23 may 2018
Israeli fanatic settlers on Wednesday attacked and sprayed anti-Arab slogans on Palestinian cars in Beersheba city in 1948 Occupied Palestine.
Extremist Jewish settlers pursue a criminal policy called “paying the price” which is full of hatred and racism against Palestinians specially those who live in 1948 Occupied Palestine.
Settlers’ offensive crimes include sabotaging Palestinian properties and torching their cars and holy places as well as causing damage and uprooting of olive trees.
However, Israeli police rarely hold Israeli criminals, who call themselves “hill youths”, accountable for committing such crimes.
Extremist Jewish settlers pursue a criminal policy called “paying the price” which is full of hatred and racism against Palestinians specially those who live in 1948 Occupied Palestine.
Settlers’ offensive crimes include sabotaging Palestinian properties and torching their cars and holy places as well as causing damage and uprooting of olive trees.
However, Israeli police rarely hold Israeli criminals, who call themselves “hill youths”, accountable for committing such crimes.
Palestinian officials are condemning the “despicable actions” of the US Ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, who was recently photographed while receiving a poster depicting an aerial image of occupied East Jerusalem, in which the Al-Aqsa Mosque and Dome of the Rock have been erased and replaced by a simulation of the Jewish Third Temple.
The photo shows a smiling Friedman — who is a vocal supporter of Israel’s illegal settlement enterprise — posing next to the poster during a visit to the Israeli city of Bnei Brak.
The photo of Friedman sparked widespread controversy, forcing the US Embassy in Israel to issue a statement claiming that Friedman “was not aware of the image thrust in front of him when the photo was taken. He was deeply disappointed that anyone would take advantage of his visit to Bnei Brak to create controversy.”
Secretary-General of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), Saeb Erekat, released a statement in reaction to the photo, asking “how long would these despicable US actions remain without being faced by an Arab and Islamic response.”
He said, according to Ma;an News Agency, that for the US ambassador to accept such a picture with a smile “indicates approval and recognition,” adding that “they are actually turning the conflict into a religious one.”
Meanwhile, Arab member of the Knesset, Ahmad Tibi, commented saying “this madman wants to make peace, good thing you did not move the embassy there!”
Mahmoud Al-Habash, a senior adviser to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas,slammed Friedman for posing with the doctored image, saying “the end result these criminals seek—and among them the terrorist settler David Friedman—is the erasure of the Palestinians from Jerusalem and their banishment from it.”
“Friedman’s appearance with a big photo of the Haram al-Sharif in which the Dome of the Rock was removed and the Temple was put in its place is a provocative move and a racist message that incites to the destruction of the al-Aqsa Mosque. This is a clear adoption of the radical Jews’ claims and beliefs about the al-Aqsa Mosque and the city of Jerusalem,” al-Habash said.
“Hiding the holy places to Islam in Jerusalem is the racist objective of extremist Jews, which is prevalent in the occupying state,” he continued.
Friedman, Trump’s former bankruptcy lawyer, has directly supported Israel’s settler movement and announced his disdain for the two-state solution — the internationally recognized solution for the decades-long Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
He has been an open supporter of recognizing an undivided Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, which flies in the face of Palestinian aspirations centered on East Jerusalem becoming the capital of a future, independent Palestinian state — long considered the most viable solution for ending the conflict.
He has positioned himself as a divisive and controversial figure in Israeli-Palestinian politics, accusing former US President Barack Obama of being an “anti-Semite” and comparing American Jews who oppose the half-century occupation of the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, to prisoners who served as guards in Nazi concentration camps.
Friedman also serves as president of the American Friends in Beit El Yeshiva — a nonprofit group that supports the illegal settlement of Beit El near Ramallah in the occupied West Bank. His name appears on several buildings in the settlement that he had directly funded with his organization.
Palestinians have long feared that Israel has been attempting to shake up the status quo at the holy site, in the shape of routine Jewish incursions on the site and right-wing Israeli calls to demolish the mosque and replace it with a third Jewish temple.
The photo shows a smiling Friedman — who is a vocal supporter of Israel’s illegal settlement enterprise — posing next to the poster during a visit to the Israeli city of Bnei Brak.
