4 apr 2016
Head of the Islamic Movement in 1948 Occupied Palestine, Sheikh Raed Salah, warned of secret Israeli excavations beneath the holy al-Aqsa Mosque as part of intents to hold sway over the site.
Q-Press Media Center quoted Sheikh Salah as saying that many Israeli excavations are being carried out beneath the al-Aqsa Mosque.
“Such excavations are crimes against the al-Aqsa and they can only be stopped by ousting the Israeli occupation,” said Salah. He warned of an Israeli shift from a secret phase as regards excavations to a public and unabated stage.
“I’m most worried that the Israeli occupation authority would announce its intents publicly and think the moment has come to start the construction of the alleged temple mount on the ruins of the al-Aqsa place of worship,” Salah said.
“Never ever shall such a sacrilegious scheme see the day,” he further vowed. Israeli archaeologist Gideon Sulemani from Emek Shaveh organization also said as he commented on a documentary movie entitled “Beneath al-Aqsa” that excavations are carried out along the Wadi Helweh underground tunnel and underneath al-Aqsa western wall.
“Excavations are political. Nobody knows what they have been up to there. Nobody talks about it either. They are just doing what they see is fit for them,” the archaeologist added. “
The situation is alarming ... for the site is very old and there is a possibility that new excavations will lead to the underground corners of the al-Aqsa Mosque,” Sulemani warned. A so-called “Beneath al-Aqsa” movie kept record of the striking surge in Israeli excavations beneath and near al-Aqsa, Muslims’ third holiest site.
Q-Press Media Center quoted Sheikh Salah as saying that many Israeli excavations are being carried out beneath the al-Aqsa Mosque.
“Such excavations are crimes against the al-Aqsa and they can only be stopped by ousting the Israeli occupation,” said Salah. He warned of an Israeli shift from a secret phase as regards excavations to a public and unabated stage.
“I’m most worried that the Israeli occupation authority would announce its intents publicly and think the moment has come to start the construction of the alleged temple mount on the ruins of the al-Aqsa place of worship,” Salah said.
“Never ever shall such a sacrilegious scheme see the day,” he further vowed. Israeli archaeologist Gideon Sulemani from Emek Shaveh organization also said as he commented on a documentary movie entitled “Beneath al-Aqsa” that excavations are carried out along the Wadi Helweh underground tunnel and underneath al-Aqsa western wall.
“Excavations are political. Nobody knows what they have been up to there. Nobody talks about it either. They are just doing what they see is fit for them,” the archaeologist added. “
The situation is alarming ... for the site is very old and there is a possibility that new excavations will lead to the underground corners of the al-Aqsa Mosque,” Sulemani warned. A so-called “Beneath al-Aqsa” movie kept record of the striking surge in Israeli excavations beneath and near al-Aqsa, Muslims’ third holiest site.
The Israeli Occupation Authorities (IOA) exercised pressures on Twitter administration to close accounts affiliated with Hamas Movement including al-Qassam Brigades spokesman’s account, Israeli media sources said.
English and Arabic language accounts of al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas’s armed wing, had been shut down, an Israeli newspaper pointed out, saying one of those closed accounts had been followed by over 140,000 followers.
The newspaper pointed out that Hamas had earlier accused Twitter of showing a "clear bias to the Israeli occupation where it should adopt a neutral position toward both sides."
Hamas has also warned of the "serious cooperation" between the Israeli authorities and Twitter administration and its implications on freedom of expression, the Israeli newspaper continued.
English and Arabic language accounts of al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas’s armed wing, had been shut down, an Israeli newspaper pointed out, saying one of those closed accounts had been followed by over 140,000 followers.
The newspaper pointed out that Hamas had earlier accused Twitter of showing a "clear bias to the Israeli occupation where it should adopt a neutral position toward both sides."
Hamas has also warned of the "serious cooperation" between the Israeli authorities and Twitter administration and its implications on freedom of expression, the Israeli newspaper continued.
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) demolished on Monday three homes of three Palestinians suspected of carrying out anti-occupation attacks in Qabatia town in Jenin.
Local sources affirmed that Israeli forces stormed the town in large numbers and surrounded the homes of the three martyrs Ahmad Abu al-Rub, 21, Mohammed Kamil, 20, and Ahmed Zakarneh, 22, before starting the demolition process.
Violent clashes broke out throughout the town during the demolition process, the sources added.
Two young men suffered gunshot injuries during the clashes while five others were hit and injured with rubber bullets.
Eyewitnesses affirmed that nearly 300 Israeli soldiers stormed the town and participated in the demolition process after forcing the three families to evacuate their houses in few minutes.
Another Israeli force in civilian clothing arrested a young man during the confrontations, according to locals. On February 3, three Palestinian youths from Qabatia town were shot and killed for allegedly carrying out anti-occupation attack in occupied Jerusalem.
Since Oct. 2015, Israel has stepped up punitive home demolitions as a means of punishing the families of Palestinians who allegedly carried out attacks against Israelis or were suspected of such actions.
