10 june 2020
The Israeli military issued, Wednesday, military orders for the illegal confiscation of privately-owned Palestinian lands in the Qalqilia governorate, in northern West Bank.
Mohammad Abu Sheikh, a Palestinian official who monitors Israel’s colonialist activities in northern West Bank, said the orders were handed to many residents, informing them of the decision to confiscate parts of their lands.
He added that the lands, 160 Dunams (39.53 Acres) are located in parts of Qalqilia city, Hibla and Nabi Elias villages, in the southern and eastern areas of Qalqilia.
The lands are already isolated behind the illegal Annexation Wall, and the residents have rarely been allowed access to them.
The illegally confiscated lands are largely used for the construction and expansion of Israel’s colonies, built in direct violations of International Law and the Fourth Geneva Convention, in addition to being used for what Israel called “military purposes.”
Mohammad Abu Sheikh, a Palestinian official who monitors Israel’s colonialist activities in northern West Bank, said the orders were handed to many residents, informing them of the decision to confiscate parts of their lands.
He added that the lands, 160 Dunams (39.53 Acres) are located in parts of Qalqilia city, Hibla and Nabi Elias villages, in the southern and eastern areas of Qalqilia.
The lands are already isolated behind the illegal Annexation Wall, and the residents have rarely been allowed access to them.
The illegally confiscated lands are largely used for the construction and expansion of Israel’s colonies, built in direct violations of International Law and the Fourth Geneva Convention, in addition to being used for what Israel called “military purposes.”
Israeli soldiers invaded, Wednesday, the town of Qarawat Bani Hassan, west of Salfit in central West Bank, and handed several residents demolition orders and notices for halting construction, allegedly for not being licensed by Israel.
Dr. Tamer Rayyan, the head of Qarawat Bani Hassan Town Council, stated that the soldiers handed five orders targeting buildings in Wad Khalil area, in the western part of the town.
He added that the army stated that the buildings are in Area C of the West Bank, and “have not received approval by the Civil Administration Office,” the administrative branch of Israel illegal occupation of the West Bank.
Rayyan stated that the buildings are two inhabited homes, one agricultural structure, a shed, a barn and one structure used by the families to rest and sit while working on their lands; the homes are owned by Ibrahim Arabi Mer’ey and Mahmoud Mer’ey, while the structures are owned by Mohammad Aziz ‘Aassi and Ibrahim Mer’ey.
The Palestinians have until July 8th to file appeals; however, such appeals are largely denied by the Israeli authorities, an issue that forces many families to demolish their own properties to avoid the excessively high fines and fees.
Related: Report: Area C Building Permits Allowed for 1% of West Bank Palestinians
Dr. Tamer Rayyan, the head of Qarawat Bani Hassan Town Council, stated that the soldiers handed five orders targeting buildings in Wad Khalil area, in the western part of the town.
He added that the army stated that the buildings are in Area C of the West Bank, and “have not received approval by the Civil Administration Office,” the administrative branch of Israel illegal occupation of the West Bank.
Rayyan stated that the buildings are two inhabited homes, one agricultural structure, a shed, a barn and one structure used by the families to rest and sit while working on their lands; the homes are owned by Ibrahim Arabi Mer’ey and Mahmoud Mer’ey, while the structures are owned by Mohammad Aziz ‘Aassi and Ibrahim Mer’ey.
The Palestinians have until July 8th to file appeals; however, such appeals are largely denied by the Israeli authorities, an issue that forces many families to demolish their own properties to avoid the excessively high fines and fees.
Related: Report: Area C Building Permits Allowed for 1% of West Bank Palestinians
Israeli forces Wednesday overnight rounded up 19 Palestinians from various parts of the West Bank, said the Palestine Prisoner’s Society (PPS). video
PPS confirmed in a press release that Israeli police detained three Palestinians after ransacking their houses in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Issawiya, and another from Jerusalem’s Old City. video
PPS also confirmed an Israeli military raid in Beit Anan village, northwest of Jerusalem, resulting in the detention of two others.
