30 june 2015
Israeli soldiers kidnapped two Palestinian children in Yatta town, near the southern West Bank city of Hebron, handed nine families notices to stop the construction of their homes, and demolished three tents and sheds in Jebna village.
The Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements in Hebron said the soldiers kidnapped two children, after the army invading their families’ homes, and searched them.
The two have been identified as Issa Mohammad Shawaheen, 15, and Ahmad Ghassan Shawaheen, 16 years of age.
The Committee added that the soldiers invaded, on Monday evening, Jebna village in Masafer Yatta area in Hebron, and handed nine families military orders to stop the construction of their homes, in addition to handing three orders for demolishing tens and sheds the families currently inhabit.
Head of the Masafer Yatta Protection Committee Othman al-Jabarin said the soldiers handed the orders to Nabil Hussein al-Jabarin, Ali Mohammad al-Jabarin, Mousa Ibrahim Abu Younis, Issa Maher, Mahmoud Ahmad Younis, Ibrahim Ahmad Younis, Mohammad Houshiyya, and Issam Issa Abu Younis.
On Tuesday at dawn, soldiers invaded Marah Rabah village, south of Bethlehem, and handed an interrogation warrant to resident Ahmad Qassem Omar, 45, after they stormed his home, and searched it.
The Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements in Hebron said the soldiers kidnapped two children, after the army invading their families’ homes, and searched them.
The two have been identified as Issa Mohammad Shawaheen, 15, and Ahmad Ghassan Shawaheen, 16 years of age.
The Committee added that the soldiers invaded, on Monday evening, Jebna village in Masafer Yatta area in Hebron, and handed nine families military orders to stop the construction of their homes, in addition to handing three orders for demolishing tens and sheds the families currently inhabit.
Head of the Masafer Yatta Protection Committee Othman al-Jabarin said the soldiers handed the orders to Nabil Hussein al-Jabarin, Ali Mohammad al-Jabarin, Mousa Ibrahim Abu Younis, Issa Maher, Mahmoud Ahmad Younis, Ibrahim Ahmad Younis, Mohammad Houshiyya, and Issam Issa Abu Younis.
On Tuesday at dawn, soldiers invaded Marah Rabah village, south of Bethlehem, and handed an interrogation warrant to resident Ahmad Qassem Omar, 45, after they stormed his home, and searched it.
The Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) afternoon Monday notified 11 Palestinian families of their decision to demolish and stop the construction of 11 homes in al-Khalil’s town of Yatta, in the southern West Bank.
Coordinator for the popular committee against settlement in Yatta, Rateb al-Jabour, said the IOA ordered eight Palestinian families to stop the construction of their homes and notified three other families of the intent to knock down their houses.
Al-Jabour said the notifications targeted Houshiya, Abu Younis, and al-Jabreen families, among others, under the pretext of unlicensed construction.
The demolition threats were delivered a few hours before the Israeli occupation army, on early Tuesday morning, tightened military grip around al-Khalil city.
Eyewitnesses said Israeli army troops have been heavily stationed at the northern entrance to the city, near the illegal settlement of Gush Etzion, and sealed off the Bethlehem-al-Khalil access road with randomly-pitched checkpoints.
The Israeli occupation troops were also deployed near al-Khalil’s towns of Sa’ir, Halhoul, al-Shyoukh, and Bani Na’im, generating a state of panic among civilians in the area.
Coordinator for the popular committee against settlement in Yatta, Rateb al-Jabour, said the IOA ordered eight Palestinian families to stop the construction of their homes and notified three other families of the intent to knock down their houses.
Al-Jabour said the notifications targeted Houshiya, Abu Younis, and al-Jabreen families, among others, under the pretext of unlicensed construction.
The demolition threats were delivered a few hours before the Israeli occupation army, on early Tuesday morning, tightened military grip around al-Khalil city.
Eyewitnesses said Israeli army troops have been heavily stationed at the northern entrance to the city, near the illegal settlement of Gush Etzion, and sealed off the Bethlehem-al-Khalil access road with randomly-pitched checkpoints.
The Israeli occupation troops were also deployed near al-Khalil’s towns of Sa’ir, Halhoul, al-Shyoukh, and Bani Na’im, generating a state of panic among civilians in the area.
The Israeli occupation authority (IOA) on Monday notified a Palestinian citizen of its intention to demolish his agricultural facility in Khader town, west of Bethlehem city, at the pretext of unlicensed construction.
