28 nov 2013
Defendants in the lynching of Eden Natan-Zada at court, November 28, 2013
Six Israeli Arabs were sentenced Thursday to terms of up to two years in jail for their role in lynching Eden Natan-Zada, who killed four Israeli Arabs and wounded more than 20 in a shooting spree on a bus in Shfaram in 2005.
Na’aman Bahus, Basel Kadari and Jamil Sapori, who were convicted of attempted manslaughter, were each sentenced to two years. Basel Khatib, convicted of the same charge, was sentenced to 20 months, while Fadi Nasrallah and Arkan Kurbaj, both convicted of aggravated assault, were sentenced to 18 and 11 months, respectively. All six were also found guilty of assaulting policemen. Munir Zakut, who was convicted only of assaulting a policeman, received an eight-month suspended sentence.
Judges Ilan Shiff, Hanny Horowitz and Tsila Keinan of the Haifa District Court said that jail terms were necessary to uphold two vital social values: the sanctity of life and law and order. Nevertheless, they added, the sentences would have been much stiffer had it not been for “the unique circumstances of the case,” which they said made it one of the hardest sentencing decisions they had ever faced.
The sentences will be deferred for 45 days while the defendants decide whether to appeal. But defense attorneys said that from a legal standpoint, they were actually satisfied with the court’s leniency, noting that prosecutors had sought jail terms of six to nine years. Sentences that didn’t include jail time were never a realistic expectation, said one, Maher Talhami.
The defendants, however, disagreed, as did the hundreds of Shfaram residents and Israeli Arab political activists who demonstrated outside the court yesterday. “The sentence revealed the state’s racist face,” Sapori charged. “If we had been Jews, they surely wouldn’t have sent us to jail.”
The demonstrators denounced the legal system vociferously, and at one point, during a scuffle with police, rocks and stun grenades were thrown. Ten demonstrators were arrested.
In Shfaram itself, a general strike was called to protest the ruling. Mayor Amin Anabtawi explained that most residents think the seven should never have been indicted to begin with.
Six Israeli Arabs were sentenced Thursday to terms of up to two years in jail for their role in lynching Eden Natan-Zada, who killed four Israeli Arabs and wounded more than 20 in a shooting spree on a bus in Shfaram in 2005.
Na’aman Bahus, Basel Kadari and Jamil Sapori, who were convicted of attempted manslaughter, were each sentenced to two years. Basel Khatib, convicted of the same charge, was sentenced to 20 months, while Fadi Nasrallah and Arkan Kurbaj, both convicted of aggravated assault, were sentenced to 18 and 11 months, respectively. All six were also found guilty of assaulting policemen. Munir Zakut, who was convicted only of assaulting a policeman, received an eight-month suspended sentence.
Judges Ilan Shiff, Hanny Horowitz and Tsila Keinan of the Haifa District Court said that jail terms were necessary to uphold two vital social values: the sanctity of life and law and order. Nevertheless, they added, the sentences would have been much stiffer had it not been for “the unique circumstances of the case,” which they said made it one of the hardest sentencing decisions they had ever faced.
The sentences will be deferred for 45 days while the defendants decide whether to appeal. But defense attorneys said that from a legal standpoint, they were actually satisfied with the court’s leniency, noting that prosecutors had sought jail terms of six to nine years. Sentences that didn’t include jail time were never a realistic expectation, said one, Maher Talhami.
The defendants, however, disagreed, as did the hundreds of Shfaram residents and Israeli Arab political activists who demonstrated outside the court yesterday. “The sentence revealed the state’s racist face,” Sapori charged. “If we had been Jews, they surely wouldn’t have sent us to jail.”
The demonstrators denounced the legal system vociferously, and at one point, during a scuffle with police, rocks and stun grenades were thrown. Ten demonstrators were arrested.
In Shfaram itself, a general strike was called to protest the ruling. Mayor Amin Anabtawi explained that most residents think the seven should never have been indicted to begin with.
