11 sept 2018
Israeli police on Tuesday threw a cordon around Khan al-Ahmar, east of Occupied Jerusalem, scrutinized the IDs of the Palestinians leaving the village, and prevented a number of Palestinians from entering it.
Head of the National Committee Against the Wall and Settlement Waleed Assaf said that the Israeli police have tightened the restrictions imposed in Khan al-Ahmar in an attempt to obstruct the flock of Palestinian citizens into the Bedouin village to stop the demolition.
Assaf said that the next few hours will be indicative, calling on Palestinian citizens to intensify their presence in the sit-in set up in Khan al-Ahmar.
"If we fail in Khan al-Ahmar, 225 Bedouin communities in the West Bank will be threatened with the same fate. We have to thwart the demolition to foil any similar projects that might follow," he added.
Israel's Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a petition filed by the families of Khan al-Ahmar against the demolition of their village which is inhabited by 190 Palestinians.
The 80 families of Khan al-Ahmar have recently rejected an Israeli offer to be transferred to Jericho city, east of the West Bank, as an alternative home.
Khan al-Ahmar is one of 45 villages threatened with demolition in favor of a settlement project called E1. The project is aimed at creating a physical link between Ma'ale Adumim settlement and Jerusalem, and that would effectively complete a crescent of Israeli settlements around East Jerusalem dividing it from the rest of the West Bank.
Head of the National Committee Against the Wall and Settlement Waleed Assaf said that the Israeli police have tightened the restrictions imposed in Khan al-Ahmar in an attempt to obstruct the flock of Palestinian citizens into the Bedouin village to stop the demolition.
Assaf said that the next few hours will be indicative, calling on Palestinian citizens to intensify their presence in the sit-in set up in Khan al-Ahmar.
"If we fail in Khan al-Ahmar, 225 Bedouin communities in the West Bank will be threatened with the same fate. We have to thwart the demolition to foil any similar projects that might follow," he added.
Israel's Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a petition filed by the families of Khan al-Ahmar against the demolition of their village which is inhabited by 190 Palestinians.
The 80 families of Khan al-Ahmar have recently rejected an Israeli offer to be transferred to Jericho city, east of the West Bank, as an alternative home.
Khan al-Ahmar is one of 45 villages threatened with demolition in favor of a settlement project called E1. The project is aimed at creating a physical link between Ma'ale Adumim settlement and Jerusalem, and that would effectively complete a crescent of Israeli settlements around East Jerusalem dividing it from the rest of the West Bank.
Five European countries on Tuesday asked the Israeli government to halt the demolition of Khan al-Ahmar village, east of Occupied Jerusalem.
France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Britain in a statement expressed their concern over Israel's plan to demolish Khan al-Ahmar, which is located in Area C, an area of strategic importance to the future Palestinian state.
The five countries voiced their support for a recent statement by the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini, in which it called on the Israeli government to cancel its plan to demolish Khan al-Ahmar.
They stressed that the demolition and displacement will have serious repercussions on the residents of the Bedouin village, especially children.
Israel's Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a petition filed by the families of Khan al-Ahmar against the demolition of their village which is inhabited by 190 Palestinians.
The 80 families of Khan al-Ahmar have recently rejected an Israeli offer to be transferred to Jericho city, east of the West Bank, as an alternative home.
Khan al-Ahmar is one of 45 villages threatened with demolition in favor of a settlement project called E1. The project is aimed at creating a physical link between Ma'ale Adumim settlement and Jerusalem, and that would effectively complete a crescent of Israeli settlements around East Jerusalem dividing it from the rest of the West Bank.
France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Britain in a statement expressed their concern over Israel's plan to demolish Khan al-Ahmar, which is located in Area C, an area of strategic importance to the future Palestinian state.
The five countries voiced their support for a recent statement by the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini, in which it called on the Israeli government to cancel its plan to demolish Khan al-Ahmar.
They stressed that the demolition and displacement will have serious repercussions on the residents of the Bedouin village, especially children.
