the agricultural land owned by Palestinians south of Nablus.
A number of Palestinians, including a 72-year-old woman and a shepherd, have been hospitalized since April following attacks near Yitzhar, as a number of Palestinians were shot by Israeli forces who arrived to the scene to “disperse” the clashes.
Palestinian activists and rights groups have repeatedly accused Israel of fostering a “culture of impunity” for Israeli settlers and soldiers committing violent acts against Palestinians, while Palestinians face up to 20 years in prison for throwing stones if intent to harm could be proven, and face a minimum prison sentence of three years for throwing a stone at an Israeli.
In March, Israeli NGO Yesh Din revealed that Israeli authorities served indictments in only 8.2 percent of cases of Israeli settlers committing anti-Palestinian crimes in the occupied West Bank in the past three years — in comparison to a 90 to 99 percent conviction rate for Palestinians in Israeli military courts.
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.
According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), there were a total of 107 reported settler attacks against Palestinians and their properties in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, in 2016, with 65 attacks being reported since the start of 2017.
Israeli police offered protection for Jewish settlers who stormed on Wednesday morning the plazas of al-Aqsa Mosque from al-Magharebah gate in Occupied Jerusalem.
The PIC reporter said that the settlers were escorted by large numbers of Israeli forces while roaming the courtyards of the Muslims’ holy shrine.
Israeli police also persisted in banning many Jerusalemites from entering al-Aqsa Mosque.
Settlers' repeated incursions into al-Aqsa Mosque plazas are coupled with Israeli police targeting of Muslim worshipers whether by arrests or banishment away from the Mosque for different periods under the claim of disturbing settlers during their "tours" inside the holy Islamic site.
The PIC reporter said that the settlers were escorted by large numbers of Israeli forces while roaming the courtyards of the Muslims’ holy shrine.
Israeli police also persisted in banning many Jerusalemites from entering al-Aqsa Mosque.
Settlers' repeated incursions into al-Aqsa Mosque plazas are coupled with Israeli police targeting of Muslim worshipers whether by arrests or banishment away from the Mosque for different periods under the claim of disturbing settlers during their "tours" inside the holy Islamic site.
26 june 2017
PIC translation team unraveled a plan by extremist Israeli settlers to carry out mass break-ins at holy al-Aqsa Mosque on Thursday.
Israel’s Temple Mount organization launched calls for mass break-ins at al-Aqsa Mosque—Muslims’ 3rd holiest site—on Thursday, June 29 starting 07:00 a.m.
Prior the assault, sacrilegious rituals are expected to be performed at the main entrance gates to al-Aqsa.
Israel’s Temple Mount organization launched calls for mass break-ins at al-Aqsa Mosque—Muslims’ 3rd holiest site—on Thursday, June 29 starting 07:00 a.m.
Prior the assault, sacrilegious rituals are expected to be performed at the main entrance gates to al-Aqsa.
25 june 2017
A Palestinian man was stabbed Sunday afternoon by an Israeli settler near Beitar Illit settlement illegally built west of Bethlehem to the south of occupied West Bank.
Local sources affirmed that an Israeli settler stabbed and wounded a Palestinian, confirmed to be from the area, before fleeing the scene.
No further information was given about his health condition.
Settlers have systematically created new outposts using violence or threats against local Palestinians, with the outposts then protected and retroactively legalized by Israeli authorities.
Decades of state-supported settlement expansion and settler violence have led the Palestinians to repeatedly demand international protection.
Local sources affirmed that an Israeli settler stabbed and wounded a Palestinian, confirmed to be from the area, before fleeing the scene.
No further information was given about his health condition.
Settlers have systematically created new outposts using violence or threats against local Palestinians, with the outposts then protected and retroactively legalized by Israeli authorities.
Decades of state-supported settlement expansion and settler violence have led the Palestinians to repeatedly demand international protection.
Israeli settlers on Saturday burned down dozens of olive trees in Qaryout, south of Nablus, as celebrations for Eid al-Fitr got underway in the occupied Palestinian territories.
Coordinator for the anti-settlement committee, Bashar al-Qaryouti, said olive trees planted on Palestinian land west of Qaryout were burned to a crisp by extremist Israeli settlers.
The Palestinian locals were shocked as they caught sight of dozens of olive trees reduced to ashes, added Qaryouti.
Coordinator for the anti-settlement committee, Bashar al-Qaryouti, said olive trees planted on Palestinian land west of Qaryout were burned to a crisp by extremist Israeli settlers.
The Palestinian locals were shocked as they caught sight of dozens of olive trees reduced to ashes, added Qaryouti.
Hordes of Israeli settlers attacked on Saturday Palestinian citizens and vehicles with stones near Gush Etzion settlement outpost, in the southern occupied West Bank.
According to eye-witnesses, the Israeli settlers hurled stones at Palestinian vehicles parked near Gush Etzion outpost, built on Palestinian land south of Bethlehem.
Israeli settlers and forces have often cracked down on Palestinian civilians near the aforementioned outpost in an attempt to force them out of the area and expand illegal settlement.
According to eye-witnesses, the Israeli settlers hurled stones at Palestinian vehicles parked near Gush Etzion outpost, built on Palestinian land south of Bethlehem.