The national committee against settlement in the town said that Ibrahim Khalil, who live in Umm Rukba area, was handed yesterday a demolition order issued against his cattle shed.
Several demolition orders have been either carried out or issued recently against Palestinian property in Umm Rukba area of the town as part of an Israeli Judaization plan targeting the Palestinian presence in the West Bank, according to the committee.
The national committee against settlement in the town said that Ibrahim Khalil, who live in Umm Rukba area, was handed yesterday a demolition order issued against his cattle shed.
Several demolition orders have been either carried out or issued recently against Palestinian property in Umm Rukba area of the town as part of an Israeli Judaization plan targeting the Palestinian presence in the West Bank, according to the committee.
29 june 2015
The Israeli occupation army on Sunday notified Palestinian farmers in Bruqin town, west of Salfit, of its intention to appropriate parts of their land.
The farmers reported that the Israeli army decided to build a watchtower on four dunums of their agricultural land.
The farmer complained that the town became surrounded by three expanding settlement, Ariel, Barkan, and Bruchin.
They have appealed to human rights groups to intervene to stop Israel from expanding its settlements at the expense of their agricultural areas, which they described as their only source of livelihood.
The farmers reported that the Israeli army decided to build a watchtower on four dunums of their agricultural land.
The farmer complained that the town became surrounded by three expanding settlement, Ariel, Barkan, and Bruchin.
They have appealed to human rights groups to intervene to stop Israel from expanding its settlements at the expense of their agricultural areas, which they described as their only source of livelihood.
27 june 2015
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) Saturday morning handed two demolition notices to two Palestinian brothers informing them of the intension to raze their tents to the east of Yatta town in southern al-Khalil.
The coordinator of the Popular Committee against Settlement in Yatta, Ratib al-Jabour, told the PIC reporter that the IOF soldiers along with Israeli civil administration teams stormed the town and handed the destruction notices to two brothers called Majid and Ayed al-Shawahin.
The structures to be demolished are two tents used for housing purposes as they shelter two Palestinian families. The IOF claimed lack of building permits, Jabour pointed out.
He underlined that the continuous issuance of demolition notices in east of Yatta against Palestinians’ houses and tents aim at deporting Palestinians away from their homes for the purpose of settlement expansion.
Israeli Forces to Demolish Homes South of Hebron
Israeli forces, on Saturday, notified two Palestinians of their intention to demolish their residential tents in Hebron’s Masafer Yatta, an area that lies almost entirely in area C, under full Israeli control, according to a local activist.
Coordinator of the popular committee against the wall and settlements in southern Hebron, Rateb al-Jabour, said that forces handed two brothers, who were identified as Ayed and Majed al-Shwaheen, demolition notices for their residential tents, which, if implemented, would displace them and their families.
He said, according to WAFA, that this measure aims to empty the area from its lawful Palestinian owners as a prelude to take over the land for the benefit of settlement expansion.
Issuance of construction permits for Palestinians living in Area C, under full Israeli administrative and military control, is strictly limited, forcing Palestinians residing in such areas to embark on construction without obtaining a permit.
According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), between December 30, 2014 and January 12, 2015, Israeli authorities demolished 27 Palestinian structures in Area C, of the West Bank, and five in East Jerusalem, in addition to two "self-demolitions", due to lack of Israeli-issued building permits.
The coordinator of the Popular Committee against Settlement in Yatta, Ratib al-Jabour, told the PIC reporter that the IOF soldiers along with Israeli civil administration teams stormed the town and handed the destruction notices to two brothers called Majid and Ayed al-Shawahin.
The structures to be demolished are two tents used for housing purposes as they shelter two Palestinian families. The IOF claimed lack of building permits, Jabour pointed out.
He underlined that the continuous issuance of demolition notices in east of Yatta against Palestinians’ houses and tents aim at deporting Palestinians away from their homes for the purpose of settlement expansion.
Israeli Forces to Demolish Homes South of Hebron
Israeli forces, on Saturday, notified two Palestinians of their intention to demolish their residential tents in Hebron’s Masafer Yatta, an area that lies almost entirely in area C, under full Israeli control, according to a local activist.
Coordinator of the popular committee against the wall and settlements in southern Hebron, Rateb al-Jabour, said that forces handed two brothers, who were identified as Ayed and Majed al-Shwaheen, demolition notices for their residential tents, which, if implemented, would displace them and their families.
