21 oct 2018
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Several illegal Israeli settlers were videotaped, Saturday, throwing rocks at Palestinians in the village of Burin, southwest of the northern West Bank of Nablus.
They were seen throwing rocks at residences in the Nablus Governorate under the cover of Israeli forces whom stood guard for the colonizers. Quds News Network said the Palestinians were harvesting their olives when the settlers attacked. Yahia Qadous, the head of the Local Village Council in Burin, said the assailants came from Yitzhar colony, which was built on private Palestinian lands, in the southeastern area of the village. |
Qadous added that the Palestinians tried to remove the invading colonists, while the soldiers attacked them with gas bombs
On Sunday, a number of illegal extremist Israeli colonialist settlers, accompanied by soldiers, invaded Palestinian lands in Khallet al-Nahla area near Khalayel al-Louz, southeast of Bethlehem, and bulldozed them.
Hasan Breijiyya, the coordinator of the Popular Committee against the Annexation Wall and colonies in Bethlehem, said the colonists brought bulldozers into the area, and uprooted lands owned by members of Obeyyat family.
Breijiyya added that the colonists bulldozed the lands to establish a bypass road, in addition to rooms and hothouses on the Palestinian lands after illegal confiscating them.
It is worth mentioning that the area has been subject to frequent violations by the soldiers and the colonialist settlers.
Hasan Breijiyya, the coordinator of the Popular Committee against the Annexation Wall and colonies in Bethlehem, said the colonists brought bulldozers into the area, and uprooted lands owned by members of Obeyyat family.
Breijiyya added that the colonists bulldozed the lands to establish a bypass road, in addition to rooms and hothouses on the Palestinian lands after illegal confiscating them.
It is worth mentioning that the area has been subject to frequent violations by the soldiers and the colonialist settlers.
Dozens of Israeli settlers stormed on Sunday morning Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa Mosque—the third holiest site in Islam—via the Maghareba Gate.
Israeli settlers, escorted by policemen, broke into al-Aqsa Mosque as part of the morning break-in shift and carried out a round of sacrilegious tours. Dozens more are expected to show up at the site in the next few hours.
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.
Israeli settlers, escorted by policemen, broke into al-Aqsa Mosque as part of the morning break-in shift and carried out a round of sacrilegious tours. Dozens more are expected to show up at the site in the next few hours.
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.
20 oct 2018
A Palestinian woman and child were injured on Saturday evening after they were attacked by Israeli settlers in the Old City of al-Khalil, south of the West Bank.
The PIC reporter said that a group of settlers attacked a Palestinian family while they were walking on al-Shuhadaa street.
He added that the settlers stopped the family and started to beat them with rifle butts injuring Ali al-Natsha, 14, in the head, and Mazouza al-Natsha, 57, in the shoulder and the neck.
The injured were transferred by a Red Crescent ambulance to a local hospital for treatment, and their health condition was described as stable.
Palestinian families living on al-Shuhadaa street and Tal Rumeida in al-Khalil are attacked on almost a daily basis by the Israeli settlers of neighboring settlements built illegally on Palestinian lands.
The PIC reporter said that a group of settlers attacked a Palestinian family while they were walking on al-Shuhadaa street.
He added that the settlers stopped the family and started to beat them with rifle butts injuring Ali al-Natsha, 14, in the head, and Mazouza al-Natsha, 57, in the shoulder and the neck.
The injured were transferred by a Red Crescent ambulance to a local hospital for treatment, and their health condition was described as stable.
Palestinian families living on al-Shuhadaa street and Tal Rumeida in al-Khalil are attacked on almost a daily basis by the Israeli settlers of neighboring settlements built illegally on Palestinian lands.
A Palestinian family from Jit village in Nablus miraculously survived an attack last night by a group of settlers on a bypass near the outpost of Havat Gilad.
Local activist Zakariya as-Sadda told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that this attack would have ended the life of an entire family.
He explained that settlers, after midnight Saturday, set up an ambush on a road near their outpost and tried to kill Ahmed as-Sadda and his family who were driving home, adding that their car sustained some damage.
Local activist Zakariya as-Sadda told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that this attack would have ended the life of an entire family.
He explained that settlers, after midnight Saturday, set up an ambush on a road near their outpost and tried to kill Ahmed as-Sadda and his family who were driving home, adding that their car sustained some damage.
