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| December 13, 2013
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Israeli & Palestinian officials meet to coordinate civilian emergency responses

The meeting occurred due to a convergence of interests. Coordinating on aspects such as the clearing of roads in the event of floods, & joint firefighting efforts were addressed, and there was positive atmosphere from both sides.

By YAAKOV LAPPIN
 

 

Israeli and Palestinian officials held a meeting in Hebron this week, the first of its kind, to improve joint coordination in responding to civilian emergencies such as fires and accidents, and to figure out ways to protect the local environment together.

A FIREFIGHTER uses a fire extinguisher during a drill at a school in Jerusalem. - Photo: Reuters

A FIREFIGHTER uses a fire extinguisher during a drill at a school in Jerusalem. – Photo: Reuters

The understandings reached by the participants found expression already on Thursday, when two Palestinian bulldozers joined Israeli bulldozers in clearing routes 36 and 60 after a heavy snow storm blocked the two roads that serve Palestinian and Israeli drivers. Continue Reading »

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| December 11, 2013
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Israel blamed for Record number of ‘honor killings’ among Palestinians

Last November, Rasha Abu Ara, a 32-year-old mother of 5, was beaten to death & strung from a tree.

Palestinian Minister of Women’s Affairs Rabiha Diab blamed domestic violence toward women on Israel.

By REUTERS

 

 

A silvery green olive grove set in the red soil of a Palestinian village is a crime scene – testament to a practice so sensitive that it is spoken of only in whispers.

A Palestinian woman votes

A Palestinian woman votes – Photo: Mohamad Torokman/Reuter

One night in late November, Rasha Abu Ara, a 32-year-old mother of five, was beaten to death and strung from a gnarled tree branch as a gruesome badge of “family honor” restored. Continue Reading »

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| December 8, 2013
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RAF chopper makes emergency landing in West Bank – No casualties

 

IDF secured scene of chopper landing in Jordan Valley.

IDF spokeswoman denies report British military helicopter landed in minefield.

By REUTERS
 

 

JERUSALEM – A British military helicopter made an emergency landing on Sunday in the West Bank because of a “technical malfunction,” an IDF spokeswoman said.

A Black Hawk helicopter - File Photo: Reuters

A Black Hawk helicopter – File Photo: Reuters

There were no casualties in the incident on Sunday afternoon and IDF soldiers were “securing the scene,” she added.

Sky news website said the RAF helicopter had been en route from the Jordanian capital Amman to Cyprus when it was forced to land by engine failure. Continue Reading »

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| December 8, 2013
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Investigation: Report received of Palestinian youth shot dead by IDF

IDF investigating report received of shooting near Jalazone refugee camp, north of Ramallah.

IDF source said the preliminary report of the incident “still sketchy”.

By TOVAH LAZAROFF, YAAKOV LAPPIN

 

 

The IDF shot and killed Wajih Ramahi, 15, from the Jalazone refugee camp north of Ramallah on Saturday evening, according to B’Tselem.

IDF troops take up position during clashes with Palestinian stonethrowers in Hebron. Sept. 22, 2013.- Photo: REUTERS

IDF troops take up position during clashes with Palestinian stone-throwers in Hebron. Sept. 22, 2013.- Photo: REUTERS

Its spokeswoman Sarit Michaeli said a field worker at the Ramallah hospital where Ramahi was taken reported from doctors there that he had been shot in the back.

The IDF launched an investigation after receiving a Palestinian report via the civil administration about the shooting of a teenager. Continue Reading »

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| December 1, 2013
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Despite PA denial Al-Qaida-linked group claims substantial growth in West Bank

Majles Shura al-Mujahideen confirms 3 of their members were killed by Israel special forces last week, denounces the current peacemaking efforts & threatens attacks on Israel as well as Abbas’ Palestinian Authority.

By Reuters

 

An Al-Qaida-linked group has confirmed that the three militants killed in the West Bank by Israeli forces last week were its members, and said that their presence there proved that the Islamist network has taken root in the Palestinian territory.

