15 nov 2014
Palestinian photographer Haitham al Khateeb was injured by a tear gas canister in his leg, Friday, while dozens of participants suffered from teargas inhalation at the Bil'in weekly demonstration, near Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank.
The Palestinian News Network reports that the demonstration was launched with a slogan of resistance against the closure of al-Aqsa Mosque (the first one since 1967), as well as the increase of Israeli segregative policy, the apartheid wall, and its overall violent stance against the people of Jerusalem.
Locals said Israeli forces were there before the beginning of the non-violent march, waiting for the participants and throwing not far from a hundred teargas canisters, to be followed by sound grenades and rubber-coated bullets, in their attempt to stop the march.
Dozens of soldiers and jeeps reportedly waited, always a little closer to the village, to prevent participants from reaching the area closest to the wall. The soldiers then attacked the demonstrators and chased them in jeeps to arrest them.
A French delegation visiting the village of Bil'in, with Mayor Onglavil Mr. Jean Doris participated in the march, as an expression of solidarity with the Palestinian People and Bil'in village.
The Palestinian News Network reports that the demonstration was launched with a slogan of resistance against the closure of al-Aqsa Mosque (the first one since 1967), as well as the increase of Israeli segregative policy, the apartheid wall, and its overall violent stance against the people of Jerusalem.
Locals said Israeli forces were there before the beginning of the non-violent march, waiting for the participants and throwing not far from a hundred teargas canisters, to be followed by sound grenades and rubber-coated bullets, in their attempt to stop the march.
Dozens of soldiers and jeeps reportedly waited, always a little closer to the village, to prevent participants from reaching the area closest to the wall. The soldiers then attacked the demonstrators and chased them in jeeps to arrest them.
A French delegation visiting the village of Bil'in, with Mayor Onglavil Mr. Jean Doris participated in the march, as an expression of solidarity with the Palestinian People and Bil'in village.
13 nov 2014
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) brutally stormed at dawn Thursday the home of Linda Shalash, a reporter at al-Quds TV Channel, in Shaqba town to the east of Ramallah.
Israeli sources have earlier claimed that a Molotov cocktail was thrown at an Israeli vehicle while driving in Rantis town near Shaqba.
Following the incident, IOF soldiers carried out combing operations in Rantis and Shaqba towns. A number of houses were stormed and searched including Shalash’s home.
The village council said that similar break-ins have been frequently carried out by Israeli forces in the town.
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Israeli sources have earlier claimed that a Molotov cocktail was thrown at an Israeli vehicle while driving in Rantis town near Shaqba.
Following the incident, IOF soldiers carried out combing operations in Rantis and Shaqba towns. A number of houses were stormed and searched including Shalash’s home.
The village council said that similar break-ins have been frequently carried out by Israeli forces in the town.
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9 nov 2014
The Palestinian Liberation Organization has called on international media to desist from using the term "Temple Mount", saying its use doesn't "adhere to international law".
According to PNN correspondence, "Temple Mount" is the term commonly used in English to describe what, in Arabic, is known as "Haram al-Sharif" (the Noble Sanctuary) -- the compound in the Old City of Jerusalem containing al-Aqsa and the Dome of the Rock.
The compound, states the PLO, "is not a disputed territory and all other terms, therefore, are null and void".
The official statement goes on to say that the compound is "an internationally recognized part of the Occupied State of Palestine" and that Israel's annexation of Jerusalem in the Basic Law on Jerusalem of 1980 is not recognized by the international community.
To the effect that "all legislative and administrative measures and actions taken by Israel, the occupying Power, which have altered or purport to alter the character and the status of the Holy City of Jerusalem, and in particular, the recent 'basic law' on Jerusalem, are null and void" the PLO's request reflects the United Nations Security Council Resolution 478.
See 10/11/14 Names of Palestinians Killed in the War on Gaza since 8 July
According to PNN correspondence, "Temple Mount" is the term commonly used in English to describe what, in Arabic, is known as "Haram al-Sharif" (the Noble Sanctuary) -- the compound in the Old City of Jerusalem containing al-Aqsa and the Dome of the Rock.
The compound, states the PLO, "is not a disputed territory and all other terms, therefore, are null and void".
The official statement goes on to say that the compound is "an internationally recognized part of the Occupied State of Palestine" and that Israel's annexation of Jerusalem in the Basic Law on Jerusalem of 1980 is not recognized by the international community.
