Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog. Activist and Other Videos on Palestine
Armed Illegal Israeli settlers in the West Bank taking over Palestinian land, both private and public, usually walk down from their settlements, located on hilltops, to harass farmers in the surrounding area to prevent them from tending their land, their only source of living. The settlers plan is to drive farmers out and expand the settlements.
These evil acts, endlessly recorded in videos from all over the West Bank, usually end in either the Israeli army intervening and declaring the area a closed military zone, preventing Palestinian farmers from tending their land, or in the Palestinian farmers leaving the area to prevent harm to their persons or families, which in either case would give the result desired by settlers. Defending yourself from a settler is miraculously turned into an attack against an israeli and is punishable by a harsh prison sentence and financial burdens the poor Palestinian farmer family would almost find it impossible to bear.
The video below claims it was released by an IDF "security" camera. It shows an armed Israeli settler, doing the usual deed described above, except this time the settler was confronted by a young Palestinian Farmer who was drawn into a trap and killed. The settler suddenly runs and as the young Palestinian farmer follows him closely -believing he has been been victorious in driving the illegal settler away from the farm- the Israeli settler simply turns around and shoots him in cold blood, making it appear as if he did it in self defense. However, the settlers attempt to act for the camera - settlers know exactly were it is placed and which areas it films due to their close ties to the army "protecting" their settlements - betrays him, notice the professionalism with which he turned around quickly and shot his victim, walked away fast and hurriedly ran and fled the scene of the crime.
The murder victim was Nineteen year-old Oday Maher Qadous from the village of Iraq Burin, south of Nablus, and was accompanied by his cousin (The third young man you see in the video) and the murder took place on January 27, 2011.
I normally let the videos speak for themselves, but this time i thought I better give you an introduction and explain some background to it since settlers are claiming the murder was in self defense. Now, you can see the video for yourself.
IDF Video 28/1/11 Settlers Killing Palestinian Teenager in Arak Burin:
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IDF Video 28/1/11 Settlers killing Palestinian Teenager in Arak Burin
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Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog. Activist and Other Videos on Palestine
Showing posts with label Settlements [Colonies]. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Settlements [Colonies]. Show all posts
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Protesters challenge eviction of Palestinian Families from Sheikh Jarah April 9, 2010
Israeli, Palestinian and International Protesters challenge eviction of Palestinian Families from their homes in Sheikh Jarrah, Jerusalem. Four activists were arrested.
Sheikh Jarah 09/04/2010:
"ActiveStills — April 10, 2010 — Video by: Petter Lahan, Nissim Musak, Keren Shayo and Daniel Argo Edited by: Activestills.org"
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
Sheikh Jarah 09/04/2010:
"ActiveStills — April 10, 2010 — Video by: Petter Lahan, Nissim Musak, Keren Shayo and Daniel Argo Edited by: Activestills.org"
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Israeli settlers push further into Palestinian land - 8 Sept 09
Israeli settlers push further into Palestinian land - 8 Sept 09:
Note: Listen to the Zionist Colonialists/settlers at 1:49 of the video screaming "Mavit la Aravim" (Death to the Arabs.)
"Israeli settlers are pushing further into occupied Palestinian land, despite international pressure to halt settlement activity.
Hundreds of Israelis cheered as the first scoops of concrete were poured for a new settlement in an area called 'E1' northeast of Jerusalem.
A Jewish settlement there will be the final link in a chain that cuts off Palestinians in East Jerusalem from the rest of the West Bank.
Al Jazeeras Jacky Rowland reports from EI, where protesting peace activists say the settlers are sabotaging Israels chances for peace."
Comment: Jacky Rowland seems to have swallowed the Israeli government bait that Netanyahu can't survive a decision to freeze settlements/colonies, convincingly broadcasting this propaganda piece.
This calls to mind the proverb "Lord, protect me from my friends as I take care of my enemies!"
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
Note: Listen to the Zionist Colonialists/settlers at 1:49 of the video screaming "Mavit la Aravim" (Death to the Arabs.)
"Israeli settlers are pushing further into occupied Palestinian land, despite international pressure to halt settlement activity.
Hundreds of Israelis cheered as the first scoops of concrete were poured for a new settlement in an area called 'E1' northeast of Jerusalem.
A Jewish settlement there will be the final link in a chain that cuts off Palestinians in East Jerusalem from the rest of the West Bank.
Al Jazeeras Jacky Rowland reports from EI, where protesting peace activists say the settlers are sabotaging Israels chances for peace."
Comment: Jacky Rowland seems to have swallowed the Israeli government bait that Netanyahu can't survive a decision to freeze settlements/colonies, convincingly broadcasting this propaganda piece.
This calls to mind the proverb "Lord, protect me from my friends as I take care of my enemies!"
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Palestinian farmers (Beit Ummar) oppose Land confiscations aug 09
Palestinian farmers (Beit Ummar) oppose Land confiscations aug 09:
"On August 21st 2009, we joined local Palestinian farmers and members of Palestine Solidarity Project at a nonviolent action near the security fence [read apartheid wall] around Karmei Zur settlement. This settlement is near the village of Beit Ummar, half way between Bethlehem and Hebron.
The army have apparently agreed to allow the farmers access their land inside the fence: however, the local farmers dont see why they should have to ask the army to go to lands which they legally own. As has happened in other places, the farmers see this as the slippery slope to a permit system and eventually to being excluded altogether. (I have seen the same thing in Hebron city, where Palestinians are either barred from using certain roads, or are now required to have permits to go where they traveled freely before.)
Also present were a number of other internationals, some Israelis from Tel Aviv, as well as some journalists. The group walked to the outer security fence of the Karmi Zur settlement. Two Palestinian activists/farmers inserted papers with the slogans we will never leave our land, stop illegal building on Palestinian land on the fence'. Two of the landowners joined the group. They showed copies of ownership papers the Ottoman period.
On the video, you can see part of the new road being built, for the settlers, on Palestinian land, between the settlement and the security fence built by the military. ِِIn addition, a watchtower is going to be erected.
When the army arrived, we spoke to one of the soldiers. He was able to have a respectful talk, even though he wasnt accepting that their presence there legalized theft. Oh yes, he said, we all want peace and love. He said the fence was built after attacks on settlers by the terrorists.
