3 dec 2014
An Israeli guard in a supermarket shot dead a Palestinian man for trying to stab two settlers in Mishor Adumim near Ma'ale Adumim settlement in occupied Eastern Jerusalem afternoon Wednesday.
An Israeli police report claimed that the man tried to stab the settlers, while eyewitnesses said that the unidentified man was gunned down by an Israeli security guard.
An Israeli police report claimed that the man tried to stab the settlers, while eyewitnesses said that the unidentified man was gunned down by an Israeli security guard.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Tuesday evening kidnapped a Palestinian child in the wave of clashes that rocked Jerusalem’s Jabal al-Mukabir.
A PIC journalist quoted local sources as reporting that the clashes broke out in Jabal al-Mukabir after the IOF showered the natives with randomly-shot spates of rubber bullets and tear gas canisters.
Scores of Palestinian civilians sustained gas injuries after the invading IOF troops targeted the mourning tents of the two Palestinian youths, Udai and Ghassan, shot dead by the IOF a couple of weeks earlier, with heavy barrages of tear gas.
Sources based in Occupied Jerusalem said special Israeli units nabbed the 12-year-old child Mohamad Abdul Salem Abdah while he was standing in front of his family home and heavily beat him up moments before they dragged him to a nearby detention center.
Tension has been running high in Occupied Jerusalem after the Israeli occupation authorities rejected all appeals to return back the bodies of Udai and Ghassan Abu al-Jamal.
The IOF soldiers have come down heavily on the natives and sealed off all entrances to the neighborhood with cement roadblocks and flying checkpoints.
Another round of violent clashes with the IOF has reportedly burst out in Ein Al-Louza neighborhood in Silwan.
In a related development, the IOF threatened to demolish three Palestinian homes in Yatta, in the southern West Bank city of al-Khalil, under pretext of unlicensed construction, coordinator of the anti-settlement committee, Rateb al-Jabour, reported.
He further voiced concerns over Israeli intents to demolish the newly founded al-Majaz school after the IOF stormed the quarter and took multi-dimensional snapshots of the institution.
Along the same line, a gang of the Israeli Hafat Maoun settlers on Tuesday attempted to raid Palestinian homes in al-Tuwani hamlet, east of Yatta.
Al-Jabour said such ongoing assaults are carried out under the back-up and in the presence of the Israeli occupation soldiers as part of a pre-planned scheme aimed at forcing Palestinians out of their native lands and speeding up the pace of Israeli illegal settlement building.
A PIC journalist quoted local sources as reporting that the clashes broke out in Jabal al-Mukabir after the IOF showered the natives with randomly-shot spates of rubber bullets and tear gas canisters.
Scores of Palestinian civilians sustained gas injuries after the invading IOF troops targeted the mourning tents of the two Palestinian youths, Udai and Ghassan, shot dead by the IOF a couple of weeks earlier, with heavy barrages of tear gas.
Sources based in Occupied Jerusalem said special Israeli units nabbed the 12-year-old child Mohamad Abdul Salem Abdah while he was standing in front of his family home and heavily beat him up moments before they dragged him to a nearby detention center.
Tension has been running high in Occupied Jerusalem after the Israeli occupation authorities rejected all appeals to return back the bodies of Udai and Ghassan Abu al-Jamal.
The IOF soldiers have come down heavily on the natives and sealed off all entrances to the neighborhood with cement roadblocks and flying checkpoints.
Another round of violent clashes with the IOF has reportedly burst out in Ein Al-Louza neighborhood in Silwan.
In a related development, the IOF threatened to demolish three Palestinian homes in Yatta, in the southern West Bank city of al-Khalil, under pretext of unlicensed construction, coordinator of the anti-settlement committee, Rateb al-Jabour, reported.
He further voiced concerns over Israeli intents to demolish the newly founded al-Majaz school after the IOF stormed the quarter and took multi-dimensional snapshots of the institution.
