10 june 2019
Israeli forces have seized an agricultural caravan belonging to a farmer from village of Khirbet Jubara, to the south of the occupied West Bank city of Tulkarem.
Head of the Khirbet Jubara Village Council, Ihsan Tahseen, told WAFA that Israeli forces escorted a large crane to a plot of land belonging to the Dasouki family, and seized the caravan.
He added that the land owner had just finished reclaiming their plot of land, which occupied a dunam and 800 square meters, and had a caravan placed in it, for agricultural purposes.
The targeted land is located at the entrance of the village, next a house demolished by Israeli forces, earlier in April, under the pretext that it was built without a permit.
The villagers of Khirbet Jubara, a small town trapped between the 1976 borderline and Israel’s apartheid wall, depend on agriculture and cultivation of chickens for their livelihood.
Israel has confiscated hundreds of dunams of farmland from the villagers, for the construction of the apartheid wall, which surrounds the village from all directions and leaves only two passage ways, al-Kafriyat checkpoint and Gate number 22, north and south of the village.
Israel’s wall has segregated approximately 4,000 dunams of land belonging to Khirbet Jubara and a number of neighboring villages.
Head of the Khirbet Jubara Village Council, Ihsan Tahseen, told WAFA that Israeli forces escorted a large crane to a plot of land belonging to the Dasouki family, and seized the caravan.
He added that the land owner had just finished reclaiming their plot of land, which occupied a dunam and 800 square meters, and had a caravan placed in it, for agricultural purposes.
The targeted land is located at the entrance of the village, next a house demolished by Israeli forces, earlier in April, under the pretext that it was built without a permit.
The villagers of Khirbet Jubara, a small town trapped between the 1976 borderline and Israel’s apartheid wall, depend on agriculture and cultivation of chickens for their livelihood.
Israel has confiscated hundreds of dunams of farmland from the villagers, for the construction of the apartheid wall, which surrounds the village from all directions and leaves only two passage ways, al-Kafriyat checkpoint and Gate number 22, north and south of the village.
Israel’s wall has segregated approximately 4,000 dunams of land belonging to Khirbet Jubara and a number of neighboring villages.
The Israeli occupation authorities have decided to illegally confiscate at least twenty Dunams of privately-owned Palestinian lands, in northern West Bank, to pave a new road for illegal colonies.
Ghassan Daghlas, a Palestinian official who monitors Israel’s colonialist activities in northern West Bank, said the lands and the newly planned segregated road are east of Nablus.
Daghlas added that the lands are owned by Palestinian farmers from Deir al-Hatab and Azmout villages, and will be used to pave roads leading to Elon Moreh illegal colony.
More than 400 Palestinians will be impacted by the planned road, which could also lead to more illegal confiscations of lands, especially since Israel implements buffer zones and other security measures to segregate such roads.
Israel’s colonies in the occupied West Bank, including those in and around East Jerusalem, are illegal under International Law, the Fourth Geneva Conventions and various United Nations resolutions.
Ghassan Daghlas, a Palestinian official who monitors Israel’s colonialist activities in northern West Bank, said the lands and the newly planned segregated road are east of Nablus.
Daghlas added that the lands are owned by Palestinian farmers from Deir al-Hatab and Azmout villages, and will be used to pave roads leading to Elon Moreh illegal colony.
More than 400 Palestinians will be impacted by the planned road, which could also lead to more illegal confiscations of lands, especially since Israel implements buffer zones and other security measures to segregate such roads.
Israel’s colonies in the occupied West Bank, including those in and around East Jerusalem, are illegal under International Law, the Fourth Geneva Conventions and various United Nations resolutions.
9 june 2019
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Sunday kidnaped several Palestinian young men in the West Bank and Jerusalem.
According to local sources, the IOF launched campaigns in different areas of the West Bank and confiscated a number of Palestinian cars in al-Khalil.