The names of the families who cant access their land are Abu-Marya, Soleiby, Awwad, Abu Ayyesh, and Sabarna. Since the security fence was built, the army either prevents access, or wants farmers to co-ordinate their access with them. Several of the Palestinian farmers here are refusing to seek permission to access land which is legally theirs. They have also turned down offers of large sums of money for their land.
Polite conversation with the soldier ended when an armed and aggressive settler security person arrived. He shouted insults at the internationals, and Go back to Germany and Go back to the Holocaust to an activist who identified himself as Jewish. He then opened the gate in the fence, insisting that the army disperse the activists. We all left. The army followed behind, then randomly seized an international, who was detained then later released.
For more information about Palestine Solidarity Project, see the website: http://palestinesolidarityproject.org"
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
"On August 21st 2009, we joined local Palestinian farmers and members of Palestine Solidarity Project at a nonviolent action near the security fence [read apartheid wall] around Karmei Zur settlement. This settlement is near the village of Beit Ummar, half way between Bethlehem and Hebron.
The army have apparently agreed to allow the farmers access their land inside the fence: however, the local farmers dont see why they should have to ask the army to go to lands which they legally own. As has happened in other places, the farmers see this as the slippery slope to a permit system and eventually to being excluded altogether. (I have seen the same thing in Hebron city, where Palestinians are either barred from using certain roads, or are now required to have permits to go where they traveled freely before.)
Also present were a number of other internationals, some Israelis from Tel Aviv, as well as some journalists. The group walked to the outer security fence of the Karmi Zur settlement. Two Palestinian activists/farmers inserted papers with the slogans we will never leave our land, stop illegal building on Palestinian land on the fence'. Two of the landowners joined the group. They showed copies of ownership papers the Ottoman period.
On the video, you can see part of the new road being built, for the settlers, on Palestinian land, between the settlement and the security fence built by the military. ِِIn addition, a watchtower is going to be erected.
When the army arrived, we spoke to one of the soldiers. He was able to have a respectful talk, even though he wasnt accepting that their presence there legalized theft. Oh yes, he said, we all want peace and love. He said the fence was built after attacks on settlers by the terrorists.
The names of the families who cant access their land are Abu-Marya, Soleiby, Awwad, Abu Ayyesh, and Sabarna. Since the security fence was built, the army either prevents access, or wants farmers to co-ordinate their access with them. Several of the Palestinian farmers here are refusing to seek permission to access land which is legally theirs. They have also turned down offers of large sums of money for their land.
Polite conversation with the soldier ended when an armed and aggressive settler security person arrived. He shouted insults at the internationals, and Go back to Germany and Go back to the Holocaust to an activist who identified himself as Jewish. He then opened the gate in the fence, insisting that the army disperse the activists. We all left. The army followed behind, then randomly seized an international, who was detained then later released.
For more information about Palestine Solidarity Project, see the website: http://palestinesolidarityproject.org"
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
Israeli Settlers Throw Stones at Palestinian Shepherds & Internationals
Israeli Settlers Throw Stones at Palestinian Shepherds:
"Two Israeli settlers from the illegal outpost Havat Ma'on hurl stones with slingshots at Palestinian shepherds and international peace activists.
Palestinian shepherds, farmers, and schoolchildren routinely face harassment from the Israeli settlers of Ma'on and Havat Ma'on. Settlers use violence and intimidation to make privately owned Palestinian land inaccessible to Palestinians in the South Hebron hills."
Related Reports:
AL-KHALIL/HEBRON UPDATE: August 2009 Source: CPT.org 5 September 2009
When Harris went to meet a friend near the Al Sahla checkpoint, he saw two middle-aged Palestinian American men whom soldiers had detained at the checkpoint for two hours. Harris tried to notify TIPH and then called the team, but by the time Schroeder arrived, the men had been released.
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
"Two Israeli settlers from the illegal outpost Havat Ma'on hurl stones with slingshots at Palestinian shepherds and international peace activists.
Palestinian shepherds, farmers, and schoolchildren routinely face harassment from the Israeli settlers of Ma'on and Havat Ma'on. Settlers use violence and intimidation to make privately owned Palestinian land inaccessible to Palestinians in the South Hebron hills."
Related Reports:
AL-KHALIL/HEBRON UPDATE: August 2009 Source: CPT.org 5 September 2009
[Note: According to the Geneva Conventions, the International Court of Justice in the Hague, and numerous United Nations resolutions, all Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories are illegal.]
On team during this period were Claire Evans, John Harris, Aida Hayes, Loren Peters, Paulette Schroeder, and Michael Sharp (intern).
General Situation
Although CPTers observe fewer episodes of abuse at checkpoints than they had in some months, Israeli soldiers and border police perpetrated at least two serious incidents: a beating on 8 August and a shooting on 26 August. Israeli settlers encroached on land in the Beqa'a Valley. Settler sponsored tours continued regularly through the souq (market) on Saturday afternoons, even in the midst of Ramadan crowds. Ramadan, the Muslim holy month of fasting and prayer began on August 22 and continued into the following month.
Networking
The team attended meetings of the Association of International Development Agencies working in the Occupied Territories (AIDA) (in Jerusalem on 3 August); of the Peace Teams Forum for international groups working in the West Bank (in Huwarra on 5 August); and of Palestinian, Israeli, and international nonviolent activists working in Al Khalil and Hebron District (on 18 August). The team visited Wi'am, a Palestinian conflict resolution center (in Bethlehem on 26 August). CPT was in contact with the International Solidarity Movement (ISM) and Ecumenical Accompaniment Program in Palestine/Israeli (EAPPI) throughout the month and met with the groups on 25 August to coordinate school patrol duties and other street monitoring to begin in September.
School Patrols
School was in summer break throughout the month. On 18 August, Peters and Schroeder met with the principals of Qurtuba and Ibrahimi Schools to build stronger relationships with the schools in anticipation of the upcoming academic year.
Visits to Palestinian families
The team began to visit families in vulnerable areas of the Old City of Hebron and surrounding areas to familiarize them with the work of CPT and encourage them to call the team in case of soldier or settler harassment.
Saturday 1 August
Peters and Schroeder visited the Sameeh Dana family, whose home backs up to the Kiryat Arba settlement. The family faces challenges every day because of their proximity to the settlement.