The photo of Friedman sparked widespread controversy, forcing the US Embassy in Israel to issue a statement claiming that Friedman “was not aware of the image thrust in front of him when the photo was taken. He was deeply disappointed that anyone would take advantage of his visit to Bnei Brak to create controversy.”
Secretary-General of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), Saeb Erekat, released a statement in reaction to the photo, asking “how long would these despicable US actions remain without being faced by an Arab and Islamic response.”
He said, according to Ma;an News Agency, that for the US ambassador to accept such a picture with a smile “indicates approval and recognition,” adding that “they are actually turning the conflict into a religious one.”
Meanwhile, Arab member of the Knesset, Ahmad Tibi, commented saying “this madman wants to make peace, good thing you did not move the embassy there!”
Mahmoud Al-Habash, a senior adviser to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas,slammed Friedman for posing with the doctored image, saying “the end result these criminals seek—and among them the terrorist settler David Friedman—is the erasure of the Palestinians from Jerusalem and their banishment from it.”
“Friedman’s appearance with a big photo of the Haram al-Sharif in which the Dome of the Rock was removed and the Temple was put in its place is a provocative move and a racist message that incites to the destruction of the al-Aqsa Mosque. This is a clear adoption of the radical Jews’ claims and beliefs about the al-Aqsa Mosque and the city of Jerusalem,” al-Habash said.
“Hiding the holy places to Islam in Jerusalem is the racist objective of extremist Jews, which is prevalent in the occupying state,” he continued.
Friedman, Trump’s former bankruptcy lawyer, has directly supported Israel’s settler movement and announced his disdain for the two-state solution — the internationally recognized solution for the decades-long Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
He has been an open supporter of recognizing an undivided Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, which flies in the face of Palestinian aspirations centered on East Jerusalem becoming the capital of a future, independent Palestinian state — long considered the most viable solution for ending the conflict.
He has positioned himself as a divisive and controversial figure in Israeli-Palestinian politics, accusing former US President Barack Obama of being an “anti-Semite” and comparing American Jews who oppose the half-century occupation of the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, to prisoners who served as guards in Nazi concentration camps.
Friedman also serves as president of the American Friends in Beit El Yeshiva — a nonprofit group that supports the illegal settlement of Beit El near Ramallah in the occupied West Bank. His name appears on several buildings in the settlement that he had directly funded with his organization.
Palestinians have long feared that Israel has been attempting to shake up the status quo at the holy site, in the shape of routine Jewish incursions on the site and right-wing Israeli calls to demolish the mosque and replace it with a third Jewish temple.
22 may 2018
Israeli settlers on Tuesday cut off 700 grape trees planted in Halhoul town, north of al-Khalil.
According to the owners, brothers Maher and Ismail karja, Israeli settlers cut off a total of 400 grape trees; 200 of each. The other 300 are owned by Younes Abu Arish and Walid Duhdel; 100 and 200, respectively.
The sources said the trees were cut around dawn using an electric chainsaw.
Last week, Israeli settlers cut off 300 grape trees in Umm Sahali area near the town of Halhoul.
According to the owners, brothers Maher and Ismail karja, Israeli settlers cut off a total of 400 grape trees; 200 of each. The other 300 are owned by Younes Abu Arish and Walid Duhdel; 100 and 200, respectively.
The sources said the trees were cut around dawn using an electric chainsaw.
Last week, Israeli settlers cut off 300 grape trees in Umm Sahali area near the town of Halhoul.
Israeli settlers carrying light weapons on Tuesday came down heavily on Palestinian shepherds in the northern Jordan Valley.
Eye-witnesses said Israeli settlers escorted by armed officers stormed Khilet Hamad, in the northern Jordan Valley, and forced Palestinian shepherds out of the area at gunpoint.
Sometime earlier, Israeli settlers set up makeshift homes and barracks for raising livestock on Palestinian land in the area.
Palestinian families living in the area have also often been forced out of their homes and tents by the Israeli occupation army under the guise of military drills.
Eye-witnesses said Israeli settlers escorted by armed officers stormed Khilet Hamad, in the northern Jordan Valley, and forced Palestinian shepherds out of the area at gunpoint.
Sometime earlier, Israeli settlers set up makeshift homes and barracks for raising livestock on Palestinian land in the area.
Palestinian families living in the area have also often been forced out of their homes and tents by the Israeli occupation army under the guise of military drills.