He said, according to WAFA, that this measure aims to empty the area from its lawful Palestinian owners as a prelude to take over the land for the benefit of settlement expansion.
Issuance of construction permits for Palestinians living in Area C, under full Israeli administrative and military control, is strictly limited, forcing Palestinians residing in such areas to embark on construction without obtaining a permit.
According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), between December 30, 2014 and January 12, 2015, Israeli authorities demolished 27 Palestinian structures in Area C, of the West Bank, and five in East Jerusalem, in addition to two "self-demolitions", due to lack of Israeli-issued building permits.
Israeli war minister Moshe Ya’alon has approved recently a plan to confiscate Beit al-Baraka church in al-Khalil as a prelude to establish “a strategic settlement” in the area, Palestinian official reports revealed Saturday.
Israeli settlers claimed that they had earlier brought the church with the aim of establishing a settlement located between Gush Etzion bloc and al-Khalil city, the reports added.
Israel Land Fund intends to establish a hotel in the area, the reports said.
The church, located in an area of 40 dunums near Arroub refugee camp in al-Khalil, was purchased by an American association in favor of the settlers.
30 Israeli soldiers are currently deployed in the church as a prelude for the establishment of the settlement.
Israeli settlers claimed that they had earlier brought the church with the aim of establishing a settlement located between Gush Etzion bloc and al-Khalil city, the reports added.
Israel Land Fund intends to establish a hotel in the area, the reports said.
The church, located in an area of 40 dunums near Arroub refugee camp in al-Khalil, was purchased by an American association in favor of the settlers.
30 Israeli soldiers are currently deployed in the church as a prelude for the establishment of the settlement.
26 june 2015
The Israeli Interior Ministry and Land Administration Agency, in cooperation with the Regavim NGO and the Jewish National Fund (JNF), have been demolishing 1,000 Arab homes in Al-Naqab every year, under the pretext that they were built without permits.
Days of Palestine reports that this has been revealed by Amichai Yogev, the southern region director of Regavim, which was founded in 2006 in order to confiscate Palestinian land and build illegal Jewish only settlements in the occupied West Bank and Al-Naqab.
In an interview with Jewish Voice, Yogev said that there are 220,000 Arabs in Al-Naqab today and that they are living on 13,000 km2 of land.
According to estimates, there are about 70,000 unlicensed homes in the “recognised” and “unrecognised” towns and villages.
This means that these homes are at risk of being demolished at any moment, according to Regavim’s way of thinking.
Yogev also claimed that the Israeli NGO is frustrated by the current situation, as the Palestinian residents in Al-Naqab build 2,000-3,000 homes a year in the unrecognised villages and gatherings.
He added that, despite their aggressive nature, the demolitions have less of an impact on the reality of the demographic spread that the Israeli establishment is seeking to reduce by means of these campaigns.
Asked what a village needs in order to be classified as “unrecognised”, Yogev said that all the villages located in the Beersheba-Arad-Yeruham triangle are “illegal”; therefore, they may be destroyed and their residents expelled.
The indigenous Palestinian residents in the region describe Regavim as a racist organisation. They say that most of its inspectors, who stick demolition notices on their homes, working with the so-called Israeli Land Administration Agency, are settlers living in settlements in the Negev.
Days of Palestine reports that this has been revealed by Amichai Yogev, the southern region director of Regavim, which was founded in 2006 in order to confiscate Palestinian land and build illegal Jewish only settlements in the occupied West Bank and Al-Naqab.
In an interview with Jewish Voice, Yogev said that there are 220,000 Arabs in Al-Naqab today and that they are living on 13,000 km2 of land.
According to estimates, there are about 70,000 unlicensed homes in the “recognised” and “unrecognised” towns and villages.
This means that these homes are at risk of being demolished at any moment, according to Regavim’s way of thinking.
Yogev also claimed that the Israeli NGO is frustrated by the current situation, as the Palestinian residents in Al-Naqab build 2,000-3,000 homes a year in the unrecognised villages and gatherings.
He added that, despite their aggressive nature, the demolitions have less of an impact on the reality of the demographic spread that the Israeli establishment is seeking to reduce by means of these campaigns.
Asked what a village needs in order to be classified as “unrecognised”, Yogev said that all the villages located in the Beersheba-Arad-Yeruham triangle are “illegal”; therefore, they may be destroyed and their residents expelled.
The indigenous Palestinian residents in the region describe Regavim as a racist organisation. They say that most of its inspectors, who stick demolition notices on their homes, working with the so-called Israeli Land Administration Agency, are settlers living in settlements in the Negev.