Terrorist Natan-Zada
Natan-Zada, an AWOL soldier and Kahanist, was apparently acting in opposition to the upcoming disengagement from Gaza when, with his army-issue rifle, he boarded a bus en route to Shfaram from Haifa on August 4, 2005. As Natan-Zada shot at passengers, an angry mob stormed the bus and killed him. Police opened an inquiry into his death after viewing photographs that showed him still alive after being disarmed and bound.
related articles
Aug. 2, 2013 Reconstruction of Shfaram lynch shows Natan Zada was killed after some policemen stepped off bus
Aug. 8, 2005 Bereaved families ask High Court to reopen probe into 2005 attack on Arab town
Jul. 29, 2013 Four Israeli Arabs convicted of attempted homicide over lynching of Jewish terrorist Natan-Zada
Natan-Zada, an AWOL soldier and Kahanist, was apparently acting in opposition to the upcoming disengagement from Gaza when, with his army-issue rifle, he boarded a bus en route to Shfaram from Haifa on August 4, 2005. As Natan-Zada shot at passengers, an angry mob stormed the bus and killed him. Police opened an inquiry into his death after viewing photographs that showed him still alive after being disarmed and bound.
related articles
Aug. 2, 2013 Reconstruction of Shfaram lynch shows Natan Zada was killed after some policemen stepped off bus
Aug. 8, 2005 Bereaved families ask High Court to reopen probe into 2005 attack on Arab town
Jul. 29, 2013 Four Israeli Arabs convicted of attempted homicide over lynching of Jewish terrorist Natan-Zada
10 nov 2013
31 oct 2013
IDF officer arrested on suspicion of sodomizing son
TA: 2 foreign citizens attack undercover officer at bus station
Derek Roth's family says opposes extradition of murderer
IDF officer arrested on suspicion of sodomizing son
TA: 2 foreign citizens attack undercover officer at bus station
Derek Roth's family says opposes extradition of murderer
21 oct 2013
Jerusalem: Citizens contain Jewish boy attacking Arabs
Police reported that citizens contained a 15-year-old Jewish boy who was attacking Arab women in Jerusalem. Police arrested the suspect after he sprayed the women with mace; one of the women, a 40-year-old, had to receive medical treatment.
Jerusalem: Citizens contain Jewish boy attacking Arabs
Police reported that citizens contained a 15-year-old Jewish boy who was attacking Arab women in Jerusalem. Police arrested the suspect after he sprayed the women with mace; one of the women, a 40-year-old, had to receive medical treatment.
20 oct 2013
Israeli police on Sunday arrested two teenage Israeli girls for suspected involvement in spraying racist slurs in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah last week, Israeli police said.
Police spokesman Mickey Rosenfeld told Ma'an that Jerusalem special patrol units arrested the two teens as part of an ongoing investigation into the incident.
The girls, aged 15 and 16, appeared before Jerusalem magistrate's court, he added.
In late September, Israeli extremists punctured the tires of six Palestinian vehicles in the East Jerusalem of Sheikh Jarrah.
Days later, suspected Israeli extremists vandalized a Christian cemetery in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan, destroying a tombstone and spraying racist slogans on the outer walls of the Latin Monastery.
"Price Tag" attacks have targeted mosques, Palestinian homes and Israeli military installations in the occupied West Bank, but are generally less common within East Jerusalem.
More than 500,000 Israeli settlers live in settlements across the West Bank and East Jerusalem, in contravention of international law. The internationally recognized Palestinian territories of which East Jerusalem forms a part have been occupied by the Israeli military since 1967.
Police spokesman Mickey Rosenfeld told Ma'an that Jerusalem special patrol units arrested the two teens as part of an ongoing investigation into the incident.
The girls, aged 15 and 16, appeared before Jerusalem magistrate's court, he added.