Along the same line, a gang of the Israeli Hafat Maoun settlers on Tuesday attempted to raid Palestinian homes in al-Tuwani hamlet, east of Yatta.
Al-Jabour said such ongoing assaults are carried out under the back-up and in the presence of the Israeli occupation soldiers as part of a pre-planned scheme aimed at forcing Palestinians out of their native lands and speeding up the pace of Israeli illegal settlement building.
2 dec 2014
Amal Taqtaqa, 22, was shot and killed Monday in cold blood while on her way from Beit Fujar town to al-Khalil city center to prepare for her wedding planned to be held a few weeks later.
Israeli forces suddenly opened their machine-gun fire at the young woman after receiving a false alarm saying that she plans to carry out a stabbing attack.
Israeli settlers and soldiers have received orders to open fire at the entrance to Beit Fujar town in case of any suspicious attack. Unfortunately, Amal was walking alone at the meantime.
Eyewitnesses confirmed that a group of settlers and Israeli soldiers chased a young woman at the main road leading to the town before opening fire at her.
The young woman was hit with twenty bullets by Israeli soldiers and settlers and transferred in an Israeli ambulance vehicle to Haddasah hospital after preventing the Palestinian Red Crescent from reaching her after the shooting.
Shortly after the cold-blooded murder, Israeli and Arab media outlets published false information about the victim, claiming that she is an ex-detainee who had previously carried out a similar stabbing attack in the same place.
Amal’s family denied the media allegations, confirming that their girl was never been arrested.
Amal was on her way to the city's shopping center to prepare for her wedding a month later, the family clarified.
Large numbers of IOF soldiers raided Amal’s home a few hours after the gun-fire attack and arrested her father.
Israeli media outlets later published photos from the scene showed a wood-handled steak knife allegedly used as the attack weapon, and conducted interviews with the settler who claimed being injured during the attack.
However, eyewitnesses confirmed that the settler narrated a fabricated story.
The incident was carried out at the major crossroad near the Gush Etzion bloc that is located between al-Khalil and Bethlehem. The mentioned area is considered a hot spot where Palestinian citizens are usually arrested for allegedly being involved in stone-throwing attacks.
During the past two years, a big number of minors were nabbed in Beit Fujar town, while several military campaigns were carried out in the town.
Israeli forces suddenly opened their machine-gun fire at the young woman after receiving a false alarm saying that she plans to carry out a stabbing attack.
Israeli settlers and soldiers have received orders to open fire at the entrance to Beit Fujar town in case of any suspicious attack. Unfortunately, Amal was walking alone at the meantime.
Eyewitnesses confirmed that a group of settlers and Israeli soldiers chased a young woman at the main road leading to the town before opening fire at her.
The young woman was hit with twenty bullets by Israeli soldiers and settlers and transferred in an Israeli ambulance vehicle to Haddasah hospital after preventing the Palestinian Red Crescent from reaching her after the shooting.
Shortly after the cold-blooded murder, Israeli and Arab media outlets published false information about the victim, claiming that she is an ex-detainee who had previously carried out a similar stabbing attack in the same place.
Amal’s family denied the media allegations, confirming that their girl was never been arrested.
Amal was on her way to the city's shopping center to prepare for her wedding a month later, the family clarified.
Large numbers of IOF soldiers raided Amal’s home a few hours after the gun-fire attack and arrested her father.
Israeli media outlets later published photos from the scene showed a wood-handled steak knife allegedly used as the attack weapon, and conducted interviews with the settler who claimed being injured during the attack.
However, eyewitnesses confirmed that the settler narrated a fabricated story.
The incident was carried out at the major crossroad near the Gush Etzion bloc that is located between al-Khalil and Bethlehem. The mentioned area is considered a hot spot where Palestinian citizens are usually arrested for allegedly being involved in stone-throwing attacks.
During the past two years, a big number of minors were nabbed in Beit Fujar town, while several military campaigns were carried out in the town.