Last night, a young man reportedly suffered a bullet injury in his back during clashes between local youths and Israeli soldiers in Shuyukh al-Arrub village, north of al-Khalil.
In Jerusalem, Israeli police forces stormed Jabel Mukaber and Ein Hilweh areas, clashed with local youths and kidnaped five Palestinians, including a girl.
The IOF also raided homes in the West Bank town of Immatain, east of Qalqilya, and kidnaped a Palestinian citizen.
In an earlier incident, the IOF rounded up on Saturday a Palestinian girl at Qalandiya checkpoint after finding a knife in her possession.
According to local sources, the IOF launched campaigns in different areas of the West Bank and confiscated a number of Palestinian cars in al-Khalil.
Last night, a young man reportedly suffered a bullet injury in his back during clashes between local youths and Israeli soldiers in Shuyukh al-Arrub village, north of al-Khalil.
In Jerusalem, Israeli police forces stormed Jabel Mukaber and Ein Hilweh areas, clashed with local youths and kidnaped five Palestinians, including a girl.
The IOF also raided homes in the West Bank town of Immatain, east of Qalqilya, and kidnaped a Palestinian citizen.
In an earlier incident, the IOF rounded up on Saturday a Palestinian girl at Qalandiya checkpoint after finding a knife in her possession.
The Hamas Movement has strongly denounced US ambassador David Friedman for saying Israel has the right to annex parts of the occupied West Bank, affirming his remarks reflected “consistency with Israel’s far-right vision.”
In a press release, Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem said that Friedman’s remarks vindicated further the depth of the US administration’s complicity in the aggression against the Palestinian people and their national cause.
Qassem stressed the need for a united Palestinian position to confront the US efforts to liquidate the Palestinian cause, calling on the Palestinian Authority leadership to “leave the waiting square and take the initiative in confronting the deal of the century.”
He called for responding to Friedman’s remarks through giving the Palestinian resistance a free hand in the West Bank, which he described as the most targeted arena, and renouncing the policy of security coordination with the Israeli occupation.
In a press release, Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem said that Friedman’s remarks vindicated further the depth of the US administration’s complicity in the aggression against the Palestinian people and their national cause.
Qassem stressed the need for a united Palestinian position to confront the US efforts to liquidate the Palestinian cause, calling on the Palestinian Authority leadership to “leave the waiting square and take the initiative in confronting the deal of the century.”
He called for responding to Friedman’s remarks through giving the Palestinian resistance a free hand in the West Bank, which he described as the most targeted arena, and renouncing the policy of security coordination with the Israeli occupation.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Saturday appropriated six Palestinian-owned cars in Husan village, west of Bethlehem in the West Bank.
According to local sources, Israeli troops stormed Husan village, set up checkpoints on its roads and intercepted cars.
The soldiers forced passengers to leave the cars they were aboard, searched them physically, and checked their IDs.
The sources said that the IOF confiscated six cars on allegations they were illegal.
According to local sources, Israeli troops stormed Husan village, set up checkpoints on its roads and intercepted cars.
The soldiers forced passengers to leave the cars they were aboard, searched them physically, and checked their IDs.
The sources said that the IOF confiscated six cars on allegations they were illegal.
8 june 2019
David Friedman, the current U.S. Ambassador to Israel and former Trump bankruptcy attorney, stated Saturday that he thinks Israel has a right to take over the Palestinian territory of the West Bank – despite international law which prohibits land annexation through military force.
In an interview with the New York Times, Friedman stated, “Under certain circumstances, I think Israel has the right to retain some, but unlikely all, of the West Bank”.
The West Bank refers to the area west of the Jordan River which Israel occupied by military force in 1967 and has retained military control over since that time. It is one of two Palestinian areas under Israeli military occupation – the other is the Gaza Strip. Israel has also illegally occupied the Golan Heights, which is part of Syria, since 1967.