This policy left hundreds of people – including young children – homeless, although they themselves were accused of no wrongdoing. Commenting on the Israeli demolition process, the spokesman for Hamas Movement Hussam Badran said that the “Israeli demolition policy will not deter our resistance from carrying out anti-occupation attacks.”
Badran warned that such punitive measures will add fuel to the fire, calling on Palestinian people to support the families whose homes were demolished.
Local sources affirmed that Israeli forces stormed the town in large numbers and surrounded the homes of the three martyrs Ahmad Abu al-Rub, 21, Mohammed Kamil, 20, and Ahmed Zakarneh, 22, before starting the demolition process.
Violent clashes broke out throughout the town during the demolition process, the sources added.
Two young men suffered gunshot injuries during the clashes while five others were hit and injured with rubber bullets.
Eyewitnesses affirmed that nearly 300 Israeli soldiers stormed the town and participated in the demolition process after forcing the three families to evacuate their houses in few minutes.
Another Israeli force in civilian clothing arrested a young man during the confrontations, according to locals. On February 3, three Palestinian youths from Qabatia town were shot and killed for allegedly carrying out anti-occupation attack in occupied Jerusalem.
Since Oct. 2015, Israel has stepped up punitive home demolitions as a means of punishing the families of Palestinians who allegedly carried out attacks against Israelis or were suspected of such actions.
This policy left hundreds of people – including young children – homeless, although they themselves were accused of no wrongdoing. Commenting on the Israeli demolition process, the spokesman for Hamas Movement Hussam Badran said that the “Israeli demolition policy will not deter our resistance from carrying out anti-occupation attacks.”
Badran warned that such punitive measures will add fuel to the fire, calling on Palestinian people to support the families whose homes were demolished.
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) has condemned recent remarks made by president Mahmoud Abbas against the Palestinian people's intifada (uprising) and resistance, describing him as a person who lost his compass.
In a press release on Sunday, the PFLP said that Abbas conferred legitimacy on the Israeli crimes committed on a daily basis against the Palestinians on the streets of the West Bank and Jerusalem In remarks to an Israeli channel, Abbas admitted that his security forces had frustrated a wave of attacks planned by young men against Israeli targets and labeled his people's resistance of the occupation as terrorism.
Senior PFLP official Badran Jaber told Quds Press that Abbas's remarks in this regard reflected his love and admiration for the executioner and his flagrant disregard for the higher national interests and the nature of the conflict with the occupation.
In a press release on Sunday, the PFLP said that Abbas conferred legitimacy on the Israeli crimes committed on a daily basis against the Palestinians on the streets of the West Bank and Jerusalem In remarks to an Israeli channel, Abbas admitted that his security forces had frustrated a wave of attacks planned by young men against Israeli targets and labeled his people's resistance of the occupation as terrorism.
Senior PFLP official Badran Jaber told Quds Press that Abbas's remarks in this regard reflected his love and admiration for the executioner and his flagrant disregard for the higher national interests and the nature of the conflict with the occupation.
3 apr 2016
Image from video of Israeli driver hitting alleged assailant with car
A 23-year old woman from the town of Qafr Qassem, in the Negev desert, was detained by Israeli police after allegedly stabbing an Israeli woman lightly in the hand, in an industrial park near Tel Aviv Sunday.
The 23-year old alleged assailant was taken to an Israeli detention center for interrogation, and will likely face charges of attempted murder, as well as terrorism charges – based on past charges against Palestinian assailants in Israel. Her lawyer told reporters that the incident may have involved a personal dispute between the two women, and said that Israeli authorities tend to jump to conclusions when the assailant in any case is a Palestinian.
This is only the second time in the past six months in which Israeli forces have taken an alleged Palestinian assailant into custody without firing any shots. Dozens of Palestinians holding only a knife have been shot and killed by Israeli soldiers and police in this time period, and many more Palestinian civilians were killed while holding no weapon in their hand at all. Over 200 Palestinian civilians have been killed since October. During the same time period, around 20 Israelis have been killed by Palestinians.
The alleged victim of the attack, a 30-year old woman from Qafr Saba, was taken to Rabin Hospital in Petah Tikva with a cut on her hand.
A group of Israeli citizens who were standing nearby started chasing the Palestinian woman (who also has Israeli citizenship), according to one person who spoke with Israeli Channel Two television, claiming that he and another man “took down” the alleged assailant.
The person who spoke with Channel Two also told reporters that he and other men threw stones and chairs at the 23-year old woman, and tried to run her down with a car. He said that he and one other man then pinned the woman against a fence and held her down on the ground until police came and arrested her.
Ihab Galgoly, the lawyer representing the alleged assailant, told reporters from Ha'aretz news agency, “It’s impossible to buy this story of a terror attack immediately; we need to look into what happened on the ground and what developed during those seconds. It could be that someone hurt her or there was an argument that developed into what happened, and it’s enough that she’s an Arab with a headscarf to define her as a terrorist.”
