16 nov 2016
Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat threatened Wednesday to demolish thousands of Palestinian homes in East Occupied Jerusalem, if the illegal West Bank outpost of Amona is evacuated, Haaretz reported.
The Israeli Jerusalem municipality asked for 14 demolition orders for the homes of some 40 Palestinians in Beit Hanina, which Barkat claimed were built on private Israeli land.
"Unless Amona is legalized, we'll have to destroy hundreds or thousands of houses in Jerusalem too," Barkat said.
"The Amona verdict leaves us no discretion to legalize building offences," he said.
The demolition orders Barkat asked for are for homes in the Beit Hanina neighborhood, allegedly built on land privately owned by Israeli settlers and run by the General Custodian's office.
Barkat asked for the demolition orders following the High Court of Justice ruling this week to evacuate and destroy the structures in illegal Amona outpost, which was built on private Palestinian land.
The Israeli Jerusalem municipality asked for 14 demolition orders for the homes of some 40 Palestinians in Beit Hanina, which Barkat claimed were built on private Israeli land.
"Unless Amona is legalized, we'll have to destroy hundreds or thousands of houses in Jerusalem too," Barkat said.
"The Amona verdict leaves us no discretion to legalize building offences," he said.
The demolition orders Barkat asked for are for homes in the Beit Hanina neighborhood, allegedly built on land privately owned by Israeli settlers and run by the General Custodian's office.
Barkat asked for the demolition orders following the High Court of Justice ruling this week to evacuate and destroy the structures in illegal Amona outpost, which was built on private Palestinian land.
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) forced Wednesday 16 Palestinian families to evict their houses in the Jordan Valley under the pretext of conducting military drills in the area.
Local activist Mutaz Basharat affirmed that Israeli Civil Administration crews stormed the area and delivered eviction orders against 16 families in Jordan Valley.
The Israeli crews gave the families 24 hours to evict their houses before the start of military drills, the sources added.
Basharat pointed out that 68 family members, mostly children, will remain homeless during the military drills.
Meanwhile, Israeli authorities issued a stop-building order against a water pool in the Jordan Valley.
Local activist Mutaz Basharat affirmed that Israeli Civil Administration crews stormed the area and delivered eviction orders against 16 families in Jordan Valley.
The Israeli crews gave the families 24 hours to evict their houses before the start of military drills, the sources added.
Basharat pointed out that 68 family members, mostly children, will remain homeless during the military drills.
Meanwhile, Israeli authorities issued a stop-building order against a water pool in the Jordan Valley.
Dozens of soldiers invaded, on Wednesday at dawn, the Health, Development, Information and Policy Institute, in the central West Bank city of Ramallah, after detonating many doors and walls, violently searched it and injured three students.
Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi, a member of the Public Committee of the “Health, Development, Information and Policy Institute” (HDIP), said more than eight Israeli military vehicles invaded the Institute campus, before the soldiers detonated many of its doors and walls, and illegally confiscated equipment, including computers.
Barghouthi, denounced the serious Israeli violations, especially since the institute’s area of work is health and human rights, and considered it another attempt to silence health and legal human rights groups, and journalists.
The soldiers fired many gas bombs, and concussion grenades, at students in the Institute, wounding three.
Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi, a member of the Public Committee of the “Health, Development, Information and Policy Institute” (HDIP), said more than eight Israeli military vehicles invaded the Institute campus, before the soldiers detonated many of its doors and walls, and illegally confiscated equipment, including computers.
Barghouthi, denounced the serious Israeli violations, especially since the institute’s area of work is health and human rights, and considered it another attempt to silence health and legal human rights groups, and journalists.
The soldiers fired many gas bombs, and concussion grenades, at students in the Institute, wounding three.
Israeli navy ships attacked, on Tuesday evening, Palestinian fishing boats near the shore in the Sudaniyya Sea, in Gaza, and abducted two fishers.
The WAFA Palestinian News agency has reported that the navy attacks the fishing boats in the Sudaniyya Sea area, near Gaza city, while they were sailing less than four nautical miles from the shore.
It added that the navy used water cannons against the fishing boats, before abducting two fishers identified as As’ad Omar and Ammar Sultan, in addition to confiscating their boats, and took them to the Ashdod Port.
The attack is part of daily violations against the fishers in Palestinian territorial waters, in addition to assaults targeting farmers and workers in Palestinian lands, in areas close to the border fence, in the besieged coastal region.
Earlier Tuesday, Israeli navy ships opened fire, targeting several Palestinian fishing boats, close to the shore in Gaza Sea, and chased several boats back to the shore.