In Hebron district, Israeli military vehicles stormed Yatta town, south of Hebron, where soldiers detained three brothers and seized their lathing machines.
Soldiers conducted a similar raid in Ash-Shuyukh town, north of Hebron, where they rounded up two Palestinians.
Two separate raids were reported in the Hebron-district towns of Dura and Bani Naim, where soldiers searched several houses, turning them upside down. No detentions were reported though.
In the northern West Bank, PPS confirmed that three others were detained from Jenin district. They were identified as residents of Deir Abu Da'if and Qabatia town, east and south of Jenin respectively.
In Nablus district, PPS reported a predawn military raid in Beit Furik town, southeast of Nablus, resulting in the detention of a Palestinian who suffers from neurological problems.
Another was rounded up from the northern West Bank city of Tubas.
In the Jordan Valley, PPS said that Israeli forces rounded up a Palestinian after stopping him at a checkpoint near the Dead Sea.
In Ramallah and al-Bireh district, PPS confirmed two raids in Deir Abu Mashaal village and Kafr Ni'ma town, northwest of Ramallah city, resulting in the detention of two others.
Israeli forces frequently raid Palestinian houses almost on a daily basis across the West Bank on the pretext of searching for “wanted” Palestinians, triggering clashes with residents.
These raids, which take place also in areas under the full control of the Palestinian Authority, are conducted with no need for a search warrant, whenever and wherever the military chooses in keeping with its sweeping arbitrary powers.
According to Palestinian figures, roughly 5,700 Palestinians -- including numerous women and children -- are currently languishing in Israeli detention facilities.
Under Israeli military law army commanders have full executive, legislative and judicial authority over 3 million Palestinians living in the West Bank. Palestinians have no say in how this authority is exercised.
PPS confirmed in a press release that Israeli police detained three Palestinians after ransacking their houses in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Issawiya, and another from Jerusalem’s Old City. video
PPS also confirmed an Israeli military raid in Beit Anan village, northwest of Jerusalem, resulting in the detention of two others.
In Hebron district, Israeli military vehicles stormed Yatta town, south of Hebron, where soldiers detained three brothers and seized their lathing machines.
Soldiers conducted a similar raid in Ash-Shuyukh town, north of Hebron, where they rounded up two Palestinians.
Two separate raids were reported in the Hebron-district towns of Dura and Bani Naim, where soldiers searched several houses, turning them upside down. No detentions were reported though.
In the northern West Bank, PPS confirmed that three others were detained from Jenin district. They were identified as residents of Deir Abu Da'if and Qabatia town, east and south of Jenin respectively.
In Nablus district, PPS reported a predawn military raid in Beit Furik town, southeast of Nablus, resulting in the detention of a Palestinian who suffers from neurological problems.
Another was rounded up from the northern West Bank city of Tubas.
In the Jordan Valley, PPS said that Israeli forces rounded up a Palestinian after stopping him at a checkpoint near the Dead Sea.
In Ramallah and al-Bireh district, PPS confirmed two raids in Deir Abu Mashaal village and Kafr Ni'ma town, northwest of Ramallah city, resulting in the detention of two others.
Israeli forces frequently raid Palestinian houses almost on a daily basis across the West Bank on the pretext of searching for “wanted” Palestinians, triggering clashes with residents.
These raids, which take place also in areas under the full control of the Palestinian Authority, are conducted with no need for a search warrant, whenever and wherever the military chooses in keeping with its sweeping arbitrary powers.
According to Palestinian figures, roughly 5,700 Palestinians -- including numerous women and children -- are currently languishing in Israeli detention facilities.
Under Israeli military law army commanders have full executive, legislative and judicial authority over 3 million Palestinians living in the West Bank. Palestinians have no say in how this authority is exercised.