Israel's Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a petition filed by the families of Khan al-Ahmar against the demolition of their village which is inhabited by 190 Palestinians.
The 80 families of Khan al-Ahmar have recently rejected an Israeli offer to be transferred to Jericho city, east of the West Bank, as an alternative home.
Khan al-Ahmar is one of 45 villages threatened with demolition in favor of a settlement project called E1. The project is aimed at creating a physical link between Ma'ale Adumim settlement and Jerusalem, and that would effectively complete a crescent of Israeli settlements around East Jerusalem dividing it from the rest of the West Bank.
Israeli police on Tuesday arrested a senior Palestinian official in the 1948 occupied Palestinian territories after searching his house and confiscating some of his belongings.
According to his family, Raja Eghbariya, member of the political bureau of Abnaa el-Balad Movement, was arrested from his house in Umm al-Fahm on Tuesday morning.
The family said in a press statement that Israeli police seized all computers in the house as well as Eghbariya's cell phone.
They added that an Israeli court decided to extend Eghbariya's detention until Wednesday with no charges leveled against him.
Eghbariya has been arrested several times by the Israeli police over charges of "incitement" and "encouraging riots" in demonstrations in the 1948 occupied Palestine.
According to his family, Raja Eghbariya, member of the political bureau of Abnaa el-Balad Movement, was arrested from his house in Umm al-Fahm on Tuesday morning.
The family said in a press statement that Israeli police seized all computers in the house as well as Eghbariya's cell phone.
They added that an Israeli court decided to extend Eghbariya's detention until Wednesday with no charges leveled against him.
Eghbariya has been arrested several times by the Israeli police over charges of "incitement" and "encouraging riots" in demonstrations in the 1948 occupied Palestine.
A group of Palestinian and international peace activists established, overnight, the al-Wadi al-Ahmar Palestinian village, in al-Khan al-Ahmar Bedouin community, facing demolition and displacement by the Israeli authorities.
The new village is meant to send a message that the Palestinians will remain steadfast on their lands, despite Israel’s escalating violations and colonialist policies, especially as the army is preparing to demolish al-Khan al-Ahmar, the activists said.
Palestinian Minister Waleed Assaf, the head of the National Committee against the Annexation Wall and Colonies, said the activists built small homes using wood and steel, to house the families, and to send a message that the Palestinians will build and will affirm their rights to remain steadfast on their lands.
He stated that “the birth of the al-Wadi al-Ahmar village, came just meters away from the illegal Kfar Adumim illegal Israeli colony, which was built on Palestinian lands in al-Khan al-Ahmar.”
He added that the Palestinians will continue to challenge the illegal Israeli colonialist policies, and will continue to affirm their legitimate right to keep building, and remain steadfast on their lands.
“Our message to the world is that the Palestinians will never abandon their rights; they will defend their lands, including in Area “C” of the occupied West Bank,” he said, “They are all part of Palestine, and will we build everywhere to protect them.”
He also stated that Israel wants to control al-Khan al-Ahmar as part of its illegal colonialist plans, especially after it declared 38% of Area “C” as “state land.”
The destruction of the community would displace 35 Palestinian families, so that Israel can expand its illegal Kfar Adumim colony.
It is worth mentioning that, a week ago, the Israeli High Court has granted a green light to the army to demolish al-Khan al-Ahmar within seven days, after rejecting an appeal against the destruction of the community.
Following the Israeli ruling, the Head of the National Committee against the Annexation Wall and Colonies, Waleed Assaf, said the Palestinian Authority will be heading to international courts.
The new village is meant to send a message that the Palestinians will remain steadfast on their lands, despite Israel’s escalating violations and colonialist policies, especially as the army is preparing to demolish al-Khan al-Ahmar, the activists said.
Palestinian Minister Waleed Assaf, the head of the National Committee against the Annexation Wall and Colonies, said the activists built small homes using wood and steel, to house the families, and to send a message that the Palestinians will build and will affirm their rights to remain steadfast on their lands.