24 june 2015
Israeli authorities yesterday handed down an order to Menizel village council, near Hebron city, to halt all building work on pipes and water tanks feeding water into the village.
Coordinator of Popular Resistence Committee, Rateb al-Jabour, told the official agency that the Israeli authorities presented member of the village council, Amad Rashid, with a notice of an order to halt the development of water pipes and tanks around the village.
Villages in the South Hebron hills are faced daily with new legislation, demolition threats and orders notifying owners that development is considered illegal by the occupying powers.
Demolition orders were delivered by Israeli officials yesterday for two tents in al-Mufaqarah village and one house, one tent and one cave in Jawwaya village, according to AIC.
Coordinator of Popular Resistence Committee, Rateb al-Jabour, told the official agency that the Israeli authorities presented member of the village council, Amad Rashid, with a notice of an order to halt the development of water pipes and tanks around the village.
Villages in the South Hebron hills are faced daily with new legislation, demolition threats and orders notifying owners that development is considered illegal by the occupying powers.
Demolition orders were delivered by Israeli officials yesterday for two tents in al-Mufaqarah village and one house, one tent and one cave in Jawwaya village, according to AIC.
The Israeli government has submitted anew a request to the high court to officially take over private Palestinian lands in order to legalize an unauthorized settlement outpost near Bethlehem, according to Peace Now.
The request was again in response to a Peace Now petition to demolish 17 settlers' homes, which were built on Palestinian-owned lots in the illegal settlement of Derech Ha’avot near Bethlehem.
The illegal outpost of Derech Ha'avot, is located within the illegal settlement block of Gush Etzion, which is now home for more than 54,000 Jewish settlers
The high court will convene soon to debate the demolition of these homes.
The Israeli government asked the court to consider the settlers' proposal to take over the lands by a "re-parcellation" (unification and division") procedure, which unites a few parcels together and enables to swap lands with the owners.
This procedure would allow the settlers to receive the Palestinian lands after giving its owners adjacent lands as a kind of compensation.
This is a kind of legal acrobatics that is meant to confiscate the lands without calling it a confiscation, Peace Now stressed.
"If this idea would be approved, the settlers could build anywhere, being sure that the land will be given to them eventually," Peace Now official Hagit Ofran said.
The request was again in response to a Peace Now petition to demolish 17 settlers' homes, which were built on Palestinian-owned lots in the illegal settlement of Derech Ha’avot near Bethlehem.
The illegal outpost of Derech Ha'avot, is located within the illegal settlement block of Gush Etzion, which is now home for more than 54,000 Jewish settlers
The high court will convene soon to debate the demolition of these homes.
The Israeli government asked the court to consider the settlers' proposal to take over the lands by a "re-parcellation" (unification and division") procedure, which unites a few parcels together and enables to swap lands with the owners.
This procedure would allow the settlers to receive the Palestinian lands after giving its owners adjacent lands as a kind of compensation.
This is a kind of legal acrobatics that is meant to confiscate the lands without calling it a confiscation, Peace Now stressed.
"If this idea would be approved, the settlers could build anywhere, being sure that the land will be given to them eventually," Peace Now official Hagit Ofran said.
Israeli occupation forces began, on Tuesday morning, a wide military exercise in the al-Maleh valley in the northern Jordan Valley, and evacuated dozens of Bedouin families.
According to Al Ray, Palestinian witnesses said that soldiers imposed a military cordon on the areas of al-Hammamat, al-Burj, al-Mayta and Humsa in Wadi al-Maleh area, in the northern Jordan Valley, and evacuated citizens and begun military exercises and maneuvers.
Palestinian citizens pointed to the displacement of around 42 families in those areas; they added that these exercises are made continuously.
According to Al Ray, Palestinian witnesses said that soldiers imposed a military cordon on the areas of al-Hammamat, al-Burj, al-Mayta and Humsa in Wadi al-Maleh area, in the northern Jordan Valley, and evacuated citizens and begun military exercises and maneuvers.
Palestinian citizens pointed to the displacement of around 42 families in those areas; they added that these exercises are made continuously.
Ahmad Qurea'
Member of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Ahmad Qurea’, who also heads the Jerusalem Department, strongly denounced the Israeli decision to illegally confiscate 615 Dunams, belonging to al-Walaja residents, south of Jerusalem.