The Israeli High Court issued a decision last night striking down the Settlements Regularization Law which had allow Israel to expropriate private Palestinian land in the West Bank and to “regularize” or “legalize” the Israeli settlements built on it under Israeli domestic law.
On 6 February 2017, the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, enacted the "Settlements Regularization Law for Judea and Samaria [the West Bank]", and just two days later, Adalah – The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel, the Jerusalem Legal Aid and Human Rights Center (JLAC), Al Mezan Center for Human Rights, and 17 Palestinian local authorities in the West Bank petitioned the Israeli High Court against the law.
"This is a significant achievement against Israel's threatened impending annexation of parts of the West Bank.
The Supreme Court decision stresses that the Knesset cannot legislate laws that violate international humanitarian law.
There exist no circumstances that justify the commission of war crimes – including the transfer of Israeli civilians to occupied Palestinian territory while stealing Palestinian land," Adalah said in a response to the court's ruling.
JLAC also said in its response that "the challenge now is to follow up on the demolition of Israeli settlement construction built on private Palestinian land and ensure that these lands are returned to their owners – an undertaking that the Israeli state and military will make all efforts to block."
On 6 February 2017, the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, enacted the "Settlements Regularization Law for Judea and Samaria [the West Bank]", and just two days later, Adalah – The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel, the Jerusalem Legal Aid and Human Rights Center (JLAC), Al Mezan Center for Human Rights, and 17 Palestinian local authorities in the West Bank petitioned the Israeli High Court against the law.
"This is a significant achievement against Israel's threatened impending annexation of parts of the West Bank.
The Supreme Court decision stresses that the Knesset cannot legislate laws that violate international humanitarian law.
There exist no circumstances that justify the commission of war crimes – including the transfer of Israeli civilians to occupied Palestinian territory while stealing Palestinian land," Adalah said in a response to the court's ruling.
JLAC also said in its response that "the challenge now is to follow up on the demolition of Israeli settlement construction built on private Palestinian land and ensure that these lands are returned to their owners – an undertaking that the Israeli state and military will make all efforts to block."
9 june 2020
Israeli forces today demolished five structures built of tin in al-Sawahreh village, to the southeast of occupied Jerusalem, and seized their contents, according to Younes Jafar, member of al-Sawahreh village council. video
He told WAFA that Israeli soldiers raided the area and demolished the five structures under the pretext that they were built without a permit.
He said that the owners of the structures did not receive any demolition notices, adding that their dwellers were evicted by force.
Jafar said Israel wants to empty the area of its Palestinian residents in order to build new roads for the area’s illegal Jewish settlements as part of it intended annexation plan.
The army yesterday dismantled and seized a greenhouse in the same area and gave house demolition orders to four other Palestinian families, all under the pretext of construction without permit.
He told WAFA that Israeli soldiers raided the area and demolished the five structures under the pretext that they were built without a permit.
He said that the owners of the structures did not receive any demolition notices, adding that their dwellers were evicted by force.
Jafar said Israel wants to empty the area of its Palestinian residents in order to build new roads for the area’s illegal Jewish settlements as part of it intended annexation plan.
The army yesterday dismantled and seized a greenhouse in the same area and gave house demolition orders to four other Palestinian families, all under the pretext of construction without permit.
An Israeli municipality on Monday started demolishing an 18th century Muslim cemetery in Jaffa that was discovered after plans had been made to build a new homeless shelter for Jewish citizens and a commercial space on the site. video
According to Haaretz website, about 20 protesters came to the construction site Monday and tried to halt the work but large police forces was already there to provide protection for the bulldozing activities.
Protesting Arab residents displayed a large sign with a reference to mayor Ron Huldai that read: “Huldai is desecrating Muslim graves.”
The chairman of the Jaffa Muslim Council, Tarek Ashqar, told Haaretz that the protests would escalate. “Huldai is as stubborn as a mule. He had an opportunity to make peace with the Muslims and the Arab community, but he’s a bully.”