Funeral of Palestinians killed by Israeli forces.

The funeral of three Al-Qaida linked Palestinians killed by Israeli forces near Hebron, November 27, 2013 – Photo: Reuters

Al-Qaida has struggled to build up significant support in the West Bank, analysts say, and the Palestinian Authority that administers the area last week denied an Israeli report that the men were linked to the organization. Continue Reading »

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| November 29, 2013
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Half the Palestinians think peace process with Israel a mistake

In a poll taken, 66% of Palestinians believe US-brokered negotiations will fail to result in any settlement.

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Roughly half of Palestinians living in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip believe the Palestinian Authority erred in resuming peace negotiations with Israel, a public opinion poll revealed.

Palestinians rally against peace talks.

Palestinian protesters hold placards showing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry during a demonstration against renewed peace talks with Israel, October 2013.

According to the poll, which was conducted by the East Jerusalem-based Jerusalem Media and Communication Center this month and published on Wednesday, 50.5 percent of respondents think the PA should not have agreed to the renewal of talks. Continue Reading »

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| November 25, 2013
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Israel’s Defense Minister: Gov’t to Begin Dealing With Illegal Arab Construction

Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon reported Monday evening that his ministry would develop methods to deal with illegal Arab construction in Judea & Samaria.

By David Lev

 

Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon said Monday night that he would set up a committee to develop a legal framework to prevnet illegal building in Judea and Samaria that would apply to all residents. The announcement by Ya’alon came in response to a lawsuit by the Regavim group that demanded the state intervene to prevent illegal Arab building, just as it acts to prevent illegal construction in Jewish towns in Judea and Samaria.

The lawsuit by Regavim demands that the state order the demolition of illegal building by Palestinian Authority Arabs between the Binyamin region community of Neve Tzuf and the Arab village of Deir Nazim. Continue Reading »

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| November 25, 2013
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Report: Israel approved another 829 new West Bank homes

 

According to the activist organization, Peace Now, Israel approved additional construction of new homes north of Jerusalem.

Once again the Palestinians claim this is ‘yet another move to derail peace process.’

By AFP

 

 

Israeli authorities have given the go-ahead for the construction of 829 new settler homes in the West Bank, Peace Now said on Monday.

Settlement construction in Efrat - Photo: Ilan Arad Lowshot.com

Settlement construction in Efrat – Photo: Ilan Arad Lowshot.com

“The construction of 829 homes has been approved by a committee of the Israeli military in charge of the West Bank,” said Lior Amihai, a Peace Now activist.

“This is yet another move that threatens to derail the peace process,” Amihai told AFP. Continue Reading »

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| November 12, 2013
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White House demands Israel explain 20,000 new West Bank homes

 

U.S. State Dept. expressed ‘deep concern’ over newest construction tenders, saying White House does ‘not recognize the legitimacy of settlements.’

And once again, Palestinian President Abbas threatens to call off peace talks.

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The U.S. State Department said it is “deeply concerned” by Israel’s  announcement over the tenders issued for the construction of 20,000 new settlement units in the West Bank and that it is demanding explanations from Israel.

Construction in Har Homa - AP

Construction in Har Homa. – Photo: AP

State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said that Washington was taken by surprise and had no prior knowledge of the plans. Continue Reading »

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| October 25, 2013
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Arab hurl handmade grenade at Israeli school bus in West Bank

IDF reports no injuries or damage in terror incident just West of Jenin in West Bank.

By JPOST.COM STAFF

 

 

A supposed makeshift grenade was thrown at an Israeli bus transporting students to schools on Friday morning in the northern West Bank near the village of Yaabud, west of Jenin.

A Magen David Adom ambulance.

A Magen David Adom ambulance. – Photo: REUTER

No injuries or damage were reported.

Security forces were sweeping the area.

The IDF could not confirm the identity of the perpetrator.

