23 june 2019
A Palestinian citizen on Saturday evening suffered multiple injuries when extremist Jewish settlers brutally attacked him in the southern area of al-Khalil.
According to local sources, a horde of settlers severely beat Haroun Jaber and badly injured him.
The settlers also attacked, under military protection, Palestinian homes in Wad al-Hasin, south of al-Khalil.
According to local sources, a horde of settlers severely beat Haroun Jaber and badly injured him.
The settlers also attacked, under military protection, Palestinian homes in Wad al-Hasin, south of al-Khalil.
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Sunday at dawn, four Palestinians children, after the army invaded and ransacked many homes, in Bethlehem, south of occupied East Jerusalem in the West Bank, while on Saturday evening, the soldiers abducted the father of one of the detained children.
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) said the soldiers abducted Tamer Nasser Awwad, 17, Mustafa Mousa Hijazi, 17, and Yazan Ara al-Hreimi, 17, from their homes in Jabal al-Mawaleh and the Saff Street, in Bethlehem city.
It added that the soldiers also searched homes in Teqoua’ town, southeast of Bethlehem, and abducted Riyadh Talal a-‘Amour, 15.
It is worth mentioning that, on Saturday evening, the soldiers abducted Riyadh’s Father, Talal al-‘Amour, after stopping him at the Container military roadblock, north of Bethlehem, while he was returning home from work.
In addition, a group of illegal Israeli colonists attacked, overnight until morning hours Sunday, many cars on the Jenin-Nablus road, in northern West Bank, in addition to hurling insults at the Palestinians and attempting to assault them.
Israeli settlers riot, attack Palestinians in Jenin
Dozens of Israeli settlers on Sunday rioted and attacked Palestinian citizens in Jenin under the protection of armed forces.
Local sources said that scores of Israeli settlers stormed the evacuated settlement of Homesh and attacked the Palestinian vehicles passing on Jenin-Nablus road.
The settlers further chanted racist slogans and insulted the Palestinian residents, the same sources added.
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) said the soldiers abducted Tamer Nasser Awwad, 17, Mustafa Mousa Hijazi, 17, and Yazan Ara al-Hreimi, 17, from their homes in Jabal al-Mawaleh and the Saff Street, in Bethlehem city.
It added that the soldiers also searched homes in Teqoua’ town, southeast of Bethlehem, and abducted Riyadh Talal a-‘Amour, 15.
It is worth mentioning that, on Saturday evening, the soldiers abducted Riyadh’s Father, Talal al-‘Amour, after stopping him at the Container military roadblock, north of Bethlehem, while he was returning home from work.
In addition, a group of illegal Israeli colonists attacked, overnight until morning hours Sunday, many cars on the Jenin-Nablus road, in northern West Bank, in addition to hurling insults at the Palestinians and attempting to assault them.
Israeli settlers riot, attack Palestinians in Jenin
Dozens of Israeli settlers on Sunday rioted and attacked Palestinian citizens in Jenin under the protection of armed forces.
Local sources said that scores of Israeli settlers stormed the evacuated settlement of Homesh and attacked the Palestinian vehicles passing on Jenin-Nablus road.
The settlers further chanted racist slogans and insulted the Palestinian residents, the same sources added.
Several illegal Israeli colonialist settlers invaded, earlier Sunday, 300 Dunams of Palestinian farmlands in Khallet an-Nahla area, near Wad Rahhal village, south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and started uprooting them.
The colonists brought bulldozers to uproot the Palestinian agricultural lands, privately owned by Mohammad Yahia Ayesh, and are more than 300 Dunams (74.1316 Acres).
They added that the colonists are trying to install a new colonialist outpost on the Palestinian lands, and prepared mobile homes in addition to other equipment.
The colonists also trying to link new outpost with the illegal Efrat and Teqoua’ colonies, which would lead to isolating Bethlehem from its southern rural areas.
The colonists brought bulldozers to uproot the Palestinian agricultural lands, privately owned by Mohammad Yahia Ayesh, and are more than 300 Dunams (74.1316 Acres).
They added that the colonists are trying to install a new colonialist outpost on the Palestinian lands, and prepared mobile homes in addition to other equipment.
The colonists also trying to link new outpost with the illegal Efrat and Teqoua’ colonies, which would lead to isolating Bethlehem from its southern rural areas.
The District Court of Jerusalem has ruled to evict the heirs of the late Mariam Abu Zweir from their property in the neighborhood of Wadi Hilweh in Silwan, south of Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Wadi Hilweh Information Center / Silwan said that the judges refused the appeal filed by the heirs of Abu Zweir family against the decision to evict them from their property issued by the Israeli Magistrate Court at the end of 2018. video
The center added that the settlers gave the family from 8-28 July to completely vacate the property, with the possibility of eviction during that period. The property consists of a house in which Mrs. Elham Siam and her four children live, in addition to a land of about half a Dunum, and a warehouse.