In late September, Israeli extremists punctured the tires of six Palestinian vehicles in the East Jerusalem of Sheikh Jarrah.
Days later, suspected Israeli extremists vandalized a Christian cemetery in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan, destroying a tombstone and spraying racist slogans on the outer walls of the Latin Monastery.
"Price Tag" attacks have targeted mosques, Palestinian homes and Israeli military installations in the occupied West Bank, but are generally less common within East Jerusalem.
More than 500,000 Israeli settlers live in settlements across the West Bank and East Jerusalem, in contravention of international law. The internationally recognized Palestinian territories of which East Jerusalem forms a part have been occupied by the Israeli military since 1967.
16 oct 2013
Yitzhak Kadman
Chairman of Council for the Child requests Jerusalem District Prosecution to invetigate rabbi who allegedly kept quiet on sexual assault of 14-year-old girl
The chairman of the Council for the Child, Dr. Yitzhak Kadman, requested the Jerusalem District Prosecution to order that a rabbi who has allegedly kept quite on the sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl be investigated. Last weekend, the Jerusalem District Court sentenced a haredi man, accused of assaulting his 14-year-old sister-in-law, to five and a half years in prison.
The court noted that the defendant had used sensitive circumstances his wife's younger sister was under to sexually assault her. According to the judges, the rabbi, who counsels families and was helping the family through the incident, knew about the assault but did not report it to authorities. The rabbi said he scolded the man.
The judges added that the rabbi is a mandated reporter, and therefore should not have kept silent.
In his letter to the prosecution, Kadman demanded that an investigation be launched against the rabbi "for suspicion of neglecting to report sexual abuse." If the rabbi is not questioned, Kadman noted, "it might send a dangerous message to mandated reporters. The Jerusalem District Prosecution stated that it would address Kedman's claims according to protocol.
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Chairman of Council for the Child requests Jerusalem District Prosecution to invetigate rabbi who allegedly kept quiet on sexual assault of 14-year-old girl
The chairman of the Council for the Child, Dr. Yitzhak Kadman, requested the Jerusalem District Prosecution to order that a rabbi who has allegedly kept quite on the sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl be investigated. Last weekend, the Jerusalem District Court sentenced a haredi man, accused of assaulting his 14-year-old sister-in-law, to five and a half years in prison.
The court noted that the defendant had used sensitive circumstances his wife's younger sister was under to sexually assault her. According to the judges, the rabbi, who counsels families and was helping the family through the incident, knew about the assault but did not report it to authorities. The rabbi said he scolded the man.
The judges added that the rabbi is a mandated reporter, and therefore should not have kept silent.
In his letter to the prosecution, Kadman demanded that an investigation be launched against the rabbi "for suspicion of neglecting to report sexual abuse." If the rabbi is not questioned, Kadman noted, "it might send a dangerous message to mandated reporters. The Jerusalem District Prosecution stated that it would address Kedman's claims according to protocol.
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Yitzhar resident Boaz Albert – who was tasered by police, chained himself to his house – was released from arrest; Judge claims police acted with prejudice
Yitzhar resident Boaz Albert, who was tasered by police and chained himself to the foundation of his house, was released from arrest on Tuesday, to be placed under house arrest. Petah Tikva Magistrate's Court Judge Nava Behor criticized police violence in Albert's case, saying there was a clear sense of prejudice in the police's conduct and that they demeaned the man.
Albert was arrested after he violated a restraining order.
The judge wrote in her decision that if the defendant's was posing as great danger as argued, the police should have filed an indictment, rather than a warrant, first.
Albert was released despite police's request to remand him. Judge Behor said the prosecution erred when it filed such a severe indictment later and after Albert violated that order. The judge also criticized the police's violence in Albert's first arrest attempt, during which he was tasered, and doubted the actual risk Albert posed. Though the IDF, Shin Bet and the police warranted Albert posed significant threat to security, he stands under no charges of violence against police, the judge said, while police was excessively violent towards him.