Saturday 15 August
Schroeder visited a couple and their four children at their home in the Old City. The father is apparently unemployed and the family is very poor. Schroeder visited the family again on 19 August.
Saturday 22 August
Schroeder and Evans broke Ramadan fast with another family in the Old City. The household included a couple with two sons and two daughters in their late teens or early 20s, together with the married daughter's two little girls, about two and four years old. The married daughter's husband was in prison. The family had moved to this house, newly renovated by the Hebron Rehabilitation Committee (HRC), about three weeks earlier.
Wednesday 26 August
Schroeder and Evans broke the fast with another Old City family, a woman and her four children, ranging in age from about one to ten years. The father was absent, working in Israel. The home sits across the alley from the Israeli settlement of Avraham Avinu and the family has experienced frequent harassment from settlers, including shooting into their windows. Israeli soldiers have prohibited the family from putting glass in one of their windows. This house was also renovated by HRC.
Thursday 27 August
A Palestinian partner invited Peters to join him in breaking fast at the Glassblowers' Mosque. HRC sponsored Iftar (the breaking of the fast) in a different venue inside the Old City each evening as a sign of resistance to the occupation.
Saturday 29 August
Members of the team broke fast with women from the Women's Cooperative in the Old City and at the home they had visited on 22 August. Members of EAPPI and ISM also joined in.
Settler Activity
Saturday 1 August
Hayes and Schroeder walked along Shuhada St to the Chicken Gate, just outside the CPT apartment. As they arrived, at the mini-playground Israeli settlers had created there the previous week, they were confronted by two settler boys who said, "You have no right to be here. We will hit you with a stone and kill you."
Peters, Harris, and Sharp tailed the weekly tour of the Old City sponsored by the settler community. At the second stop, two boys on the tour darted away from tour group. Soldiers quickly apprehended one boy. At least two groups of Israeli soldiers ran into the Old City with their guns drawn. The tour eventually withdrew from the center of the souq. Half an hour later, Sharp saw soldiers leading missing boy out of Old City and taking him away in a car.
Monday 3 August
Peters, Schroeder, and Hayes attempted to visit families in Tel Rumeida in the early evening. Taking a back route, they passed through the yard of a settler family. Settler women chided and photographed the team members and tried to grab Schroeder's camera. Israeli soldiers directed the three CPTers past the house. Someone within the house threw an egg at Hayes from above, hitting her in the head. The soldiers called the police, who escorted the CPTers back down to the main road. Neither the soldiers nor the police took action against the settler who assaulted Hayes.
Friday 7 August
About 10:30 a.m., Harris, Peters, and Hayes responded to a call about settler activity on the land of Mohammed Mustafa Jaber, in the Beqa'a Valley. According to Jaber, Israeli soldiers arrived in a jeep about 3:00 a.m. and took some photos. The jeep returned about 6:00 a.m. and waited at the junction of the village road and Highway 60. Forty or fifty settlers arrived between 8:00 and 9:00 a.m., accompanied by about twenty Israeli soldiers in six or seven jeeps. Settlers planted about sixty tree seedlings, each about seventy-five cm in height, on one of the family's garden terraces, sixty meters directly above the family home. The police and soldiers protected the settlers, and prevented the family from talking to them. The settlers left about 11:00 a.m. The civil administration (Israeli military) police told the Jaber family that the settlers should not be planting trees there. The family had just finished uprooting the trees from their land when CPT arrived. CPT observed the last three Israeli police leaving at that time. The family said settlers had done the same thing the previous Friday.
Saturday 8 August
Following a settler-sponsored tour in the Old City, two Jewish visitors were talking with Israeli soldiers at Al Sahla* gate, near the Ibrahimi Mosque. Nearby Palestinian shopkeepers described how one had removed his kipah (head covering) and put it in his pocket and started to walk up into the souq (market). The soldiers stopped him.
Sunday 9 August
Evans and Schroeder, with four members of Michigan Peace Team, walked up "Worshippers Way" to a synagogue outpost that had been set up by settlers about two years ago. As the group stood in front of the outpost opposite Kiryat Arba settlement, an Israeli military jeep pulled up and soldiers questioned the team's purpose there.
Tuesday 11 August
At about 11:45 a.m., Harris and two members of ISM responded again to a call about settler activity in Beqa'a Valley on Mohammed Mustafa Jaber's land. When the team arrived, residents of the Beqa'a informed them that four settlers had come and picnicked on the same land where settlers had planted trees the previous two Fridays. Ten Israeli soldiers had accompanied the four settlers.
Wednesday 12 August
CPTers observed some 150 French Jewish visitors waving Israeli flags, shouting, and processing in front of the Palestinian shops near Al Sahla checkpoint. A group of six to eight pro-Palestinian French people were visiting in the same shops. The two groups began shouting at each other. One leader and one soldier kept the groups separated.
Friday 14 August
Hayes and Schroeder with members of ISM traveled to the Beqa'a Valley where there had been settler tree-plantings on the two previous Fridays. During the several hours they spent on the land of Mustafa Jaber and other families in the Beqa'a, no settlers appeared.
Monday 17 August
A Palestinian shopkeeper was engaged in intense conversation with Israeli Border Police when Schroeder and Peters neared Al Sahla gate on midday patrol. The man explained to the team that loud music was played every day from the nearby Gutnick Center (the settler community center) from 6:30 am until 12:00 midnight. His complaints were to no avail.
Wednesday 19 August
Hayes and Schroeder discovered the Qasaba* Gate locked during morning patrol and saw five Israeli army jeeps by the Qitoun* checkpoint. Palestinian neighbors reported that Jewish holy days were beginning, but the Israeli authorities had not notified them as they had on previous years. Soldiers told members of the Israeli observer group Machsom Watch that this was the first day of the Jewish Holy Month ending with Rosh Hashanah. Large numbers of pilgrims arrived by bus for the day. Later they paraded down Shuhada Street with loud jubilant music.
Saturday 22 August
Schroeder, Evans, and Peters observed the settler tour from 4:40 to 6:10 pm. On this first day of Ramadan, the Old City was full of Palestinian men coming from prayers and shopping for Iftar. TIPH (Temporary International Presence in Hebron), ISM, and EAPPI as well as CPT accompanied the tour, which eight Israeli soldiers also escorted. The soldiers were polite as they held a path open for Palestinians who were making their way through the crowd of people on the tour. The guide spoke first in Hebrew and then in English. Schroeder asked the tour guide, "Have you told the people here that the Jews and Muslims all lived peacefully here in this city at one time?" He said in response, "There is no such person as a Palestinian. That was a name made up in the 15th century."
