11 mar 2019
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Israeli settlers spread adhesive substance to the door of the Sheikh Makki Mosque in the Old City of occupied Jerusalem, on Monday.
Sources told Ma’an that those responsible for opening and closing the mosque were shocked as they arrived to the mosque to open it when they found an adhesive substance spread on the lock of the door and around it. The door was then reopened and the substance was removed. Witnesses reported that the police was immediately informed of the incident, arrived later and took pictures of the door. 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.
Israeli human rights group B'Tselem said in a previous report that "settler violence and vandalism takes place with full backing by the Israeli authorities.
Sometimes soldiers take part in the assault; at other times, they stand idly by. The police makes no substantial effort to investigate the incidents, nor takes measures to prevent them or stop them in real time."
Israeli human rights group B'Tselem said in a previous report that "settler violence and vandalism takes place with full backing by the Israeli authorities.
Sometimes soldiers take part in the assault; at other times, they stand idly by. The police makes no substantial effort to investigate the incidents, nor takes measures to prevent them or stop them in real time."
An Israeli action and implementation agency informed a Palestinian family in the Silwan neighborhood, in occupied East Jerusalem, that they have to leave their home by the end of March 2019, in order to grant ownership to Israeli settlers.
The Wadi Hilweh Information Center said in a statement, on Monday, that an Israeli court informed the current residents and inheritors of Mariam Abu Zuweir to evacuate the home by the of March.
The center also mentioned that the notice came after a petition by El Ad group, which allegedly presented forged documents to claim ownership of Mariam Abu Zuweir’s property.
El Ad is a private Israeli organization which promotes illegal settlement construction in occupied East Jerusalem in a bid to increase the city's Jewish presence.
It is noteworthy that the inheritors are Nihad Siam and her four children; the inheritors have been battling in Israeli courts the takeover of their property by Israeli settlers for over 22 years.
The center quoted Siam, stressing that the family is going to appeal to the High Court to stop the eviction proceedings until the Jerusalem District Court looks into its appeal against the eviction.
The Wadi Hilweh Information Center said in a statement, on Monday, that an Israeli court informed the current residents and inheritors of Mariam Abu Zuweir to evacuate the home by the of March.
The center also mentioned that the notice came after a petition by El Ad group, which allegedly presented forged documents to claim ownership of Mariam Abu Zuweir’s property.
El Ad is a private Israeli organization which promotes illegal settlement construction in occupied East Jerusalem in a bid to increase the city's Jewish presence.
It is noteworthy that the inheritors are Nihad Siam and her four children; the inheritors have been battling in Israeli courts the takeover of their property by Israeli settlers for over 22 years.
The center quoted Siam, stressing that the family is going to appeal to the High Court to stop the eviction proceedings until the Jerusalem District Court looks into its appeal against the eviction.
A group of fanatic illegal Israeli colonialist settlers attacked, on Sunday at night, many Palestinian cars near the former Homesh colony, north of Nablus, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.
Ghassan Daghlas, a Palestinian official who monitors Israel’s colonialist activities in northern West Bank, said the Israeli assailants burnt tires on the road to force the Palestinian cars to stop, before hurling stones at them.
Daghlas stated that the attack took place on the main Jenin-Nablus road, causing property damage.
The assault took place near the site of the former Homesh illegal colony, which was evacuated by Israel in the year 2005.
Ghassan Daghlas, a Palestinian official who monitors Israel’s colonialist activities in northern West Bank, said the Israeli assailants burnt tires on the road to force the Palestinian cars to stop, before hurling stones at them.
Daghlas stated that the attack took place on the main Jenin-Nablus road, causing property damage.
The assault took place near the site of the former Homesh illegal colony, which was evacuated by Israel in the year 2005.
10 mar 2019
Jewish settlers on Sunday bulldozed a vast tract of Palestinian-owned agricultural land in Jalud village, south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank.
Local official Ghassan Daghlas said that Jalud villagers discovered in the morning that their lands were razed and spoilt by bulldozers belonging to settlers from the nearby illegal outposts of Ahiya and Esh Kodesh, adding that local farmers had already been banned from reaching their lands by Israeli soldiers.