Regarding Albert's promise to return to Yitzhar even if he is arrested again, the judge said she believed his promise to stop resisting procedures. Albert was required to pay a 20,000 NIS deposit to ensure his presence in all future proceedings. The defendants' attorney, Adi Keidar of Hanenu, a rightwing legal aid organization, said he is satisfied with the judge's choice and is pleased that the court criticized the violence against Albert and the late and severe indictment with which he was charged; he said that the court fully accepted the defense's position and that he hoped the prosecution would not appeal the choice.
Yitzhar resident Boaz Albert, who was tasered by police and chained himself to the foundation of his house, was released from arrest on Tuesday, to be placed under house arrest. Petah Tikva Magistrate's Court Judge Nava Behor criticized police violence in Albert's case, saying there was a clear sense of prejudice in the police's conduct and that they demeaned the man.
Albert was arrested after he violated a restraining order.
The judge wrote in her decision that if the defendant's was posing as great danger as argued, the police should have filed an indictment, rather than a warrant, first.
Albert was released despite police's request to remand him. Judge Behor said the prosecution erred when it filed such a severe indictment later and after Albert violated that order. The judge also criticized the police's violence in Albert's first arrest attempt, during which he was tasered, and doubted the actual risk Albert posed. Though the IDF, Shin Bet and the police warranted Albert posed significant threat to security, he stands under no charges of violence against police, the judge said, while police was excessively violent towards him.
Regarding Albert's promise to return to Yitzhar even if he is arrested again, the judge said she believed his promise to stop resisting procedures. Albert was required to pay a 20,000 NIS deposit to ensure his presence in all future proceedings. The defendants' attorney, Adi Keidar of Hanenu, a rightwing legal aid organization, said he is satisfied with the judge's choice and is pleased that the court criticized the violence against Albert and the late and severe indictment with which he was charged; he said that the court fully accepted the defense's position and that he hoped the prosecution would not appeal the choice.
15 oct 2013
Two Israeli female settlers have distributed on Monday racist flyers against Arabs and Palestinians with logo of the extremist Kahane group near al-Asbat Gate one of the Old City gates in occupied Jerusalem. The Israeli police have arrested the two girls who came from one of West Bank illegal settlements, Israeli media sources said.
Flyers belong to Kahane group were found in the possession of the two settlers, the sources added, noting that they were released on bail few hours after their arrest.
Flyers belong to Kahane group were found in the possession of the two settlers, the sources added, noting that they were released on bail few hours after their arrest.
14 oct 2013
Officers investigating murder of Ramla man make light of his death during WhatsApp chat. Victim's sister: They should be trying to catch the killer
"Had my brother been Jewish, the police officers would not have ridiculed him. But since he was Arab, this is the treatment we received," said the sister of Ramla resident Ala Hindi after Ynet revealed that police detectives exchanged text messages in which they expressed amusement over his murder during a group chat on WhatsApp.
Referring to Hindi's murder, the detectives wrote, among other things, "good riddance" and "Lol. Yitgadal Veyitkadash." Yitgadal Veyitkadash is part of the kadish prayer for the dead.
On Sunday Israel Police announced that the detectives would be prosecuted, and the victim's relatives promised they would not remain silent. "I guess police officers are bored," Ala's sister Lulu said at the family home in Ramla on Sunday.
"Instead of catching my brother's murderers they are playing children's games," she said. "This is a disgrace for the State of Israel and for all the policemen and officers in the force. Those who knew my brother know he did not have a criminal past."
Amal Hindi, the victim's mother, said: "It is difficult for me to process the text message exchange. The officers' duty is to find the killer who is on the loose, not to engage in such nonsense. "When the investigators came to our home they promised to do everything in order to catch the murderer, even if they will have to go to the end of the world to find him. But so far they haven't done anything," she said. "From what we've heard, the killer is in Ramallah. I don’t know what they're waiting for."