Groups of fanatic Jewish settlers broke into the holy Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem on Tuesday morning under heavy police protection.
Press sources said that four small groups of settlers entered the holy site via the Maghareba Gate and toured its plazas with special police forces protecting them.
They noted that Aqsa guards and worshipers were deployed in various areas of the Aqsa compound to block any attempt by those settlers to perform Talmudic rituals inside the Islamic site.
Israeli policemen stationed at the gates of the Aqsa Mosque continued to confiscate IDs of young men and women wishing to enter the Mosque and return them on their way out.
Press sources said that four small groups of settlers entered the holy site via the Maghareba Gate and toured its plazas with special police forces protecting them.
They noted that Aqsa guards and worshipers were deployed in various areas of the Aqsa compound to block any attempt by those settlers to perform Talmudic rituals inside the Islamic site.
Israeli policemen stationed at the gates of the Aqsa Mosque continued to confiscate IDs of young men and women wishing to enter the Mosque and return them on their way out.
Israeli settler critically injured following hit and run near Nablus
An Israeli settler, Monday, reportedly attacked a Palestinian taxi driver in Jerusalem with pepper spray before fleeing the scene, according to Israeli media sources. Additionally, several more Palestinians were abducted by Israeli forces between Sunday evening and Monday morning.
The Jerusalemite was driving at King George Street when he was attacked by the settler with pepper spray, according to WAFA Palestinian News Agency. He was transferred to hospital for exposure to pepper spray fumes.
Police said search is underway to locate the whereabouts of the assailant.
In related news, Ynet reports that a 50-year-old Israeli settler was knocked down by a car and critically injured on Monday, to south of Nablus, near the northern West Bank checkpoint known as "Zaatara".
The vehicle fled the scene of the incident, leaving the man critically injured.
An Israeli army spokesman could not confirm the nature of the incident.
A Ma'an reporter said that Israeli forces closed the Huwwara and Zaatara military checkpoints, following the incident, as Israeli forces search for the driver.
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Updated from: 12/1/14 Soldiers Kidnap Six Palestinians In The West Bank
Israeli forces abducted, early Monday and Sunday night, at least 12 Palestinians, including a minor, from occupied West Bank districts, including Jerusalem.
WAFA further reports that Israeli police raided Ras al-Amud neighborhood in East Jerusalem, where they arrested three Palestinians from the Najdi family; Sa’ed, Yazan and Rami, after breaking into and ransacking their families’ houses.
Meanwhile, Israeli forces took into custody three Palestinians while they were attending a trial for their arrested relative, Omar al-Abbasi, in Jerusalem District Central Court.
Forces assaulted ‘Ali Ibrahim al-‘Abassi, 25, for attempting to take a photo of his brother Omar during his court session, triggering a scuffle with al-‘Abbasi’s relatives. As a result, ‘Ali al-‘Abbasi, the uncle, 38, and ‘Imad Mhanna, 27, were arrested along with ‘Ali Ibrahim.
Israeli police also raided al-‘Issawiya, to the north of the city, where troops deployed in streets, assaulting and kidnapping 13-year-old Haitham ‘Ibaid.
According to Ahrar Center for Detainees' Studies and Human Rights, out of 650 people taken from the occupied West Bank, Gaza and Jerusalem in November, 42 were documented as minors, with 30 having been taken from the city of Jerusalem.
Meanwhile, in the Hebron district, forces raided Beit Kahel village to the northwest of the city, where they kidnapped ‘Imad-addin ‘Asafra, after breaking into his house. They also set up a road block at Halhul Bridge, where they stopped vehicles holding Palestinian-registered plates and examined passengers’ ID cards.
In the Nablus district, Israeli Special Forces raided al-Jabal al-Shamali neighborhood in the city, where they nabbed Tamer Sharaf, age 24.