A 33-year-old Palestinian bus driver from Kafr Qasim was physically assaulted and sprayed with pepper gas on his face on Tuesday morning by extremist Jewish young men on a road between Kafr Qasem and Petah Tikva.
According to eyewitnesses, three Haredi youths tried to board the bus in Yarkon street in an illegal way as it was en route to Kafr Qasem after it left Petah Tikva, and when the driver refused to let them on board, they punched him in the face and sprayed him with pepper before fleeing the scene.
Soon later, an ambulance crew rushed to the place and provided the injured driver with on-site medical assistance after one of the passengers aboard the bus phoned the authorities asking for help. The driver was transferred to hospital.
According to eyewitnesses, three Haredi youths tried to board the bus in Yarkon street in an illegal way as it was en route to Kafr Qasem after it left Petah Tikva, and when the driver refused to let them on board, they punched him in the face and sprayed him with pepper before fleeing the scene.
Soon later, an ambulance crew rushed to the place and provided the injured driver with on-site medical assistance after one of the passengers aboard the bus phoned the authorities asking for help. The driver was transferred to hospital.
Dozens of Israeli settlers stormed on Tuesday morning Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa Mosque—the third holiest site in Islam—via the Maghareba Gate.
Hordes of Israeli settlers, escorted by policemen, broke into al-Aqsa Mosque and carried out a round of sacrilegious tours.
At the same time, the peaceful Muslim worshipers have been subjected to tough crackdowns and restrictions by the Israeli police near the main entrances to the site.
Several worshipers have been searched and dozens more have had their IDs seized while attempting to enter al-Aqsa to perform Ramadan prayers.
Hordes of Israeli settlers, escorted by policemen, broke into al-Aqsa Mosque and carried out a round of sacrilegious tours.
At the same time, the peaceful Muslim worshipers have been subjected to tough crackdowns and restrictions by the Israeli police near the main entrances to the site.
Several worshipers have been searched and dozens more have had their IDs seized while attempting to enter al-Aqsa to perform Ramadan prayers.
21 may 2018
Scores of Israeli settlers and Jewish students broke into al-Aqsa Mosque on Monday from al-Maghareba Gate under heavy police presence to celebrate the second day of Shavuot Holiday.
Meanwhile, the Israeli police have tightened the security measures imposed on Palestinian worshipers visiting al-Aqsa Mosque since the beginning of Ramadan.
The police have also stepped up their arrest campaigns and expulsion policies targeting al-Aqsa guards and staff in an attempt to limit the Islamic Awqaf administration of the Mosque.
According to the public relations and media official at the Islamic Awqaf department Feras al-Dibs, 184 Israeli settlers, including 30 Jewish students, broke into al-Aqsa Mosque in the morning hours and conducted provocative tours in its courtyards before they left through al-Silsila Gate.
Al-Dibs said that the settlers performed Talmudic rituals and received some presentations on the alleged "Temple Mount" during the incursion.
The Israeli police opened al-Maghareba Gate at 7:30 am, deployed their forces in al-Aqsa courtyards to secure the settler break-in and closed the Gate after the morning incursion ended at 11:00 am.
About 284 Israeli settlers visited al-Aqsa Mosque on Sunday to celebrate Shavuot Holiday.
The Israeli settlers on a daily basis organize tours into al-Aqsa Mosque in two rounds: in the morning and in the afternoon. Break-ins are usually intensified during Jewish holidays.
Meanwhile, the Israeli police have tightened the security measures imposed on Palestinian worshipers visiting al-Aqsa Mosque since the beginning of Ramadan.
The police have also stepped up their arrest campaigns and expulsion policies targeting al-Aqsa guards and staff in an attempt to limit the Islamic Awqaf administration of the Mosque.
According to the public relations and media official at the Islamic Awqaf department Feras al-Dibs, 184 Israeli settlers, including 30 Jewish students, broke into al-Aqsa Mosque in the morning hours and conducted provocative tours in its courtyards before they left through al-Silsila Gate.
Al-Dibs said that the settlers performed Talmudic rituals and received some presentations on the alleged "Temple Mount" during the incursion.
The Israeli police opened al-Maghareba Gate at 7:30 am, deployed their forces in al-Aqsa courtyards to secure the settler break-in and closed the Gate after the morning incursion ended at 11:00 am.