To the effect that "all legislative and administrative measures and actions taken by Israel, the occupying Power, which have altered or purport to alter the character and the status of the Holy City of Jerusalem, and in particular, the recent 'basic law' on Jerusalem, are null and void" the PLO's request reflects the United Nations Security Council Resolution 478.
See 10/11/14 Names of Palestinians Killed in the War on Gaza since 8 July
2 nov 2014
Today, during a protest at Qalandia checkpoint, an Italian ISM volunteer was shot in the head with a rubber-coated steel bullet. The injury is just two centimetres above her left eye.
2nd November 2014 | International Solidarity Movement | Ramallah
Giulia, the ISMer, stated, “I was just standing on the side of a street, and the military was firing tear gas at the protesters. I was photographing the army when I felt the bullets strike me, one in the head, and another in my leg, and then all I could see was blood.”
At least one other Palestinian teen was hospitalized after being shot with a rubber-coated steel bullet.
Giulia was immediately transferred to Ramallah Hospital for medical treatment, requiring stitches for her injury.
Approximately 100 people attended the demonstration, where Israeli forces fired stun grenades, tear gas canisters, and rubber-coated steel bullets.
The protest was called today to commemorate the 97th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration.
See 11/2/14 In Memory of the Balfour Declaration: An Ongoing Palestinian Catastrophe
2nd November 2014 | International Solidarity Movement | Ramallah
Giulia, the ISMer, stated, “I was just standing on the side of a street, and the military was firing tear gas at the protesters. I was photographing the army when I felt the bullets strike me, one in the head, and another in my leg, and then all I could see was blood.”
At least one other Palestinian teen was hospitalized after being shot with a rubber-coated steel bullet.
Giulia was immediately transferred to Ramallah Hospital for medical treatment, requiring stitches for her injury.
Approximately 100 people attended the demonstration, where Israeli forces fired stun grenades, tear gas canisters, and rubber-coated steel bullets.
The protest was called today to commemorate the 97th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration.
See 11/2/14 In Memory of the Balfour Declaration: An Ongoing Palestinian Catastrophe
1 nov 2014
The two-year-old child Mimati
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested Friday evening a Palestinian journalist while covering clashes in Silwad town, north of Ramallah.
Eyewitnesses said that Palestine TV channel reporter Ali Dar Ali was arrested in Ramallah and taken to an unknown destination while covering the violent clashes that broke out between Israeli forces and local youths in Silwad.
Three youths were injured with rubber bullets during the confrontation, while an elderly man suffered breathing problems due to the heavy tear gas bombs fired by Israeli forces, the sources added.
The clashes erupted at the western entrance to the town when Israeli forces heavily fired a barrage of tear gas bombs and rubber-coated metal bullets at Palestinian youths who responded by throwing stones and empty bottles.
On the other hand, IOF soldiers stormed a Palestinian home in Silwan town in occupied Jerusalem and tried to arrest a two-year-old child and his 9-year-old cousin.
Wadi al-Hilweh Information Center confirmed that a large Israeli force broke into the home, claiming that the two children were stoning the soldiers from the rooftop.
Family sources told the center that the child Mimati Yasini, aged just two, had apparently thrown a stone while playing on the rooftop of the home.
"Raise your children not to throw stones! We are here to protect all of you", the Israeli officer claimed, addressing the child’s grandfather.
Israeli forces searched the home and tried to arrest the child for having “colored stones” in his pocket, which turned out be to be "candy".
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The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested Friday evening a Palestinian journalist while covering clashes in Silwad town, north of Ramallah.
Eyewitnesses said that Palestine TV channel reporter Ali Dar Ali was arrested in Ramallah and taken to an unknown destination while covering the violent clashes that broke out between Israeli forces and local youths in Silwad.
Three youths were injured with rubber bullets during the confrontation, while an elderly man suffered breathing problems due to the heavy tear gas bombs fired by Israeli forces, the sources added.
The clashes erupted at the western entrance to the town when Israeli forces heavily fired a barrage of tear gas bombs and rubber-coated metal bullets at Palestinian youths who responded by throwing stones and empty bottles.
On the other hand, IOF soldiers stormed a Palestinian home in Silwan town in occupied Jerusalem and tried to arrest a two-year-old child and his 9-year-old cousin.