Thursday 27 August
A Palestinian partner of the team, who is member of the HRC, had seen a photograph of a large new water tank two days earlier near the Avraham Avinu settlement; he was afraid that indicated settlers were about to occupy another building. Peters and Schroeder photographed the area, but the photos showed no evidence of the new tank at this time.
Saturday 29 August
The weekly settler tour entered an abandoned house off the souq. Settlers had regularly invaded this house during previous Saturday tours, even when there was still an elderly Palestinian couple living there. The weekly tour of twenty-thirty visitors was again escorted by Israeli soldiers and observed by CPT, EAPPI, ISM, and TIPH. The Ramadan crowds were not as large as last week.
Soldier and Border Police Activity
Thursday 6 August
Schroeder and Peters responded to a call about a detention at the Al Sahla* checkpoint about 4:00 p.m. By the time they arrived, soldiers had released the fourteen-year-old Palestinian boy, but he was in tears after thirty minutes of detention and harassment.
Saturday 8 August
When Evans and Schroeder approached the Al Sahla checkpoint around 5:00 p.m., they saw a Border Policeman running by the checkpoint barriers. Moments later a young Palestinian boy was crying out in pain, sitting by the barrier. The young sweets seller had been beaten on the back and neck by the Border Policeman. (See article, http://cpt.org/cptnet/2009/08/21/al-khaliilhebron-israeli-soldier-assaults-palestinian-boy-near-ibrahimi-mosque.) Israeli wrote a report about the incident and called the Army captain, who also responded.
When Harris went to meet a friend near the Al Sahla checkpoint, he saw two middle-aged Palestinian American men whom soldiers had detained at the checkpoint for two hours. Harris tried to notify TIPH and then called the team, but by the time Schroeder arrived, the men had been released.
Wednesday 12 August
About 12:30 p.m., Peters and Schroeder observed a young Palestinian man standing with arms up and hands against the wall near Qitoun checkpoint. An Israeli soldier twisted one of his arms behind his back while patting down that side of the boy's body, then the other side. The soldiers released the boy after the search.
Tuesday 25 August
A Palestinian partner from the HRC and a man from the Land Research Center in Jerusalem, stopped at the CPT apartment mid-morning. They were investigating a story that had appeared in the press about the demolition of a three-story building in Al Kayal, the old produce market in the Old City. Schroeder and Evans walked to the area to document the situation, but saw no evidence of demolition.
Tuesday 25 August
Peters spoke with a family of three American Jews who had come through the Old City but were then refused entry back through the Al Sahla gate. The mother was quite upset, arguing with one soldier. When she pointed out that Peters could enter, the soldier looked at Peters and said, "You are Christian, yes."
Wednesday 26 August
About 11:00 am, the team received a call from ISM that there had been a shooting at the Tel Rumeida (Duboyya Street) checkpoint. Making their way to the scene, Schroeder, Peters, and Evans found the Qasaba Gate closed and exited the souq through gate 4/5. After soldiers prevented their going up Shuhada Street, the team went through the Palestinian cemetery and through terraced orchards to get to Tel Rumeida. ISM called about 11:20 to say the victim was being removed. Soldiers stopped the CPTers shortly before the Tel Rumeida checkpoint. TIPH and an ISM member arrived by about 11:35. The ISM member said she heard soldiers telling TIPH that a Palestinian man went through the checkpoint; when soldiers called to him and he did not stop, he reportedly pulled a knife, and two soldiers responded by firing shots, reportedly hitting him in the leg and chest. (CPT members later heard from Palestinians in the souq that the man had died; these reports subsequently proved to be false.)
Thursday 27 August
Peters and Evans watched soldiers who had stopped a man briefly at the Al Rajabi checkpoint about 9:25 a.m. The CPTers asked one of the soldiers if he had any information on the shooting the previous day. The soldier said the victim was in the hospital. A TIPH member later confirmed that the man was in stable condition in the hospital.
Friday 28 August
Peters and Schroeder observed intense Israeli military security presence near the Old City about 9:00 a.m., particularly near the Qitoun checkpoint. Hundreds of people attended the Ibrahimi Mosque for prayers. During Fridays in Ramadan, the entire building is open to Muslims and closed to Jews.
*Based on the suggestion of CPT's Advisory Council, this update uses names for the city gates and checkpoints that reflect the Palestinian neighborhoods where they are located. The list below gives the term formerly used and the new term:
Old: Ibrahimi Mosque / New: Al Qasaba
Old: Gutnick or Abed / New: Al Sahla
Old: Yatta Road / New: Qitoun or Abu Al Reesh
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
Saturday, September 5, 2009
Tent of Nations
Tent of Nations:
"In August, 2009, AIC visited the Tent of Nations, a farm situated in the middle of 4 Jewish settlements in Palestine, just southwest of Bethlehem, neighbouring the village of Nahalin.
Now in its fourth generation, the farm which harvests olive trees, grapes and other products, is under constant threat of occupation. Daoud Nassar, third generation farmer and owner of the land, along with his family, has withstood settler attacks and Israeli military lawsuits disputing his ownership.
Nassar and his family, with the the support of international volunteers and organizations, are maintaining the farm, hosting youth camps and professional workshops for women.
http://www.tentofnations.org/
Vision:
The Tent of Nations is a fulfilled dream of Bishara Nassar the Palestinian Christian who lived all his life in Bethlehem city and on the land itself. Bishara devoted his life to protecting his land. He ordained his family's land for network projects, which included a youth activity hall. Bishara died in 1976. However, his family carried on with the work to uphold the vision.
In the year 2000, friends joined the Nassar's vision and Together they found the Tent of Nations, remarking that a portion of the land was dedicated to the Tent of Nations by the Nassar family.
Today, the Tent of Nations is housed under the Bethlehem Bible College umbrella with support from Friends of Tent of Nations.
Land History:
Daher Nassar (Bishara's father) purchased this land in 1924. Since that time, many family members have worked the land by day, and slept in caves by night. The land has produced olives, grapes, and wheatetc.