He stated that “the birth of the al-Wadi al-Ahmar village, came just meters away from the illegal Kfar Adumim illegal Israeli colony, which was built on Palestinian lands in al-Khan al-Ahmar.”
He added that the Palestinians will continue to challenge the illegal Israeli colonialist policies, and will continue to affirm their legitimate right to keep building, and remain steadfast on their lands.
“Our message to the world is that the Palestinians will never abandon their rights; they will defend their lands, including in Area “C” of the occupied West Bank,” he said, “They are all part of Palestine, and will we build everywhere to protect them.”
He also stated that Israel wants to control al-Khan al-Ahmar as part of its illegal colonialist plans, especially after it declared 38% of Area “C” as “state land.”
The destruction of the community would displace 35 Palestinian families, so that Israel can expand its illegal Kfar Adumim colony.
It is worth mentioning that, a week ago, the Israeli High Court has granted a green light to the army to demolish al-Khan al-Ahmar within seven days, after rejecting an appeal against the destruction of the community.
Following the Israeli ruling, the Head of the National Committee against the Annexation Wall and Colonies, Waleed Assaf, said the Palestinian Authority will be heading to international courts.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Tuesday confiscated a car belonging to Palestinian ex-detainee Jamal Karama in al-Khalil city.
In Facebook remarks, Karama said that Israeli soldiers seized his car after ransacking his home in Wadi Abu Aktila in al-Khalil at dawn and handed his son a summons for interrogation from the Shin Bet.
The IOF raided the house of Karama twice during the past two weeks and handed him along with his wife summonses from the Shin Bet.
In Facebook remarks, Karama said that Israeli soldiers seized his car after ransacking his home in Wadi Abu Aktila in al-Khalil at dawn and handed his son a summons for interrogation from the Shin Bet.
The IOF raided the house of Karama twice during the past two weeks and handed him along with his wife summonses from the Shin Bet.
An Israeli High Court ruling giving the Government of Israel the green light to demolish the entire Palestinian Bedouin community of Khan al-Ahmar Ab al Helu, has been described as “appalling” by two UN human rights experts.
“It is gravely disappointing that a High Court can take a decision that is totally against the fundamental principles of international human rights law and international humanitarian law,” said Michael Lynk, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967 and Leilani Farha, the Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living.
“This appalling decision could trigger the eviction of 180 inhabitants, including more than 90 children, putting them at imminent risk of forcible transfer,” they added.
“Forced eviction constitutes a gross violation of the right to adequate housing under international human rights law. In addition, forcible transfer of people who are protected within an occupied territory is a grave breach of the Fourth Geneva Convention, and amounts to a war crime under the 1998 Rome Statute,” the experts said.
“If the demolition of the village goes ahead and results in the residents having to move out of their current location, all those responsible for this international crime should be held accountable”, they added.
The Special Rapporteurs also urged Israel, as the occupying power, to stop the eviction.
“It is time to regularize their situation and respect the rights of the Khan al-Ahmar residents to remain on the lands they have inhabited for decades,” the experts added.
The experts’ comments follow an Israeli decision on 5 September to dismiss the latest petitions by residents of Khan al-Ahmar, some 15 km northeast of Jerusalem in the West Bank.
The residents of Khan al-Ahmar are descendants of Bedouins expelled from the Negev by Israel in the 1950s. They were relocated on the outskirts of occupied Jerusalem. Their village is situated between two large Israeli settlements, Ma’ale Adumim and Kfar Adumim, and an Israeli industrial zone called Mishor Adumim.
The residents have been subjected to constant pressure by the Israeli occupation authorities and neighboring settlers and have been living in what has been described as an “increasingly coercive environment” that may leave no other choice to the community but to move.
“It is gravely disappointing that a High Court can take a decision that is totally against the fundamental principles of international human rights law and international humanitarian law,” said Michael Lynk, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967 and Leilani Farha, the Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living.
“This appalling decision could trigger the eviction of 180 inhabitants, including more than 90 children, putting them at imminent risk of forcible transfer,” they added.