Daghlas affirmed that the Israeli occupation army prevents farmers from cultivating their lands in the eastern plain of the village.
He said that the settlers bulldozed more than 10 dunums of Palestinian land, deployed water pipelines, planted trees for them on parts of the land, and transported a large amount of soil from the plain to their outposts.
During the past two years, the Israeli army deliberately prevented local farmers from harvesting 250 dunums of wheat on this land, which led to the devastation of all crops.
In a separate incident, a group of settlers attacked Palestinian shepherds in the Jordan Valley of Tuba province and unleashed their dogs on their sheep.
Some sheep were badly hurt by the settlers’ dogs, according to local official Omar Faqha.
Local official Ghassan Daghlas said that Jalud villagers discovered in the morning that their lands were razed and spoilt by bulldozers belonging to settlers from the nearby illegal outposts of Ahiya and Esh Kodesh, adding that local farmers had already been banned from reaching their lands by Israeli soldiers.
Daghlas affirmed that the Israeli occupation army prevents farmers from cultivating their lands in the eastern plain of the village.
He said that the settlers bulldozed more than 10 dunums of Palestinian land, deployed water pipelines, planted trees for them on parts of the land, and transported a large amount of soil from the plain to their outposts.
During the past two years, the Israeli army deliberately prevented local farmers from harvesting 250 dunums of wheat on this land, which led to the devastation of all crops.
In a separate incident, a group of settlers attacked Palestinian shepherds in the Jordan Valley of Tuba province and unleashed their dogs on their sheep.
Some sheep were badly hurt by the settlers’ dogs, according to local official Omar Faqha.
The spokesman for the association of temple organizations, Asaf Fried, has incited Jewish settlers to forcibly enter the Aqsa Mosque en masse next Thursday and turn its Bab al-Rahma prayer area into a synagogue.
Fried, a Jewish extrimist, posted a video on social media showing a policeman intentionally trampling the rugs and carpets of Bab al-Rahma without removing his shoes on Saturday.
The Department of Awqaf condemned Israel's violations at the Aqsa Mosque after the video of the Israeli police went viral on social media.
Awqaf pointed out that the same police officer had been documented entering the Aqsa Mosque with a bottle of wine in his hand a few months ago, describing his acts as “provocative.”
Fried, a Jewish extrimist, posted a video on social media showing a policeman intentionally trampling the rugs and carpets of Bab al-Rahma without removing his shoes on Saturday.
The Department of Awqaf condemned Israel's violations at the Aqsa Mosque after the video of the Israeli police went viral on social media.
Awqaf pointed out that the same police officer had been documented entering the Aqsa Mosque with a bottle of wine in his hand a few months ago, describing his acts as “provocative.”
Dozens of Jewish settlers on Sunday morning desecrated the Aqsa Mosque’s courtyards under heavy police protection.
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 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.
9 mar 2019
Israeli forces detained six Palestinians, on Saturday, from the Farisiyeh area in the northern Jordan Valley in the northern occupied West Bank.
Omar Fuqaha, a Palestinian official in Tubas, reported that Israeli forces detained four Palestinian shepherds and two activists, pointing out that the shepherds were herding their sheep in al-Farisiyeh.
The two activists were with the shepherds when Israeli settlers chased them out of the fields where they were herding their sheep; Israeli forces then arrived the detained all four shepherds and two activists.
Palestinian residents of the Jordan Valley regularly face evacuations and interruption due to Israeli military exercises on or near their land. The district of Tubas, meanwhile, is one of the occupied West Bank's most important agricultural centers.
The majority of the Jordan Valley is under full Israeli military control, despite being within the West Bank. Meanwhile, at least 44% of the total land in the Jordan Valley has been re-appropriated by Israeli forces for military purposes and training exercises.
Forming a third of the occupied West Bank and with 88 percent of its land classified as Area C, the Jordan Valley has long been a strategic area of land unlikely to return to Palestinians following Israel's occupation in 1967.
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.
The Palestinian government has no jurisdiction over Israelis in the West Bank, and acts carried out by Israeli settlers often occur in the presence of Israeli military forces who rarely act to protect Palestinian residents.