In 1991, the Israeli government declared the whole area including the Nassars portion to be an Israeli state property.
The Nassar family has all the original land papers and contributed plenty of work to the land from the time of Ottoman, British, Jordanian, and Israeli governance, which shows that the Israeli government has no right to declare it because obviously the land belongs to the family since 1924 the date of purchase.
The Nassar family challenged Israel's declaration and therefore the case was brought to the court."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
"In August, 2009, AIC visited the Tent of Nations, a farm situated in the middle of 4 Jewish settlements in Palestine, just southwest of Bethlehem, neighbouring the village of Nahalin.
Now in its fourth generation, the farm which harvests olive trees, grapes and other products, is under constant threat of occupation. Daoud Nassar, third generation farmer and owner of the land, along with his family, has withstood settler attacks and Israeli military lawsuits disputing his ownership.
Nassar and his family, with the the support of international volunteers and organizations, are maintaining the farm, hosting youth camps and professional workshops for women.
http://www.tentofnations.org/
Vision:
The Tent of Nations is a fulfilled dream of Bishara Nassar the Palestinian Christian who lived all his life in Bethlehem city and on the land itself. Bishara devoted his life to protecting his land. He ordained his family's land for network projects, which included a youth activity hall. Bishara died in 1976. However, his family carried on with the work to uphold the vision.
In the year 2000, friends joined the Nassar's vision and Together they found the Tent of Nations, remarking that a portion of the land was dedicated to the Tent of Nations by the Nassar family.
Today, the Tent of Nations is housed under the Bethlehem Bible College umbrella with support from Friends of Tent of Nations.
Land History:
Daher Nassar (Bishara's father) purchased this land in 1924. Since that time, many family members have worked the land by day, and slept in caves by night. The land has produced olives, grapes, and wheatetc.
In 1991, the Israeli government declared the whole area including the Nassars portion to be an Israeli state property.
The Nassar family has all the original land papers and contributed plenty of work to the land from the time of Ottoman, British, Jordanian, and Israeli governance, which shows that the Israeli government has no right to declare it because obviously the land belongs to the family since 1924 the date of purchase.
The Nassar family challenged Israel's declaration and therefore the case was brought to the court."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
Friday, September 4, 2009
Settlers Push Palestinians to Sleep on Street
Settlers Push Palestinians to Sleep on Street:
"Israel's continuing policy of settling East Jerusalem has left dozens of Palestinians homeless and sleeping on the streets. Hundreds more are at risk, amidst allegations of document forgery by Israeli settlers who have taken over Palestinian homes.
Recently, Israeli riot police forcibly evicted 53 Palestinian refugees including 20 children from their homes in the East Jerusalem suburb Sheikh Jarrah. Many sustained injuries during the process."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
"Israel's continuing policy of settling East Jerusalem has left dozens of Palestinians homeless and sleeping on the streets. Hundreds more are at risk, amidst allegations of document forgery by Israeli settlers who have taken over Palestinian homes.
Recently, Israeli riot police forcibly evicted 53 Palestinian refugees including 20 children from their homes in the East Jerusalem suburb Sheikh Jarrah. Many sustained injuries during the process."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
Friday, July 24, 2009
Saffa July 22 Fire Damage Assessment
Saffa July 22 Fire Damage Assessment:
"After nearly 40 acres of farmland in the Saffa area of Beit Ommar was set fire to by settlers on July 13, 2009, this video details the damage done to the fruit trees and grape vines in the land. After all was said and done, over 300 trees and vines were lost in the fire, comprising the majority of the crop which farmers pick. For more information on the tree replanting project and donations to the project, visit palestinesolidarityproject.org."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
"After nearly 40 acres of farmland in the Saffa area of Beit Ommar was set fire to by settlers on July 13, 2009, this video details the damage done to the fruit trees and grape vines in the land. After all was said and done, over 300 trees and vines were lost in the fire, comprising the majority of the crop which farmers pick. For more information on the tree replanting project and donations to the project, visit palestinesolidarityproject.org."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
Testimony of Resident Eviction at Sheikh Jarrah, Jerusalem
Testimony of Resident Eviction at Sheikh Jarrah, Jerusalem:
Related news:
UN Quartet, European Union Call on Israel to Halt Evictions in Sheikh Jarrah
Source: AIC
This afternoon (19 July 2009) in Sheikh Jarrah, East Jerusalem, nearly 60 Palestinian, Israeli, and International supporters turned out in solidarity with the Hanoun and Ghawi families, whose final eviction orders became effective at 12:00pm today.
In a show of unity at the highest levels, prominent figures such as the UN representative of the Quartet on the Middle East, the Consul General of current European Union President, Sweden, Nils Eliasson, and the chief representative of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Rafik al-Husseini, called on Israel to cease the demolition of Palestinian homes, and stressed their expectation that the eviction of this family will not occur in the future. The Vice President of the European Union Parliament, Luisa Morgantini, made clear the EU's stance on Jerusalem—that it should be a capital for two states, shared by two people. In a spin on US President Barack Obama's campaign slogan, which has become a source of inspiration for the Hanoun family and residents of Sheikh Jarrah, Morgantiui said "yes we can" stop the current Israeli policy of Palestinian home evictions and demolitions in East Jerusalem.
Dozens of supporters, wearing Hebrew stickers that read "I am Maher Hanoun, come and arrest me," displayed their solidarity with the Sheikh Jarrah father who faces imminent imprisonment by the local authorities. Maher Hanoun was given the following ultimatum by the courts: either abandon your home by this date, or face indefinite jail time and exorbitant fines of 50,000 NIS + $50,000. The Hanoun family (including a wife and three children), with the support of the international community, has chosen to defy the courts and remain in their home, in hopes that the Israeli government will somehow change its stance.
Although the arrest and forceful eviction did not take place this afternoon, the stress of their imminence weighs heavily on the Hanoun family. Because it is no secret to those who have heard the stories of evicted Palestinian families in East Jerusalem—evictions and arrests don't take place in daylight, in front of cameras and foreign dignitaries, but rather under the cloak of darkness, when the international supporters are sleeping peacefully at home in their beds.