Soldiers stationed near Zaatara checkpoint, to the south of the city, took one Palestinian under the pretext of carrying a knife. The man has not been identified, as of yet.
In Jenin district, forces set up a flying checkpoint near ‘Arraba, where they abducted Nimr al-Damaj, age 23, a resident of Jenin refugee camp.
Furthermore, in the Ramallah district, forces raided Silwad village to the east of the city, where they broke into and ransacked the house of Bassam Hamed, 40, a former prisoner, and detained the family members in one room before re-arresting Bassam. Forces also handed ‘Anwar Hamed a notice to appear before Israeli intelligence for interrogation.
Forces also raided the Ramllah areas of Deir ‘Ammar and Beitillu, where they broke into several houses, occupied their rooftops, and set up a road block at the villages entrances.
No further kidnappings were reported.
An Israeli settler, Monday, reportedly attacked a Palestinian taxi driver in Jerusalem with pepper spray before fleeing the scene, according to Israeli media sources. Additionally, several more Palestinians were abducted by Israeli forces between Sunday evening and Monday morning.
The Jerusalemite was driving at King George Street when he was attacked by the settler with pepper spray, according to WAFA Palestinian News Agency. He was transferred to hospital for exposure to pepper spray fumes.
Police said search is underway to locate the whereabouts of the assailant.
In related news, Ynet reports that a 50-year-old Israeli settler was knocked down by a car and critically injured on Monday, to south of Nablus, near the northern West Bank checkpoint known as "Zaatara".
The vehicle fled the scene of the incident, leaving the man critically injured.
An Israeli army spokesman could not confirm the nature of the incident.
A Ma'an reporter said that Israeli forces closed the Huwwara and Zaatara military checkpoints, following the incident, as Israeli forces search for the driver.
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Updated from: 12/1/14 Soldiers Kidnap Six Palestinians In The West Bank
Israeli forces abducted, early Monday and Sunday night, at least 12 Palestinians, including a minor, from occupied West Bank districts, including Jerusalem.
WAFA further reports that Israeli police raided Ras al-Amud neighborhood in East Jerusalem, where they arrested three Palestinians from the Najdi family; Sa’ed, Yazan and Rami, after breaking into and ransacking their families’ houses.
Meanwhile, Israeli forces took into custody three Palestinians while they were attending a trial for their arrested relative, Omar al-Abbasi, in Jerusalem District Central Court.
Forces assaulted ‘Ali Ibrahim al-‘Abassi, 25, for attempting to take a photo of his brother Omar during his court session, triggering a scuffle with al-‘Abbasi’s relatives. As a result, ‘Ali al-‘Abbasi, the uncle, 38, and ‘Imad Mhanna, 27, were arrested along with ‘Ali Ibrahim.
Israeli police also raided al-‘Issawiya, to the north of the city, where troops deployed in streets, assaulting and kidnapping 13-year-old Haitham ‘Ibaid.
According to Ahrar Center for Detainees' Studies and Human Rights, out of 650 people taken from the occupied West Bank, Gaza and Jerusalem in November, 42 were documented as minors, with 30 having been taken from the city of Jerusalem.
Meanwhile, in the Hebron district, forces raided Beit Kahel village to the northwest of the city, where they kidnapped ‘Imad-addin ‘Asafra, after breaking into his house. They also set up a road block at Halhul Bridge, where they stopped vehicles holding Palestinian-registered plates and examined passengers’ ID cards.
In the Nablus district, Israeli Special Forces raided al-Jabal al-Shamali neighborhood in the city, where they nabbed Tamer Sharaf, age 24.
Soldiers stationed near Zaatara checkpoint, to the south of the city, took one Palestinian under the pretext of carrying a knife. The man has not been identified, as of yet.
In Jenin district, forces set up a flying checkpoint near ‘Arraba, where they abducted Nimr al-Damaj, age 23, a resident of Jenin refugee camp.