Wadi al-Hilweh Information Center confirmed that a large Israeli force broke into the home, claiming that the two children were stoning the soldiers from the rooftop.
Family sources told the center that the child Mimati Yasini, aged just two, had apparently thrown a stone while playing on the rooftop of the home.
"Raise your children not to throw stones! We are here to protect all of you", the Israeli officer claimed, addressing the child’s grandfather.
Israeli forces searched the home and tried to arrest the child for having “colored stones” in his pocket, which turned out be to be "candy".
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27 oct 2014
3O Palestinian citizens on Sunday afternoon sustained critical wounds in a round of clashes with the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) in Silwad town, east of the West Bank city of Ramallah.
A PIC correspondent at the scene said hundreds of Palestinian youngsters were heavily assaulted by the Israeli occupation troops, who have suddenly broke into the city and wreaked havoc on it, triggering a state of panic among women and children.
The Palestinian civilian youths could only react by hurling stones at the well-equipped invading patrols.
A PIC news reporter quoted Palestinian and foreign journalists as reporting that they have directly been targeted by the random barrages of rubber bullets discharged by the Israeli occupation soldiers from a very close distance.
A photographer working for an American agency was injured in the process while another journalist’s camera was broken down so as to block all attempts of an authentic coverage of the scene.
A number of suffocation cases was documented among dozens of Palestinian civilians, all rushed to a nearby health center.
Local medics documented eye and head injuries among the peaceful Palestinian demonstrators who took to Ramallah streets to march in the funeral procession of Palestinian boy Urwa Hamad, shot dead by the IOF on Friday afternoon.
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A PIC correspondent at the scene said hundreds of Palestinian youngsters were heavily assaulted by the Israeli occupation troops, who have suddenly broke into the city and wreaked havoc on it, triggering a state of panic among women and children.
The Palestinian civilian youths could only react by hurling stones at the well-equipped invading patrols.
A PIC news reporter quoted Palestinian and foreign journalists as reporting that they have directly been targeted by the random barrages of rubber bullets discharged by the Israeli occupation soldiers from a very close distance.
A photographer working for an American agency was injured in the process while another journalist’s camera was broken down so as to block all attempts of an authentic coverage of the scene.
A number of suffocation cases was documented among dozens of Palestinian civilians, all rushed to a nearby health center.
Local medics documented eye and head injuries among the peaceful Palestinian demonstrators who took to Ramallah streets to march in the funeral procession of Palestinian boy Urwa Hamad, shot dead by the IOF on Friday afternoon.
http://english.palinfo
26 oct 2014
Israel on Saturday prevented Aiden White, the former secretary-general of the international federation of journalists, from visiting the West Bank. White, who works as a director of the ethical journalism network, was invited by the applied studies and research institute in the West Bank to deliver media-related lectures at some universities there.
White said he was supposed to be on a flight to Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv, but he was told at Heathrow airport in London that the Israeli security authorities refused his entry to the occupied territory.
The British media figure expressed his belief that such an Israeli measure against him was a reaction to the growing British public opposition to Israel's policies in the occupied Palestinian territories, especially that the British parliament voted in favor of a motion calling on the government to recognize Palestine as an independent state.
For its part, the Palestinian syndicate of journalists strongly denounced Israel for barring White from entering the West Bank and described its decision in this regard as unacceptable and a reflection of its colonial policies.
The syndicate urged all concerned parties to condemn such measure and pressure Israel to end its mouth-muzzling policy and its violation of the freedom of the press.
White said he was supposed to be on a flight to Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv, but he was told at Heathrow airport in London that the Israeli security authorities refused his entry to the occupied territory.
The British media figure expressed his belief that such an Israeli measure against him was a reaction to the growing British public opposition to Israel's policies in the occupied Palestinian territories, especially that the British parliament voted in favor of a motion calling on the government to recognize Palestine as an independent state.
For its part, the Palestinian syndicate of journalists strongly denounced Israel for barring White from entering the West Bank and described its decision in this regard as unacceptable and a reflection of its colonial policies.
The syndicate urged all concerned parties to condemn such measure and pressure Israel to end its mouth-muzzling policy and its violation of the freedom of the press.
24 oct 2014
An Israeli court refused the appeal lodged by the lawyer of Palestinian journalist Mohamed Anwar against his renewed administrative detention.
On October 20, the court renewed the administrative detention of Anwar, who works as a reporter for Quds Press, for the third time.