“Forced eviction constitutes a gross violation of the right to adequate housing under international human rights law. In addition, forcible transfer of people who are protected within an occupied territory is a grave breach of the Fourth Geneva Convention, and amounts to a war crime under the 1998 Rome Statute,” the experts said.
“If the demolition of the village goes ahead and results in the residents having to move out of their current location, all those responsible for this international crime should be held accountable”, they added.
The Special Rapporteurs also urged Israel, as the occupying power, to stop the eviction.
“It is time to regularize their situation and respect the rights of the Khan al-Ahmar residents to remain on the lands they have inhabited for decades,” the experts added.
The experts’ comments follow an Israeli decision on 5 September to dismiss the latest petitions by residents of Khan al-Ahmar, some 15 km northeast of Jerusalem in the West Bank.
The residents of Khan al-Ahmar are descendants of Bedouins expelled from the Negev by Israel in the 1950s. They were relocated on the outskirts of occupied Jerusalem. Their village is situated between two large Israeli settlements, Ma’ale Adumim and Kfar Adumim, and an Israeli industrial zone called Mishor Adumim.
The residents have been subjected to constant pressure by the Israeli occupation authorities and neighboring settlers and have been living in what has been described as an “increasingly coercive environment” that may leave no other choice to the community but to move.
10 sept 2018
Israel's Jerusalem municipality on Monday ordered Palestinian citizen Ahmad Abu al-Tin to demolish his own family house in al-Walaja village.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that the municipality claimed Abu al-Tin's house was built without license, which is the same pretext used by Israel to force Palestinians in Jerusalem to leave the city.
Israeli bulldozers demolished part of the house last week, and the family was later ordered to complete the demolition.
Palestinians living in Occupied Jerusalem are often forced to demolish their own homes. Those who do not abide by the orders are usually subjected to steep fines.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that the municipality claimed Abu al-Tin's house was built without license, which is the same pretext used by Israel to force Palestinians in Jerusalem to leave the city.
Israeli bulldozers demolished part of the house last week, and the family was later ordered to complete the demolition.
Palestinians living in Occupied Jerusalem are often forced to demolish their own homes. Those who do not abide by the orders are usually subjected to steep fines.
Israeli settlers on Monday attacked a tent inhabited by a Palestinian family in the northern Jordan Valley and wreaked havoc on it.
Diab Daraghmeh said that his tent was destroyed and all of his family's belongings were stolen early in the morning, according to activist Aref Daraghmeh.
Diab Daraghmeh, who lives in Khirbet Samra close to an Israeli military camp, accused Israeli settlers, who have repeatedly harassed Palestinian citizens in the area, of attacking his property.
According to international and humanitarian organizations, Israel on a regular basis attacks Palestinian families in the Jordan Valley and targets them with demolition and eviction in an attempt to push them to leave the area because of its importance on the agricultural and military levels.
Diab Daraghmeh said that his tent was destroyed and all of his family's belongings were stolen early in the morning, according to activist Aref Daraghmeh.
Diab Daraghmeh, who lives in Khirbet Samra close to an Israeli military camp, accused Israeli settlers, who have repeatedly harassed Palestinian citizens in the area, of attacking his property.
According to international and humanitarian organizations, Israel on a regular basis attacks Palestinian families in the Jordan Valley and targets them with demolition and eviction in an attempt to push them to leave the area because of its importance on the agricultural and military levels.
The Head of the National Committee against the Annexation Wall and Colonies, Waleed Assaf, said the Palestinian Authority will be heading to international courts over the Israeli decision to demolish the al-Khan al-Ahmar Bedouin community.
His statements came during an interview with the Palestinian Radio, regarding the developments and Israel’s intention to demolish the community.
He said that the committee with not be filing any more appeals with Israeli courts, since the judicial system is wired to serve the interests of the Israeli occupation.
“The courts are part of the tools used to legalize and legislate the theft of Palestinian lands, and the demolition of homes,” he said.
The official added that the Israeli judges only act within the lines of the Israeli colonialist policies, and are part of the ongoing ethnic cleansing of the Palestinians, not only in al-Khan al-Ahmar, but also all Bedouin communities around occupied Jerusalem.