Furthermore, in the Ramallah district, forces raided Silwad village to the east of the city, where they broke into and ransacked the house of Bassam Hamed, 40, a former prisoner, and detained the family members in one room before re-arresting Bassam. Forces also handed ‘Anwar Hamed a notice to appear before Israeli intelligence for interrogation.
Forces also raided the Ramllah areas of Deir ‘Ammar and Beitillu, where they broke into several houses, occupied their rooftops, and set up a road block at the villages entrances.
No further kidnappings were reported.
1 dec 2014
Grand Mufti of Jerusalem and Palestine Sheikh Mohamed Hussein and head of the higher Islamic authority Sheikh Ikrima Sabri warned of attempts by Jewish rabbis to question the Islamic and Arab civilization in occupied Jerusalem and the Muslims' right to the Aqsa Mosque.
They made their warning in the wake of the recent remarks by chief rabbi of the Israeli army Rafi Peretz, who questioned the legitimacy of the Muslims' presence at the Aqsa Mosque.
Sheikh Sabri condemned the rabbi's skeptical remarks in this regard as bankrupt, misleading and false.
Sheikh Sabri pointed out that the Jewish archaeologists, themselves, admitted that they had not found a single stone under or around the Aqsa Mosque associated with the Jewish Hebrew history, stressing that the history of Muslims is deeply rooted in the Palestinian land.
For his part, Sheikh Mohamed Hussein said that the rabbi's remarks contained racial and religious fallacies, affirming that Jerusalem is an Arab and Islamic city and the Aqsa Mosque belongs to the Muslims alone by divine ordinance.
He added that any Israeli claims about the history of the Aqsa Mosque reflect the Jews' delusional minds and their abortive attempts to falsify the history and civilization of the holy city.
They made their warning in the wake of the recent remarks by chief rabbi of the Israeli army Rafi Peretz, who questioned the legitimacy of the Muslims' presence at the Aqsa Mosque.
Sheikh Sabri condemned the rabbi's skeptical remarks in this regard as bankrupt, misleading and false.
Sheikh Sabri pointed out that the Jewish archaeologists, themselves, admitted that they had not found a single stone under or around the Aqsa Mosque associated with the Jewish Hebrew history, stressing that the history of Muslims is deeply rooted in the Palestinian land.
For his part, Sheikh Mohamed Hussein said that the rabbi's remarks contained racial and religious fallacies, affirming that Jerusalem is an Arab and Islamic city and the Aqsa Mosque belongs to the Muslims alone by divine ordinance.
He added that any Israeli claims about the history of the Aqsa Mosque reflect the Jews' delusional minds and their abortive attempts to falsify the history and civilization of the holy city.
An Israeli settler sustained serious injuries in a hit and run accident south of Nablus afternoon Monday, Hebrew sources reported.
A spokeswoman for the Israeli police said that the Israeli army launched a large-scale search campaign and set up a number of road barriers in the vicinity of Nablus city in the hope of capturing the suspect.
She said that preliminary investigations indicted that the suspect drove toward the Hawara checkpoint after the incident.
A spokeswoman for the Israeli police said that the Israeli army launched a large-scale search campaign and set up a number of road barriers in the vicinity of Nablus city in the hope of capturing the suspect.
She said that preliminary investigations indicted that the suspect drove toward the Hawara checkpoint after the incident.
A Palestinian young woman suffered serious injuries Monday morning and died later on after being shot by Israeli occupation forces for allegedly trying to stab an IOF soldier.
Eyewitnesses told the PIC reporter that Israeli forces suddenly opened heavy fire towards a young woman at the entrance to Beit Fujar town near Gush Etzion settlement located to the north of al-Khalil.
The sources testified that the young woman was transferred in an Israeli ambulance vehicle to Haddasah hospital in a very critical condition.
Israeli sources claimed that the woman was shot after stabbing a soldier, causing him minor injuries.