Tel Aviv: Man suspected of attacking woman pepper spray
Jerusalem: Temple Mount closed after 10 Jews dance, pray in area
20-year-old suspected of sexually harassing 2 young girls
Jerusalem: 3 arrested for illegally praying in Temple Mount
Petah Tikva: 35-year-old arrested for hitting stepson
Haifa hospital official arrested in connection to abuse scandal
Haifa: 27-year-old stabbed; moderate-light condition
Bat Yam: Man suspected of attempting to set wife ablaze after fight
"Had my brother been Jewish, the police officers would not have ridiculed him. But since he was Arab, this is the treatment we received," said the sister of Ramla resident Ala Hindi after Ynet revealed that police detectives exchanged text messages in which they expressed amusement over his murder during a group chat on WhatsApp.
Referring to Hindi's murder, the detectives wrote, among other things, "good riddance" and "Lol. Yitgadal Veyitkadash." Yitgadal Veyitkadash is part of the kadish prayer for the dead.
On Sunday Israel Police announced that the detectives would be prosecuted, and the victim's relatives promised they would not remain silent. "I guess police officers are bored," Ala's sister Lulu said at the family home in Ramla on Sunday.
"Instead of catching my brother's murderers they are playing children's games," she said. "This is a disgrace for the State of Israel and for all the policemen and officers in the force. Those who knew my brother know he did not have a criminal past."
Amal Hindi, the victim's mother, said: "It is difficult for me to process the text message exchange. The officers' duty is to find the killer who is on the loose, not to engage in such nonsense. "When the investigators came to our home they promised to do everything in order to catch the murderer, even if they will have to go to the end of the world to find him. But so far they haven't done anything," she said. "From what we've heard, the killer is in Ramallah. I don’t know what they're waiting for."
Tel Aviv: Man suspected of attacking woman pepper spray
Jerusalem: Temple Mount closed after 10 Jews dance, pray in area
20-year-old suspected of sexually harassing 2 young girls
Jerusalem: 3 arrested for illegally praying in Temple Mount
Petah Tikva: 35-year-old arrested for hitting stepson
Haifa hospital official arrested in connection to abuse scandal
Haifa: 27-year-old stabbed; moderate-light condition
Bat Yam: Man suspected of attempting to set wife ablaze after fight
13 oct 2013
7 month prison term for man who hunted porcupine (Staff Sgt. S. sentenced to 45 days for killing mother and daughter)
Driver jailed for 3 years for hit-and-run of couple changing a tire
7 month prison term for man who hunted porcupine (Staff Sgt. S. sentenced to 45 days for killing mother and daughter)
Driver jailed for 3 years for hit-and-run of couple changing a tire
10 oct 2013
Jewish extremists vandalized three cars and the outside of a mosque in the West Bank village of Burka, outside of Ramallah, early Thursday morning.
Israeli newspaper Jerusalem Post reported that the IOF is assuming the vandalism was a "price tag" attack following the destruction of the Ge'olate Zion outpost on Wednesday morning, as well as the Palestinian murder of Israeli soldier Tomer Hazan last month.
"Ge'olat Zion loves Tomer Hazan" was sprayed on the mosque’s exterior.
Less than 24 hours earlier, on Wednesday, four Israelis were arrested for attacking the Palestinian village Jalud.
JPost quoted Rabbis for Human Rights field worker Zakariya Saddeh saying that around 30 masked Israelis came to Jalud and proceeded to burn an olive grove, destroying some 400 trees. The group also threw stones at an elementary school and vandalized five cars belonging to teachers parked at the school. The report said that seven vehicles were damaged and the school's windows had been broken.
Rabbis for Human Rights sent a letter to the IOF demanding that it prioritize the protection of Palestinian property, Saddeh said, adding that he blames the IOF for the attack on the village.
