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| April 12, 2013
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Israel detains Palestinian-American teen for throwing rocks

The boy’s father said his 14 yr-old son was taken into custody early last Friday morning by 8 rifle-wielding IDF soldiers.

By Gili Cohen &

 

Israeli forces have been holding a Palestinian-American teenager in a military lockup for nearly a week after bursting into his family home and arresting him in an overnight raid for allegedly hurling rocks at Israeli motorists in the West Bank, his father said on Thursday.

IDF soldiers in Hebron, Feb. 24, 2013

IDF soldiers in Hebron, Feb. 24, 2013.- Photo: Emil Salman

The case highlights Israel’s system of military detention for Palestinian minors, which has been frequently criticized, most recently by the UN which said in March that an in-depth study showed it systematically and gravely violated their rights. Continue Reading »

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| April 11, 2013
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Palestinian NGO accuses Israel of ‘water apartheid’ in West Bank

Israel Water Authority dismisses West Bank NGO’s claims as just a ‘political weapon,’, claims Palestinians are actually breaching water agreement.

By SHARON UDASIN

 

 

The Water Authority dismissed as a “political weapon” a Palestinian report that condemned Israel for depriving Palestinians of their “rightful water supply.”
Jordan River

Jordan River – Photo: Daniel Easterman

Titled “Water For One People Only: Discriminatory Access and ‘Water-Apartheid’ in the Occupied Palestinian Territories,” the report is a product of the Ramallah-based non-governmental organization Al-Haq.

The document slams Israel for providing “discriminatory access” to water and enacting “water apartheid” policies that result in the 500,000 Israelis in the West Bank and east Jerusalem receiving six times the amount of water that the 2.6 million Palestinians in the same area do.

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| April 9, 2013
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Elderly Arab shepherd severely beaten; settlers offer assistance

Hassan Barhoush, 80, severely beaten & left for dead while tending his sheep.
Shocked Avnei Hefetz residents visit him in hospital, seek assailants.

By Itamar Fleishman

 

Hassan Barhoush, an 80-year-old Palestinian shepherd from Kafr al-Labad in the West Bank, remains hospitalized at the Sourasky Medical Center in Tel Aviv after being severely beaten a week-and-a-half ago by two unknown assailants with rods.

"לא תהיה יותר מאנרכיה". חוסני ברהוש ואביו בבית החולים (צילום: ירון ברנר)

Barhoush and his son at the hospital – Photo: Yaron Brener

Both of Barhoush’s hands were broken in the attack, and he was left bleeding on the ground. Police have launched an investigation into the incident.

The elderly man’s son, Husni, told Ynet his father tends his sheep for two or three hours a day and then returns home. Continue Reading »

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| March 27, 2013
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Palestinian officials reports Israel arrested Hamas MP….Again

An IDF spokeswoman is checking claims that Hamas lawmaker Muhammad Natsheh was arrested again by Israel, after recent release from 6-month detention.

By DPA

 

Israel on Wednesday arrested four leaders of the Islamist movement Hamas, including lawmaker Mohammed Natsheh, in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, Hamas officials said.

Hamas supporters in Ramallah - AP - Nov. 16, 2012

Palestinian Hamas supporters march in support of the people of the Gaza Strip and against Israel’s military operations, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Friday, Nov. 16, 2012. – Photo by AP

The Palestine News Network said nine Palestinians, including four youths, were arrested in the raid. Continue Reading »

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| March 26, 2013
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We are f***ing powerless: Jon Stewart mocks Obama’s visit to Jerusalem

WATCH as the Daily Show’s takes on U.S. President Barack Obama’s recent trip to Jerusalem & the failures of past American presidents on peace between Israel & the Palestinians.

 

Jon Stewart’s The Daily Show returned after two weeks off the air by poking fun at the outcome of President Barack Obama’s recent trip to Israel and the West Bank, and lamenting the failures of past U.S. presidents in the peace process.

A screen shot of Jon Stewart on the Daily Show.

A screen shot of Jon Stewart on the Daily Show.