Qafr Qassem, the alleged assailant's hometown, was the site of a massacre on October 29, 1956, in which Israeli border police attacked a group of Palestinians for allegedly violating a curfew, killing 49 civilians, 23 of whom were children. The border police responsible were charged, but were pardoned after serving less than a year in prison.
A 23-year old woman from the town of Qafr Qassem, in the Negev desert, was detained by Israeli police after allegedly stabbing an Israeli woman lightly in the hand, in an industrial park near Tel Aviv Sunday.
The 23-year old alleged assailant was taken to an Israeli detention center for interrogation, and will likely face charges of attempted murder, as well as terrorism charges – based on past charges against Palestinian assailants in Israel. Her lawyer told reporters that the incident may have involved a personal dispute between the two women, and said that Israeli authorities tend to jump to conclusions when the assailant in any case is a Palestinian.
This is only the second time in the past six months in which Israeli forces have taken an alleged Palestinian assailant into custody without firing any shots. Dozens of Palestinians holding only a knife have been shot and killed by Israeli soldiers and police in this time period, and many more Palestinian civilians were killed while holding no weapon in their hand at all. Over 200 Palestinian civilians have been killed since October. During the same time period, around 20 Israelis have been killed by Palestinians.
The alleged victim of the attack, a 30-year old woman from Qafr Saba, was taken to Rabin Hospital in Petah Tikva with a cut on her hand.
A group of Israeli citizens who were standing nearby started chasing the Palestinian woman (who also has Israeli citizenship), according to one person who spoke with Israeli Channel Two television, claiming that he and another man “took down” the alleged assailant.
The person who spoke with Channel Two also told reporters that he and other men threw stones and chairs at the 23-year old woman, and tried to run her down with a car. He said that he and one other man then pinned the woman against a fence and held her down on the ground until police came and arrested her.
Ihab Galgoly, the lawyer representing the alleged assailant, told reporters from Ha'aretz news agency, “It’s impossible to buy this story of a terror attack immediately; we need to look into what happened on the ground and what developed during those seconds. It could be that someone hurt her or there was an argument that developed into what happened, and it’s enough that she’s an Arab with a headscarf to define her as a terrorist.”
Qafr Qassem, the alleged assailant's hometown, was the site of a massacre on October 29, 1956, in which Israeli border police attacked a group of Palestinians for allegedly violating a curfew, killing 49 civilians, 23 of whom were children. The border police responsible were charged, but were pardoned after serving less than a year in prison.
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) closed on Sunday morning dozens of Palestinian commercial shops in Hawara town south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus.
Eyewitnesses affirmed to the PIC reporter that Israeli forces stormed the town in large numbers and forced the local shop owners to close their doors after an Israeli settler’s car was allegedly stoned in the area.
The IOF also threatened to take more punitive measures against the locals.
Despite living under a brutal military occupation, Palestinian towns and villages located near illegal Israeli settlements are subjected to regular attacks by Israeli settlers.
Eyewitnesses affirmed to the PIC reporter that Israeli forces stormed the town in large numbers and forced the local shop owners to close their doors after an Israeli settler’s car was allegedly stoned in the area.
The IOF also threatened to take more punitive measures against the locals.
Despite living under a brutal military occupation, Palestinian towns and villages located near illegal Israeli settlements are subjected to regular attacks by Israeli settlers.
Ahmad Atton, the Jerusalemite MP who was deported from Jerusalem by the Israeli occupation authorities (IOA), opined that Jerusalem is at the end of the road as a Palestinian city.
He recalled that Israel had always raised the slogan that “there is no value for Israel without Jerusalem, and there is no value for Jerusalem without the Temple”, and that it was working hard on realizing that slogan.
He said, in an exclusive interview with the Palestinian Information Center that, "the IOA has a vision, and set out Judaization programs and projects in the Holy City to achieve that vision.
The issue of Jerusalem is an agreed-upon issue among all Israeli political currents, the right wing and left wing, he said, adding, “As for the Arabs and Muslims, Jerusalem has entered a dark tunnel for lack of plans, budgets, strategies or clear vision”.
He stressed that the Arab and Islamic responses are only slogans, stressing that this position gives the IOA the green light to implement its plans on the ground.
Atton praised the role of the Arab and Islamic governments that support and take care of Jerusalem including the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, but he wondered whether this role is enough to check the Zionist practices.
He said that the IOA wanted to achieve two things in Jerusalem, the first is to send a message to the Muslims and the international community through the imposition of political sovereignty over the city of Jerusalem so as to eliminate any future solution that may contribute to the establishment of a Palestinian state, and the second is the imposition of the IOA’s changes on the ground by falsifying the history of the occupied city.
He pointed out the IOA declared that it wants its state to be a Jewish religious one, and wants Jerusalem to become its eternal capital.
Obliteration and Judaization
The Palestinian MP explained that the IOA seeks to obliterate the Islamic features of the holy city, and Judaize it completely, including the imposition of Israeli education curricula, enacting laws, and increasing settlement activity.
He described the role of the Palestinian Authority in the defense of Jerusalem as "very weak", due to the lack of plans and budgets. He asserted that there was no budget for Jerusalem with the Palestinian government, and if found it was only used for trivial purposes.