Israeli newspaper Jerusalem Post reported that the IOF is assuming the vandalism was a "price tag" attack following the destruction of the Ge'olate Zion outpost on Wednesday morning, as well as the Palestinian murder of Israeli soldier Tomer Hazan last month.
"Ge'olat Zion loves Tomer Hazan" was sprayed on the mosque’s exterior.
Less than 24 hours earlier, on Wednesday, four Israelis were arrested for attacking the Palestinian village Jalud.
JPost quoted Rabbis for Human Rights field worker Zakariya Saddeh saying that around 30 masked Israelis came to Jalud and proceeded to burn an olive grove, destroying some 400 trees. The group also threw stones at an elementary school and vandalized five cars belonging to teachers parked at the school. The report said that seven vehicles were damaged and the school's windows had been broken.
Rabbis for Human Rights sent a letter to the IOF demanding that it prioritize the protection of Palestinian property, Saddeh said, adding that he blames the IOF for the attack on the village.
9 oct 2013
File: Armed settlers pictured in Hebron
Dozens of settlers set fire to agricultural land in Nablus on Wednesday and attacked students at a local school, a Palestinian Authority official said.
Ghassan Daghlas, who monitors settlement activity in the northern West Bank, told Ma'an that settlers from Shilo set fire to agricultural land in an area known as Mount Jalud.
Dozens of settlers then raided a school in the nearby village of Qaryut and vandalized five cars. The group also set fire to land in the village, destroying dozens of olive trees.
Palestinian Authority firetrucks arrived at the scene and extinguished the blaze.
Settlers tried to enter the village but were confronted by local residents, Daghlas added.
An Israeli security official said the military received a complaint that a school, seven vehicles and an orchard were damaged in an attack.
In response, the official said, four suspects were arrested.
Lt.-Col. Peter Lerner added that the "the IDF frowns upon such grave actions, which destabilize the region and deviate security forces' attention from their main mission - combating terror."
The Nablus region of the West Bank experiences a particularly high rate of settler attacks, with settlements built illegally next to Palestinian communities.
Settler attacks on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank are systematic and rarely prosecuted by Israeli authorities.
All Israeli settlements are considered illegal under international law.
Dozens of settlers set fire to agricultural land in Nablus on Wednesday and attacked students at a local school, a Palestinian Authority official said.
Ghassan Daghlas, who monitors settlement activity in the northern West Bank, told Ma'an that settlers from Shilo set fire to agricultural land in an area known as Mount Jalud.
Dozens of settlers then raided a school in the nearby village of Qaryut and vandalized five cars. The group also set fire to land in the village, destroying dozens of olive trees.
Palestinian Authority firetrucks arrived at the scene and extinguished the blaze.
Settlers tried to enter the village but were confronted by local residents, Daghlas added.
An Israeli security official said the military received a complaint that a school, seven vehicles and an orchard were damaged in an attack.
In response, the official said, four suspects were arrested.
Lt.-Col. Peter Lerner added that the "the IDF frowns upon such grave actions, which destabilize the region and deviate security forces' attention from their main mission - combating terror."
The Nablus region of the West Bank experiences a particularly high rate of settler attacks, with settlements built illegally next to Palestinian communities.
Settler attacks on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank are systematic and rarely prosecuted by Israeli authorities.
All Israeli settlements are considered illegal under international law.
7 oct 2013
The Israeli police claimed they arrested some Jewish students of different Talmudic institutes in occupied Jerusalem who formed lately a criminal gang intended for attacking the Palestinians and their property. A spokesman for the Israeli police said the investigations are still underway and there would be other arrests among members of this gang.
The spokesman added that the suspects were interrogated and confessed to committing a number of criminal and abusive acts against Palestinians and their vehicles in different areas of Jerusalem.
The spokesman added that the suspects were interrogated and confessed to committing a number of criminal and abusive acts against Palestinians and their vehicles in different areas of Jerusalem.