About 284 Israeli settlers visited al-Aqsa Mosque on Sunday to celebrate Shavuot Holiday.
The Israeli settlers on a daily basis organize tours into al-Aqsa Mosque in two rounds: in the morning and in the afternoon. Break-ins are usually intensified during Jewish holidays.
The illegal settlement of Ariel in the occupied West Bank continues to dump its wastewater into Palestinian lands west of Salfit, causing large-scale air, water and soil pollution, according to local sources.
Local residents complained of foul odors nowadays due to the large amount of sewage coming from Ariel settlement, especially with the current heat wave hitting the area.
The flow of Ariel's waste has already damaged the flora and fauna in Wadi al-Matawi area, between Salfit and Ariel.
Many Palestinian farmers have suffered from agricultural losses after the resulting pollution caused widespread damage to their cultivated plots of land.
This issue has been going on for many years now as the settlement persistently keeps pumping sewage water into Wadi al-Matawi, with no regard to the environment or the local residents.
Local residents complained of foul odors nowadays due to the large amount of sewage coming from Ariel settlement, especially with the current heat wave hitting the area.
The flow of Ariel's waste has already damaged the flora and fauna in Wadi al-Matawi area, between Salfit and Ariel.
Many Palestinian farmers have suffered from agricultural losses after the resulting pollution caused widespread damage to their cultivated plots of land.
This issue has been going on for many years now as the settlement persistently keeps pumping sewage water into Wadi al-Matawi, with no regard to the environment or the local residents.
20 may 2018
Hundreds of Israeli settlers defiled al-Aqsa Mosque on Sunday escorted by a large Israeli police force.
Quds Press reported, quoting an Islamic Awqaf source, that 287 settlers entered the Mosque through al-Maghareba Gate, which has been controlled by Israel since 1967, in the morning hours.
The news agency said that the settlers roamed the Mosque's courtyards before they left the site through al-Silsila Gate under heavy police presence. Other groups of settlers performed Talmudic rituals at al-Aqsa gates in celebration of Shavuot Holiday.
Quds Press reported, quoting an Islamic Awqaf source, that 287 settlers entered the Mosque through al-Maghareba Gate, which has been controlled by Israel since 1967, in the morning hours.
The news agency said that the settlers roamed the Mosque's courtyards before they left the site through al-Silsila Gate under heavy police presence. Other groups of settlers performed Talmudic rituals at al-Aqsa gates in celebration of Shavuot Holiday.
Israeli settlers overnight on Saturday set fire to Palestinian lands in Huwara town, south of Nablus province, triggering tension in the area.
Speaking with the Palestinian Information Center (PIC), eye-witnesses said wildfires broke out in large areas of Huwara lands, located east of the illegal Israeli Yitzhar settlement outpost.
Moments after the arson attack, heavily-armed Israeli patrols cordoned off the main access road to the town and the bypass road in the area.
Local Palestinian farmer Munawar Odeh said the attack has not been the only one of its kind as Israel’s settler gangs routinely assault Palestinian olive groves and property in the area in the presence of the occupation army.
Speaking with the Palestinian Information Center (PIC), eye-witnesses said wildfires broke out in large areas of Huwara lands, located east of the illegal Israeli Yitzhar settlement outpost.
Moments after the arson attack, heavily-armed Israeli patrols cordoned off the main access road to the town and the bypass road in the area.
Local Palestinian farmer Munawar Odeh said the attack has not been the only one of its kind as Israel’s settler gangs routinely assault Palestinian olive groves and property in the area in the presence of the occupation army.
18 may 2018
About 60,000 Muslim worshipers performed the night prayers of Tarawih on Thursday at the Aqsa Mosque, according to the Islamic Waqf Authority in Occupied Jerusalem.
The Waqf Authority said the Israeli occupation police imposed security measures and movement restrictions in Occupied Jerusalem, especially in the Old City and its vicinity.
These police measures will be intensive during the holy month of Ramadan, especially during the few coming days when Jewish settlers are expected to celebrate their holiday Shavuot.
The police claimed the measures were necessary to prevent confrontations between Jews and Muslims in the Old City of Jerusalem.
The Waqf Authority said the Israeli occupation police imposed security measures and movement restrictions in Occupied Jerusalem, especially in the Old City and its vicinity.