Israeli settlers on Saturday morning attacked Palestinian farmers who were harvesting olives in Burin town, south of Nablus city in the northern West Bank.
Head of Burin's village council Yahya Qadous told the PIC reporter that a group of Israeli settlers coming from Yitzhar settlement attacked Palestinian farmers under the protection of the Israeli occupation forces.
Qadous said that confrontations broke out between the settlers and the Palestinian farmers during which the Israeli forces fired teargas canisters at the farmers.
Meanwhile in the same town, another group of settlers attacked the house of the Palestinian citizen Basheer al-Zaben and uprooted the fence installed around the house to protect it.
An Israeli military patrol later raided the area, provided protection to the settlers who were clashing with Palestinian citizens, and heavily fired teargas canisters at the Palestinians.
Head of Burin's village council Yahya Qadous told the PIC reporter that a group of Israeli settlers coming from Yitzhar settlement attacked Palestinian farmers under the protection of the Israeli occupation forces.
Qadous said that confrontations broke out between the settlers and the Palestinian farmers during which the Israeli forces fired teargas canisters at the farmers.
Meanwhile in the same town, another group of settlers attacked the house of the Palestinian citizen Basheer al-Zaben and uprooted the fence installed around the house to protect it.
An Israeli military patrol later raided the area, provided protection to the settlers who were clashing with Palestinian citizens, and heavily fired teargas canisters at the Palestinians.
18 oct 2018
Twenty-eight cars were vandalized earlier this week in the Palestinian West Bank village of Mazra'a al-Qibliya near Ramallah, Haaretz has reported.
Quoting Palestinian reports, Haaretz said tires of dozens of Palestinian vehicles were slashed, and several cars were spray-painted with Stars of David and racist graffiti in Hebrew.
Head of the village, Sa'id Shartah, said that on Sunday night or Monday morning the locals found cars parked in the area with all their tires slashed and others spray-painted with Hebrew-speaking graffiti.
Palestinians said they had complained to the Israel Police, but that police forces refrained from entering from the village under the pretext that rocks were hurled at them.
Settler violence against Palestinians and their property is routine in the West Bank and is rarely prosecuted by the Israeli occupation authorities.
Settlers' violence includes property and mosque arsons, stone-throwing, uprooting of crops and olive trees, attacks on vulnerable homes, among others.
Between 500,000 and 600,000 Israelis live in Jewish-only settlements across the occupied Palestinian territories in violation of international law.
All settlements across the West Bank are illegal under international law, particularly article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention, which establishes that the occupying power shall not deport or forcibly transfer civilian population in territory it occupies.
Quoting Palestinian reports, Haaretz said tires of dozens of Palestinian vehicles were slashed, and several cars were spray-painted with Stars of David and racist graffiti in Hebrew.
Head of the village, Sa'id Shartah, said that on Sunday night or Monday morning the locals found cars parked in the area with all their tires slashed and others spray-painted with Hebrew-speaking graffiti.
Palestinians said they had complained to the Israel Police, but that police forces refrained from entering from the village under the pretext that rocks were hurled at them.
Settler violence against Palestinians and their property is routine in the West Bank and is rarely prosecuted by the Israeli occupation authorities.
Settlers' violence includes property and mosque arsons, stone-throwing, uprooting of crops and olive trees, attacks on vulnerable homes, among others.
Between 500,000 and 600,000 Israelis live in Jewish-only settlements across the occupied Palestinian territories in violation of international law.
All settlements across the West Bank are illegal under international law, particularly article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention, which establishes that the occupying power shall not deport or forcibly transfer civilian population in territory it occupies.
A Palestinian youth sustained injuries on Thursday as Israeli settlers and soldiers broke into Urif town, south of Nablus, in the northern occupied West Bank.
Speaking with PIC, head of Urif village council Mazen Shahada said over 70 extremist Israelis residing in Yitzhar illegal settlement and escorted by policemen stormed Palestinian lands in al-Marah, south of Urif, and attacked Palestinian homes and the local high school, leading to clashes.
Israeli soldiers attacked the locals with spates of bullet fire and teargas canisters.
A young man was shot and injured in the thigh. He was taken to a hospital in Nablus.
Speaking with PIC, head of Urif village council Mazen Shahada said over 70 extremist Israelis residing in Yitzhar illegal settlement and escorted by policemen stormed Palestinian lands in al-Marah, south of Urif, and attacked Palestinian homes and the local high school, leading to clashes.