Omar Fuqaha, a Palestinian official in Tubas, reported that Israeli forces detained four Palestinian shepherds and two activists, pointing out that the shepherds were herding their sheep in al-Farisiyeh.
The two activists were with the shepherds when Israeli settlers chased them out of the fields where they were herding their sheep; Israeli forces then arrived the detained all four shepherds and two activists.
Palestinian residents of the Jordan Valley regularly face evacuations and interruption due to Israeli military exercises on or near their land. The district of Tubas, meanwhile, is one of the occupied West Bank's most important agricultural centers.
The majority of the Jordan Valley is under full Israeli military control, despite being within the West Bank. Meanwhile, at least 44% of the total land in the Jordan Valley has been re-appropriated by Israeli forces for military purposes and training exercises.
Forming a third of the occupied West Bank and with 88 percent of its land classified as Area C, the Jordan Valley has long been a strategic area of land unlikely to return to Palestinians following Israel's occupation in 1967.
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.
The Palestinian government has no jurisdiction over Israelis in the West Bank, and acts carried out by Israeli settlers often occur in the presence of Israeli military forces who rarely act to protect Palestinian residents.
8 mar 2019
A group of Israeli colonialist settlers living illegally on Palestinian lands in the West Bank’s Northern Plains, attacked many Palestinian shepherds, Friday, in several areas, and chased them away.
Palestinian nonviolent activist against Israel’s illegal colonialist activities, Aref Daraghma, said the colonists attacked the shepherds, and chased them along with their sheep out of the areas of Shwei’er, al-Farisiyya and al-Himma.
In addition, Burhan Bisharat, a local of Khirbat Makhoul village, in the Northern Plains, said many colonists gathered near a water well, used by the shepherds for their livestock, raising fears among the residents that the colonists might have poisoned the water, similar to previous incidents.
It is worth mentioning that the colonists frequently assault the shepherds, and in some cases killed their sheep, in order to force them out of the grazing lands.
Palestinian nonviolent activist against Israel’s illegal colonialist activities, Aref Daraghma, said the colonists attacked the shepherds, and chased them along with their sheep out of the areas of Shwei’er, al-Farisiyya and al-Himma.
In addition, Burhan Bisharat, a local of Khirbat Makhoul village, in the Northern Plains, said many colonists gathered near a water well, used by the shepherds for their livestock, raising fears among the residents that the colonists might have poisoned the water, similar to previous incidents.
It is worth mentioning that the colonists frequently assault the shepherds, and in some cases killed their sheep, in order to force them out of the grazing lands.
7 mar 2019
The Israeli occupation police on Thursday morning allowed dozens of Jewish settlers to enter the Aqsa Mosque and tour its courtyards under security guard.
According to the Islamic Awqaf Authority in Occupied Jerusalem, 59 settlers entered the Mosque through al-Maghariba Gate and desecrated its courtyards under police protection.
Another 50 settlers, who were identified as students of religious institutes and Hebrew universities, also defiled the Mosque and stayed there for about three and a half hours touring its courtyards and receiving explanations about the alleged temple mount from rabbis.
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, 59 settlers entered the Mosque through al-Maghariba Gate and desecrated its courtyards under police protection.
Another 50 settlers, who were identified as students of religious institutes and Hebrew universities, also defiled the Mosque and stayed there for about three and a half hours touring its courtyards and receiving explanations about the alleged temple mount from rabbis.
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.
6 mar 2019
A horde of Jewish settlers on Tuesday brutalized Palestinian shepherds and expelled them from an open area of pasture in the northern Jordan Valley, east of the occupied West Bank.
Local official Aref Daraghmeh reported settlers escorted by soldiers forced local shepherds to leave a vast tract of grassland in the areas of Khilat Hamad and al-Farisiya in the northern Jordan Valley.
Palestinian shepherds in the northern Jordan Valley are exposed, almost on a daily basis, to harassment and assaults by Jewish settlers who live in illegal outposts and settlements in the region.
Local official Aref Daraghmeh reported settlers escorted by soldiers forced local shepherds to leave a vast tract of grassland in the areas of Khilat Hamad and al-Farisiya in the northern Jordan Valley.