Shortly after the incident, Israeli forces intensified their presence at the major crossroads near the Gush Etzion bloc and closed the road leading to the settlement, preventing Palestinians’ movement.
The PIC reporter confirmed that IOF soldiers prevented the Palestinian Red Crescent from reaching the young woman following the shooting, leaving her bleeding for long hours.
An ambulance officer of the Palestinian Red Crescent confirmed that she was still moving and screaming when he reached the attack scene.
Palestinian media sources identified the woman as 22-year-old Amal Taqatqa from the nearby town of Beit Fujar.
Israeli media sources, meanwhile, said that the young woman was hit with three bullets by Israeli soldiers and settlers after she allegedly stabbed an Israeli soldier near Gush Etzion to the south of the West Bank.
Eyewitnesses told the PIC reporter that Israeli forces suddenly opened heavy fire towards a young woman at the entrance to Beit Fujar town near Gush Etzion settlement located to the north of al-Khalil.
The sources testified that the young woman was transferred in an Israeli ambulance vehicle to Haddasah hospital in a very critical condition.
Israeli sources claimed that the woman was shot after stabbing a soldier, causing him minor injuries.
Shortly after the incident, Israeli forces intensified their presence at the major crossroads near the Gush Etzion bloc and closed the road leading to the settlement, preventing Palestinians’ movement.
The PIC reporter confirmed that IOF soldiers prevented the Palestinian Red Crescent from reaching the young woman following the shooting, leaving her bleeding for long hours.
An ambulance officer of the Palestinian Red Crescent confirmed that she was still moving and screaming when he reached the attack scene.
Palestinian media sources identified the woman as 22-year-old Amal Taqatqa from the nearby town of Beit Fujar.
Israeli media sources, meanwhile, said that the young woman was hit with three bullets by Israeli soldiers and settlers after she allegedly stabbed an Israeli soldier near Gush Etzion to the south of the West Bank.
30 nov 2014
The Israeli occupation police on Sunday rounded up a number of peaceful Palestinian sit-inners and worshipers inside and around al-Aqsa Mosque at a time when Israeli settler gangs desecrated such an Islamic holy compound.
A PIC correspondent quoted local sources as reporting that the Israeli occupation officers nabbed Palestinian female sit-inner Hanadi al-Halwani and youngster Tamer Shala’ta at the Asbat gate, moments before they dragged them to a nearby police station.
Earlier, on Saturday evening, the Israeli occupation forces came down heavily on a group of young non-violent Muslim worshipers, many among whom had been subjected to meticulous investigation on charges of frequent visits to holy al-Aqsa Mosque.
“The Israeli border cops summoned me for interrogation because they found a screwdriver, one of my work kits, in my car,” Mohamed told the PIC.
“The Israeli occupation pushed us, Palestinians, up against the wall. . . . such terror acts . . . will lever dampen our spirits. Our daily visits and sit-ins staged in holy al-Aqsa will never come to an end,” he vowed.
At least 55 Israeli extremist settlers, escorted by troops of Israeli occupation special units and intelligence officers, reportedly stormed Muslims’ holy al-Aqsa Mosque via the Maghareba gate on Sunday and defiled its courtyards.
One of al-Aqsa’s supervision personnel said the assailers performed a series of provocative rites and recitals, paying no heed to the sentiments of scores of Muslim worshipers who were praying in the Mosque.
A PIC correspondent quoted local sources as reporting that the Israeli occupation officers nabbed Palestinian female sit-inner Hanadi al-Halwani and youngster Tamer Shala’ta at the Asbat gate, moments before they dragged them to a nearby police station.
Earlier, on Saturday evening, the Israeli occupation forces came down heavily on a group of young non-violent Muslim worshipers, many among whom had been subjected to meticulous investigation on charges of frequent visits to holy al-Aqsa Mosque.
“The Israeli border cops summoned me for interrogation because they found a screwdriver, one of my work kits, in my car,” Mohamed told the PIC.