In January, after two years of talks held by city officials with residents of Jaffa and the local Muslim council, the Tel Aviv district court rejected legal challenges to the plan and cleared the way for the project.
“The court ruling is robbery. It’s not legal,” Ashqar said. “If these were Jewish graves, this wouldn’t have happened, because Jewish bones are something else,” he said. “In Arab countries, there are also dozens of [Jewish] cemeteries that are protected because they’re graves, not because they’re Jewish.
Respect for the dead has no nationality, but the Tel Aviv municipality wants to eliminate any trace of the Muslims and Arabs of Jaffa, and everything is being covered up by the police.”
For his part, city councilman Amir Badran, said “The Muslim community in Jaffa in general and all of the city’s residents have no problem with the homeless project, and it’s appropriate to find a physical location for it, but not over a Muslim cemetery.”
“Even if there was a court ruling, the reality requires additional rethinking regarding the building of the project,” Badran added.
“Tel Aviv was founded as a Jewish city just north of historically Arab Jaffa in the early 20th century. The two cities were officially merged in 1950, after the great majority of Jaffa’s residents became refugees in 1948,” Haaretz said.
Following several hours of protests, the demonstration moved to the Jaffa Clock Tower. “The clock was standing here before the police and the state and the Zionist gangs came here,” Haaretz quoted one of the protesters as saying.
“Even the graves that you are desecrating were here before the state, and we, their dynasty, will also be here after the state. You are inflicting an injustice on the dead. If these had been Jewish graves, you would have changed the plans,” the protester added.
According to Haaretz website, about 20 protesters came to the construction site Monday and tried to halt the work but large police forces was already there to provide protection for the bulldozing activities.
Protesting Arab residents displayed a large sign with a reference to mayor Ron Huldai that read: “Huldai is desecrating Muslim graves.”
The chairman of the Jaffa Muslim Council, Tarek Ashqar, told Haaretz that the protests would escalate. “Huldai is as stubborn as a mule. He had an opportunity to make peace with the Muslims and the Arab community, but he’s a bully.”
In January, after two years of talks held by city officials with residents of Jaffa and the local Muslim council, the Tel Aviv district court rejected legal challenges to the plan and cleared the way for the project.
“The court ruling is robbery. It’s not legal,” Ashqar said. “If these were Jewish graves, this wouldn’t have happened, because Jewish bones are something else,” he said. “In Arab countries, there are also dozens of [Jewish] cemeteries that are protected because they’re graves, not because they’re Jewish.
Respect for the dead has no nationality, but the Tel Aviv municipality wants to eliminate any trace of the Muslims and Arabs of Jaffa, and everything is being covered up by the police.”
For his part, city councilman Amir Badran, said “The Muslim community in Jaffa in general and all of the city’s residents have no problem with the homeless project, and it’s appropriate to find a physical location for it, but not over a Muslim cemetery.”
“Even if there was a court ruling, the reality requires additional rethinking regarding the building of the project,” Badran added.
“Tel Aviv was founded as a Jewish city just north of historically Arab Jaffa in the early 20th century. The two cities were officially merged in 1950, after the great majority of Jaffa’s residents became refugees in 1948,” Haaretz said.
Following several hours of protests, the demonstration moved to the Jaffa Clock Tower. “The clock was standing here before the police and the state and the Zionist gangs came here,” Haaretz quoted one of the protesters as saying.
“Even the graves that you are desecrating were here before the state, and we, their dynasty, will also be here after the state. You are inflicting an injustice on the dead. If these had been Jewish graves, you would have changed the plans,” the protester added.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Monday demolished Palestinian structures and tents in Birin village, south of al-Khalil.
Local official in Masafer Yatta Fuaad al-Amour said that the IOF dismantled structures and tents belonging to different Birin families and confiscated them.
Rateb al-Jabour, another local official, said the Israeli measure displaced 20 members of families, including children, women and elderlies.