Atton said: "Arabs, Muslims and Palestinians will finally realize that they failed to protect Jerusalem and will regret it", adding that who carries the burden of defending Jerusalem are the Jerusalemites, who defend their existence, their national and Islamic identity and dignity, and the honor of the Islamic nation against the “Zionist project.”
Control and settlement
MP Atton pointed to the IOA schemes to control al-Aqsa Mosque, adding that sovereignty over the Mosque and Jerusalem is actually in the hands of the IOA. We are begging for permits to visit the Islamic and Christian holy shrines.
MP Atton mentioned some Judaization projects in Jerusalem, such as the "Kedem" settlement project near al-Aqsa Mosque, which he described as one of the most dangerous settlement projects due to its proximity of the holy site.
He pointed to the building of 67 Jewish synagogues in the Old City of Jerusalem, some of which were established on the ruins of Islamic schools. He expressed belief that the IOA targets Silwan town as it is separated from al-Aqsa by the Jerusalem wall. He pointed out that the IOA had confiscated the Umayyad palaces and ancient Islamic graves in the area.
Targeting sit-inners
The Jerusalemite MP stressed that the Israeli violations against al-Aqsa and the sit-inners in particular, and against the people of Jerusalem in general indicate that the IOA is waging an open war against the holy city and its population with the ultimate goal of emptying the city of its people.
He said that the sit-inners at al-Aqsa never raised weapons against the occupation soldiers or settlers, they only want to perform their prayers in al-Aqsa, but they are subjected to attacks and banishment.
He stressed that this Israeli practice comes in the context of attempting to divide al-Aqsa Mosque temporally and spatially.
Cameras serve the occupation only
Atton believes that the installation of surveillance cameras at al-Aqsa Mosque will only serve the IOA.
He added that the IOA will monitor, prosecute, and exile all the sit-inners and defenders of al-Aqsa Mosque, besides monitoring and reducing Palestinian activities and events inside the Mosque.
He stressed that al-Aqsa today does not need cameras in order to protect it, but instead it is in need of practical steps on the ground to curb the IOA violations and prevent incursions by settlers, "and this can only be achieved through political pressures on the occupation by the Jordanian government."
Atton pointed out that hundreds of cameras are installed inside the alleys of the Old City as well. He expressed hope that the Jordanian authorities would reconsider the issue of cameras because it would pose dangers on the worshipers.
Diplomatic action
The Jerusalemite MP said that the deported Jerusalemites MPs had tried to communicate with all the Arab and foreign diplomatic missions in Ramallah on the issue of Jerusalem, and made a request to meet with the Jordanian ambassador, but no response was received so far.
He pointed out that the Palestinian leadership is crippled by terms of the agreements which they cannot overcome, regardless of the speeches they deliver in the media about Jerusalem.
Bitter reality
He said that despite the massacres and violations committed in Palestine; however, the Arab world has become so preoccupied with its own issues, which obscured its priorities. MP Atton suggests that there should be serious Arab and Islamic action against the attacks waged by the Israeli occupation authorities on the city of Jerusalem and its holy sites.
He recalled that Israel had always raised the slogan that “there is no value for Israel without Jerusalem, and there is no value for Jerusalem without the Temple”, and that it was working hard on realizing that slogan.
He said, in an exclusive interview with the Palestinian Information Center that, "the IOA has a vision, and set out Judaization programs and projects in the Holy City to achieve that vision.
The issue of Jerusalem is an agreed-upon issue among all Israeli political currents, the right wing and left wing, he said, adding, “As for the Arabs and Muslims, Jerusalem has entered a dark tunnel for lack of plans, budgets, strategies or clear vision”.
He stressed that the Arab and Islamic responses are only slogans, stressing that this position gives the IOA the green light to implement its plans on the ground.
Atton praised the role of the Arab and Islamic governments that support and take care of Jerusalem including the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, but he wondered whether this role is enough to check the Zionist practices.
He said that the IOA wanted to achieve two things in Jerusalem, the first is to send a message to the Muslims and the international community through the imposition of political sovereignty over the city of Jerusalem so as to eliminate any future solution that may contribute to the establishment of a Palestinian state, and the second is the imposition of the IOA’s changes on the ground by falsifying the history of the occupied city.
He pointed out the IOA declared that it wants its state to be a Jewish religious one, and wants Jerusalem to become its eternal capital.
Obliteration and Judaization
The Palestinian MP explained that the IOA seeks to obliterate the Islamic features of the holy city, and Judaize it completely, including the imposition of Israeli education curricula, enacting laws, and increasing settlement activity.
He described the role of the Palestinian Authority in the defense of Jerusalem as "very weak", due to the lack of plans and budgets. He asserted that there was no budget for Jerusalem with the Palestinian government, and if found it was only used for trivial purposes.
Atton said: "Arabs, Muslims and Palestinians will finally realize that they failed to protect Jerusalem and will regret it", adding that who carries the burden of defending Jerusalem are the Jerusalemites, who defend their existence, their national and Islamic identity and dignity, and the honor of the Islamic nation against the “Zionist project.”