He said the latest illegal confiscation is part of the Israeli plan to build a “National Garden” that would lead to the annexation of large areas of privately owned Palestinian lands.
Qurea’ said Israel is planning to pave roads, pedestrian areas, special routes for bicycles, sports areas, and visiting centers in addition to parking lots and various public buildings for visitors and tourists.
The official added that the alleged “National Garden,” is part of a larger Israeli plan dubbed as “Emek Refaim”, one of Israel’s largest plans, most of it south of West Jerusalem, extending on 5600 Dunams (around 1606 Acres.)
“This is one of Israel’s hostile and illegal policies,” he said, “Israel wants full control on every part of occupied Jerusalem, continues to violate the basic rights of the Palestinian people, and International Law.”
In addition, Qurea’ denounced Israeli groups "that conducted bar mitzvah events in historic Islamic archeological sites," west of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, and said this all falls under Israeli plans that target the Al-Aqsa Mosque in particular, and Jerusalem in general, through various colonialist activities targeting religious and archeological places
He also condemned the ongoing assaults against the Palestinians, and their holy sites, especially the repeated invasions by fanatic groups and the police into the courtyards of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, the ongoing provocative tours, and the most recent Israeli decision to prevent six Palestinian women from entering the mosque and its courtyards for 15 days.
Member of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Ahmad Qurea’, who also heads the Jerusalem Department, strongly denounced the Israeli decision to illegally confiscate 615 Dunams, belonging to al-Walaja residents, south of Jerusalem.
He said the latest illegal confiscation is part of the Israeli plan to build a “National Garden” that would lead to the annexation of large areas of privately owned Palestinian lands.
Qurea’ said Israel is planning to pave roads, pedestrian areas, special routes for bicycles, sports areas, and visiting centers in addition to parking lots and various public buildings for visitors and tourists.
The official added that the alleged “National Garden,” is part of a larger Israeli plan dubbed as “Emek Refaim”, one of Israel’s largest plans, most of it south of West Jerusalem, extending on 5600 Dunams (around 1606 Acres.)
“This is one of Israel’s hostile and illegal policies,” he said, “Israel wants full control on every part of occupied Jerusalem, continues to violate the basic rights of the Palestinian people, and International Law.”
In addition, Qurea’ denounced Israeli groups "that conducted bar mitzvah events in historic Islamic archeological sites," west of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, and said this all falls under Israeli plans that target the Al-Aqsa Mosque in particular, and Jerusalem in general, through various colonialist activities targeting religious and archeological places
He also condemned the ongoing assaults against the Palestinians, and their holy sites, especially the repeated invasions by fanatic groups and the police into the courtyards of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, the ongoing provocative tours, and the most recent Israeli decision to prevent six Palestinian women from entering the mosque and its courtyards for 15 days.
23 june 2015
The Israeli occupation authority (IOA) has issued demolition orders against Palestinian homes in Yatta town, south of al-Khalil, and the Negev region at the pretext of unlicensed construction.
Rateb al-Jabour, coordinator of the national committee against settlement activities, told Quds Press that the IOA on Monday notified Bilal al-Shamesti, who live with his family in al-Karmal area near Yatta town, of its intention to demolish his home.
Jabour added that the house had been built several years ago, but the IOA aims to evacuate the Palestinian natives from their areas to expand settlements.
In the Negev, Israeli civil servants escorted by policemen on the same day stormed several villages and placed demolition notices on many homes.
Rateb al-Jabour, coordinator of the national committee against settlement activities, told Quds Press that the IOA on Monday notified Bilal al-Shamesti, who live with his family in al-Karmal area near Yatta town, of its intention to demolish his home.
Jabour added that the house had been built several years ago, but the IOA aims to evacuate the Palestinian natives from their areas to expand settlements.
In the Negev, Israeli civil servants escorted by policemen on the same day stormed several villages and placed demolition notices on many homes.
22 june 2015
The Israeli occupation army has ordered 27 Palestinian families living in Bedouin areas east of Tubas city to evacuate their homes.
Local sources said the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) delivered the evacuation notices during raids on different Bedouin areas in east of Tubas, including the areas of al-Hamamat, al-Burj, al-Maitah.
Local council official Aref Daraghmeh said the families were ordered to evacuate their homes next Tuesday and Friday from six o'clock in the morning to 12:30 in the afternoon at the pretext of carrying out military drills near their areas.
Daraghmeh condemned the Israeli orders as war crimes against the Palestinians and appealed to legal and human rights groups to stand by the Bedouin families and curb the systematic evacuation policy pursued by Israel in those areas.
