16 may 2018
Over 100 Israeli settlers on Wednesday morning broke into al-Aqsa Mosque under heavy police presence.
Media official at the Islamic Awqaf Department told Quds Press that 104 settlers entered the Mosque during the morning round of incursions via al-Maghareba Gate.
He added that the Israeli police special forces were deployed in large numbers in the Mosque and accompanied the settlers until they left the site through al-Silsila Gate.
The Israeli settlers break into al-Aqsa Mosque on a daily basis, except Friday and Saturday, during two rounds of incursions: in the morning and after the Muslim noon prayer.
Media official at the Islamic Awqaf Department told Quds Press that 104 settlers entered the Mosque during the morning round of incursions via al-Maghareba Gate.
He added that the Israeli police special forces were deployed in large numbers in the Mosque and accompanied the settlers until they left the site through al-Silsila Gate.
The Israeli settlers break into al-Aqsa Mosque on a daily basis, except Friday and Saturday, during two rounds of incursions: in the morning and after the Muslim noon prayer.
An Israeli colonialist settler shot, on Wednesday at night, a young Palestinian man, in Khirbat Qalqas area, south of Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank.
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said its medics rushed the wounded young man, identified as Bilal Za’tari, 28, to a hospital in Hebron, after he suffered a moderate gunshot injury in his arm.
The wounded Palestinian was shot by the colonialist settler who was driving in the area, and tried to ram him, with his car, but when he failed in doing so, he stopped his vehicle and opened fire at several Palestinians, wounding the young man, before fleeing the scene.
Eyewitnesses said the illegal colonialist settler opened fire at many cars near the entrance of Khirbat Qalqas, before fleeing the scene.
After hearing the gunshots, Israeli soldiers rushed to the scene, apparently believing the shots were fired by Palestinian fighters, and deployed a large military force in the area and its surroundings.
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said its medics rushed the wounded young man, identified as Bilal Za’tari, 28, to a hospital in Hebron, after he suffered a moderate gunshot injury in his arm.
The wounded Palestinian was shot by the colonialist settler who was driving in the area, and tried to ram him, with his car, but when he failed in doing so, he stopped his vehicle and opened fire at several Palestinians, wounding the young man, before fleeing the scene.
Eyewitnesses said the illegal colonialist settler opened fire at many cars near the entrance of Khirbat Qalqas, before fleeing the scene.
After hearing the gunshots, Israeli soldiers rushed to the scene, apparently believing the shots were fired by Palestinian fighters, and deployed a large military force in the area and its surroundings.
Israeli soldiers shot, Tuesday, two Palestinians with live fire and 71 with rubber-coated steel bullets, in addition to causing approximately 100 to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation, and abducted two others, in Nablus governorate, in the northern part of the West Bank.
Medical sources said the soldiers attacked hundreds of protesters, who marched in the al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya village, and near Huwwara military roadblock, south of Nablus, marking the Palestinian Nakba, and the ongoing illegal Israeli occupation of Palestine.
The soldiers also attacked protesters in Beita village, south of Nablus, in addition to Azmout and Beit Forik, east of Nablus, and Deir Sharaf, west of the city.
Ahmad Jibreel, the head of the Emergency Unit of the Red Crescent Society, said the soldiers shot two Palestinians with live fire, and 69 others with rubber-coated steel bullets, in addition to causing approximately 100 to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation.
The soldiers also abducted Mohammad Nubani, 23, and Kamal ‘Oweiss, and took them to an unknown destination.
In related news, the soldiers attacked dozens of nonviolent protesters in Budrus village, northwest of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, after the army attacked a symbolic “Right of Return Camp,” causing several injuries.
Also in Nablus, several extremist Israeli colonialist settlers cut several Palestinian olive trees near the main entrance of Burqa village, north of the city.
Many Palestinians then gathered in the area, before the soldiers invaded it and fired several live rounds and gas bombs at them.
Medical sources said the soldiers attacked hundreds of protesters, who marched in the al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya village, and near Huwwara military roadblock, south of Nablus, marking the Palestinian Nakba, and the ongoing illegal Israeli occupation of Palestine.
The soldiers also attacked protesters in Beita village, south of Nablus, in addition to Azmout and Beit Forik, east of Nablus, and Deir Sharaf, west of the city.
Ahmad Jibreel, the head of the Emergency Unit of the Red Crescent Society, said the soldiers shot two Palestinians with live fire, and 69 others with rubber-coated steel bullets, in addition to causing approximately 100 to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation.