Control and settlement
MP Atton pointed to the IOA schemes to control al-Aqsa Mosque, adding that sovereignty over the Mosque and Jerusalem is actually in the hands of the IOA. We are begging for permits to visit the Islamic and Christian holy shrines.
MP Atton mentioned some Judaization projects in Jerusalem, such as the "Kedem" settlement project near al-Aqsa Mosque, which he described as one of the most dangerous settlement projects due to its proximity of the holy site.
He pointed to the building of 67 Jewish synagogues in the Old City of Jerusalem, some of which were established on the ruins of Islamic schools. He expressed belief that the IOA targets Silwan town as it is separated from al-Aqsa by the Jerusalem wall. He pointed out that the IOA had confiscated the Umayyad palaces and ancient Islamic graves in the area.
Targeting sit-inners
The Jerusalemite MP stressed that the Israeli violations against al-Aqsa and the sit-inners in particular, and against the people of Jerusalem in general indicate that the IOA is waging an open war against the holy city and its population with the ultimate goal of emptying the city of its people.
He said that the sit-inners at al-Aqsa never raised weapons against the occupation soldiers or settlers, they only want to perform their prayers in al-Aqsa, but they are subjected to attacks and banishment.
He stressed that this Israeli practice comes in the context of attempting to divide al-Aqsa Mosque temporally and spatially.
Cameras serve the occupation only
Atton believes that the installation of surveillance cameras at al-Aqsa Mosque will only serve the IOA.
He added that the IOA will monitor, prosecute, and exile all the sit-inners and defenders of al-Aqsa Mosque, besides monitoring and reducing Palestinian activities and events inside the Mosque.
He stressed that al-Aqsa today does not need cameras in order to protect it, but instead it is in need of practical steps on the ground to curb the IOA violations and prevent incursions by settlers, "and this can only be achieved through political pressures on the occupation by the Jordanian government."
Atton pointed out that hundreds of cameras are installed inside the alleys of the Old City as well. He expressed hope that the Jordanian authorities would reconsider the issue of cameras because it would pose dangers on the worshipers.
Diplomatic action
The Jerusalemite MP said that the deported Jerusalemites MPs had tried to communicate with all the Arab and foreign diplomatic missions in Ramallah on the issue of Jerusalem, and made a request to meet with the Jordanian ambassador, but no response was received so far.
He pointed out that the Palestinian leadership is crippled by terms of the agreements which they cannot overcome, regardless of the speeches they deliver in the media about Jerusalem.
Bitter reality
He said that despite the massacres and violations committed in Palestine; however, the Arab world has become so preoccupied with its own issues, which obscured its priorities. MP Atton suggests that there should be serious Arab and Islamic action against the attacks waged by the Israeli occupation authorities on the city of Jerusalem and its holy sites.
A report issued by each of Palestinian Prisoners Society, Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Foundation, Detainees and Ex-detainees Committee, al-Mizan Center for Human Rights-Gaza revealed that the Israeli occupation authorities arrested 647 Palestinians from the Gaza Strip and the West Bank in March.
The report showed that the number included 128 minors and 16 females while the number of the arrested has increased since the outbreak of the Jerusalem Intifada to reach 4,767.
The report stated that the largest percentage of arrests documented were in Occupied Jerusalem with a total of 149 Palestinians. Al-Khalil came next with 110 detainees while the smallest number of arrests was reported in the Gaza Strip with 5 cases.
The report also documented 192 orders of administrative detention in March which increased the number of Palestinian prisoners who are held under administrative detention with no trials or charges to 750 captives.
The number of female detainees also jumped to 68 including 18 minors. The number of Palestinian male minors who are imprisoned in Israeli jails reached 400 and the number of sick captives mounted to 700.
Whereas, 7 arrest cases were documented among Palestinian journalists who have been arrested since the beginning of the year. Israeli violations included as well the closure of two TV channels and 148 cases of arrest against Palestinians for their posts on Facebook, according to the report.
The report showed that the number included 128 minors and 16 females while the number of the arrested has increased since the outbreak of the Jerusalem Intifada to reach 4,767.
The report stated that the largest percentage of arrests documented were in Occupied Jerusalem with a total of 149 Palestinians. Al-Khalil came next with 110 detainees while the smallest number of arrests was reported in the Gaza Strip with 5 cases.
The report also documented 192 orders of administrative detention in March which increased the number of Palestinian prisoners who are held under administrative detention with no trials or charges to 750 captives.
The number of female detainees also jumped to 68 including 18 minors. The number of Palestinian male minors who are imprisoned in Israeli jails reached 400 and the number of sick captives mounted to 700.
Whereas, 7 arrest cases were documented among Palestinian journalists who have been arrested since the beginning of the year. Israeli violations included as well the closure of two TV channels and 148 cases of arrest against Palestinians for their posts on Facebook, according to the report.