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UN Quartet, European Union Call on Israel to Halt Evictions in Sheikh Jarrah
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This afternoon (19 July 2009) in Sheikh Jarrah, East Jerusalem, nearly 60 Palestinian, Israeli, and International supporters turned out in solidarity with the Hanoun and Ghawi families, whose final eviction orders became effective at 12:00pm today.
In a show of unity at the highest levels, prominent figures such as the UN representative of the Quartet on the Middle East, the Consul General of current European Union President, Sweden, Nils Eliasson, and the chief representative of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Rafik al-Husseini, called on Israel to cease the demolition of Palestinian homes, and stressed their expectation that the eviction of this family will not occur in the future. The Vice President of the European Union Parliament, Luisa Morgantini, made clear the EU's stance on Jerusalem—that it should be a capital for two states, shared by two people. In a spin on US President Barack Obama's campaign slogan, which has become a source of inspiration for the Hanoun family and residents of Sheikh Jarrah, Morgantiui said "yes we can" stop the current Israeli policy of Palestinian home evictions and demolitions in East Jerusalem.
Dozens of supporters, wearing Hebrew stickers that read "I am Maher Hanoun, come and arrest me," displayed their solidarity with the Sheikh Jarrah father who faces imminent imprisonment by the local authorities. Maher Hanoun was given the following ultimatum by the courts: either abandon your home by this date, or face indefinite jail time and exorbitant fines of 50,000 NIS + $50,000. The Hanoun family (including a wife and three children), with the support of the international community, has chosen to defy the courts and remain in their home, in hopes that the Israeli government will somehow change its stance.
Although the arrest and forceful eviction did not take place this afternoon, the stress of their imminence weighs heavily on the Hanoun family. Because it is no secret to those who have heard the stories of evicted Palestinian families in East Jerusalem—evictions and arrests don't take place in daylight, in front of cameras and foreign dignitaries, but rather under the cloak of darkness, when the international supporters are sleeping peacefully at home in their beds.
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Friday, May 1, 2009
Expansion of settlements and Eco-Terrorism in Salfit
'Eco-fascism':
"PBC 090429
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- Israeli settlers and factories pumping polluted water onto farmland."
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"PBC 090429
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- Israeli settlers and factories pumping polluted water onto farmland."
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Thursday, April 30, 2009
Israeli settlement homes sold to foreign buyers - 30 Apr 09
Israeli settlement homes sold to foreign buyers - 30 Apr 09:
"In Israel the issue of settlement activity is a sensitive one.
Successive UN resolutions have called for an end to illegal settlement activity and for existing settlements to be dismantled, but Israel has refused to comply.
In a new twist, properties in these settlements are being offered up to foreign buyers.
Al Jazeera's Jacky Rowland investigates."
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"In Israel the issue of settlement activity is a sensitive one.
Successive UN resolutions have called for an end to illegal settlement activity and for existing settlements to be dismantled, but Israel has refused to comply.
In a new twist, properties in these settlements are being offered up to foreign buyers.
Al Jazeera's Jacky Rowland investigates."
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Friday, April 24, 2009
Palestinians in Hebron complain of racism - 24 Apr 09
Palestinians in Hebron complain of racism - 24 Apr 09:
"In a controversial address at a recent UN conference on racism, Mahmoud Ahmadinajad, Iran's president, denounced Israel as a 'cruel and repressive racist regime'.
Al Jazeera's Clayton Swisher visits the West Bank city of Hebron and a nearby Jewish settlement, where Palestinians say racism is a daily reality."
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"In a controversial address at a recent UN conference on racism, Mahmoud Ahmadinajad, Iran's president, denounced Israel as a 'cruel and repressive racist regime'.
Al Jazeera's Clayton Swisher visits the West Bank city of Hebron and a nearby Jewish settlement, where Palestinians say racism is a daily reality."
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Monday, April 20, 2009
Settler Attack and military invasion in Saffa, West Bank April 8, 2009
Settler Attack and military invasion in Saffa, West Bank April 8, 2009 Pt 1:
Zionist settlers attack Palestinian village Kherbat Safa
Related Reports:
PCHR condemns attack by Israeli settlers and soldiers on Kherbat Safa and warns of potential increase in attacks under new Israeli government
Source: Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR)
Date: 09 Apr 2009
The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) strongly condemns a combined attack perpetrated by Israeli settlers and Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF), against Palestinian civilians in the Kherbat Safa area, northwest of Hebron. This pre-planned attack resulted in the injury of nine Palestinian civilians. Six civilians were injured by IOF, while three were injured by settlers.
PCHR's investigations indicate that at 06:10 a.m. on Wednesday, 8 April 2009, approximately 50 settlers from the Gush Etzion and Beit Ayen settlements gathered on the outskirts of Kherbat Safa. They were accompanied by approximately 10 IOF soldiers.
At approximately 08:00 a.m., the settlers – armed with pistols and machine guns – opened fired directly at Palestinian civilians and houses. The settlers and soldiers then advanced towards the houses, firing their weapons and tear gas. The Palestinian civilians responded with stones, in an attempt to prevent the attackers from entering the houses. Soldiers and settlers shot directly at Palestinian civilians, at distances ranging from 2 to 20 metres. The attack lasted for approximately 90 minutes, without interruption.
As a result, nine civilians were wounded by live and rubber bullets. Local witnesses report that three of the wounded were injured by settlers while the others were wounded by IOF soldiers. 26 Palestinians also suffered suffocation due to gas inhalation. The wounded were transferred to Hebron Ahli Hospital and to Hebron Governmental Hospital. Medical sources described the wounds of one civilian as serious. The names of the wounded persons are included in PCHR's Weakly Report published today, 8 April 2009.
PCHR reiterates its condemnation of this joint attack by Israeli settlers and IOF soldiers against Palestinian civilians in Kherbat Safa, and warns of the potential for increasing settler attacks against Palestinian civilians under the current Israeli government.
PCHR also:
- Demands that IOF cease the practice of protecting and granting immunity to settlers. This policy encourages crimes against Palestinian civilians;
- Demands the immediate confiscation of settlers' weapons. As demonstrated, these weapons pose a serious risk to the lives of Palestinian civilians.
- Calls upon the international community to intervene immediately in order to ensure the State of Israel's compliance with international law. All settlements are illegal. Settlement activities must be halted.