The soldiers also abducted Mohammad Nubani, 23, and Kamal ‘Oweiss, and took them to an unknown destination.
In related news, the soldiers attacked dozens of nonviolent protesters in Budrus village, northwest of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, after the army attacked a symbolic “Right of Return Camp,” causing several injuries.
Also in Nablus, several extremist Israeli colonialist settlers cut several Palestinian olive trees near the main entrance of Burqa village, north of the city.
Many Palestinians then gathered in the area, before the soldiers invaded it and fired several live rounds and gas bombs at them.
15 may 2018
Nearly 56 Israeli settlers forced on Tuesday their way into al-Aqsa Mosque under heavy police protection.
During their tours, the settlers performed Talmudic rituals in total provocation to Palestinian worshipers.
Wadi al-Hilweh Information Center affirmed that al-Aqsa’s guard Samer Mujahed was detained this morning in the Old City.
Earlier Monday, Israeli police banned the entry of two guards at the Aqsa Mosque from entering the holy site for two weeks.
During their tours, the settlers performed Talmudic rituals in total provocation to Palestinian worshipers.
Wadi al-Hilweh Information Center affirmed that al-Aqsa’s guard Samer Mujahed was detained this morning in the Old City.
Earlier Monday, Israeli police banned the entry of two guards at the Aqsa Mosque from entering the holy site for two weeks.
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The Israeli occupation police on Monday banned the entry of two Palestinians working as guards at the Aqsa Mosque from entering the holy site for two weeks.
According to Wadi Hilweh Information Center, the Israeli police released Aqsa guard Ahmed al-Awar after detaining him for one day and ordered him to stay away from the Mosque for 15 days. Awar was physically assaulted during his detention by police officers on Sunday at the Aqsa Mosque. The police also imposed a similar entry ban on Aqsa guard Mohamed al-Salehi after releasing him. |
On Monday morning, the Israeli police allowed over 1,450 Jewish settlers to desecrate the Aqsa Mosque, perform rituals and behave provocatively as they were touring its courtyards, which caused a lot of tension and prompted the Mosque guards and officials to intervene. video
14 may 2018
Israeli settlers on Monday reportedly carried out new attacks on Palestinian property in Occupied Jerusalem.
A group of settlers at daybreak vandalized Palestinian vehicles and spray-painted racist graffiti on walls of Palestinian houses in Shu'fat refugee camp before they fled the area.
The Israeli settlers every now and then carry out attacks on Jerusalemite citizens and their properties in an attempt to push them to leave the city.
Homes and Cars Vandalized by Israeli Settlers
WAFA reported that members of the Israeli terror group, “Price Tag”, on Monday, vandalized more than 28 Palestinian-owned cars and spray-painted racist slogans in Hebrew, on walls of Palestinian homes in Shufat, East Jerusalem.This is the highest number of cars vandalized by Israelis in one night, in occupied East Jerusalem.
According to the PNN, the vandalism occurred as thousands of Israelis paraded through East Jerusalem neighborhoods, marking 51 years for Israel’s occupation of that section of the holy city.
A group of settlers at daybreak vandalized Palestinian vehicles and spray-painted racist graffiti on walls of Palestinian houses in Shu'fat refugee camp before they fled the area.
The Israeli settlers every now and then carry out attacks on Jerusalemite citizens and their properties in an attempt to push them to leave the city.
Homes and Cars Vandalized by Israeli Settlers
WAFA reported that members of the Israeli terror group, “Price Tag”, on Monday, vandalized more than 28 Palestinian-owned cars and spray-painted racist slogans in Hebrew, on walls of Palestinian homes in Shufat, East Jerusalem.This is the highest number of cars vandalized by Israelis in one night, in occupied East Jerusalem.
According to the PNN, the vandalism occurred as thousands of Israelis paraded through East Jerusalem neighborhoods, marking 51 years for Israel’s occupation of that section of the holy city.
13 may 2018
The Israeli police on Sunday attacked a group of Palestinian women and girls who were protesting in Occupied Jerusalem against settler demonstrations.
Media sources reported that the Israeli police closed many roads which the settler marches are planned to pass on and deployed its forces in large numbers in the holy city, especially in Bab al-Amud area.
The sources added that Israeli special forces assaulted a group of women taking part in a protest against the "March of Flags" organized by Israeli settlers, and pushed them away from the place.
The police further restricted the movement of journalists who came to cover the protests and forced them to stay in one place.