“The Israeli occupation pushed us, Palestinians, up against the wall. . . . such terror acts . . . will lever dampen our spirits. Our daily visits and sit-ins staged in holy al-Aqsa will never come to an end,” he vowed.
At least 55 Israeli extremist settlers, escorted by troops of Israeli occupation special units and intelligence officers, reportedly stormed Muslims’ holy al-Aqsa Mosque via the Maghareba gate on Sunday and defiled its courtyards.
One of al-Aqsa’s supervision personnel said the assailers performed a series of provocative rites and recitals, paying no heed to the sentiments of scores of Muslim worshipers who were praying in the Mosque.
Palestinian medical sources have reported that a young man was injured after a number of fanatic Israeli settlers assaulted him at the Light-Rail Station in Bab al-’Amoud area, in occupied East Jerusalem. Settlers invade Al-Aqsa Mosque yards.
Local sources said that around six Israeli settlers assaulted Majdi Majed Najeeb, 26, as he was buying a ticket to board the train, heading for work in West Jerusalem.
The settlers started punching, kicking and beating the young man, before one of them struck him with an iron object, and fled the scene.
Najeeb was moved to the al-Makassed Islamic Hospital in the city suffering various cuts and bruises, especially in his legs.
He said light rail guards witnessed the attack but did not intervene, and allowed the assailants to leave the area.
On Sunday at dawn, dozens of Israeli extremists invaded the yards of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, through the al-Magharba Gate, in occupied East Jerusalem, and conducted provocative acts against several Muslim worshipers.
Local sources said that dozens of soldiers accompanied nearly 50 settlers, in what was described as a “tour program,” before the settlers started shouting at Muslim worshipers, and demanded the army to remove them.
The soldiers also increased their deployment near the gates of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, and withheld the ID cards of dozens of women and young men, before allowing them to enter the mosque.
Local sources said that around six Israeli settlers assaulted Majdi Majed Najeeb, 26, as he was buying a ticket to board the train, heading for work in West Jerusalem.
The settlers started punching, kicking and beating the young man, before one of them struck him with an iron object, and fled the scene.
Najeeb was moved to the al-Makassed Islamic Hospital in the city suffering various cuts and bruises, especially in his legs.
He said light rail guards witnessed the attack but did not intervene, and allowed the assailants to leave the area.
On Sunday at dawn, dozens of Israeli extremists invaded the yards of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, through the al-Magharba Gate, in occupied East Jerusalem, and conducted provocative acts against several Muslim worshipers.
Local sources said that dozens of soldiers accompanied nearly 50 settlers, in what was described as a “tour program,” before the settlers started shouting at Muslim worshipers, and demanded the army to remove them.
The soldiers also increased their deployment near the gates of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, and withheld the ID cards of dozens of women and young men, before allowing them to enter the mosque.
Chief rabbi of the Israeli army Brig. Gen. Rafi Peretz recently casted doubt on Muslims’ affiliation to their holy al-Aqsa Mosque and Occupied Jerusalem, claiming the site has no religious significance for Muslims.
Speaking during a fanatic sermon to the Israeli occupation soldiers, Peretz claimed: "Jerusalem is not mentioned in the Quran even once. Not at all. Not even once. You know what? It's not even hinted at.”
“You know what? 90% of Arabs don't know what's written in the Quran,” he added.
Observers have warned of the serious repercussions of such anti-Muslim statements, saying: “Their danger stems from the fact that they have been unleashed by a key religious figure.”
However, spokesperson for the occupation army recently alleged that Peretz's words were taken out of context and do not reflect his stance on the matter.
Speaking during a fanatic sermon to the Israeli occupation soldiers, Peretz claimed: "Jerusalem is not mentioned in the Quran even once. Not at all. Not even once. You know what? It's not even hinted at.”
“You know what? 90% of Arabs don't know what's written in the Quran,” he added.