Elad settlement association also demands that the family pay “rent” for the property for the past years with a value of NIS 400 thousand, in addition to lawyers’ fees of NIS 80 thousand.
The heirs of Abu Zweir family have been engaged in a struggle in the Israeli courts for 24 years to protect the property and to prove ownership of it and to refute the claims of Elad settlement association. During the past years, Elad association has worked hard to seize the property in several ways.
The first is through collusion between brokers and clients in getting the fingerprints of the late Abu Zweir on a document where she would give three of her sons the right to the property while she was dying. However, in 1999 the Israeli courts rejected Elad’s claims, stating that the property belongs to her eight children, according to the heirs of the late Abu Zweir.
In another attempt to file a case against the family in 2001, Elad claimed that it had purchased three plots in the property (the brothers in the United States, headed by Mahmoud Daoud Khalil), and called for other shares to be classified as the Custodian of Absentee Property.
Nihad Siam, one of the heirs, said that after several hearings in the courts, it was revealed that Elad had purchased the shares of four heirs, in addition to two shares under “Custodian of Absentee Property”. Two shares remain for the late Munira and her sister Fatima. The District Court’s decision means that the property will be divided between the heirs and settlers.
Siam added that his late mother Munira Siam and his brothers faced the Israeli courts and the bias of the settlers and settlement associations and the prosecutions and fines imposed on them, and over the past years they were prevented from carrying out any renovations in the house or their land.
Now, they will lose their home and land completely to the Elad Israeli settlement organization.
Wadi Hilweh Information Center / Silwan said that the judges refused the appeal filed by the heirs of Abu Zweir family against the decision to evict them from their property issued by the Israeli Magistrate Court at the end of 2018. video
The center added that the settlers gave the family from 8-28 July to completely vacate the property, with the possibility of eviction during that period. The property consists of a house in which Mrs. Elham Siam and her four children live, in addition to a land of about half a Dunum, and a warehouse.
Elad settlement association also demands that the family pay “rent” for the property for the past years with a value of NIS 400 thousand, in addition to lawyers’ fees of NIS 80 thousand.
The heirs of Abu Zweir family have been engaged in a struggle in the Israeli courts for 24 years to protect the property and to prove ownership of it and to refute the claims of Elad settlement association. During the past years, Elad association has worked hard to seize the property in several ways.
The first is through collusion between brokers and clients in getting the fingerprints of the late Abu Zweir on a document where she would give three of her sons the right to the property while she was dying. However, in 1999 the Israeli courts rejected Elad’s claims, stating that the property belongs to her eight children, according to the heirs of the late Abu Zweir.
In another attempt to file a case against the family in 2001, Elad claimed that it had purchased three plots in the property (the brothers in the United States, headed by Mahmoud Daoud Khalil), and called for other shares to be classified as the Custodian of Absentee Property.
Nihad Siam, one of the heirs, said that after several hearings in the courts, it was revealed that Elad had purchased the shares of four heirs, in addition to two shares under “Custodian of Absentee Property”. Two shares remain for the late Munira and her sister Fatima. The District Court’s decision means that the property will be divided between the heirs and settlers.
Siam added that his late mother Munira Siam and his brothers faced the Israeli courts and the bias of the settlers and settlement associations and the prosecutions and fines imposed on them, and over the past years they were prevented from carrying out any renovations in the house or their land.
Now, they will lose their home and land completely to the Elad Israeli settlement organization.
20 june 2019
Dozens of Jewish settlers on Thursday morning desecrated the Aqsa Mosque’s courtyards under tight police escort.
According to the Islamic Awqaf Authority in Occupied Jerusalem, about 117 settlers, including radical students, toured the Aqsa Mosque and received explanations about the alleged temple mount.
An employee from the Israeli antiquities authority also entered the Mosque compound under police escort.
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 the Islamic Awqaf Authority in Occupied Jerusalem, about 117 settlers, including radical students, toured the Aqsa Mosque and received explanations about the alleged temple mount.
An employee from the Israeli antiquities authority also entered the Mosque compound under police escort.
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.
The Israeli municipality in Occupied Jerusalem has decided to name some streets in the predominantly Arab Silwan neighborhood after Jewish rabbis.
According to Haaretz newspaper, the move was against the recommendation of a professional panel who said “It is inappropriate to give Jewish street names in neighborhoods overwhelmingly populated by Arabs.”
The naming committee in the municipality, headed by Mayor Moshe Leon, named five alleyways and narrow streets in the Baten Al-Hawa neighborhood of Silwan.
The neighborhood, which is currently the home of 12 Jewish families and hundreds of Palestinian families, is targeted by extremist settler groups, including Ateret Cohanim.