- Reminds the international community that settlements are considered war crimes. Accordingly, all High Contracting Parties to the Geneva Conventions must, individually or collectively, fulfil their obligations under common Article 1 to the Conventions, and take the steps necessary to ensure Israel's compliance with international humanitarian law.
For more information please call PCHR office in Gaza, Gaza Strip, on +972 8 2824776 - 2825893
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Zionist settlers attack Palestinian village Kherbat Safa
Related Reports:
PCHR condemns attack by Israeli settlers and soldiers on Kherbat Safa and warns of potential increase in attacks under new Israeli government
Source: Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR)
Date: 09 Apr 2009
The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) strongly condemns a combined attack perpetrated by Israeli settlers and Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF), against Palestinian civilians in the Kherbat Safa area, northwest of Hebron. This pre-planned attack resulted in the injury of nine Palestinian civilians. Six civilians were injured by IOF, while three were injured by settlers.
PCHR's investigations indicate that at 06:10 a.m. on Wednesday, 8 April 2009, approximately 50 settlers from the Gush Etzion and Beit Ayen settlements gathered on the outskirts of Kherbat Safa. They were accompanied by approximately 10 IOF soldiers.
At approximately 08:00 a.m., the settlers – armed with pistols and machine guns – opened fired directly at Palestinian civilians and houses. The settlers and soldiers then advanced towards the houses, firing their weapons and tear gas. The Palestinian civilians responded with stones, in an attempt to prevent the attackers from entering the houses. Soldiers and settlers shot directly at Palestinian civilians, at distances ranging from 2 to 20 metres. The attack lasted for approximately 90 minutes, without interruption.
As a result, nine civilians were wounded by live and rubber bullets. Local witnesses report that three of the wounded were injured by settlers while the others were wounded by IOF soldiers. 26 Palestinians also suffered suffocation due to gas inhalation. The wounded were transferred to Hebron Ahli Hospital and to Hebron Governmental Hospital. Medical sources described the wounds of one civilian as serious. The names of the wounded persons are included in PCHR's Weakly Report published today, 8 April 2009.
PCHR reiterates its condemnation of this joint attack by Israeli settlers and IOF soldiers against Palestinian civilians in Kherbat Safa, and warns of the potential for increasing settler attacks against Palestinian civilians under the current Israeli government.
PCHR also:
- Demands that IOF cease the practice of protecting and granting immunity to settlers. This policy encourages crimes against Palestinian civilians;
- Demands the immediate confiscation of settlers' weapons. As demonstrated, these weapons pose a serious risk to the lives of Palestinian civilians.
- Calls upon the international community to intervene immediately in order to ensure the State of Israel's compliance with international law. All settlements are illegal. Settlement activities must be halted.
- Reminds the international community that settlements are considered war crimes. Accordingly, all High Contracting Parties to the Geneva Conventions must, individually or collectively, fulfil their obligations under common Article 1 to the Conventions, and take the steps necessary to ensure Israel's compliance with international humanitarian law.
For more information please call PCHR office in Gaza, Gaza Strip, on +972 8 2824776 - 2825893
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
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Saturday, April 11, 2009
Palestinians seek EU help to stop settlement spread
Increasing Israeli settlement activity:
"Palestinians seek EU help to stop settlement spread"
Dubai TV, UAE 090410
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"Palestinians seek EU help to stop settlement spread"
Dubai TV, UAE 090410
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Friday, March 27, 2009
Hebron settlers throwing stones at Palestinians
Hebron settlers throwing stones at Palestinians:
"On Wednesday the 11th of March, a number of Hebron Israeli settlers pelted Palestinian children (aged 4 to 8 years) and two international activists with stones. The event took place during a settler-organized dancing event close to Avraham Avinu Settlement, presumably as part of Purim festivities. The settlers became aware of the Palestinian children and internationals, who were watching from a near-by roof, and proceeded to hurl stones from the car-parking lot below, despite calls of 'Stop'. The Israeli soldiers on guard at a military post within 30 meters surveyed the disturbance but provided no assistance."
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"On Wednesday the 11th of March, a number of Hebron Israeli settlers pelted Palestinian children (aged 4 to 8 years) and two international activists with stones. The event took place during a settler-organized dancing event close to Avraham Avinu Settlement, presumably as part of Purim festivities. The settlers became aware of the Palestinian children and internationals, who were watching from a near-by roof, and proceeded to hurl stones from the car-parking lot below, despite calls of 'Stop'. The Israeli soldiers on guard at a military post within 30 meters surveyed the disturbance but provided no assistance."
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Thursday, March 26, 2009
Israeli settlement building threat in West Bank - 26 Mar 09
Israeli settlement building threat in West Bank - 26 Mar 09:
"Just a day after promising to be a partner for peace with the Palestinians, Binyamin Netanyahu, Israel's prime minister-designate, appears to be preparing to build Israeli settlements on more West Bank land.
Israeli media is reporting that Netanyahu has struck a secret deal with his coaltion partner - the far right Yisrael Beiteinu party - to build more settlements. Al Jazeera's Ayman Mohyeldin reports from the occupied West Bank area of E1."
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"Just a day after promising to be a partner for peace with the Palestinians, Binyamin Netanyahu, Israel's prime minister-designate, appears to be preparing to build Israeli settlements on more West Bank land.
Israeli media is reporting that Netanyahu has struck a secret deal with his coaltion partner - the far right Yisrael Beiteinu party - to build more settlements. Al Jazeera's Ayman Mohyeldin reports from the occupied West Bank area of E1."
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Sunday, March 15, 2009
Wadi Rasha, Ras Tira and Daba's - Israel's Daily uprooting of Palestinian Olive Trees
Ras a Tira 15 3 09 - More than thirty ancient olive trees were uprooted today:
More than thirty ancient olive trees were uprooted today in the West bank village Ras a Tira,
In order to build new route for the apartheid wall fence that passes most of the village lands to the settlement Alfe Menashe"
Wadi Rasha protest halts uprooting for several hours
Source: STOP THE WALL
Latest News, Palestinian Grassroots Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign, March 15th, 2009
Villagers from Wadi Rasha, Ras Tira, and Daba’a held a protest against the destruction of their olive droves and managed to block Occupation machinery for much of the morning. Every day, Occupation forces uproot as many as 40 mature olives trees in their efforts to clear a path for the Wall on village land.