Stewart mocked Obama’s Jerusalem speech, in which the president combined what Stewart described as “a stunning declaration of American support for Israel’s right to exist,” with a call for recognition of “the Palestinian people’s right to self-determination, right to justice.” Continue Reading »

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| March 18, 2013
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UNHRC ready to discuss West Bank settlement report

UN Council to examine resolutions filed against Israel after their investigators concluded that Israel could be culpable before the International Criminal Court.

 

The United Nations Human Rights Council will on Monday debate a report by its fact-finding mission on West Bank settlements, which concluded that Israel could be culpable for building over the pre-1967 lines before the International Criminal Court, if the Palestinians become party to the Rome Statute.

E-1 stop - Photo: by Ammar Awad/Reuters

Disputed E-1 region – Photo: by Ammar Awad/Reuters

The report was first published in January, but the debate on the document takes place during the council’s 22nd session from February 25 to March 22.

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| March 15, 2013
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Israel warned by Hamas against harming Palestinian Minister

After Shin Bet published a report that Hamas Interior Minister Hammad was involved in plotting attacks against Israel, Hamas warns not to reciprocate.

By KHALED ABU TOAMEH

The Hamas government on Thursday warned Israel against harming its interior minister, Fathi Hammad.

Hamas Interior Minister Fathi Hammad [file].

Hamas Interior Minister Fathi Hammad – Photo: REUTERS/Suhaib Salem

The warning came in response to a Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) report that said that Hammad had been involved in plotting attacks against Israel.

The report, which was published Wednesday, revealed that Hammad had appointed a number of close aides affiliated with Hamas and the Defenders of al-Aksa group to smuggle explosives into the West Bank.

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| March 13, 2013
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Shin Bet: Hamas increasing terrorism efforts from West Bank

 Gaza’s interior minister, Fathi Hammad, instructed terror cell to kidnap & kill a soldier, and prepare for suicide bombings.

Hamas in Gaza has increased efforts to set up terrorist cells in the West Bank, and ordered new recruits to create and fire rockets at Israel from the West Bank, to kidnap and kill a soldier, and prepare suicide bombings, the Shin Bet [Israel Security Agency] said Wednesday.
BRITISH MUSLIM suicide bombers Ashif Muhammad Hanid, Omar Khan Sharif bombed Mike’s Place in TA

BRITISH MUSLIM suicide bombers Ashif Muhammad Hanid, Omar Khan Sharif bombed Mike’s Place in TA – Photo: REUTERS

On the surface, the four-month truce between Israel and Hamas appears to be holding well since the cessation of last year’s eight day conflict, but behind the scenes, senior Hamas officials in Gaza are increasing their efforts to carry out deadly attacks on Israelis, the Shin Bet added.
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| March 13, 2013
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Hamas Terrorist Near Hevron Killed by IDF Troops

IDF soldiers shoot & kill PA Arab terrorist during clash with Arabs near Hevron.

By Elad Benari

 

A Palestinian Authority Arab terrorist was shot and killed by IDF soldiers, during a clash that broke out on Tuesday evening between soldiers and Arabs in Al-Fawwar, near Hevron.

Arab violence – Photo: AFP

Two other Arabs were wounded in the incident. The Palestinian Red Cross evacuated them to hospital and their condition is not clear.

An initial investigation of the incident, conducted by the IDF’s Judea Brigade, found that it began when Arabs started throwing firebombs and rocks at Israeli cars traveling on Highway 60, the main road in the area. Continue Reading »

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| March 6, 2013
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UNICEF reports that Israel mistreats Palestinian children in custody

UNICEF (The United Nations Children Fund)  estimated that about 700 Palestinian children aged 12-17, most boys, are arrested, interrogated and then detained by the Israeli Police, IDF and/or security agents in the West Bank each year.

By Reuters

 

Palestinian children detained by the Israel Defense Forces are subject to widespread, systematic ill-treatment that violates international law, a UNICEF report said on Wednesday.