Friedman blamed the Palestinian leadership for Israel’s ongoing military occupation of their land, claiming that the Palestinian Authority had “turned down” some “extremely generous offers” from Israel – although the only ‘offers’ that had been presented would deny Palestinians their internationally-recognized right to sovereignty, self-determination and freedom of movement.
Palestinian Authority Spokesperson Ibrahim Milham responded to the claim, saying “Friedman’s statements are a direct violation of international legitimacy resolutions and are parallel with the illegal Israeli policies. These statements prove that Friedman is the ambassador of colonization and hostility targeting the Palestinian rights, including the right to self-determination and independence.”
Milham added that, “This shows how one of the world’s biggest countries has its foreign policy determined by people who are politically immature and extremist in their ideologies, such as Kushner, Greenblatt and Friedman. These men are playing politics as if they are in a circus.”
Friedman has long been a supporter of Israeli colonial settlements, heading up the Zionist organization Friends of Bet El, which funds settlements constructed on stolen Palestinian land, while he was working as a bankruptcy lawyer prior to his appointment as Ambassador to Israel.
His ambassadorship was opposed by dozens of Jewish groups in the US, including the liberal J Street, which stated at the time, “David Friedman, President Trump’s nominee for US Ambassador to Israel, is a leading supporter of the settlement movement who lacks any diplomatic or policy credentials. He has attacked fellow Jews and public figures with hateful accusations that should disqualify him from representing our country in any capacity, never mind in one of the region’s most sensitive and important diplomatic posts.”
Dr. Hanan Ashrawi, a member of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization, said that, “Friedman’s statements are direct incitement against the Palestinian people, and are filled with lies that aim at justifying the Israeli crimes against the Palestinian people.”
In his interview Saturday, Friedman also stated that even if peace is achieved, the Israeli military would need to continue its military occupation of the West Bank.
Saeb Erekat, the chief Palestinian negotiator, said this would constitute an “annexation of occupied territory, which is a war crime according to international law.”
In an interview with the New York Times, Friedman stated, “Under certain circumstances, I think Israel has the right to retain some, but unlikely all, of the West Bank”.
The West Bank refers to the area west of the Jordan River which Israel occupied by military force in 1967 and has retained military control over since that time. It is one of two Palestinian areas under Israeli military occupation – the other is the Gaza Strip. Israel has also illegally occupied the Golan Heights, which is part of Syria, since 1967.
Friedman blamed the Palestinian leadership for Israel’s ongoing military occupation of their land, claiming that the Palestinian Authority had “turned down” some “extremely generous offers” from Israel – although the only ‘offers’ that had been presented would deny Palestinians their internationally-recognized right to sovereignty, self-determination and freedom of movement.
Palestinian Authority Spokesperson Ibrahim Milham responded to the claim, saying “Friedman’s statements are a direct violation of international legitimacy resolutions and are parallel with the illegal Israeli policies. These statements prove that Friedman is the ambassador of colonization and hostility targeting the Palestinian rights, including the right to self-determination and independence.”
Milham added that, “This shows how one of the world’s biggest countries has its foreign policy determined by people who are politically immature and extremist in their ideologies, such as Kushner, Greenblatt and Friedman. These men are playing politics as if they are in a circus.”
Friedman has long been a supporter of Israeli colonial settlements, heading up the Zionist organization Friends of Bet El, which funds settlements constructed on stolen Palestinian land, while he was working as a bankruptcy lawyer prior to his appointment as Ambassador to Israel.
His ambassadorship was opposed by dozens of Jewish groups in the US, including the liberal J Street, which stated at the time, “David Friedman, President Trump’s nominee for US Ambassador to Israel, is a leading supporter of the settlement movement who lacks any diplomatic or policy credentials. He has attacked fellow Jews and public figures with hateful accusations that should disqualify him from representing our country in any capacity, never mind in one of the region’s most sensitive and important diplomatic posts.”
Dr. Hanan Ashrawi, a member of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization, said that, “Friedman’s statements are direct incitement against the Palestinian people, and are filled with lies that aim at justifying the Israeli crimes against the Palestinian people.”