Assaf added that the Palestinians, accompanied by a large number of Israeli and international peace activists, have been protesting the demolition and displacement rulings of the Israeli courts, especially since Israel announced its intention to demolish the community in the coming few days.
“The struggle will continue; our people will continue to defend al-Khan al-Ahmar,” he said, “There will be massive protests this coming Wednesday and Thursday.”
His statements came during an interview with the Palestinian Radio, regarding the developments and Israel’s intention to demolish the community.
He said that the committee with not be filing any more appeals with Israeli courts, since the judicial system is wired to serve the interests of the Israeli occupation.
“The courts are part of the tools used to legalize and legislate the theft of Palestinian lands, and the demolition of homes,” he said.
The official added that the Israeli judges only act within the lines of the Israeli colonialist policies, and are part of the ongoing ethnic cleansing of the Palestinians, not only in al-Khan al-Ahmar, but also all Bedouin communities around occupied Jerusalem.
Assaf added that the Palestinians, accompanied by a large number of Israeli and international peace activists, have been protesting the demolition and displacement rulings of the Israeli courts, especially since Israel announced its intention to demolish the community in the coming few days.
“The struggle will continue; our people will continue to defend al-Khan al-Ahmar,” he said, “There will be massive protests this coming Wednesday and Thursday.”
The Israeli occupation authorities have threatened to reduce the family home of prisoner Omar al-Abed in Ramallah to rubble.
The demolition is to be carried out on account of the detainee’s involvement in an anti-occupation stabbing attack.
Last year, the second floor of the targeted building, located in Ramallah’s northern town of Kober, was razed to the ground by Israeli bulldozers.
Injured Palestinian prisoner Omar al-Abed carried out an anti-occupation stabbing in Israel’s Hlemish settlement outpost, illegally built on Palestinian land in Ramallah.
Three Israeli settlers were pronounced dead and another injured in the stabbing. Al-Abed sustained serious wounds before he was sent to jail and sentenced to four life-terms.
The demolition is to be carried out on account of the detainee’s involvement in an anti-occupation stabbing attack.
Last year, the second floor of the targeted building, located in Ramallah’s northern town of Kober, was razed to the ground by Israeli bulldozers.
Injured Palestinian prisoner Omar al-Abed carried out an anti-occupation stabbing in Israel’s Hlemish settlement outpost, illegally built on Palestinian land in Ramallah.
Three Israeli settlers were pronounced dead and another injured in the stabbing. Al-Abed sustained serious wounds before he was sent to jail and sentenced to four life-terms.
A number of Israeli colonizers invaded, on Monday morning, a Palestinian olive orchard in the al-Hamra area, east of Yatta town, south of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and cut at least fifteen trees.
The coordinator of the National and Popular Committees in southern Hebron, Rateb Jabour, told the Palestinian News and Info Agency (WAFA) that the Israeli assailants cut more than fifteen trees, owned by members of Rib’ey family.
Jabour added that the colonizer came from Ma’on and Havat Ma’on colonies, which were illegally built on private Palestinian lands.
He also stated that the attack is part of numerous similar violations over the last several years, and added that the colonists are trying to occupy the lands to build and expand their illegal colonies, and outposts.
Jabour called on national, legal, regional and international organizations and human rights groups, to intervene and help in ending the seriously escalating Israeli violations.
The coordinator of the National and Popular Committees in southern Hebron, Rateb Jabour, told the Palestinian News and Info Agency (WAFA) that the Israeli assailants cut more than fifteen trees, owned by members of Rib’ey family.
Jabour added that the colonizer came from Ma’on and Havat Ma’on colonies, which were illegally built on private Palestinian lands.
He also stated that the attack is part of numerous similar violations over the last several years, and added that the colonists are trying to occupy the lands to build and expand their illegal colonies, and outposts.
Jabour called on national, legal, regional and international organizations and human rights groups, to intervene and help in ending the seriously escalating Israeli violations.