Local sources said the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) delivered the evacuation notices during raids on different Bedouin areas in east of Tubas, including the areas of al-Hamamat, al-Burj, al-Maitah.
Local council official Aref Daraghmeh said the families were ordered to evacuate their homes next Tuesday and Friday from six o'clock in the morning to 12:30 in the afternoon at the pretext of carrying out military drills near their areas.
Daraghmeh condemned the Israeli orders as war crimes against the Palestinians and appealed to legal and human rights groups to stand by the Bedouin families and curb the systematic evacuation policy pursued by Israel in those areas.
21 june 2015
Israeli occupation defense minister, Moshe Ya’alon today approved the renovation of a building which is part of Beit Al-Baraka church near Al-Arroub refugee camp south Bethlehem, central West Bank. Israeli newspaper Haaretz about a month ago exposed seizure of the church by a Jewish billionaire, through a fake Norwegian real estate company headed by a Norwegian woman who claimed she was member of an American church.
Days after the publication, the reconstruction of the building has stopped to find the legal status of the renovation. Later, Haaretz said that IOF decided there was no law preventnig the renovation of the building and today Ya’alon has approved it.
Days after the publication, the reconstruction of the building has stopped to find the legal status of the renovation. Later, Haaretz said that IOF decided there was no law preventnig the renovation of the building and today Ya’alon has approved it.
20 june 2015
The Israeli Judaization and displacement schemes have escalated especially in Jaffa city, north of Occupied Palestine, as the Israeli Authorities approved new settlement schemes targeting the city which was occupied in 1948.
The so-called Israel Lands Administration (ILA) and Israeli Planning and Building Committee in Tel Aviv endorsed a huge Judaization and settlement scheme which will be established on the ruins of the Palestinian homes and lands in Nozha neighborhood in Jaffa.
The first phase of the scheme includes building 1500 settlement units on 200 acres over a period of 3 years and will be allocated to the rich Jews.
ILA claims that the Palestinian residents who live in this area will be expelled under pretext that these lands are “state owned” and that the Palestinians are illegally living in them and they will be compensated if they agree to leave.
First phase
Abdul-Qadir Satal, head of the Popular Committee in Jaffa, told Quds Press that this settlement project is part of the Israeli government policy to Judaize the city, and it aims to build 5000 settlement units and not only 1500 settlement units as declared. He clarified that this malicious scheme complements previous Israeli Judaization schemes.
Satal added: "The residents of Nozha neighborhood are being subjected to displacement for the third time; as they were expelled to Ajmi neighborhood after destroying about 3000 homes so as to build homes for the Jewish settlers, then they were forcibly displaced to Nozha neighborhood and now they are being displaced again but this time they don't know where to go."
Satal pointed to the fact that the Palestinians in Jaffa are living in their homes as protected tenants; meaning that the authorities have the right to 60 percent of the home and only 40 percent of the home is for the Palestinian families. Moreover, the lands are owned by ILA and it has the right to dispose of them at any time against payment of compensation to the residents on the grounds that these properties are not owned by the Arabs who live in them but rather by the ILA under the Absentee Property Law.
Close danger
Satal stressed that the situation in Jaffa in critical; as the number of Palestinians is decreasing while the number of the Jewish settlers is increasing on daily basis, and the Palestinians in Jaffa, who insist to stay in their lands, have sought support from the Palestinian institutions, associations, and committees abroad to face the ongoing Israeli schemes which target the city and provide alternatives to the Palestinian residents so that they would abandon the city.
"We've dismissed the last employee in the Popular Committee due to the lack of financial resources, so now there is no one in the Committee to follow up on the cases that need urgent attention," Satal said.
Satal said that Palestinian notables in Jaffa city will hold a meeting soon to come up with a plan to face this scheme, and expressed his fear that the constant harassment the Palestinians in Jaffa are suffering from may force some of them to consider leaving the city, which is "a grave danger that we've been trying to prevent for many years."
The so-called Israel Lands Administration (ILA) and Israeli Planning and Building Committee in Tel Aviv endorsed a huge Judaization and settlement scheme which will be established on the ruins of the Palestinian homes and lands in Nozha neighborhood in Jaffa.
The first phase of the scheme includes building 1500 settlement units on 200 acres over a period of 3 years and will be allocated to the rich Jews.