National and Islamic forces in Jerusalem had called on Palestinian citizens to take to the streets on Sunday to confront the March of Flags launched by Israeli settlers to celebrate the Jerusalem Reunification Day, a day that marks the Israeli occupation of the eastern part of Jerusalem in 1967.
The Israelis this year celebrate the 51st anniversary of the Israeli occupation of the eastern part of Jerusalem in the 1967 war, also known as "June setback".
Media sources reported that the Israeli police closed many roads which the settler marches are planned to pass on and deployed its forces in large numbers in the holy city, especially in Bab al-Amud area.
The sources added that Israeli special forces assaulted a group of women taking part in a protest against the "March of Flags" organized by Israeli settlers, and pushed them away from the place.
The police further restricted the movement of journalists who came to cover the protests and forced them to stay in one place.
National and Islamic forces in Jerusalem had called on Palestinian citizens to take to the streets on Sunday to confront the March of Flags launched by Israeli settlers to celebrate the Jerusalem Reunification Day, a day that marks the Israeli occupation of the eastern part of Jerusalem in 1967.
The Israelis this year celebrate the 51st anniversary of the Israeli occupation of the eastern part of Jerusalem in the 1967 war, also known as "June setback".
Over 1000 Israeli settlers have broken into al-Aqsa Mosque since the morning hours of Sunday under heavy police presence.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that tension has flared up in the Mosque, especially that hundreds of extremist settlers, rabbis and Israeli leaders are expected to visit the Mosque during the day to mark the so-called "Jerusalem Reunification Day". video
The PIC reporter said that the Israeli police assaulted a group of Aqsa guards for protesting Talmudic and provocative rituals performed by the settlers in the holy site.
Media official at the Islamic Awqaf Department Firas al-Dibis said that the situation started to get worse when the Israeli police opened al-Maghareba Gate to allow more settler break-ins. video
So-called Temple Mount groups had called on social media for mass incursions into al-Aqsa Mosque on the anniversary of the Israeli occupation of Jerusalem. video
The Israelis on 13th May celebrate the 51st anniversary of the occupation of the eastern part of Jerusalem during the 1967 war, also known as "June setback".
Before 1967, Jerusalem was divided into two parts: the western part, and it was administered by Israel, and the eastern one which was administered by Jordan. The Israelis celebrate the "Jerusalem Reunification Day" in an attempt to emphasize that Jerusalem is the eternal capital of Israel.
Israel occupied the western part of Jerusalem, which covers 84.1% of its area, in 1948, while the eastern part, which represents 11.5% of the city's area, remained administered by Jordan until 1967. The remaining part was declared a UN-controlled demilitarized zone.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that tension has flared up in the Mosque, especially that hundreds of extremist settlers, rabbis and Israeli leaders are expected to visit the Mosque during the day to mark the so-called "Jerusalem Reunification Day". video
The PIC reporter said that the Israeli police assaulted a group of Aqsa guards for protesting Talmudic and provocative rituals performed by the settlers in the holy site.
Media official at the Islamic Awqaf Department Firas al-Dibis said that the situation started to get worse when the Israeli police opened al-Maghareba Gate to allow more settler break-ins. video
So-called Temple Mount groups had called on social media for mass incursions into al-Aqsa Mosque on the anniversary of the Israeli occupation of Jerusalem. video
The Israelis on 13th May celebrate the 51st anniversary of the occupation of the eastern part of Jerusalem during the 1967 war, also known as "June setback".
Before 1967, Jerusalem was divided into two parts: the western part, and it was administered by Israel, and the eastern one which was administered by Jordan. The Israelis celebrate the "Jerusalem Reunification Day" in an attempt to emphasize that Jerusalem is the eternal capital of Israel.
Israel occupied the western part of Jerusalem, which covers 84.1% of its area, in 1948, while the eastern part, which represents 11.5% of the city's area, remained administered by Jordan until 1967. The remaining part was declared a UN-controlled demilitarized zone.
The Israeli occupation forces on Sunday closed off the northern entrances to al-Khalil province, in the southern West Bank, to secure a road bicycle race held on the occasion of Israel’s occupation of east Jerusalem.
According to local sources, the Israeli army sealed off the Hawar, al-Nabi Youssef, and Beit Einoun access roads. The closure is to be maintained until 02:00 p.m., pending the wrapping up of the race.
Israeli settlers residing in settlements built on Palestinian land south and north of al-Khalil have joined the cycling race, on way to Occupied Jerusalem.
According to local sources, the Israeli army sealed off the Hawar, al-Nabi Youssef, and Beit Einoun access roads. The closure is to be maintained until 02:00 p.m., pending the wrapping up of the race.