9 sept 2018
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Saturday prevented Palestinian citizens, for the second consecutive day, from staying in or reaching Salama hamlet, west of al-Khalil.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that the IOF on Friday declared the hamlet a closed military zone.
Several citizens from the nearby Palestinian town of Tarqumiyah returned for the second time on Saturday to the hamlet and embarked on cleaning its yards and planting its lands to protect it from being annexed for settlement activity, but Israeli soldiers showed up and forced them to leave, according to the sources.
An 82-year-old citizen suffered from inhaling tear gas when Israeli forces stormed the hamlet and attacked them.
Last month, hordes of Jewish settlers stormed the hamlet several times in an attempt to annex it to their illegal settlement, which is called Telem.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that the IOF on Friday declared the hamlet a closed military zone.
Several citizens from the nearby Palestinian town of Tarqumiyah returned for the second time on Saturday to the hamlet and embarked on cleaning its yards and planting its lands to protect it from being annexed for settlement activity, but Israeli soldiers showed up and forced them to leave, according to the sources.
An 82-year-old citizen suffered from inhaling tear gas when Israeli forces stormed the hamlet and attacked them.
Last month, hordes of Jewish settlers stormed the hamlet several times in an attempt to annex it to their illegal settlement, which is called Telem.
8 sept 2018
European Union (EU) on Saturday called on Israeli occupation authorities to reconsider their decision to demolish Khan al-Ahmar village east of Occupied Jerusalem.
A statement issued by Federica Mogherini, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, said that the consequences of the demolition of the Bedouin community and the displacement of its residents would be very serious.
Mogherini added that the decision would "severely threaten the viability of the two-state solution" and "undermine prospects for peace".
Israel's Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that the temporary order freezing the demolition of Khan al-Ahmar will be invalid within seven days from that day.
A statement issued by Federica Mogherini, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, said that the consequences of the demolition of the Bedouin community and the displacement of its residents would be very serious.
Mogherini added that the decision would "severely threaten the viability of the two-state solution" and "undermine prospects for peace".
Israel's Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that the temporary order freezing the demolition of Khan al-Ahmar will be invalid within seven days from that day.
European Union (EU) on Saturday called on Israeli occupation authorities to reconsider their decision to demolish Khan al-Ahmar village east of Occupied Jerusalem.
A statement issued by Federica Mogherini, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, said that the consequences of the demolition of the Bedouin community and the displacement of its residents would be very serious.
Mogherini added that the decision would "severely threaten the viability of the two-state solution" and "undermine prospects for peace".
Israel's Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that the temporary order freezing the demolition of Khan al-Ahmar will be invalid within seven days from that day.
A statement issued by Federica Mogherini, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, said that the consequences of the demolition of the Bedouin community and the displacement of its residents would be very serious.
Mogherini added that the decision would "severely threaten the viability of the two-state solution" and "undermine prospects for peace".
Israel's Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that the temporary order freezing the demolition of Khan al-Ahmar will be invalid within seven days from that day.
7 sept 2018
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Friday afternoon demolished a Palestinian waste recycling plant in Awarta town, south of Nablus city in the West Bank.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that an Israeli bulldozer entered the town and started the demolition under the protection of IOF soldiers.
The sources said that the IOF later closed the entrance leading to the demolished waste recycling plant and imposed tightened security measures preventing Palestinian citizens from approaching the farmlands adjacent to the site.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that an Israeli bulldozer entered the town and started the demolition under the protection of IOF soldiers.
The sources said that the IOF later closed the entrance leading to the demolished waste recycling plant and imposed tightened security measures preventing Palestinian citizens from approaching the farmlands adjacent to the site.
Israeli soldiers attacked, Friday, the weekly nonviolent protest against the Annexation Wall and colonies in Bil’in village, west of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, causing several injuries, and burning many olive trees.
The procession started from the center of the village when dozens of Palestinians, Israeli and international peace activists marched towards the Annexation Wall, isolating the villagers from their orchards, near Abu Lemon area.
They chanted against the ongoing illegal Israeli occupation and its illegal colonies, in addition to condemning the so-called “Deal of the Century.”