ILA claims that the Palestinian residents who live in this area will be expelled under pretext that these lands are “state owned” and that the Palestinians are illegally living in them and they will be compensated if they agree to leave.
First phase
Abdul-Qadir Satal, head of the Popular Committee in Jaffa, told Quds Press that this settlement project is part of the Israeli government policy to Judaize the city, and it aims to build 5000 settlement units and not only 1500 settlement units as declared. He clarified that this malicious scheme complements previous Israeli Judaization schemes.
Satal added: "The residents of Nozha neighborhood are being subjected to displacement for the third time; as they were expelled to Ajmi neighborhood after destroying about 3000 homes so as to build homes for the Jewish settlers, then they were forcibly displaced to Nozha neighborhood and now they are being displaced again but this time they don't know where to go."
Satal pointed to the fact that the Palestinians in Jaffa are living in their homes as protected tenants; meaning that the authorities have the right to 60 percent of the home and only 40 percent of the home is for the Palestinian families. Moreover, the lands are owned by ILA and it has the right to dispose of them at any time against payment of compensation to the residents on the grounds that these properties are not owned by the Arabs who live in them but rather by the ILA under the Absentee Property Law.
Close danger
Satal stressed that the situation in Jaffa in critical; as the number of Palestinians is decreasing while the number of the Jewish settlers is increasing on daily basis, and the Palestinians in Jaffa, who insist to stay in their lands, have sought support from the Palestinian institutions, associations, and committees abroad to face the ongoing Israeli schemes which target the city and provide alternatives to the Palestinian residents so that they would abandon the city.
"We've dismissed the last employee in the Popular Committee due to the lack of financial resources, so now there is no one in the Committee to follow up on the cases that need urgent attention," Satal said.
Satal said that Palestinian notables in Jaffa city will hold a meeting soon to come up with a plan to face this scheme, and expressed his fear that the constant harassment the Palestinians in Jaffa are suffering from may force some of them to consider leaving the city, which is "a grave danger that we've been trying to prevent for many years."
17 june 2015
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The 32-year old Nadia Abu Jamal, wife of the Martyr Ghassan Abu Jamal, is living in permanent anxiety and fear for her fate as well as her three children after the Israeli Supreme Court rejected the request of the “Defense of the Individual Center- Hamoked” not to deport her from the city of Jerusalem.
The 32-year old Ghassan Abu Jamal passed away on 18/11/2015 after carrying out an attack in a Jewish synagogue in West Jerusalem and the occupation authorities have been punishing his family since then with unjust decisions. Banning her from staying in Jerusalem |
Abu Jamal family explained to Wadi Hilweh Information Center that the court responded to the request of “Hamoked” organization and did not agree to the presence of Nadia in the city of Jerusalem. On 13/7/2015, a session will be held at the Supreme Court to discuss the request of “Hamoked” and during this period Nadia is banned from staying in Jerusalem.
Immediate sanctions by withdrawing “residency”
Nadia pointed out that she was informed by the interrogators that her “residency application” was cancelled after she was interrogated at Al-Maskobyeh in West Jerusalem immediately after the Martyrdom of her husband. Accordingly, “Hamoked” organization followed-up with the matter and sent a letter to the Minister of Interior who issued the decision, and to the Ministry of Interior and the Supreme Court; note that their response was negative every time.
Nadia is from the Eastern Sawahreh and had an ID from the West Bank. In 2002, she got married to the Martyr Ghassan Abu Jamal and filed a “residency (reunion)” application. She was initially rejected but got the approval in 2009 which allows her to stay in Jerusalem and move freely in between Jerusalem and the West Bank through the Israeli checkpoints; note that she had to renew her residency permit every year.
The last time she renewed her residency was in May 2014 and expired in May 2015. Even though she had the permit in the last few months, but the Israeli authorities had cancelled the permit in the systems of all Israeli Departments. She was able to stay in Jerusalem through correspondence and legal follow-ups until a decision was issued two weeks ago to deport her from the city of Jerusalem.
Collective punishment to the family of the Martyr Ghassan Abu Jamal
The occupation authorities did not stop at withdrawing the residency from the Martyr’s wife but also prevented his three children from being treated in the Israeli hospitals and medical centers; note that his 6-year old son Walid has heart problems and the 3-year old suffers from a nerve disease. They also deprived them from receiving benefits and allowance from the National Insurance.
At the end of last year, the Israeli court issued an order to demolish the family’s house and the family was forced to immediately evacuate the house.