Israeli settlers residing in settlements built on Palestinian land south and north of al-Khalil have joined the cycling race, on way to Occupied Jerusalem.
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Sunday at dawn, at least seventeen Palestinians from their homes in several parts of the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has reported.
The PPS said several army jeeps invaded the al-Asakra village, east of Bethlehem, searched homes and abducted Yazan Khaled al-Kamel, 18, and Ahmad Khalaf al-Kamel, 17.
The soldiers also invaded and searched homes in Qalqilia, in northern West Bank, and abducted three young men, in their twenties, identified as Saif Hisham Adwan, Hamada Adam Badwan and Mohannad Abu Shehab.
In Jenin, in northern West Bank, the soldiers invaded and searched homes Khirbit Abdullah Younis area, in Barta’a town, isolated by the Annexation Wall, southwest of Jenin and abducted Younis Raja Kabaha.
In Nablus, also in northern West Bank, the soldiers searched homes and abducted Zeid Osama Yousef Nasser.
In Ramallah, in central West Bank, the soldiers abducted Mahmoud Emad Rimawi, 20, from his home in Beit Rima town, northwest of the city, after breaking into his home, and caused many Palestinians to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation, in Nabi Saleh nearby town.
In addition, the soldiers also abducted a young man, identified as ‘Awwad Hamed, from his home in Silwad town, northeast of Ramallah.
The soldiers also abducted Bassel Osama Qassem, 19, Nash’at Anwar Hamed, 26, Jihad Abdullah Abu al-‘Arif, 24, Jamal Mahmoud Jaber, 55, and his son Baha’, 25.
In occupied Jerusalem, the soldiers stormed and searched homes and abducted Mohammad Bader and Jawhar Jawhar, from Abu Dis town east of Jerusalem.
Also in Jerusalem, the soldiers abducted a guard of Al-Aqsa Mosque, identified as Mohammad Salhi, after repeatedly assaulting him. video
His abduction came after more than 500 Israeli colonialist settlers and soldiers invaded the holy site, while many colonists raised Israeli flags and conducted provocative tours. Video
It is worth mentioning that the Palestinian Detainees’ Center for Studies has reported that the soldiers abducted 450 in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, including 90 children and 11 women, in April.
In related news, several Israeli military vehicles and bulldozers carried out a limited invasion into Palestinian lands, east of the al-Boreij refugee camp, in central Gaza, and installed sand hills while army drones flew overhead.
The PPS said several army jeeps invaded the al-Asakra village, east of Bethlehem, searched homes and abducted Yazan Khaled al-Kamel, 18, and Ahmad Khalaf al-Kamel, 17.
The soldiers also invaded and searched homes in Qalqilia, in northern West Bank, and abducted three young men, in their twenties, identified as Saif Hisham Adwan, Hamada Adam Badwan and Mohannad Abu Shehab.
In Jenin, in northern West Bank, the soldiers invaded and searched homes Khirbit Abdullah Younis area, in Barta’a town, isolated by the Annexation Wall, southwest of Jenin and abducted Younis Raja Kabaha.
In Nablus, also in northern West Bank, the soldiers searched homes and abducted Zeid Osama Yousef Nasser.
In Ramallah, in central West Bank, the soldiers abducted Mahmoud Emad Rimawi, 20, from his home in Beit Rima town, northwest of the city, after breaking into his home, and caused many Palestinians to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation, in Nabi Saleh nearby town.
In addition, the soldiers also abducted a young man, identified as ‘Awwad Hamed, from his home in Silwad town, northeast of Ramallah.
The soldiers also abducted Bassel Osama Qassem, 19, Nash’at Anwar Hamed, 26, Jihad Abdullah Abu al-‘Arif, 24, Jamal Mahmoud Jaber, 55, and his son Baha’, 25.
In occupied Jerusalem, the soldiers stormed and searched homes and abducted Mohammad Bader and Jawhar Jawhar, from Abu Dis town east of Jerusalem.
Also in Jerusalem, the soldiers abducted a guard of Al-Aqsa Mosque, identified as Mohammad Salhi, after repeatedly assaulting him. video
His abduction came after more than 500 Israeli colonialist settlers and soldiers invaded the holy site, while many colonists raised Israeli flags and conducted provocative tours. Video
It is worth mentioning that the Palestinian Detainees’ Center for Studies has reported that the soldiers abducted 450 in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, including 90 children and 11 women, in April.