They carried Palestinian flags and marched chanting for national unity, and ongoing resistance until liberation and independence, the release of all detainees and the Right of Return of the refugees.
Several protesters managed to reach the iron gate of the Annexation Wall, and started banging on it in addition to writing graffiti calling for liberty and independence, while the soldiers, stationed at military towers and on hilltops filmed them.
The army also fired many gas bombs and concussion grenades at the protesters and the orchards, causing many to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation, and burning trees before Palestinian firefighters rushed to extinguish it.
Rateb Abu Rahma, the coordinator of the Popular Committee against the Wall and Colonies in Bil’in, called for extensive solidarity with the villages of al-Khan al-Ahmar Bedouin Palestinian community near Jerusalem, facing displacement, yet again, due to Israel’s illegal colonialist activities.
The procession started from the center of the village when dozens of Palestinians, Israeli and international peace activists marched towards the Annexation Wall, isolating the villagers from their orchards, near Abu Lemon area.
They chanted against the ongoing illegal Israeli occupation and its illegal colonies, in addition to condemning the so-called “Deal of the Century.”
They carried Palestinian flags and marched chanting for national unity, and ongoing resistance until liberation and independence, the release of all detainees and the Right of Return of the refugees.
Several protesters managed to reach the iron gate of the Annexation Wall, and started banging on it in addition to writing graffiti calling for liberty and independence, while the soldiers, stationed at military towers and on hilltops filmed them.
The army also fired many gas bombs and concussion grenades at the protesters and the orchards, causing many to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation, and burning trees before Palestinian firefighters rushed to extinguish it.
Rateb Abu Rahma, the coordinator of the Popular Committee against the Wall and Colonies in Bil’in, called for extensive solidarity with the villages of al-Khan al-Ahmar Bedouin Palestinian community near Jerusalem, facing displacement, yet again, due to Israel’s illegal colonialist activities.
Extremist Israeli settlers attempted on Friday to raid the village of Khan al-Ahmar, east of Jerusalem, which is facing an imminent threat of demolition by the Israeli occupation authorities, before they were confronted by Palestinian protesters.
Palestinians who were on a vigil in Khan al-Ahmar stood up to the settlers who were attempting to assault the village.
Meanwhile, hundreds of Palestinians continue to maintain vigil in Khan al-Ahmar to protest Israeli attempts to displace the locals and demolish their village. video
Palestinians have been holding regular support rallies in the village, home to 80 Palestinian families, since Israel announced in June its intention to demolish it in order to build a Jewish-only settlement on its ruins.
Palestinians who were on a vigil in Khan al-Ahmar stood up to the settlers who were attempting to assault the village.
Meanwhile, hundreds of Palestinians continue to maintain vigil in Khan al-Ahmar to protest Israeli attempts to displace the locals and demolish their village. video
Palestinians have been holding regular support rallies in the village, home to 80 Palestinian families, since Israel announced in June its intention to demolish it in order to build a Jewish-only settlement on its ruins.
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has strongly denounced the Israeli high court of justice’s decision to evacuate and demolish Khan al-Ahmar village in east Jerusalem.
In a statement on Thursday, OIC secretary-general Yousef al-Othaimeen described the Israeli decision as “illegal” and “part of the attempts to legitimize Israel’s policies of settlement expansion, ethnic cleansing and forced displacement” in the Palestinian occupied areas.
Othaimeen called on the international community to condemn and reject the Israeli decision over Khan al-Ahmar and take action to cur Israel’s violations and practices that aim to undermine any chance to reach a two-state solution.
In a statement on Thursday, OIC secretary-general Yousef al-Othaimeen described the Israeli decision as “illegal” and “part of the attempts to legitimize Israel’s policies of settlement expansion, ethnic cleansing and forced displacement” in the Palestinian occupied areas.
Othaimeen called on the international community to condemn and reject the Israeli decision over Khan al-Ahmar and take action to cur Israel’s violations and practices that aim to undermine any chance to reach a two-state solution.
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