“I ​​hope now there will be an aggressive decision to bring attention to the area to prevent further attacks,” Army Radio quoted Shomron Regional Council head Gershon Mesika as saying. Continue Reading »

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| October 24, 2013
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PA President asks Western companies to divorce from West Bank settlements

PA President Abbas makes plea to European Council president to stop all projects in Jewish areas in the West Bank.

By KHALED ABU TOAMEH, TOVAH LAZAROFF
 

 

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday called on European and other Western firms to stop violating international law by working in West Bank settlements.

Abbas meets European Council President Herman Van Rompuy in Brussels, October 23, 2013

Abbas meets European Council President Herman Van Rompuy in Brussels, October 23, 2013 – Photo: REUTERS

Abbas’s call came during a meeting in Brussels with Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council and former Belgian prime minister.

Abbas is currently on a tour of a number of EU countries to urge their governments to activate regulations against settlements and Jewish neighborhoods of east Jerusalem.

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| October 23, 2013
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IDF Kills Terrorst Hiding in West Bank Cave

 

After IDF fires 2 LAW anti-tank missiles to take out Mohammed Assi, an Islamic Jihad operative who was hiding in cave near Bilin, the army warns of ‘terror atmosphere’ throughout the West Bank.

By Yoav Zitun & Elior Levy

Nearly a year after the bombing of a Tel Aviv bus during Operation Pillar of Defense left 29 people injured, an anti-tank missile killed one of the terrorists who planned the attack. An operation launched Tuesday morning to arrest terror suspects in the Palestinian village of Naima, near Bilin in the West Bank, ended in the death of Islamic Jihad operative Mohammed Assi. Continue Reading »

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| October 18, 2013
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Israel’s EMS Magen David Adom loses funding for West Bank stations

 

Magen David Adom has been facing pressure from the ICRC to defer EMS response in the West Bank to the Palestinian Red Crescent.

By HENRY ROME
 

 

Magen David Adom has lost funding to operate the majority of its stations in the West Bank, the ambulance service said on Thursday, citing an NIS 5 million shortfall in appropriations from the state.
MDA paramedics evacuating woman to hospital in Jerusalem.

MDA paramedics evacuating woman to hospital in Jerusalem. – Photo: Magen David Adom spokesman

An MDA spokesman said the impending closure of 13 West Bank ambulance stations out of the agency’s 17 stations there is unrelated to pressure by the International Committee of the Red Cross, which has been highly critical of MDA’s operations in the West Bank.

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| October 17, 2013
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IDf soldiers kill Palestinian Arab after rams into West Bank base with tractor

IDF soldiers stationed outside of Hebron notice intruder, ordering him to stop & then forced to opened fire when he refused.

One IDF soldier was lightly wounded in the incident.

By Gili Cohen

 

 

A Palestinian was killed by the Israel Defense Forces Thursday evening after smashing through the perimeter fence of the A-Ram army base driving a bulldozer.

The bulldozer used in the attack

The tractor-backhoe used in the attack – Photo courtesy: IDF Spokesman

When soldiers stationed at the entrance to the base, located near the West Bank town of Qalandiyah, spotted the intruder, they began the standard procedure for arresting a suspect. But when the man refused to stop, they opened fire, killing him. Continue Reading »

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| October 11, 2013
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TERROR ATTACK: IDF reserves colonel murdered outside his home

 

Officer’s wife reports hearing noise outside, went out to check & were ambushed by Arabs armed with an ax & iron rods.

Israeli security forces detain five suspects.

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Colonel (Res.) Seraiah Ofer was killed in an attack outside his home in the Jordan Valley settlement of Brosh Habika at 10 P.M. Thursday night. His wife Monique was moderately wounded, but managed to escape and contact police.

The scene of the murder in the Jordan Valley, October 11, 2013.

The scene of the murder in the Jordan Valley, October 11, 2013. – Photo: Gil Eliyahu

Israeli security forces detained five suspects in connection with the murder. Continue Reading »

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