In related news, several Israeli military vehicles and bulldozers carried out a limited invasion into Palestinian lands, east of the al-Boreij refugee camp, in central Gaza, and installed sand hills while army drones flew overhead.
Activists gather against the eviction of the Shamasna family in Sheikh Jarrah, March 1, 2013. Photo credit: Wadi Hilweh Information Center.
POSTED BY: AMALYA DUBROVSKY MAY 11, 2018
At least 75 Palestinian families live under threat of eviction in the East Jerusalem neighborhood.
Jerusalem municipal authorities delivered an eviction notice to In’am Kneibi in the Um Haroun area of the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, Israeli settlement watch group Peace Now reports.
The eviction notice states that Israeli forces may evict 77-year-old Kneibi and her family anytime between May 13 and May 27, 2018. The pretext for Kneibi’s eviction is a suit filed by six Israelis who claim their families owned the home before 1948.
Israeli forces expelled over 750,000 Palestinians during the creation of the Israeli state in 1948, a time known to Palestinians as the Nakba, meaning “catastrophe.”
The 1970 Legal and Administrative Matters Law empowers Jews to reclaim property in East Jerusalem lost before 1948, even if they have already been compensated by the Israeli government for that loss. The Absentee Property Law of 1950 bars Palestinians from filing similar claims.
According to Peace Now, approximately 75 Palestinian families live under threat of eviction by the Jerusalem municipality – evictions carried out for the explicit purpose of opening the home to Israeli settlers. The municipality suspended evictions from Sheikh Jarrah for eight years, until the displacement of the Shamasneh family in 2017 and now the impending displacement of Kneibi.
POSTED BY: AMALYA DUBROVSKY MAY 11, 2018
At least 75 Palestinian families live under threat of eviction in the East Jerusalem neighborhood.
Jerusalem municipal authorities delivered an eviction notice to In’am Kneibi in the Um Haroun area of the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, Israeli settlement watch group Peace Now reports.
The eviction notice states that Israeli forces may evict 77-year-old Kneibi and her family anytime between May 13 and May 27, 2018. The pretext for Kneibi’s eviction is a suit filed by six Israelis who claim their families owned the home before 1948.
Israeli forces expelled over 750,000 Palestinians during the creation of the Israeli state in 1948, a time known to Palestinians as the Nakba, meaning “catastrophe.”
The 1970 Legal and Administrative Matters Law empowers Jews to reclaim property in East Jerusalem lost before 1948, even if they have already been compensated by the Israeli government for that loss. The Absentee Property Law of 1950 bars Palestinians from filing similar claims.
According to Peace Now, approximately 75 Palestinian families live under threat of eviction by the Jerusalem municipality – evictions carried out for the explicit purpose of opening the home to Israeli settlers. The municipality suspended evictions from Sheikh Jarrah for eight years, until the displacement of the Shamasneh family in 2017 and now the impending displacement of Kneibi.
Palestinian homes threatened with eviction by the Israeli municipality and Israeli settlements. Photo credit: Peace Now.
Israeli authorities call the Palestinian neighborhoods that hug Jerusalem’s Old City – Sheikh Jarrah, a-Tur, Silwan, Mount Zion, and the Kidron Valley – the Holy Basin of Jerusalem. This area is crucial to Israeli settlement plans, which aim to form four linking concentric circles of settlements, starting with the Old City, followed by the “Holy Basin,” Jerusalem’s annexation border, and finally the West Bank.
The timing of the Kneibi family’s eviction overlaps with the commemoration of the Nakba on May 15, which Israelis will celebrate as their state’s 70th anniversary. The US government plans to inaugurate a US Embassy in Jerusalem as a gesture of shared celebration with the Israeli state.
Amalya Dubrovsky is the editor of aicnews.org.
Israeli authorities call the Palestinian neighborhoods that hug Jerusalem’s Old City – Sheikh Jarrah, a-Tur, Silwan, Mount Zion, and the Kidron Valley – the Holy Basin of Jerusalem. This area is crucial to Israeli settlement plans, which aim to form four linking concentric circles of settlements, starting with the Old City, followed by the “Holy Basin,” Jerusalem’s annexation border, and finally the West Bank.
The timing of the Kneibi family’s eviction overlaps with the commemoration of the Nakba on May 15, which Israelis will celebrate as their state’s 70th anniversary. The US government plans to inaugurate a US Embassy in Jerusalem as a gesture of shared celebration with the Israeli state.
Amalya Dubrovsky is the editor of aicnews.org.