The WAFA Palestinian News agency has reported that the navy attacks the fishing boats in the Sudaniyya Sea area, near Gaza city, while they were sailing less than four nautical miles from the shore.
It added that the navy used water cannons against the fishing boats, before abducting two fishers identified as As’ad Omar and Ammar Sultan, in addition to confiscating their boats, and took them to the Ashdod Port.
The attack is part of daily violations against the fishers in Palestinian territorial waters, in addition to assaults targeting farmers and workers in Palestinian lands, in areas close to the border fence, in the besieged coastal region.
Earlier Tuesday, Israeli navy ships opened fire, targeting several Palestinian fishing boats, close to the shore in Gaza Sea, and chased several boats back to the shore.
15 nov 2016
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) demolished Tuesday morning a number of Palestinian-owned homes in Umm al-Kheir hamlet south of al-Khalil.
According to the PIC reporter, Israeli forces stormed the area accompanied with military bulldozers and started destroying several residential facilities.
Israeli demolition policy aims at forcibly displacing Palestinian people from their lands for the profit of settlement expansion.
According to the PIC reporter, Israeli forces stormed the area accompanied with military bulldozers and started destroying several residential facilities.
Israeli demolition policy aims at forcibly displacing Palestinian people from their lands for the profit of settlement expansion.
14 nov 2016
The Israeli Supreme Court rejected Monday an Israeli government’s appeal to postpone the eviction of Amona illegal settlement in West Bank.
Yesh Din human rights organization affirmed that the Supreme Court approved the eviction of Amona settlement by December 25 since it was built on private Palestinian land.
"The evacuation must occur before December 25," the court said in its ruling on Monday. "The court rejects the delay requested by the state."
The high court ruled in 2014 that Amona, northeast of Ramallah in the central West Bank, must be evacuated.
With the Amona deadline in mind, a committee of Israeli ministers on Sunday approved a bill that would allow the establishment of settlement homes on private Palestinian lands.
Yesh Din human rights organization affirmed that the Supreme Court approved the eviction of Amona settlement by December 25 since it was built on private Palestinian land.
"The evacuation must occur before December 25," the court said in its ruling on Monday. "The court rejects the delay requested by the state."
The high court ruled in 2014 that Amona, northeast of Ramallah in the central West Bank, must be evacuated.
With the Amona deadline in mind, a committee of Israeli ministers on Sunday approved a bill that would allow the establishment of settlement homes on private Palestinian lands.
The Israeli police forces forced Monday two Jerusalemite residents of the Beit Hanina neighborhood to demolish their own stores upon orders by Israel’s Jerusalem municipality.
Osema Ghaith, one of the demolished stores’ owner, affirmed that he was forced to demolish his commercial shop by himself to avoid paying costly municipality demolition fees.
More than 15 Jerusalemite families, constitute of 100 family members, have lost their main source of income in similar circumstances, he pointed out.
Ghaith noted that the two demolished facilities were built more than eight years ago. However, Israeli municipality ordered its removal under the pretext of being built without its permit.
Earlier Monday, a Jerusalemite family was also forced to demolish their house in Jabal Mukbar town. 12 family members were left homeless.
Osema Ghaith, one of the demolished stores’ owner, affirmed that he was forced to demolish his commercial shop by himself to avoid paying costly municipality demolition fees.
More than 15 Jerusalemite families, constitute of 100 family members, have lost their main source of income in similar circumstances, he pointed out.
Ghaith noted that the two demolished facilities were built more than eight years ago. However, Israeli municipality ordered its removal under the pretext of being built without its permit.
Earlier Monday, a Jerusalemite family was also forced to demolish their house in Jabal Mukbar town. 12 family members were left homeless.
At least five Palestinians suffered teargas bombs after Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) suppressed a peaceful march in Auja town in Jordan Valley.
The Palestinian Red Crescent affirmed that five Palestinians were injured during the event, one of them was taken to an Israeli hospital in very critical conditions.
Local sources told PIC reporter that the protest march was organized after Israeli forces demolished a home in the area.
However, Israeli forces heavily fired teargas bombs and pepper gas towards the protesters which led to the outbreak of violent clashes.
The Palestinian Red Crescent affirmed that five Palestinians were injured during the event, one of them was taken to an Israeli hospital in very critical conditions.
Local sources told PIC reporter that the protest march was organized after Israeli forces demolished a home in the area.
However, Israeli forces heavily fired teargas bombs and pepper gas towards the protesters which led to the outbreak of violent clashes.