This morning, the residents of Wadi Rasha, Ras Tira, and Daba’a called a general strike and marched to their threatened lands. Some 200 men, women and youth from the villages participated in the demonstration, where they blocked machinery from uprooting trees for much of the morning. Soldiers were unable to force the crowd away, and eventually retreated.
Following the initial success, however, soldiers and machinery were relocated to another area and began to raze land and uproot trees. The people were blocked from reaching the site, located just meters from the edge of Wadi Rasha homes. Some 25 mature trees, which produce three to four buckets of olives each during harvest season, were destroyed during the course of the day.
Every day Occupation forces uproot between 30 – 40 older olive trees and hundreds of the saplings in their effort to clear a new path for the Wall. The new route will affect raze or isolate 2,500 dunums belonging to the three small villages. 70% of this land is planted with olive trees, while the remainder serves as natural pastures and agricultural areas.
The villages of Wadi Rasha, Ras Tira, and Daba’a are located just southeast of Qalqilya and are currently isolated on three sides by the Wall and a forth by a settler road. The new path of the Wall will isolate a much of their land for the expansion Alfe Menashe settlement.
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More than thirty ancient olive trees were uprooted today in the West bank village Ras a Tira,
In order to build new route for the apartheid wall fence that passes most of the village lands to the settlement Alfe Menashe"
Wadi Rasha protest halts uprooting for several hours
Source: STOP THE WALL
Latest News, Palestinian Grassroots Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign, March 15th, 2009
Villagers from Wadi Rasha, Ras Tira, and Daba’a held a protest against the destruction of their olive droves and managed to block Occupation machinery for much of the morning. Every day, Occupation forces uproot as many as 40 mature olives trees in their efforts to clear a path for the Wall on village land.
This morning, the residents of Wadi Rasha, Ras Tira, and Daba’a called a general strike and marched to their threatened lands. Some 200 men, women and youth from the villages participated in the demonstration, where they blocked machinery from uprooting trees for much of the morning. Soldiers were unable to force the crowd away, and eventually retreated.
Following the initial success, however, soldiers and machinery were relocated to another area and began to raze land and uproot trees. The people were blocked from reaching the site, located just meters from the edge of Wadi Rasha homes. Some 25 mature trees, which produce three to four buckets of olives each during harvest season, were destroyed during the course of the day.
Every day Occupation forces uproot between 30 – 40 older olive trees and hundreds of the saplings in their effort to clear a new path for the Wall. The new route will affect raze or isolate 2,500 dunums belonging to the three small villages. 70% of this land is planted with olive trees, while the remainder serves as natural pastures and agricultural areas.
The villages of Wadi Rasha, Ras Tira, and Daba’a are located just southeast of Qalqilya and are currently isolated on three sides by the Wall and a forth by a settler road. The new path of the Wall will isolate a much of their land for the expansion Alfe Menashe settlement.
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Wednesday, March 11, 2009
DN! - Suit: Israel Stealing West Bank Resources
DN! Israel Stealing West Bank Resources:
"An Israeli human rights group has filed a High Court challenge seeking to block Israeli digging in the occupied West Bank. The group, Yesh Din, claims Israeli mining in the West Bank amounts to a robbery of Palestinian resources. Yesh Din attorney Michael Sfard said Israel is violating international law.
*Michael Sfard: "The natural resources that are digged out of the earth in the West Bank is transferred into Israel for the benefit of the Israeli construction market. This is, of course, an illegal enterprise. It violates the very basic principles of international law and laws of belligerent occupation. It is also immoral, because we're literally swallowing chunks of the earth of the West Bank that belongs to the people of the West Bank and for their future development."
According to Yesh Din, 75 percent of the resources mined by Israeli companies in the West Bank are being transferred to Israel. Some of the remaining gravel is being used to construct new Israeli settlements that further carve up Palestinian land."
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"An Israeli human rights group has filed a High Court challenge seeking to block Israeli digging in the occupied West Bank. The group, Yesh Din, claims Israeli mining in the West Bank amounts to a robbery of Palestinian resources. Yesh Din attorney Michael Sfard said Israel is violating international law.
*Michael Sfard: "The natural resources that are digged out of the earth in the West Bank is transferred into Israel for the benefit of the Israeli construction market. This is, of course, an illegal enterprise. It violates the very basic principles of international law and laws of belligerent occupation. It is also immoral, because we're literally swallowing chunks of the earth of the West Bank that belongs to the people of the West Bank and for their future development."
According to Yesh Din, 75 percent of the resources mined by Israeli companies in the West Bank are being transferred to Israel. Some of the remaining gravel is being used to construct new Israeli settlements that further carve up Palestinian land."
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Monday, March 9, 2009
Wadi Rasha 8 Mar 09 - Daylight Theft of Land and Kidnapping of Solidarity Activists
Wadi Rasha 8 3 09:
"5 people, 2 Israelis and 3 internationals, were arrested today in wadi rasha.
several olive trees were uprooted"
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"5 people, 2 Israelis and 3 internationals, were arrested today in wadi rasha.
several olive trees were uprooted"
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Saturday, March 7, 2009
Jewish Settlers taking over Palestinian homes
Settlers taking Palestinian homes:
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- A confidential EU report accuses the Israeli government of using settlement expansion, house demolitions, discriminatory housing policies and the West Bank barrier as a way of 'actively pursuing the illegal annexation' of East Jerusalem. The document says Israel has accelerated its plans for East Jerusalem, and is undermining the Palestinian Authority's credibility and weakening support for peace talks. 'Israel's actions in and around Jerusalem constitute one of the most acute challenges to Israeli-Palestinian peace-making', says the document, EU Heads of Mission Report on East Jerusalem. -Guardian-"
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"Al-Arabiya 090306
[LinkTV/Mosaic]
- A confidential EU report accuses the Israeli government of using settlement expansion, house demolitions, discriminatory housing policies and the West Bank barrier as a way of 'actively pursuing the illegal annexation' of East Jerusalem. The document says Israel has accelerated its plans for East Jerusalem, and is undermining the Palestinian Authority's credibility and weakening support for peace talks. 'Israel's actions in and around Jerusalem constitute one of the most acute challenges to Israeli-Palestinian peace-making', says the document, EU Heads of Mission Report on East Jerusalem. -Guardian-"
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