Palestinian protest UN - AP - 22.9.2011

Palestinians school children participating in a demonstration in support of the Palestinian bid for statehood recognition in the UN in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Sept. 22, 2011. – Photo by AP

The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) estimated that 700 Palestinian children aged 12-17, most of them boys, are arrested, interrogated and detained by the Israeli military, police and security agents every year in the West Bank. Continue Reading »

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| March 4, 2013
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Report: Obama Wants Timetable of IDF Withdrawal from Judea & Samaria

Unconfirmed Israeli sources report says Obama wants a detailed Israeli withdrawal plan from Netanyahu during his visit to Israel.

By Gil Ronen

 

U.S. President Barack Obama has demanded a timetable for an Israeli withdrawal from Judea and Samaria, according to an unconfirmed report by World Tribune.

The report quotes anonymous “Israeli sources.”

According to the report, Obama, who is scheduled to arrive in Israel on March 20, wants Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to present him with a detailed Israeli withdrawal plan during his visit to Israel. The sources said the Israeli plan “would be considered in what could be an imminent U.S. Continue Reading »

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| March 1, 2013
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Security forces ready for week-end of Palestinian protests

Arab demonstrations expected in East Jerusalem & across Judea & Samaria, in solidarity with fellow Arab prisoners in Israel.

 

Palestinian protests, mainly over the issue of Palestinians imprisoned in Israel, are expected to resume on Friday with both organized and spontaneous marches throughout the West Bank and Jerusalem.

Palestinian protester uses sling to throw stone in clashes near Nablus West Bank

Palestinian protester uses sling to throw stone at Israeli military jeeps in clashes near the West Bank city of Nablus on February 25, 2013. – Photo: Reuters

In Jerusalem, demonstrations in support of the prisoners are slated to take place Friday morning at the Old City’s Damascus Gate and the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on the Temple Mount. Continue Reading »

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| February 24, 2013
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Arabs report 9 people wounded in clashes with Jewish residents near a Palestinian village

A 30 year-old Palestinian prisoner dies of a heart attack in Megiddo jail while another Palestinian reportedly hospitalized because of gunshot wound.

By Gili Cohen , and

 

Violent clashes erupted on Saturday near the West Bank village of Qusra, south of Nablus, between villagers and Jewish settlers from nearby Jewish outpost. IDF forces arrived on the scene and employed crowd-control measures.

Qusra - AFP

A Palestinian protestor (R) clashes with an Israeli settlers in the West Bank village of Qusra near Nablus on February 23, 2013.- Photo: AFP

The Palestinians reported nine people wounded, among them seven from rubber bullets. Continue Reading »

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| February 12, 2013
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EU to exploit legal loophole to boycott ‘settlement’ goods

Germany’s Der Spiegel says EU to make serious effort on boycotting products produced in West Bank & Golan Heights by using import laws’ loopholes

By Ynet

 

Germany’s German Der Spiegel magazine claimed Monday that Israeli producers evade European Union legislation and falsely mark products made in the Golan Heights and the West Bank as “made in Israel.”

Grape vines in the Golan Heights Photo: Rina Nagila

Golan Heights vineyards – Photo: Rina Nagila

The report cited EU regulation that say that certain products, such as wine from the Golan Heights, must be marked with their exact place of production, in order to adhere with various European country’s preference not to import or sell products made in what Brussels deems as “illegal settlement.” Continue Reading »

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| January 26, 2013
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Report: 4 Palestinians wounded by IDF gunfire in northern Gaza

According to a PA report, a 20 year-old farmer was ‘wounded’ in his eye after soldiers fired tear gas; IDF says in response only one Palestinian wounded.

By , and Gili Cohen

 

According to the reports, a 20-year-old farmer was wounded in the eye after IDF soldiers fired tear gas. Three others were wounded by gunfire east of the Jabaliya refugee camp. The wounded were taken to a Gaza hospital.

IDF hamer along the Gaza border

IDF hamer along the Gaza border – Photo: Eliyahu Hershkovitz

The IDF said in response that only one Palestinian wounded.

Meanwhile, Israeli military police investigators are looking into the circumstances of the shooting death Wednesday of a 21-year-old Bethlehem woman, Lubnah Hanash.

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