Four Palestinian Jerusalemites, including a woman, were killed by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) and 148 others were detained during the month of March, a human rights report documented.
A report by the Wadi Hilweh Information Center said the Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) have also been withholding the bodies of 12 slain Palestinians from Occupied Jerusalem.
25 Jerusalemite Palestinians were also banned from al-Aqsa during the same period and three more others were banned from Occupied Jerusalem for a period of four to six months.
13 Jerusalemites were also banned from 1948 Occupied Palestine. According to the report, 960 Israeli settlers stormed the holy al-Aqsa Mosque via the Maghareba Gate at the same time as the IOA banned 50 Muslim men and women from entering the Mosque all week long.
20 Palestinian structures were demolished by the IOF in Occupied Jerusalem, it added. The report spoke out against Israeli polices of collective punishment, including persecution of families of prisoners’ and anti-occupation activists.
The IOA turned down Fouad Abu Rajab’s appeals to reunite with his eight children, aged between two and 19 years old. The national insurance company also decided to deprive three prisoners from Sur Baher village from social insurance.
The three detainees are identified as 18-year-old Muhammad Abu Kaf, 19-year-old Waleed al-Atrash, and 20-year-old Abd Dweiyat, all accused of killing an Israeli settler by hurling stones at his vehicle in mid September, the report further documented.
A report by the Wadi Hilweh Information Center said the Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) have also been withholding the bodies of 12 slain Palestinians from Occupied Jerusalem.
25 Jerusalemite Palestinians were also banned from al-Aqsa during the same period and three more others were banned from Occupied Jerusalem for a period of four to six months.
13 Jerusalemites were also banned from 1948 Occupied Palestine. According to the report, 960 Israeli settlers stormed the holy al-Aqsa Mosque via the Maghareba Gate at the same time as the IOA banned 50 Muslim men and women from entering the Mosque all week long.
20 Palestinian structures were demolished by the IOF in Occupied Jerusalem, it added. The report spoke out against Israeli polices of collective punishment, including persecution of families of prisoners’ and anti-occupation activists.
The IOA turned down Fouad Abu Rajab’s appeals to reunite with his eight children, aged between two and 19 years old. The national insurance company also decided to deprive three prisoners from Sur Baher village from social insurance.
The three detainees are identified as 18-year-old Muhammad Abu Kaf, 19-year-old Waleed al-Atrash, and 20-year-old Abd Dweiyat, all accused of killing an Israeli settler by hurling stones at his vehicle in mid September, the report further documented.
2 apr 2016
The Israeli Occupation Authorities (IOA) started implementing a new settlement plan that includes building 1,800 housing units in four illegal settlements east of occupied Jerusalem, Iroshalim weekly newspaper revealed Friday.
The paper said that the Israeli municipality allocated nine million shekels for the construction of 1,600 new housing units in clear challenge to the US administration that declared its rejection of the settlement plan nearly six years ago.
US Vice President Joe Biden visited Tel Aviv in 2010 to activate the peace process between Palestinians and Israelis.
During his visit, the Planning and Construction Committee in occupied Jerusalem announced plans to build 1,600 housing units. Biden had expressed then his country’s rejection of the settlement plan causing a media and diplomatic row over the issue.
The plan was frozen over the past six years to be revived recently as “a political reaction to the ongoing Jerusalem Intifada,” according to the paper.
On the other hand, the Israeli Kol Ha'ir newspaper revealed that Euro Israel Company has sold, during February, 12 housing units under construction in Nabi Yacob settlement north of occupied Jerusalem.
Nabi Yacob settlement project includes the reconstruction of four nine-storey buildings which consist of 78 new housing units, according to the paper.
Iroshalim also revealed that the Israeli municipality’s Finance Committee allocated last week 17 million shekels to develop the industrial zone of Atarot northeast of the occupied city.
The paper said that the Israeli municipality allocated nine million shekels for the construction of 1,600 new housing units in clear challenge to the US administration that declared its rejection of the settlement plan nearly six years ago.
US Vice President Joe Biden visited Tel Aviv in 2010 to activate the peace process between Palestinians and Israelis.
During his visit, the Planning and Construction Committee in occupied Jerusalem announced plans to build 1,600 housing units. Biden had expressed then his country’s rejection of the settlement plan causing a media and diplomatic row over the issue.
The plan was frozen over the past six years to be revived recently as “a political reaction to the ongoing Jerusalem Intifada,” according to the paper.
On the other hand, the Israeli Kol Ha'ir newspaper revealed that Euro Israel Company has sold, during February, 12 housing units under construction in Nabi Yacob settlement north of occupied Jerusalem.
Nabi Yacob settlement project includes the reconstruction of four nine-storey buildings which consist of 78 new housing units, according to the paper.
Iroshalim also revealed that the Israeli municipality’s Finance Committee allocated last week 17 million shekels to develop the industrial zone of Atarot northeast of the occupied city.
Union Temple organizations announced its intention to provide what is called the "Passover Qorbanot" inside al-Aqsa Mosque, on April 22nd.