Palestinian shepherds in the northern Jordan Valley are exposed, almost on a daily basis, to harassment and assaults by Jewish settlers who live in illegal outposts and settlements in the region.
According to the Islamic Awqaf, the Israeli police allowed 30 settlers to enter al-Aqsa Mosque and perform Talmudic rituals near the Bab al-Rahma area, in the early morning hours.
Four Israeli intelligence officers stormed the site during the same period, the Awqaf said.
Israeli Temple Mount groups have called for mass break-ins into Bab al-Rahma prayer area, on Thursday, and called for a ban on the work of the Islamic Awqaf in the mosque.
Over a week ago, dozens of Palestinian worshipers and Awqaf officials managed to open the gate of Bab al-Rahma area after 16 years of Israeli closure. Israeli police have arrested many of them and ordered others to stay away from the mosque and the Old City of Jerusalem for different periods.
The Israeli magistrate court in Occupied Jerusalem has given the Islamic Awqaf Council one week to respond to an Israeli request asking it to close the Bab al-Rahma prayer area of the Aqsa Mosque.
According to Haaretz newspaper, the magistrate’s court threatened to issue a verdict ordering the closure of Bab al-Rahma, if the Awqaf Council did not respond to the request filed by Israeli prosecutors.
The newspaper warned that the use of force when closing Bab al-Rahma would lead to another round of violent tension in Jerusalem and the West Bank.
In a related context, right-wing Israeli leaders have demanded that the government build a synagogue inside Al Aqsa Mosque compound.
The Jerusalem Post reported, on Tuesday, that a large group of right-wing figures urged the government to build a synagogue for Jewish prayers.
The newspaper affirmed that leaders also discussed, during a meeting they held last Sunday, the possibility of putting up a sign pointing to the existence of a synagogue inside the mosque compound.
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Four Israeli intelligence officers stormed the site during the same period, the Awqaf said.
Israeli Temple Mount groups have called for mass break-ins into Bab al-Rahma prayer area, on Thursday, and called for a ban on the work of the Islamic Awqaf in the mosque.
Over a week ago, dozens of Palestinian worshipers and Awqaf officials managed to open the gate of Bab al-Rahma area after 16 years of Israeli closure. Israeli police have arrested many of them and ordered others to stay away from the mosque and the Old City of Jerusalem for different periods.
The Israeli magistrate court in Occupied Jerusalem has given the Islamic Awqaf Council one week to respond to an Israeli request asking it to close the Bab al-Rahma prayer area of the Aqsa Mosque.
According to Haaretz newspaper, the magistrate’s court threatened to issue a verdict ordering the closure of Bab al-Rahma, if the Awqaf Council did not respond to the request filed by Israeli prosecutors.
The newspaper warned that the use of force when closing Bab al-Rahma would lead to another round of violent tension in Jerusalem and the West Bank.
In a related context, right-wing Israeli leaders have demanded that the government build a synagogue inside Al Aqsa Mosque compound.
The Jerusalem Post reported, on Tuesday, that a large group of right-wing figures urged the government to build a synagogue for Jewish prayers.
The newspaper affirmed that leaders also discussed, during a meeting they held last Sunday, the possibility of putting up a sign pointing to the existence of a synagogue inside the mosque compound.
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Israeli soldiers invaded, Wednesday, Halhoul town, north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and shot two Palestinians with live fire, including one who suffered life-threatening wounds, in addition to causing many to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation.
Media sources in Hebron said the soldiers were accompanying dozens of illegal colonialist settlers, who invaded Nabi Mousa historic Mosque.
They added that many Palestinians protested the invasion, and hurled stones at the army jeeps, while the soldiers fired many rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs at them.
One Palestinian sustained a serious injury, and many others suffered the severe effects of teargas inhalation.
Media sources in Hebron said the soldiers were accompanying dozens of illegal colonialist settlers, who invaded Nabi Mousa historic Mosque.
They added that many Palestinians protested the invasion, and hurled stones at the army jeeps, while the soldiers fired many rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs at them.
One Palestinian sustained a serious injury, and many others suffered the severe effects of teargas inhalation.