Israeli soldiers attacked the locals with spates of bullet fire and teargas canisters.
A young man was shot and injured in the thigh. He was taken to a hospital in Nablus.
Extremist Israeli settlers stormed at daybreak Thursday the vicinities of al-Nabi Younes Mosque northeast of Halhul town, in al-Khalil.
Eye-witnesses said a car with an Israeli registration plate and driving at high speed rolled into the vicinities of the mosque and threw worn clothes outside of the holy site, before they ran away.
Israeli settlers frequently break into al-Nabi Younes Mosque which is an Islamic waqf (endowment) property.
Eye-witnesses said a car with an Israeli registration plate and driving at high speed rolled into the vicinities of the mosque and threw worn clothes outside of the holy site, before they ran away.
Israeli settlers frequently break into al-Nabi Younes Mosque which is an Islamic waqf (endowment) property.
17 oct 2018
In 2015, Israel approved a law that stipulated a 20 year prison sentence for individuals caught throwing stones.
The intention was to target Palestinians involved in resistance activities, despite the discrepancies between armed Jewish Israeli settlers and Palestinians in terms of weapons available for them to use.
“Tolerance towards terrorists ends today,” commented Israeli Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked. “A stone thrower is a terrorist and only a fitting punishment can serve as a deterrent and just punishment.”
Yet despite claiming that Palestinians who throw stones during clashes “provoke” unwarranted violence, stone throwing by Jewish Israeli settler-colonists has many precedents and victims, and is usually overlooked. The latest Palestinian victim of Jewish stone-throwers was Aisha Al-Rabi who was killed last Friday while on her way home in the car. Settlers hurled stones at the family car, killing Aisha and injuring her husband Yacoub.
Israeli Tourism Minister Yariv Levin described the killing and subsequent attachment of blame to Jewish settlers as “a scrap of an incident”. He added, “It is quite galling that it takes an incident like this in relation to a Palestinian vehicle for it [stone throwing] to be raised on the agenda.”
In fact, B’Tselem has documented many instances of settler-colonial violence, including stone throwing by extremist Jews on many occasions. The Israeli rights group has pointed out that there is an absence of law enforcement in such cases.
The Israeli media gives priority to detailing clashes between stone-throwing settlers and the Israeli military, which usually end in a tally of those injured and a notification of temporary arrest. There is an explicit difference in punishment and media portrayal between settler violence and Palestinian resistance. The former is exempt from punishment, whether the violence is directed against Palestinians or the Israeli military; the latter, meanwhile, is criminalized.
Al-Rabi’s case crossed a red line as regards media coverage due to settlers causing her death by stone throwing, hence the need for her murder to be downplayed by Levin. His comments indicate that close scrutiny of Jewish Israeli settler stone throwers is unacceptable to right-wing politicians, particularly when the victim, who was killed, is a Palestinian.
However, if the context is taken into consideration, it is clear that the Israeli state has manufactured a culture of impunity for stone throwing (and other) crimes by its settler population. This precise bequeathing of impunity is evidence of the colonial state’s dependence upon its settlers, no matter that they live in illegal settlements, to preserve its existence.
While condemning the murder, the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov failed to address settler stone throwing, focusing instead upon the attack as creating “a new cycle of violence that would further undermine the prospects of peace between Palestinians and Israelis.” This was not, however, a “new cycle of violence”; to describe the crime thus is to absolve the Israeli colonial state and its settlers of embracing stone throwing as the means to terrorize Palestinians merely for being the indigenous inhabitants of historic Palestine.
Palestinian stone throwers, facing heavily armed settlers and the military, face harsh sentences and at times even extrajudicial murder for daring to resist the colonial violence endorsed by Israel. Al-Rabi’s killing was an unprovoked terror attack. Will Shaked’s misplaced words, directed against Palestinians, be fully invoked against Jewish Israeli settler stone throwers when, as in this case, the end result is murder? Or will it be yet another examples of excuses, excuses but no justice from Israel’s Justice Minister?
- Ramona Wadi is an independent researcher, freelance journalist, book reviewer and blogger. Her writing covers a range of themes in relation to Palestine, Chile and Latin America. Her article appeared in MEMO.
The intention was to target Palestinians involved in resistance activities, despite the discrepancies between armed Jewish Israeli settlers and Palestinians in terms of weapons available for them to use.
“Tolerance towards terrorists ends today,” commented Israeli Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked. “A stone thrower is a terrorist and only a fitting punishment can serve as a deterrent and just punishment.”