The Hebrew Passover holiday is on the twenty-third of the same month. Head of the union of the (alleged) temple organizations (consisting of 29 organizations) lawyer Aviad Vesely called on the Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu to work with his ministers and the Israeli institutions to provide the atmosphere and arrangements needed to organize this celebration inside al-Aqsa Mosque.
According to the letter, the extremist organizations are seeking to organize the ritual of providing Passover offerings in al-Aqsa Mosque in the area south east of the Dome of the Rock mosque. Wesley said in his letter that the Israeli government has to preserve and carry out what he called "religious rights of Jews" in al-Aqsa Mosque, "including the establishment of this important Jewish ritual."
He added that providing Passover offerings in the al-Aqsa Mosque can be achieved this year in particular, noting that the Union Temple organizations had completed the final touches and preparations for that occasion.
In the same context, the alleged temple organizations revealed that they are gearing up and preparing for "distinctive" mass break-ins this year into al-Aqsa Mosque, on the occasion of Hebrew Passover holiday, especially in the period 24th to 28th of this April (almost a full week).
It invited volunteers and tour guides to perform certain duties and to finalize the arrangements, including the distribution of leaflets, posters and gifts that support and call for incursions during the Hebrew Passover.
For its part, Women for the Temple Organization declared that it will be organizing a special tour for children groups during which there will be celebrations for them at al-Aqsa Mosque, on Thursday, April 14, with the aim of " involving children in rescuing the alleged Temple", as said in the declaration.
The Hebrew Passover holiday is on the twenty-third of the same month. Head of the union of the (alleged) temple organizations (consisting of 29 organizations) lawyer Aviad Vesely called on the Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu to work with his ministers and the Israeli institutions to provide the atmosphere and arrangements needed to organize this celebration inside al-Aqsa Mosque.
According to the letter, the extremist organizations are seeking to organize the ritual of providing Passover offerings in al-Aqsa Mosque in the area south east of the Dome of the Rock mosque. Wesley said in his letter that the Israeli government has to preserve and carry out what he called "religious rights of Jews" in al-Aqsa Mosque, "including the establishment of this important Jewish ritual."
He added that providing Passover offerings in the al-Aqsa Mosque can be achieved this year in particular, noting that the Union Temple organizations had completed the final touches and preparations for that occasion.
In the same context, the alleged temple organizations revealed that they are gearing up and preparing for "distinctive" mass break-ins this year into al-Aqsa Mosque, on the occasion of Hebrew Passover holiday, especially in the period 24th to 28th of this April (almost a full week).
It invited volunteers and tour guides to perform certain duties and to finalize the arrangements, including the distribution of leaflets, posters and gifts that support and call for incursions during the Hebrew Passover.
For its part, Women for the Temple Organization declared that it will be organizing a special tour for children groups during which there will be celebrations for them at al-Aqsa Mosque, on Thursday, April 14, with the aim of " involving children in rescuing the alleged Temple", as said in the declaration.
1 apr 2016
Palestinian president tells Channel 2 that PA security forces 'go into the schools to search pupils' bags and see if they have knives,' saying one school had 70 boys and girls who were carrying knives.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Thursday he was working to stop Palestinian knife attacks and other street violence against Israel and had offered to meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to rekindle peace efforts.
The remarks appeared to be an effort by the Western-backed Abbas to turn the tables on Israel, which has cast him as responsible for the diplomatic deadlock and the surge of bloodshed.
Speaking to Channel 2, Abbas gave rare details on his domestic security drives, a touchy matter as many Palestinians deem such moves collaboration with their enemy.
"Our security forces go into the schools to search pupils' bags and see if they have knives. You don't know this," he said.
"In one school, we found 70 boys and girls who were carrying knives. We took the knives and spoke to them and said: 'This is a mistake. We do not want you to kill and be killed. We want you to live, and for the other side to live as well.'"
Abbas's administration and Israel coordinate security in the West Bank despite the stalling two years ago of US-sponsored negotiations on Palestinian statehood.
Netanyahu says he is open to renewing talks and that Abbas has been avoiding these while inciting violence with his rhetoric against Israel.
But Abbas told Channel 2 that the onus was on Netanyahu.
"I will meet with him, at any time. And I suggested, by the way, for him to meet," the Palestinian leader said in English.
Asked what became of that overture, Abbas said: "No, no—it's a secret. He can tell you about it."
Netanyahu's office had no immediate response.
Abbas' Palestinian Authority exercises limited self-rule in the West Bank under 1993 interim peace deals. Israeli forces now freely operate in PA areas, something Abbas described as sapping his credibility at home. He said he was willing to take action against Palestinians that Israeli intelligence deems a threat.
"If he (Netanyahu) gives me responsibility and tells me that he believes in (the) two-state solution and we sit around the table to talk about (the) two-state solution, this will give my people hope, and nobody dares to go and stab or shoot or do anything here or there," Abbas said.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Thursday he was working to stop Palestinian knife attacks and other street violence against Israel and had offered to meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to rekindle peace efforts.