The father of the journalist said that Israeli authorities had threatened his son to keep him away from his family by renewing his administrative detention.
His family appealed to the international media and human rights groups to stand by their son and expose his illegal detention by Israel.
On October 20, the court renewed the administrative detention of Anwar, who works as a reporter for Quds Press, for the third time.
The father of the journalist said that Israeli authorities had threatened his son to keep him away from his family by renewing his administrative detention.
His family appealed to the international media and human rights groups to stand by their son and expose his illegal detention by Israel.
22 oct 2014
The Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) has barred the travel of Palestinian photojournalist Amer Abu Arafa from the West Bank city of al-Khalil to Jordan. Abu Arafa, 28, said on his Facebook page that after a long wait at the King Hussein Bridge on Tuesday afternoon, the Israeli intelligence officer told him that he was banned from travel and that he has to return his hometown al-Khalil.
He said that he was planning to attend a media conference in the Jordanian capital Amman.
Abu Arafa works as a photographer and freelance correspondent for a number of media outlets. He was previously arrested by the Israeli occupation forces and the Palestinian Authority’s security apparatuses.
He said that he was planning to attend a media conference in the Jordanian capital Amman.
Abu Arafa works as a photographer and freelance correspondent for a number of media outlets. He was previously arrested by the Israeli occupation forces and the Palestinian Authority’s security apparatuses.
21 oct 2014
Dozens of soldiers invaded, on Tuesday at dawn, the village of Budrus, west of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, broke into several homes, took pictures of them, and attacked a local reporter. The army also confiscated agricultural machinery in West Bank’s Northern Plains.
The army alleged it was conducting a “census” in the area, and did not provide any details, especially since the soldiers took pictures of homes and yards, and interrogated several Palestinians while inspecting the ID cards, and took personal information regarding the families.
Local sources said the soldiers were also drawing structural maps detailing the insides of the homes, and were asking the families various questions, including the number of persons living in each home.
The sources added that the soldiers assaulted Wattan TV cameraman, Mohammad Awad, by kicking and hitting him with their rifles, and interrogated him after forcing him out of his home.
The army frequently invades Palestinian communities in the occupied West Bank, and conducts a census of the population, homes and property.
In addition, soldiers invaded Wadi Ebzeeq area of the West Bank’s Northern Plains, and confiscated three agricultural machinery.
Head of the Wadi al-Maleh and Bedouin Areas, Aref Daraghma, said the soldiers confiscated machinery belonging to residents Hussein Turkman, Mohammad Ali Nasrallah and Mousa Nasrallah Hroub.
On Monday, several Palestinians suffered the effects of teargas inhalation during clashes with Israeli soldiers invading the Teqoua’ town, east of Bethlehem.
The clashes took place at the western entrance of the town, and the army fired gas bombs and concussion grenades.
Soldiers then advanced to the center of the town, and blocked various roads, before firing gas bombs and concussion grenades, causing anxiety attacks among several Palestinians, mainly the children.
The army alleged it was conducting a “census” in the area, and did not provide any details, especially since the soldiers took pictures of homes and yards, and interrogated several Palestinians while inspecting the ID cards, and took personal information regarding the families.
Local sources said the soldiers were also drawing structural maps detailing the insides of the homes, and were asking the families various questions, including the number of persons living in each home.
The sources added that the soldiers assaulted Wattan TV cameraman, Mohammad Awad, by kicking and hitting him with their rifles, and interrogated him after forcing him out of his home.
The army frequently invades Palestinian communities in the occupied West Bank, and conducts a census of the population, homes and property.
In addition, soldiers invaded Wadi Ebzeeq area of the West Bank’s Northern Plains, and confiscated three agricultural machinery.
Head of the Wadi al-Maleh and Bedouin Areas, Aref Daraghma, said the soldiers confiscated machinery belonging to residents Hussein Turkman, Mohammad Ali Nasrallah and Mousa Nasrallah Hroub.
On Monday, several Palestinians suffered the effects of teargas inhalation during clashes with Israeli soldiers invading the Teqoua’ town, east of Bethlehem.
The clashes took place at the western entrance of the town, and the army fired gas bombs and concussion grenades.
Soldiers then advanced to the center of the town, and blocked various roads, before firing gas bombs and concussion grenades, causing anxiety attacks among several Palestinians, mainly the children.