30 sept 2013
Christian Graves Defaces In Jaffa - File
A number of Israeli extremists invaded a Christian Cemetery in occupied Jerusalem, and destroyed several gravestones before Israeli police officers chased, and apprehended them.
The Radio Bethlehem 2000 has reported that four students of a Jewish Yeshiva in the area carried out the attack. Their ages are between 17 and 26.
It added that the assailants destroyed 15 gravestones in the Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery in the King David Tomb.
The Israeli Police said that two of the apprehended Israeli assailants are members of the Hilltop Youth Movement, an extremist group of Israeli settlers responsible for numerous attacks against Palestinian lands and property.
The two have previously been apprehended by the Israeli Police in the West Bank, and were ordered out of the area due to their illegal activities, but they violated the order and the police failed to apprehend them.
Earlier on Monday, the Police apprehended two Israeli teenagers, 14 and 16 years of age, on suspicion of being involved in defacing and damaging eight Palestinian cars, near Nabi Saleh Graveyard, in occupied Jerusalem.
Nearly a week ago, Price Tag graffiti was also found on the outer walls of a Church in the Old City of Jerusalem, punctured tires of 28 Palestinian cars, and wrote racist graffiti in Abu Ghosh.
A month ago, a Christian Monastery in the Deir Jamal area, between Jerusalem and Ramla, was attacked by a Molotov cocktail, while racist graffiti, used by Price Tag extremist Israeli groups, were found on its exterior walls, the Arabs48 news Website has reported.
In mid-June, a number of extremist settlers wrote racist graffiti on some graves at the Christian Greek Orthodox graveyard in Jaffa [on Wednesday at night].
On Friday [June 14 2013] Israeli extremists set ablaze two Palestinian cars in Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, in occupied East Jerusalem, and wrote racist graffiti, including Price Tag.
The extremists also wrote racist graffiti on some graves in the Christian Greek Orthodox graveyard in Jaffa. They further wrote “Price Tag”, “Revenge”, and drew the Star of David on a number of graves.
Racist graffiti was also found on a wall of a building inhabited by the head of the Orthodox Society in Jaffa, and even wrote graffiti on the wall of the home Khaled Kaboub, an Arab District Court Judge in Tel Aviv.
There have been hundreds of similar attacks, that also included burning and trying to burn Churches and Mosques in different part of Palestine, in addition to numerous attacks targeting both Islamic and Christian graveyards.
Those attacks are part of ongoing violations that also targeted Palestinians lands and orchards in which the settlers uprooted and burnt hundreds of Palestinian trees, and flooded farmlands with waste-water.
A number of Israeli extremists invaded a Christian Cemetery in occupied Jerusalem, and destroyed several gravestones before Israeli police officers chased, and apprehended them.
The Radio Bethlehem 2000 has reported that four students of a Jewish Yeshiva in the area carried out the attack. Their ages are between 17 and 26.
It added that the assailants destroyed 15 gravestones in the Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery in the King David Tomb.
The Israeli Police said that two of the apprehended Israeli assailants are members of the Hilltop Youth Movement, an extremist group of Israeli settlers responsible for numerous attacks against Palestinian lands and property.
The two have previously been apprehended by the Israeli Police in the West Bank, and were ordered out of the area due to their illegal activities, but they violated the order and the police failed to apprehend them.
Earlier on Monday, the Police apprehended two Israeli teenagers, 14 and 16 years of age, on suspicion of being involved in defacing and damaging eight Palestinian cars, near Nabi Saleh Graveyard, in occupied Jerusalem.
Nearly a week ago, Price Tag graffiti was also found on the outer walls of a Church in the Old City of Jerusalem, punctured tires of 28 Palestinian cars, and wrote racist graffiti in Abu Ghosh.