Settlers claim there was a small Jewish-Yemenite community in the neighborhood 80 years ago. The newly-approved street names are “Ezrat Nidhim,” after the charitable organization founded by Yisroel Dov Frumkin in the late 19th century which established the Yemenite community.
The other streets are named after Yemenite rabbis. The decision was taken by a majority of eight to two.
The committee made the decision despite the opinion of a professional panel, who warned that the move will “create unnecessary tension. The names will not be used by residents and will therefore be futile.” The committee recommended neutral street names which will benefit all residents.
The two committee members opposing the decision are city coalition members Laura Wharton and Yossi Havilio. Havilio said he firmly opposes as the move, adding that it provokes Arab residents and will inflame the atmosphere in the neighborhood.
According to Haaretz newspaper, the move was against the recommendation of a professional panel who said “It is inappropriate to give Jewish street names in neighborhoods overwhelmingly populated by Arabs.”
The naming committee in the municipality, headed by Mayor Moshe Leon, named five alleyways and narrow streets in the Baten Al-Hawa neighborhood of Silwan.
The neighborhood, which is currently the home of 12 Jewish families and hundreds of Palestinian families, is targeted by extremist settler groups, including Ateret Cohanim.
Settlers claim there was a small Jewish-Yemenite community in the neighborhood 80 years ago. The newly-approved street names are “Ezrat Nidhim,” after the charitable organization founded by Yisroel Dov Frumkin in the late 19th century which established the Yemenite community.
The other streets are named after Yemenite rabbis. The decision was taken by a majority of eight to two.
The committee made the decision despite the opinion of a professional panel, who warned that the move will “create unnecessary tension. The names will not be used by residents and will therefore be futile.” The committee recommended neutral street names which will benefit all residents.
The two committee members opposing the decision are city coalition members Laura Wharton and Yossi Havilio. Havilio said he firmly opposes as the move, adding that it provokes Arab residents and will inflame the atmosphere in the neighborhood.
19 june 2019
A group of illegal extremist Israeli colonists invaded, on Wednesday morning, Kifl Hares village, north of Salfit city in central West Bank, and attacked several Palestinians and their homes.
Essam Abu Ya’coub, the mayor of Kifl Hares, said more than 10 illegal colonists invaded the village, before assaulting many homes and residents, wounding Mahmoud Hasan Bouziyya, 64, who was injured in his arm after a colonist hurled a stone at him.
Abu Ya’coub added that the town has been subject to constant Israeli violations and invasions, especially in the areas around Islamic and archeological sites.
He also said that such attacks are carried out in front of the Israeli soldiers, who accompany them.
In addition, Abu Ya’coub said the colonists and the army are planning to invade the same area during evening hours, and that the soldiers will likely impose curfew on the town after declaring it a closed zone.
Essam Abu Ya’coub, the mayor of Kifl Hares, said more than 10 illegal colonists invaded the village, before assaulting many homes and residents, wounding Mahmoud Hasan Bouziyya, 64, who was injured in his arm after a colonist hurled a stone at him.
Abu Ya’coub added that the town has been subject to constant Israeli violations and invasions, especially in the areas around Islamic and archeological sites.
He also said that such attacks are carried out in front of the Israeli soldiers, who accompany them.
In addition, Abu Ya’coub said the colonists and the army are planning to invade the same area during evening hours, and that the soldiers will likely impose curfew on the town after declaring it a closed zone.
18 june 2019
A group of illegal Israeli colonists and soldiers bulldozed and uprooted, Tuesday, Palestinian lands in Kisan village, east of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank.
Hasan Berjaya, the head of the Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission, stated that the colonists, accompanied by personnel of the “Civil Administration Office, and soldiers” invaded the lands and started bulldozing them.
The Civil Administration office, the administrative branch of Israel’s illegal occupation, is claiming that it is bulldozing the private Palestinian lands to install solar panels for the surrounding colonies.
Berjaya said that the lands, 660 Dunams (163.09 Acres), were illegally annexed by Israel under the pretext of being “state lands,” an issue which would lead to further confiscation of Palestinian lands for Israel’s colonialist activities, and would surround the village.
Hasan Berjaya, the head of the Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission, stated that the colonists, accompanied by personnel of the “Civil Administration Office, and soldiers” invaded the lands and started bulldozing them.
The Civil Administration office, the administrative branch of Israel’s illegal occupation, is claiming that it is bulldozing the private Palestinian lands to install solar panels for the surrounding colonies.
Berjaya said that the lands, 660 Dunams (163.09 Acres), were illegally annexed by Israel under the pretext of being “state lands,” an issue which would lead to further confiscation of Palestinian lands for Israel’s colonialist activities, and would surround the village.