Israeli settlers and forces have often cracked down on Palestinian civilians near the aforementioned outpost in an attempt to force them out of the area and expand illegal settlement.
22 june 2017
Settlers of Yitzhar settlement persist in disposing waste and garbage over Palestinian agricultural lands in towns and villages south of Nablus city especially the town of Bourin, according to a local activist.
The Palestinian activist, Bilal Eid, told Quds Press on Thursday that Israeli settlers in that area deliberately carry out such practices.
They aim at pressuring Palestinians who live close to those illegal settlements in order to force them to leave their homes and lands to make room for more settlement projects.
The Palestinian activist, Bilal Eid, told Quds Press on Thursday that Israeli settlers in that area deliberately carry out such practices.
They aim at pressuring Palestinians who live close to those illegal settlements in order to force them to leave their homes and lands to make room for more settlement projects.
18 june 2017
Undercover Israeli officers invaded, on Sunday morning, the Al-Qibli Mosque, of the Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound, and smashed its doors, before invading it, and clashed with many local youngsters.
The undercover officers invaded the mosque while Israeli soldiers and officers occupied its rooftop, while many Palestinians were detained and interrogated in the mosque compound, as the soldiers investigated their ID cards.
The attack led to scuffles and clashes between the invading Israeli forces and dozens of worshipers, while the soldiers also abducted an international pilgrim in the mosque.
Furthermore, the soldiers assaulted many worshipers, including the head of Al-Aqsa Mosque, Sheikh Omar al-Kiswani.
Israeli sources said one officer was injured in the head after a Palestinian stuck him with an iron chair in the head, during the military invasion.
In related news, dozens of extremist Israeli colonists, accompanied by dozens of soldiers and officers conducted provocative tours into the Al-Aqsa compound.
Dozens of soldiers are still surrounding the holy site, and are preventing the Palestinians from entering or leaving it.
It is worth mentioning that the Palestinian department of Waqf and Endowment has repeatedly warned that such invasions into the holy site will only lead to further tension and violence, especially during the holy Muslim month of Ramadan.
The undercover officers invaded the mosque while Israeli soldiers and officers occupied its rooftop, while many Palestinians were detained and interrogated in the mosque compound, as the soldiers investigated their ID cards.
The attack led to scuffles and clashes between the invading Israeli forces and dozens of worshipers, while the soldiers also abducted an international pilgrim in the mosque.
Furthermore, the soldiers assaulted many worshipers, including the head of Al-Aqsa Mosque, Sheikh Omar al-Kiswani.
Israeli sources said one officer was injured in the head after a Palestinian stuck him with an iron chair in the head, during the military invasion.
In related news, dozens of extremist Israeli colonists, accompanied by dozens of soldiers and officers conducted provocative tours into the Al-Aqsa compound.
Dozens of soldiers are still surrounding the holy site, and are preventing the Palestinians from entering or leaving it.
It is worth mentioning that the Palestinian department of Waqf and Endowment has repeatedly warned that such invasions into the holy site will only lead to further tension and violence, especially during the holy Muslim month of Ramadan.
15 june 2017
A Palestinian child from Beit Furik town in Nablus survived certain death on Wednesday after Jewish settlers kidnapped and tortured him inside their settlement.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that eight-year-old Bashar Ghazal was found in the illegal Itamar settlement, handcuffed and injured as a result of his exposure to severe torture at the hands of extremist settlers.
The sources added that the Israeli occupation army handed over the boy to the Palestinian Authority liaison office on Wednesday night, affirming that the settlers brutally tortured the kid and burned his skin with molten plastic.
The child, who cannot speak, was reported missing by his family in the morning after his father died.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that eight-year-old Bashar Ghazal was found in the illegal Itamar settlement, handcuffed and injured as a result of his exposure to severe torture at the hands of extremist settlers.
The sources added that the Israeli occupation army handed over the boy to the Palestinian Authority liaison office on Wednesday night, affirming that the settlers brutally tortured the kid and burned his skin with molten plastic.
The child, who cannot speak, was reported missing by his family in the morning after his father died.
Dozens of Israeli extremist settlers stormed holy al-Aqsa Mosque in Occupied Jerusalem on Thursday morning under heavy police escort.
38 Israeli settlers broke into al-Aqsa Mosque—Muslims’ third holiest site—moments before the Israeli police locked the Maghareba Gate, which has been under Israel’s control since 1967.
The Israeli settlers defiled the plazas of al-Aqsa and attended lectures on the counterfeit history of the temple mount.
The assault makes part of the morning beak-in shift carried out by Israeli fanatic settlers at the site on a daily basis, except for Fridays and Saturdays.
38 Israeli settlers broke into al-Aqsa Mosque—Muslims’ third holiest site—moments before the Israeli police locked the Maghareba Gate, which has been under Israel’s control since 1967.
The Israeli settlers defiled the plazas of al-Aqsa and attended lectures on the counterfeit history of the temple mount.
The assault makes part of the morning beak-in shift carried out by Israeli fanatic settlers at the site on a daily basis, except for Fridays and Saturdays.