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) demolished Sunday evening commercial structures near al-Tiba crossing west of Tulkarem for the second time within a week.
Local sources affirmed that an Israeli military bulldozers demolished Palestinian commercial structures under flimsy security pretexts.
The demolished structures were then transferred in Israeli trucks to unknown place, the sources added.
The commercial structures are used by local farmers to buy their vegetables near al-Tiba crossing.
Local sources affirmed that an Israeli military bulldozers demolished Palestinian commercial structures under flimsy security pretexts.
The demolished structures were then transferred in Israeli trucks to unknown place, the sources added.
The commercial structures are used by local farmers to buy their vegetables near al-Tiba crossing.
Israeli forces, on Sunday, confiscated an 18-dunam plot of land near Salfit town, in the central occupied West Bank, according to local sources.
Jamal al-Ahmad, a local anti-settlement activist, said that, by declaring the plot a state land, Israel will have taken over 138 dunams of land in the area, for the benefit of expanding the industrial zone of nearby Ariel settlement.
He noted, according to WAFA, that Israel has allocated this land to Israeli investors to open their own business there, under the pretext of it being a state property.
In related news, Israeli forces ordered 10 families in the Khirbet Ibzeiq area of the occupied West Bank district of Tubas, in the Jordan Valley, to evacuate their homes to make way for Israeli military drills in the area.
Aref Daraghmah, who monitors Israeli violations in Tubas, said that Israeli forces informed the 10 families, mostly from the Turkman clan, that they needed to leave their homes on Sunday, in order for the Israeli military to carry out drills there.
Daraghmeh added that, in accordance with recent military orders, other families in the Ras al-Ahmar area, nearby, are also due to leave their homes on Sunday and Monday for similar military drills.
Palestinian residents of the Jordan Valley face regular evacuations for Israeli military exercises on or near their land. The district of Tubas is one of the occupied West Bank’s most important agricultural centers.
On an almost weekly basis, the Israeli army orders Palestinian Bedouins residing in the Jordan Valley to leave their homes, to make way for live-fire trainings.
Many Palestinians in the Jordan Valley see military exercises in firing zones, as well as repeated house demolitions as an Israeli strategy to empty the land of Palestinians and confiscate it for further settlement expansion and agricultural production.
In May of 2014, a senior Israeli army officer reported that military training in live-fire zones, in the occupied West Bank , is used “as a way of reducing the number of Palestinians living nearby, and serves as an important part of the campaign against Palestinian illegal construction.”
Colonel Einav Shalev also described the Israeli army policy of confiscating humanitarian equipment, destined for Palestinians whose homes have been destroyed, as ‘a punch in the right places’.
Jamal al-Ahmad, a local anti-settlement activist, said that, by declaring the plot a state land, Israel will have taken over 138 dunams of land in the area, for the benefit of expanding the industrial zone of nearby Ariel settlement.
He noted, according to WAFA, that Israel has allocated this land to Israeli investors to open their own business there, under the pretext of it being a state property.
In related news, Israeli forces ordered 10 families in the Khirbet Ibzeiq area of the occupied West Bank district of Tubas, in the Jordan Valley, to evacuate their homes to make way for Israeli military drills in the area.
Aref Daraghmah, who monitors Israeli violations in Tubas, said that Israeli forces informed the 10 families, mostly from the Turkman clan, that they needed to leave their homes on Sunday, in order for the Israeli military to carry out drills there.
Daraghmeh added that, in accordance with recent military orders, other families in the Ras al-Ahmar area, nearby, are also due to leave their homes on Sunday and Monday for similar military drills.
Palestinian residents of the Jordan Valley face regular evacuations for Israeli military exercises on or near their land. The district of Tubas is one of the occupied West Bank’s most important agricultural centers.
On an almost weekly basis, the Israeli army orders Palestinian Bedouins residing in the Jordan Valley to leave their homes, to make way for live-fire trainings.
Many Palestinians in the Jordan Valley see military exercises in firing zones, as well as repeated house demolitions as an Israeli strategy to empty the land of Palestinians and confiscate it for further settlement expansion and agricultural production.
In May of 2014, a senior Israeli army officer reported that military training in live-fire zones, in the occupied West Bank , is used “as a way of reducing the number of Palestinians living nearby, and serves as an important part of the campaign against Palestinian illegal construction.”
Colonel Einav Shalev also described the Israeli army policy of confiscating humanitarian equipment, destined for Palestinians whose homes have been destroyed, as ‘a punch in the right places’.
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