In his interview Saturday, Friedman also stated that even if peace is achieved, the Israeli military would need to continue its military occupation of the West Bank.
Saeb Erekat, the chief Palestinian negotiator, said this would constitute an “annexation of occupied territory, which is a war crime according to international law.”
For the third consecutive day, illegal Israeli colonialist settlers burnt more than 100 olive trees, owned by a Palestinian family in al- Mughayyir Palestinian village, northeast of Ramallah in central West Bank.
The colonists invaded large areas of farmlands and orchards, and burnt more than 100 trees, owned by members of the Na’san family, the Palestinian TV has reported.
The family said they planted the trees on their own lands more than ten years ago, and has been since then tending to their orchards and fields despite the Israeli restrictions and constant violations, especially since they are in Area C of the occupied West Bank, under full Israeli control.
Palestinian firefighters tried to reach the lands, but the Israeli military restrictions prevented them from performing their duties.
Many villagers rushed to the lands to help the family, and managed to extinguish the fire using branches and sticks, preventing it from spreading to more lands, including wheat fields.
The Palestinian farmers in the area told Palestine TV that they would never abandon their lands and orchards, despite the constant Israeli attacks, including burning the lands and uprooting the trees.
The colonists invaded large areas of farmlands and orchards, and burnt more than 100 trees, owned by members of the Na’san family, the Palestinian TV has reported.
The family said they planted the trees on their own lands more than ten years ago, and has been since then tending to their orchards and fields despite the Israeli restrictions and constant violations, especially since they are in Area C of the occupied West Bank, under full Israeli control.
Palestinian firefighters tried to reach the lands, but the Israeli military restrictions prevented them from performing their duties.
Many villagers rushed to the lands to help the family, and managed to extinguish the fire using branches and sticks, preventing it from spreading to more lands, including wheat fields.
The Palestinian farmers in the area told Palestine TV that they would never abandon their lands and orchards, despite the constant Israeli attacks, including burning the lands and uprooting the trees.
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Friday evening, Safa area in Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, and attacked Palestinian protesters, causing many to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation, and confiscated two cars.
Local media activist, Mohammad Ayyad Awad, said the soldiers closed the town’s main road, before stopping and searching dozens of cars, and interrogated many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.
He added that several Palestinian youngsters protested the invasion, and hurled stones at the soldiers who fired many rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs.
Medical sources said several Palestinians suffered the effects of teargas inhalation, before receiving the needed treatment by local medics.
The soldiers also stopped and confiscated two Palestinian cars before withdrawing from the town.
Local media activist, Mohammad Ayyad Awad, said the soldiers closed the town’s main road, before stopping and searching dozens of cars, and interrogated many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.
He added that several Palestinian youngsters protested the invasion, and hurled stones at the soldiers who fired many rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs.
Medical sources said several Palestinians suffered the effects of teargas inhalation, before receiving the needed treatment by local medics.
The soldiers also stopped and confiscated two Palestinian cars before withdrawing from the town.
7 june 2019
Israeli soldiers attacked, Friday, the weekly nonviolent procession against the illegal Annexation Wall and Colonies, in Bil’in village, west of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, wounding many protesters, and causing fire in olive orchards.
The protest was held by locals, accompanied by Israeli and international peace activists.
The Popular Committee in Bil’in said the protest started from the center of the village, and headed towards the Annexation Wall in Abu Lemon area.
It added that the protesters chanted for the liberation of Palestine, the removal of the illegal wall and colonies, national unity, and also marked the 52 anniversary of the “Naksa” when Israel occupied the rest of Palestinian (the West Bank, the Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem), during the six-day Israeli war.
The protesters also called for implementing the Right of Return of the refugees, and the release of all political prisoners, held by Israel.
The soldiers fired a barrage of gas bombs and concussion grenades at the nonviolent protesters, causing many to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation, in addition to causing fire in the olive orchards.