These police measures will be intensive during the holy month of Ramadan, especially during the few coming days when Jewish settlers are expected to celebrate their holiday Shavuot.
The police claimed the measures were necessary to prevent confrontations between Jews and Muslims in the Old City of Jerusalem.
A Palestinian child was injured on Thursday evening in a hit-and-run attack by an Israeli settler driving in Hawara town, south of Nablus.
Activist Ghassan Daghlas said an Israeli settler rammed his car into 10-year-old Ayman Oudeh in Hawara and ran away, leaving the child bleeding.
The child was evacuated to a local hospital so as to be treated for the moderate wounds sustained in the attack.
Activist Ghassan Daghlas said an Israeli settler rammed his car into 10-year-old Ayman Oudeh in Hawara and ran away, leaving the child bleeding.
The child was evacuated to a local hospital so as to be treated for the moderate wounds sustained in the attack.
A horde of extremist Jewish settlers stormed at dawn Friday Kifl Haris town, north of Salfit in the occupied West Bank, and performed rituals at historical sites.
According to local sources, settlers aboard three vehicles entered the town at dawn and visited Islamic shrines in the central area.
Later, the settlers withdrew to Ariel settlement after spending hours in the area.
According to local sources, settlers aboard three vehicles entered the town at dawn and visited Islamic shrines in the central area.
Later, the settlers withdrew to Ariel settlement after spending hours in the area.
17 may 2018
Dozens of Israeli settlers stormed on Thursday morning, the first day of Ramadan Month, Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa Mosque—the third holiest site in Islam—via the Maghareba Gate.
Hordes of Israeli settlers, escorted by policemen, broke into al-Aqsa Mosque and carried out a round of sacrilegious tours.
At the same time, the peaceful Muslim worshipers have been subjected to tough crackdowns and restrictions by the Israeli police near the main entrances to the site.
Several worshipers have been searched and dozens more have had their IDs seized while attempting to enter al-Aqsa to perform their daily prayers.
Hordes of Israeli settlers, escorted by policemen, broke into al-Aqsa Mosque and carried out a round of sacrilegious tours.
At the same time, the peaceful Muslim worshipers have been subjected to tough crackdowns and restrictions by the Israeli police near the main entrances to the site.
Several worshipers have been searched and dozens more have had their IDs seized while attempting to enter al-Aqsa to perform their daily prayers.
A group of extremist illegal Israeli colonizers, living on Palestinian lands in the southern West Bank governorate of Hebron, occupied on Wednesday evening an archeological Palestinian home in Doura city, south of Hebron.
Media sources in Hebron said the colonizers invaded Ein ad-Dalba area, near the eastern entrance of Doura, and occupied the archeological home, owned by al-Harbiyyat family, and raised Israeli flags on the property and around it.
Israeli soldiers were deployed in the area, and did not attempt to remove or stop the invaders, but instead prevented the Palestinians from entering the area.
The head of “Kan’aan’s Sons Society for Heritage Conservation” Yousef Nassar, said there are many ancient and archeological homes extending on the main road between Hebron city and its southern areas, and are all a constant target by the illegal Israeli colonialist settlers.
He added that the family has the official deeds proving ownership of the property, dating backing to the Ottoman era.
In related news, Israeli soldiers abducted, on Wednesday evening, Luay Hani Sultan, 20, from al-Boweira area, east of Hebron, after repeating beating him up.
Media sources in Hebron said the colonizers invaded Ein ad-Dalba area, near the eastern entrance of Doura, and occupied the archeological home, owned by al-Harbiyyat family, and raised Israeli flags on the property and around it.
Israeli soldiers were deployed in the area, and did not attempt to remove or stop the invaders, but instead prevented the Palestinians from entering the area.
The head of “Kan’aan’s Sons Society for Heritage Conservation” Yousef Nassar, said there are many ancient and archeological homes extending on the main road between Hebron city and its southern areas, and are all a constant target by the illegal Israeli colonialist settlers.
He added that the family has the official deeds proving ownership of the property, dating backing to the Ottoman era.
In related news, Israeli soldiers abducted, on Wednesday evening, Luay Hani Sultan, 20, from al-Boweira area, east of Hebron, after repeating beating him up.