Yet despite claiming that Palestinians who throw stones during clashes “provoke” unwarranted violence, stone throwing by Jewish Israeli settler-colonists has many precedents and victims, and is usually overlooked. The latest Palestinian victim of Jewish stone-throwers was Aisha Al-Rabi who was killed last Friday while on her way home in the car. Settlers hurled stones at the family car, killing Aisha and injuring her husband Yacoub.
Israeli Tourism Minister Yariv Levin described the killing and subsequent attachment of blame to Jewish settlers as “a scrap of an incident”. He added, “It is quite galling that it takes an incident like this in relation to a Palestinian vehicle for it [stone throwing] to be raised on the agenda.”
In fact, B’Tselem has documented many instances of settler-colonial violence, including stone throwing by extremist Jews on many occasions. The Israeli rights group has pointed out that there is an absence of law enforcement in such cases.
The Israeli media gives priority to detailing clashes between stone-throwing settlers and the Israeli military, which usually end in a tally of those injured and a notification of temporary arrest. There is an explicit difference in punishment and media portrayal between settler violence and Palestinian resistance. The former is exempt from punishment, whether the violence is directed against Palestinians or the Israeli military; the latter, meanwhile, is criminalized.
Al-Rabi’s case crossed a red line as regards media coverage due to settlers causing her death by stone throwing, hence the need for her murder to be downplayed by Levin. His comments indicate that close scrutiny of Jewish Israeli settler stone throwers is unacceptable to right-wing politicians, particularly when the victim, who was killed, is a Palestinian.
However, if the context is taken into consideration, it is clear that the Israeli state has manufactured a culture of impunity for stone throwing (and other) crimes by its settler population. This precise bequeathing of impunity is evidence of the colonial state’s dependence upon its settlers, no matter that they live in illegal settlements, to preserve its existence.
While condemning the murder, the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov failed to address settler stone throwing, focusing instead upon the attack as creating “a new cycle of violence that would further undermine the prospects of peace between Palestinians and Israelis.” This was not, however, a “new cycle of violence”; to describe the crime thus is to absolve the Israeli colonial state and its settlers of embracing stone throwing as the means to terrorize Palestinians merely for being the indigenous inhabitants of historic Palestine.
Palestinian stone throwers, facing heavily armed settlers and the military, face harsh sentences and at times even extrajudicial murder for daring to resist the colonial violence endorsed by Israel. Al-Rabi’s killing was an unprovoked terror attack. Will Shaked’s misplaced words, directed against Palestinians, be fully invoked against Jewish Israeli settler stone throwers when, as in this case, the end result is murder? Or will it be yet another examples of excuses, excuses but no justice from Israel’s Justice Minister?
- Ramona Wadi is an independent researcher, freelance journalist, book reviewer and blogger. Her writing covers a range of themes in relation to Palestine, Chile and Latin America. Her article appeared in MEMO.
A number of illegal extremist Israeli colonialists attacked, Wednesday, Palestinian shepherds in the Northern Plains of the occupied West Bank, and stole a sheep.
Aref Daraghma, a human rights activist, said the colonists chased several Palestinian shepherds, forcing them out of grazing lands, near the illegal Shidmot colony.
Daraghma added that the assailants attacked the shepherds, and stole a sheep owned by a local shepherd, identified as Barakat Ali Zohdi.
In related news, Israeli soldiers invaded Khirbat Yizra village, east of Tubas in northeastern West Bank, and used drone to photograph Palestinian homes and structures.
Aref Daraghma, a human rights activist, said the colonists chased several Palestinian shepherds, forcing them out of grazing lands, near the illegal Shidmot colony.
Daraghma added that the assailants attacked the shepherds, and stole a sheep owned by a local shepherd, identified as Barakat Ali Zohdi.
In related news, Israeli soldiers invaded Khirbat Yizra village, east of Tubas in northeastern West Bank, and used drone to photograph Palestinian homes and structures.
A group of illegal Israeli colonialist settlers attacked, on Wednesday evening, three Palestinian homes in Orif village, south of Nablus, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.
Ghassan Daghlas, a Palestinian official who monitors colonialist activities in the northern West Bank, said the assailants came from Yitzhar illegal colony, which was built on Palestinian lands, near the village.
The attack led to property damage, especially to the windows of the three homes, owned by Samir Sawalma, Ahmad Shehada and Jamal Shehada.