The protest was held by locals, accompanied by Israeli and international peace activists.
The Popular Committee in Bil’in said the protest started from the center of the village, and headed towards the Annexation Wall in Abu Lemon area.
It added that the protesters chanted for the liberation of Palestine, the removal of the illegal wall and colonies, national unity, and also marked the 52 anniversary of the “Naksa” when Israel occupied the rest of Palestinian (the West Bank, the Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem), during the six-day Israeli war.
The protesters also called for implementing the Right of Return of the refugees, and the release of all political prisoners, held by Israel.
The soldiers fired a barrage of gas bombs and concussion grenades at the nonviolent protesters, causing many to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation, in addition to causing fire in the olive orchards.
6 june 2019
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A horde of Jewish settlers on Wednesday set fire to hundreds of productive olive trees in Jalud town, north of Nablus in the occupied West Bank.
According to eyewitnesses, about 12 masked settlers from the illegal outpost of Ahiya stormed the town, smashed windows of the Jalud High School and its cafeteria, and set ablaze nearby olive groves containing hundreds of trees. Consequently, the fire charred a vast tract of agricultural land and destroyed about 10,000 harvestable olive trees. The olive groves belong to over 10 families. |
The Israeli occupation army on Wednesday prohibited the local authorities in the north of Yatta city from setting up high-voltage power lines in Berin area to supply Palestinian residents with electricity.
According to local official Rateb Jabour, Israeli troops stormed Berin area and delivered a stop-work notice ordering the local authorities to stop carrying out the electricity project.
The notice also said the foundations to be used for the project would be seized by the Israeli military authority in the region.
Jabour said that such measure was part of Israel’s efforts to force West Bank residents to leave their areas in order to appropriate more Palestinian lands and expand settlement activities.
According to local official Rateb Jabour, Israeli troops stormed Berin area and delivered a stop-work notice ordering the local authorities to stop carrying out the electricity project.
The notice also said the foundations to be used for the project would be seized by the Israeli military authority in the region.
Jabour said that such measure was part of Israel’s efforts to force West Bank residents to leave their areas in order to appropriate more Palestinian lands and expand settlement activities.
Several illegal Israeli colonialist settlers invaded and illegally occupied, Thursday, privately-owned Palestinian lands in the al-Makhrour area, in Beit Jala city, west of the West Bank city of Bethlehem.
Hasan Breijiyya, the coordinator of the National Committee against the Annexation Wall and Colonies in Bethlehem, said the colonists invaded and illegally occupied 4 Dunams (0.988 Acres) of Palestinian lands. video
He added that the colonists mounted barbed-wire fences around the illegally occupied Palestinian lands, and started preparing for installing mobile homes, and infrastructure.
Breijiyya stated that the violation is part of illegal Israeli plans to occupy large areas of Palestinian lands in al-Makhrour and al-Qaseer areas, west of Bethlehem, to build and expands its colonies.
All colonies in the occupied West Bank, including those in and around occupied East Jerusalem, are illegal under International Law, the Fourth Geneva Convention to which Israel is a signatory and a constant violator, in addition to various related international resolutions and agreements.
Hasan Breijiyya, the coordinator of the National Committee against the Annexation Wall and Colonies in Bethlehem, said the colonists invaded and illegally occupied 4 Dunams (0.988 Acres) of Palestinian lands. video
He added that the colonists mounted barbed-wire fences around the illegally occupied Palestinian lands, and started preparing for installing mobile homes, and infrastructure.
Breijiyya stated that the violation is part of illegal Israeli plans to occupy large areas of Palestinian lands in al-Makhrour and al-Qaseer areas, west of Bethlehem, to build and expands its colonies.
All colonies in the occupied West Bank, including those in and around occupied East Jerusalem, are illegal under International Law, the Fourth Geneva Convention to which Israel is a signatory and a constant violator, in addition to various related international resolutions and agreements.
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