Jabour appealed to international organizations and human rights groups to intervene to curb Israel’s ferocious demolition campaigns in the occupied Palestinian territories.
Local official in Masafer Yatta Fuaad al-Amour said that the IOF dismantled structures and tents belonging to different Birin families and confiscated them.
Rateb al-Jabour, another local official, said the Israeli measure displaced 20 members of families, including children, women and elderlies.
Jabour appealed to international organizations and human rights groups to intervene to curb Israel’s ferocious demolition campaigns in the occupied Palestinian territories.
A Palestinian woman and her eight children became homeless today when the Israeli municipality of West Jerusalem demolished their house in Silwan neighborhood of occupied East Jerusalem, according to a local activist.
Khalid Abu Tayeh, member of the Silwan Land Defense Committee, told WAFA that a bulldozer of the Israeli municipality demolished the house built six years ago and owned by Aisha Hijazi, who provides for eight children. video
He said the family received a notice of demolition six months ago but was not able to hire a lawyer to stop the order due to its poor economic situation.
Palestinians in occupied Jerusalem say they are forced to build without permit because the Israeli municipality rarely issues permits to the city’s original Palestinian citizens as a way to reduce their number by forcing them to leave it and find accommodation and work elsewhere.
Army Demolishes A Home, Displacing disabled Mother, 8 Children, In Jerusalem
The Israeli authorities demolished, Tuesday, a Palestinian home in Ras al-Amoud neighborhood in Silwan town, in occupied East Jerusalem, displacing 10 Palestinians, including a physically challenged mother and eight children.
The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan (Silwanic) stated that dozens of soldiers, police officers and personnel of the City Council in occupied Jerusalem, invaded Sweih area in Ras al-‘Amoud a surrounded a home owned by Hijazi family after encircling and isolating the entire area.
It added that the soldiers forced the family out, and demolished the property, displacing ten Palestinians, including eight children and a physically challenged elderly woman.
The family said the demolition order was issued six months ago, under the pretext that the property was built without a license.
It added that the property was built six years ago, and that the City Council has been denying appeals despite the family’s attempts to get the paperwork and licenses in order.
It is worth mentioning that, in the last two weeks of May, Israel forced four Palestinian families to demolish their own homes, in addition to demolishing one commercial building, and three rooms that were added to existing homes in Silwan and Jabal al-Mokabber.
Khalid Abu Tayeh, member of the Silwan Land Defense Committee, told WAFA that a bulldozer of the Israeli municipality demolished the house built six years ago and owned by Aisha Hijazi, who provides for eight children. video
He said the family received a notice of demolition six months ago but was not able to hire a lawyer to stop the order due to its poor economic situation.
Palestinians in occupied Jerusalem say they are forced to build without permit because the Israeli municipality rarely issues permits to the city’s original Palestinian citizens as a way to reduce their number by forcing them to leave it and find accommodation and work elsewhere.
Army Demolishes A Home, Displacing disabled Mother, 8 Children, In Jerusalem
The Israeli authorities demolished, Tuesday, a Palestinian home in Ras al-Amoud neighborhood in Silwan town, in occupied East Jerusalem, displacing 10 Palestinians, including a physically challenged mother and eight children.
The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan (Silwanic) stated that dozens of soldiers, police officers and personnel of the City Council in occupied Jerusalem, invaded Sweih area in Ras al-‘Amoud a surrounded a home owned by Hijazi family after encircling and isolating the entire area.
It added that the soldiers forced the family out, and demolished the property, displacing ten Palestinians, including eight children and a physically challenged elderly woman.
The family said the demolition order was issued six months ago, under the pretext that the property was built without a license.
It added that the property was built six years ago, and that the City Council has been denying appeals despite the family’s attempts to get the paperwork and licenses in order.
It is worth mentioning that, in the last two weeks of May, Israel forced four Palestinian families to demolish their own homes, in addition to demolishing one commercial building, and three rooms that were added to existing homes in Silwan and Jabal al-Mokabber.
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