Appeal…
Abu Jamal family appealed to international human rights organizations to immediately intervene to overturn the unjust Israeli decision against Ms. Nadia Abu Jamal, which would deprive the children of their mother and their rights and entitlements.
The family also expressed their surprise when the so-called “Committee for Humanitarian Affairs of the Ministry of Interior” approved the decision of deporting Nadia from Jerusalem and depriving her from her children.
Immediate sanctions by withdrawing “residency”
Nadia pointed out that she was informed by the interrogators that her “residency application” was cancelled after she was interrogated at Al-Maskobyeh in West Jerusalem immediately after the Martyrdom of her husband. Accordingly, “Hamoked” organization followed-up with the matter and sent a letter to the Minister of Interior who issued the decision, and to the Ministry of Interior and the Supreme Court; note that their response was negative every time.
Nadia is from the Eastern Sawahreh and had an ID from the West Bank. In 2002, she got married to the Martyr Ghassan Abu Jamal and filed a “residency (reunion)” application. She was initially rejected but got the approval in 2009 which allows her to stay in Jerusalem and move freely in between Jerusalem and the West Bank through the Israeli checkpoints; note that she had to renew her residency permit every year.
The last time she renewed her residency was in May 2014 and expired in May 2015. Even though she had the permit in the last few months, but the Israeli authorities had cancelled the permit in the systems of all Israeli Departments. She was able to stay in Jerusalem through correspondence and legal follow-ups until a decision was issued two weeks ago to deport her from the city of Jerusalem.
Collective punishment to the family of the Martyr Ghassan Abu Jamal
The occupation authorities did not stop at withdrawing the residency from the Martyr’s wife but also prevented his three children from being treated in the Israeli hospitals and medical centers; note that his 6-year old son Walid has heart problems and the 3-year old suffers from a nerve disease. They also deprived them from receiving benefits and allowance from the National Insurance.
At the end of last year, the Israeli court issued an order to demolish the family’s house and the family was forced to immediately evacuate the house.
Appeal…
Abu Jamal family appealed to international human rights organizations to immediately intervene to overturn the unjust Israeli decision against Ms. Nadia Abu Jamal, which would deprive the children of their mother and their rights and entitlements.
The family also expressed their surprise when the so-called “Committee for Humanitarian Affairs of the Ministry of Interior” approved the decision of deporting Nadia from Jerusalem and depriving her from her children.
The Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) on Tuesday notified the forced deportation of 13 Palestinian families from the Jordan Valley, in the northern West Bank.
Local sources said members of the Israeli planning and construction committee stormed Hamsa Fouqa area in the northern Jordan Valley at the early morning hours and handed 13 Palestinian families orders to evacuate their homes under the pretext of military drilling.
The targeted buildings are reportedly homes to some 60 Palestinian civilians, mostly women and children.
In a separate incident, Israeli army jeeps stormed the Ainoun nature reserve near Tubas city, in the northern West Bank, and destroyed all its trees.
Local sources said members of the Israeli planning and construction committee stormed Hamsa Fouqa area in the northern Jordan Valley at the early morning hours and handed 13 Palestinian families orders to evacuate their homes under the pretext of military drilling.
The targeted buildings are reportedly homes to some 60 Palestinian civilians, mostly women and children.
In a separate incident, Israeli army jeeps stormed the Ainoun nature reserve near Tubas city, in the northern West Bank, and destroyed all its trees.
Israeli soldiers invaded, Wednesday, Beit Hanina neighborhood, north of occupied Jerusalem, and demolished a Palestinian home.
The demolished property, located in the al-Marwaha area in Beit Hanina, belongs to Tamer Edrees.
Edrees said the soldiers invaded his home, after surrounding the area, and only allowed the family to remove some of its property, leaving the rest behind.
He added that City Council bulldozers, accompanied by the army, demolished his property, and informed him they “placed the destruction order near his property two days ago.”
The resident said he never received the alleged order, otherwise he would have filed an appeal instantly. The army claims his property was built without a construction permit.
The demolished property, located in the al-Marwaha area in Beit Hanina, belongs to Tamer Edrees.
Edrees said the soldiers invaded his home, after surrounding the area, and only allowed the family to remove some of its property, leaving the rest behind.
He added that City Council bulldozers, accompanied by the army, demolished his property, and informed him they “placed the destruction order near his property two days ago.”
The resident said he never received the alleged order, otherwise he would have filed an appeal instantly. The army claims his property was built without a construction permit.