He also said the dozens of soldiers invaded the town after the attack, and fired many live rounds, gas bombs and concussion grenades at Palestinians, protesting the assault and the invasion.
Ghassan Daghlas, a Palestinian official who monitors colonialist activities in the northern West Bank, said the assailants came from Yitzhar illegal colony, which was built on Palestinian lands, near the village.
The attack led to property damage, especially to the windows of the three homes, owned by Samir Sawalma, Ahmad Shehada and Jamal Shehada.
He also said the dozens of soldiers invaded the town after the attack, and fired many live rounds, gas bombs and concussion grenades at Palestinians, protesting the assault and the invasion.
A Palestinian young man was injured Wednesday after being attacked by a group of settlers in Barqa town west of Nablus, northern West Bank.
Head of the village council Jihad Salah affirmed that dozens of settlers violently attacked the young man Mahmoud Sa'id Hussein, 20, while picking olives in his agricultural land near the evacuated settlement of Homesh.
The injured youth was taken to hospital for treatment, suffering different bruises and injuries in his hand and face.
A Palestinian mother of eight was killed last week when settlers threw stones at a car she was in.
Head of the village council Jihad Salah affirmed that dozens of settlers violently attacked the young man Mahmoud Sa'id Hussein, 20, while picking olives in his agricultural land near the evacuated settlement of Homesh.
The injured youth was taken to hospital for treatment, suffering different bruises and injuries in his hand and face.
A Palestinian mother of eight was killed last week when settlers threw stones at a car she was in.
The Israeli occupation army on Tuesday evening announced Tel Rumeida neighborhood in al-Khalil city a closed military zone during the presence of Jewish settlers there.
According to local sources, the neighborhood was closed off as hundreds of Jewish settlers started to flock to the archeological park.
Earlier on the same day, settlers pitched a tent near the park in Tel Rumeida.
Tel Rumeida neighborhood is one of the oldest inhabited areas in the world and part of al-Khalil Old City. UNESCO considers the neighborhood an integral part of the occupied Palestinian territories and a world heritage site.
According to local sources, the neighborhood was closed off as hundreds of Jewish settlers started to flock to the archeological park.
Earlier on the same day, settlers pitched a tent near the park in Tel Rumeida.
Tel Rumeida neighborhood is one of the oldest inhabited areas in the world and part of al-Khalil Old City. UNESCO considers the neighborhood an integral part of the occupied Palestinian territories and a world heritage site.
Extremist Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian family in the Old City of al-Khalil, in the southern occupied West Bank.
A PIC news correspondent said seven Israeli gunmen broke into a Palestinian family home owned by Khalil al-Natshah, 64, and located near the Ibrahimi Mosque, before they violently beat up the family members.
Saad al-Natshah, aged 17, was left bleeding as Israeli settlers aggressively beat him using thick sticks. He was rushed to Mohamed Ali AlMuhtaseb Hospital for treatment.
Settler violence against Palestinians and their property is routine in the West Bank and is rarely prosecuted by the Israeli occupation authorities.
Settlers' violence includes property and mosque arsons, stone-throwing, uprooting of crops and olive trees, attacks on vulnerable homes, among others.
Between 500,000 and 600,000 Israelis live in Jewish-only settlements across the occupied Palestinian territories in violation of international law.
All settlements across the West Bank are illegal under international law, particularly article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention, which establishes that the occupying power shall not deport or forcibly transfer civilian population in territory it occupies.
A PIC news correspondent said seven Israeli gunmen broke into a Palestinian family home owned by Khalil al-Natshah, 64, and located near the Ibrahimi Mosque, before they violently beat up the family members.
Saad al-Natshah, aged 17, was left bleeding as Israeli settlers aggressively beat him using thick sticks. He was rushed to Mohamed Ali AlMuhtaseb Hospital for treatment.
Settler violence against Palestinians and their property is routine in the West Bank and is rarely prosecuted by the Israeli occupation authorities.
Settlers' violence includes property and mosque arsons, stone-throwing, uprooting of crops and olive trees, attacks on vulnerable homes, among others.
Between 500,000 and 600,000 Israelis live in Jewish-only settlements across the occupied Palestinian territories in violation of international law.
All settlements across the West Bank are illegal under international law, particularly article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention, which establishes that the occupying power shall not deport or forcibly transfer civilian population in territory it occupies.