20 oct 2014
Mustafa Abdul-Razeq al-Khawaja
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Monday at dawn, various communities in different parts of the occupied West Bank, and kidnapped seven Palestinians, including a journalist, after invading their homes and ransacking them. One Palestinian kidnapped late on Sunday.
Local sources said dozens of soldiers invaded Ni’lin village, west of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and kidnapped a journalist working for the al-Aqsa Satellite TV.
The journalist has been identified as Mustafa Abdul-Razeq al-Khawaja.
His brother said several Israeli military vehicles surrounded their home, before breaking into it and ransacking its property, adding that the soldiers trashed the place and walked around with their muddy boots due to heavy rain, and took his brother to the Ni’lin roadblock, before moving him to an unknown destination.
Soldiers also invaded the al-Fawwar refugee camp, south of Hebron, and kidnapped a man and his son, after searching their homes.
The two have been identified as Mustafa Abdul-Qader Abu ‘Awwad, 60, and his son Ehab, 21.
Several military vehicles also invaded the al-Khader town, south of Bethlehem, searched many homes, and kidnapped Maher Mohammad Ghneim, 24, before confiscating his computer.
Soldiers also installed a military roadblock at the entrance of Doura town, south of Hebron.
In addition, soldiers invaded the Teqoua’ town, east of Bethlehem, and kidnapped a Palestinian identified as Saber Rebhy al-’Amour, 23, after breaking into his home and ransacking its property.
On Sunday evening, a Palestinian was kidnapped at a temporary roadblock, installed by the army at the main junction of Sanour village, south of the northern West Bank city of Jenin.
The Kidnapped has been identified as Fathi Rasmi Jarrar, 27, from Sanour.
In related news, an Israeli court ordered, on Sunday afternoon, five Palestinian detainees, from occupied Jerusalem, under further interrogation, until Wednesday.
The five have are Ahmal Khalaf, 35, her brothers, Mousa, 31, and Hamza Khalaf, 24, in addition to Ahmad and his brother Mohammad Sharha.
They were kidnapped on Saturday at night after the soldiers invaded homes in the Chain Gate (Bas as-Silsila), and violently assaulted several family members, wounding Hamza, before kidnapped the women and the four men.
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Monday at dawn, various communities in different parts of the occupied West Bank, and kidnapped seven Palestinians, including a journalist, after invading their homes and ransacking them. One Palestinian kidnapped late on Sunday.
Local sources said dozens of soldiers invaded Ni’lin village, west of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and kidnapped a journalist working for the al-Aqsa Satellite TV.
The journalist has been identified as Mustafa Abdul-Razeq al-Khawaja.
His brother said several Israeli military vehicles surrounded their home, before breaking into it and ransacking its property, adding that the soldiers trashed the place and walked around with their muddy boots due to heavy rain, and took his brother to the Ni’lin roadblock, before moving him to an unknown destination.
Soldiers also invaded the al-Fawwar refugee camp, south of Hebron, and kidnapped a man and his son, after searching their homes.
The two have been identified as Mustafa Abdul-Qader Abu ‘Awwad, 60, and his son Ehab, 21.
Several military vehicles also invaded the al-Khader town, south of Bethlehem, searched many homes, and kidnapped Maher Mohammad Ghneim, 24, before confiscating his computer.
Soldiers also installed a military roadblock at the entrance of Doura town, south of Hebron.
In addition, soldiers invaded the Teqoua’ town, east of Bethlehem, and kidnapped a Palestinian identified as Saber Rebhy al-’Amour, 23, after breaking into his home and ransacking its property.
On Sunday evening, a Palestinian was kidnapped at a temporary roadblock, installed by the army at the main junction of Sanour village, south of the northern West Bank city of Jenin.
The Kidnapped has been identified as Fathi Rasmi Jarrar, 27, from Sanour.
In related news, an Israeli court ordered, on Sunday afternoon, five Palestinian detainees, from occupied Jerusalem, under further interrogation, until Wednesday.
The five have are Ahmal Khalaf, 35, her brothers, Mousa, 31, and Hamza Khalaf, 24, in addition to Ahmad and his brother Mohammad Sharha.
They were kidnapped on Saturday at night after the soldiers invaded homes in the Chain Gate (Bas as-Silsila), and violently assaulted several family members, wounding Hamza, before kidnapped the women and the four men.