Observers have warned of the serious repercussions of such anti-Muslim statements, saying: “Their danger stems from the fact that they have been unleashed by a key religious figure.”
However, spokesperson for the occupation army recently alleged that Peretz's words were taken out of context and do not reflect his stance on the matter.
Death To Arabs Graffiti On School Wall
The “Hand in Hand Center for Jewish-Arab Education in Israel” has reported on Saturday at night that its two first-grade classrooms, in the Max Rayne Handed in Hand School in Jerusalem, were burnt and that anti-Arab graffiti was also sprayed on the walls.
It said that firefighters rushed to the school and managed to contain the fire before it spread to other rooms, adding that the two classrooms were badly burnt.
The Israeli fanatics also wrote racist graffiti, including the predominant “death to Arabs” slogan.
On its Facebook page, Hand in Hand said deputy mayor of Jerusalem visited the school after the attack, and described it as an attack aiming at “sabotaging any real cooperation between Jews and Arabs."
Hand in Hand CEO Shuli Dichter said following the attack, “Even if they stain our school walls, they will not succeed in destroying our work.”
Hand in Hand runs five schools with mixed Arab and Jewish students, and teaching the children using both Hebrew and Arabic language, and unlike other Israeli schools, it teaches the children about the Palestinian Nakba of 1948, and the “Israeli independence,” the Maan News Agency said.
On his Twitter account, senior Israeli journalist and author Yossi Melman wrote, “when will the Shin Bet (Internal Security), and the Police understand that Jewish terrorism will cause disaster to the Zionist project?”
Nadia Kinani, principal of Max Rayne School, told Israeli Walla News Agency that the school, parents and students will not be scared as they are doing a great job in this school, adding the attack will not deter the school and families from getting up in the morning and resuming classes.
“The solution is joint livelihood; this attack will not stop us, and we will continue our joint work in this school,” she said, “We will continue our mission in this educational facility along with the patients and students.”
Israeli fanatics are responsible for numerous attacks targeting Palestinian schools, orchards and farmlands, mosques and churches, and even graveyards, in addition to attacks targeting Israeli peace groups, activists and their property.
The “Hand in Hand Center for Jewish-Arab Education in Israel” has reported on Saturday at night that its two first-grade classrooms, in the Max Rayne Handed in Hand School in Jerusalem, were burnt and that anti-Arab graffiti was also sprayed on the walls.
It said that firefighters rushed to the school and managed to contain the fire before it spread to other rooms, adding that the two classrooms were badly burnt.
The Israeli fanatics also wrote racist graffiti, including the predominant “death to Arabs” slogan.
On its Facebook page, Hand in Hand said deputy mayor of Jerusalem visited the school after the attack, and described it as an attack aiming at “sabotaging any real cooperation between Jews and Arabs."
Hand in Hand CEO Shuli Dichter said following the attack, “Even if they stain our school walls, they will not succeed in destroying our work.”
Hand in Hand runs five schools with mixed Arab and Jewish students, and teaching the children using both Hebrew and Arabic language, and unlike other Israeli schools, it teaches the children about the Palestinian Nakba of 1948, and the “Israeli independence,” the Maan News Agency said.
On his Twitter account, senior Israeli journalist and author Yossi Melman wrote, “when will the Shin Bet (Internal Security), and the Police understand that Jewish terrorism will cause disaster to the Zionist project?”
Nadia Kinani, principal of Max Rayne School, told Israeli Walla News Agency that the school, parents and students will not be scared as they are doing a great job in this school, adding the attack will not deter the school and families from getting up in the morning and resuming classes.
“The solution is joint livelihood; this attack will not stop us, and we will continue our joint work in this school,” she said, “We will continue our mission in this educational facility along with the patients and students.”
Israeli fanatics are responsible for numerous attacks targeting Palestinian schools, orchards and farmlands, mosques and churches, and even graveyards, in addition to attacks targeting Israeli peace groups, activists and their property.