A horde of Jewish settlers on Monday set fire to cultivated lands in the villages of Beitin and Burqa, east of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank.
The arson attack led to the destruction of about 30 olive and fig trees and grapevines as well as other crops in the villages.
According to local sources, a number of local residents were able to rush to the burning area and embarked on extinguishing the flames until civil defense crews arrived and controlled the fires.
The targeted lands are located near the illegal settlement of Givat Assaf, and the Israeli occupation army prevents local farmers from going to their lands there without prior coordination.
The arson attack led to the destruction of about 30 olive and fig trees and grapevines as well as other crops in the villages.
According to local sources, a number of local residents were able to rush to the burning area and embarked on extinguishing the flames until civil defense crews arrived and controlled the fires.
The targeted lands are located near the illegal settlement of Givat Assaf, and the Israeli occupation army prevents local farmers from going to their lands there without prior coordination.
A group of illegal Israeli colonialist settlers invaded, on Tuesday at dawn, into Deir Istiya town, northwest of the central West Bank city of Salfit, punctures the tires of 23 Palestinian cars and trucks, and wrote racist graffiti.
Sa’id Zeidan, the Mayor of Deir Istiya, said the assaulted invaded the center of the town, and wrote racist graffiti, describing the Palestinians as terrorists, and calling for killing them.
Zeidan stated that the graffiti was written on more than 23 cars, and many homes, before running away.
Attacks of this nature are very common in several parts of the West Bank, in addition to assaults targeting the Palestinians, their homes, lands and their holy sites.
Sa’id Zeidan, the Mayor of Deir Istiya, said the assaulted invaded the center of the town, and wrote racist graffiti, describing the Palestinians as terrorists, and calling for killing them.
Zeidan stated that the graffiti was written on more than 23 cars, and many homes, before running away.
Attacks of this nature are very common in several parts of the West Bank, in addition to assaults targeting the Palestinians, their homes, lands and their holy sites.
17 june 2019
A group of illegal Israeli colonists infiltrated, on Monday at dawn, into Kafr Malek village, east of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, punctured the tires of four cars, and wrote racist graffiti on the walls of a mosque.
Media sources said the colonists punctured the tires, and wrote the racist graffiti against the Palestinians in particular, and the Arabs in general.
Such attacks and violations are frequent in the occupied West Bank, especially since the Israeli military and police fail to investigate them.
Media sources said the colonists punctured the tires, and wrote the racist graffiti against the Palestinians in particular, and the Arabs in general.
Such attacks and violations are frequent in the occupied West Bank, especially since the Israeli military and police fail to investigate them.
A group of illegal Israeli colonists attacked, Sunday, many Palestinian residents and construction workers in Tal Romeida neighborhood, in the center of Hebron city, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank.
Local sources said the colonists, from the illegal “Ramat Yishai” and “Beit Hadassah” colonialist outposts, who were also accompanied by Israeli soldiers, attacked the Palestinians while building a wall around a home, owned by Palestinians from Abu Aisha family.
The attack led to damage to the wall, and surrounding property, and the colonists also attempted to attack Palestinian families living in that areas.
Local sources said the colonists, from the illegal “Ramat Yishai” and “Beit Hadassah” colonialist outposts, who were also accompanied by Israeli soldiers, attacked the Palestinians while building a wall around a home, owned by Palestinians from Abu Aisha family.
The attack led to damage to the wall, and surrounding property, and the colonists also attempted to attack Palestinian families living in that areas.
Israeli settlers on Sunday chopped off dozens of Palestinian-owned olive trees in Bani Na'im town, east of al-Khalil city.
Anti-settlement activist Rateb al-Jabour said that groups of Israeli settlers uprooted olive trees planted in Palestinian lands that were seized by the Israeli authorities last month in Bani Na'im town.
The Israeli occupation authorities last month handed Palestinian citizens notices informing them that 4,800 dunums of their lands in Bani Na'im would be seized.
Al-Jabour said the residents were told to stop any kind of work they were undertaking on these lands and that they have 45 days to object to this order starting 25 May.
He explained that Israel wants to use the targeted lands to expand the Jewish settlement of Bani Haifer which was illegally built on Palestinian land southeast of Bani Na'im.
Anti-settlement activist Rateb al-Jabour said that groups of Israeli settlers uprooted olive trees planted in Palestinian lands that were seized by the Israeli authorities last month in Bani Na'im town.
The Israeli occupation authorities last month handed Palestinian citizens notices informing them that 4,800 dunums of their lands in Bani Na'im would be seized.
Al-Jabour said the residents were told to stop any kind of work they were undertaking on these lands and that they have 45 days to object to this order starting 25 May.
He explained that Israel wants to use the targeted lands to expand the Jewish settlement of Bani Haifer which was illegally built on Palestinian land southeast of Bani Na'im.