The remarks appeared to be an effort by the Western-backed Abbas to turn the tables on Israel, which has cast him as responsible for the diplomatic deadlock and the surge of bloodshed.
Speaking to Channel 2, Abbas gave rare details on his domestic security drives, a touchy matter as many Palestinians deem such moves collaboration with their enemy.
"Our security forces go into the schools to search pupils' bags and see if they have knives. You don't know this," he said.
"In one school, we found 70 boys and girls who were carrying knives. We took the knives and spoke to them and said: 'This is a mistake. We do not want you to kill and be killed. We want you to live, and for the other side to live as well.'"
Abbas's administration and Israel coordinate security in the West Bank despite the stalling two years ago of US-sponsored negotiations on Palestinian statehood.
Netanyahu says he is open to renewing talks and that Abbas has been avoiding these while inciting violence with his rhetoric against Israel.
But Abbas told Channel 2 that the onus was on Netanyahu.
"I will meet with him, at any time. And I suggested, by the way, for him to meet," the Palestinian leader said in English.
Asked what became of that overture, Abbas said: "No, no—it's a secret. He can tell you about it."
Netanyahu's office had no immediate response.
Abbas' Palestinian Authority exercises limited self-rule in the West Bank under 1993 interim peace deals. Israeli forces now freely operate in PA areas, something Abbas described as sapping his credibility at home. He said he was willing to take action against Palestinians that Israeli intelligence deems a threat.
"If he (Netanyahu) gives me responsibility and tells me that he believes in (the) two-state solution and we sit around the table to talk about (the) two-state solution, this will give my people hope, and nobody dares to go and stab or shoot or do anything here or there," Abbas said.
The information office of Qassam Brigades, Hamas’s armed wing, slammed in a brief statement issued Thursday evening Twitter’s closure of the brigades’ accounts in English and Arabic, considering it a clear bias to Israel.
At a time when Twitter opens its platform to Israeli occupation figures and institutions teaming with racism, extremism and terrorism, the company closes, for the third consecutive time in two weeks, the official accounts of the Qassam Brigades in English and Arabic in flagrant violation of our right according to the commitment it made in front of the world, and in a clear bias to Israel.
It should demonstrate neutral position toward both sides, the statement said. “Military Information Department of al-Qassam Brigades condemn this action by Twitter, and call on the company to comply with its declared principles, especially (To give everyone the power to create and share ideas and information instantly, without barriers).” "We also call on the company to reconsider the decision and reopen the closed accounts", according to the statement.
Al-Qassam Brigades affirmed that it has a clear message of freedom and anti Israeli racism, and it will continue struggle to deliver its message to the world, which now distinguishes between the victim and the executioner.
At a time when Twitter opens its platform to Israeli occupation figures and institutions teaming with racism, extremism and terrorism, the company closes, for the third consecutive time in two weeks, the official accounts of the Qassam Brigades in English and Arabic in flagrant violation of our right according to the commitment it made in front of the world, and in a clear bias to Israel.
It should demonstrate neutral position toward both sides, the statement said. “Military Information Department of al-Qassam Brigades condemn this action by Twitter, and call on the company to comply with its declared principles, especially (To give everyone the power to create and share ideas and information instantly, without barriers).” "We also call on the company to reconsider the decision and reopen the closed accounts", according to the statement.
Al-Qassam Brigades affirmed that it has a clear message of freedom and anti Israeli racism, and it will continue struggle to deliver its message to the world, which now distinguishes between the victim and the executioner.
31 mar 2016
Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, said that Jerusalem Intifada which broke out five months ago is a continuation of the Land Day uprising which was commemorated for the 40th year on Wednesday, March 30, 2016.
In a press statement, the department of refugees’ affairs at Hamas Movement asked the international community to prosecute the Israeli occupation over its crimes against the Palestinian people.
It also called on the Palestinian factions to get united in terms of the Palestinians’ rights and constants. In another statement, Hamas stressed that resisting Israeli occupation will be the strategic option for Palestinians in order to get liberated.
The statement also renewed Hamas's confirmation that it will not waive any inch of the Palestinian land, and said the Palestinian people will remain adhering to all of their rights.
Palestinians mark the event of Land Day on March 30 of each year because Israeli authorities confiscated 21,000 dunums of Palestinian lands in the Galilee for establishing more settlements within the Israeli plan of Judaizing the Galilee on March 30, 1976.
In a press statement, the department of refugees’ affairs at Hamas Movement asked the international community to prosecute the Israeli occupation over its crimes against the Palestinian people.
It also called on the Palestinian factions to get united in terms of the Palestinians’ rights and constants. In another statement, Hamas stressed that resisting Israeli occupation will be the strategic option for Palestinians in order to get liberated.
The statement also renewed Hamas's confirmation that it will not waive any inch of the Palestinian land, and said the Palestinian people will remain adhering to all of their rights.
Palestinians mark the event of Land Day on March 30 of each year because Israeli authorities confiscated 21,000 dunums of Palestinian lands in the Galilee for establishing more settlements within the Israeli plan of Judaizing the Galilee on March 30, 1976.