A month ago, a Christian Monastery in the Deir Jamal area, between Jerusalem and Ramla, was attacked by a Molotov cocktail, while racist graffiti, used by Price Tag extremist Israeli groups, were found on its exterior walls, the Arabs48 news Website has reported.
In mid-June, a number of extremist settlers wrote racist graffiti on some graves at the Christian Greek Orthodox graveyard in Jaffa [on Wednesday at night].
On Friday [June 14 2013] Israeli extremists set ablaze two Palestinian cars in Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, in occupied East Jerusalem, and wrote racist graffiti, including Price Tag.
The extremists also wrote racist graffiti on some graves in the Christian Greek Orthodox graveyard in Jaffa. They further wrote “Price Tag”, “Revenge”, and drew the Star of David on a number of graves.
Racist graffiti was also found on a wall of a building inhabited by the head of the Orthodox Society in Jaffa, and even wrote graffiti on the wall of the home Khaled Kaboub, an Arab District Court Judge in Tel Aviv.
There have been hundreds of similar attacks, that also included burning and trying to burn Churches and Mosques in different part of Palestine, in addition to numerous attacks targeting both Islamic and Christian graveyards.
Those attacks are part of ongoing violations that also targeted Palestinians lands and orchards in which the settlers uprooted and burnt hundreds of Palestinian trees, and flooded farmlands with waste-water.
29 sept 2013
Israel-Gaza border
Indictment says soldiers repeatedly kicked man who infiltrated Israel from Gaza; filmed abuse
Two soldiers from the Golani Brigade's 51st Battalion were charged last week with the violent abuse of a bound and blind-folded Palestinian, Ynet learned on Sunday.
Two other soldiers who have already been discharged from the IDF are being charged as civilians for their involvement in the incident and are awaiting a hearing in court.
The attack took place in May 2012 but was revealed only recently by chance during an investigation by Military Police, which found an incriminating video on one of the soldier's cell phones.
According to the indictment, filed by the Military Advocate General's Office, the Palestinian was detained on the night before the incident took place after he infiltrated Israel from the Gaza Strip. The following day, the indictment read, he was beaten by four soldiers in the room where he was held at an IDF base located near the Gaza border.
Two soldiers have been accused of repeatedly kicking the Palestinian man, who was bound and blindfolded, until they were asked to stop by another soldier. Another soldier guarded the door while his friend filmed the abuse. Some of the soldiers denied any involvement. "The defendants' actions were premeditated and documented," the indictment said. The soldiers, who were detained on Monday, have been charged with aggravated abuse and aggravated assault.
Several cases involving the abuse of Palestinians by IDF soldiers have been revealed over the past few years. IDF soldier Eden Aberjil documented the "best period of her life" by taking photos of bound Palestinian detainees, and Border Guard officer Shani Sivilya abused a 17-year-old Palestinian while aiming a gun at his head.
Indictment says soldiers repeatedly kicked man who infiltrated Israel from Gaza; filmed abuse
Two soldiers from the Golani Brigade's 51st Battalion were charged last week with the violent abuse of a bound and blind-folded Palestinian, Ynet learned on Sunday.
Two other soldiers who have already been discharged from the IDF are being charged as civilians for their involvement in the incident and are awaiting a hearing in court.
The attack took place in May 2012 but was revealed only recently by chance during an investigation by Military Police, which found an incriminating video on one of the soldier's cell phones.
According to the indictment, filed by the Military Advocate General's Office, the Palestinian was detained on the night before the incident took place after he infiltrated Israel from the Gaza Strip. The following day, the indictment read, he was beaten by four soldiers in the room where he was held at an IDF base located near the Gaza border.
Two soldiers have been accused of repeatedly kicking the Palestinian man, who was bound and blindfolded, until they were asked to stop by another soldier. Another soldier guarded the door while his friend filmed the abuse. Some of the soldiers denied any involvement. "The defendants' actions were premeditated and documented," the indictment said. The soldiers, who were detained on Monday, have been charged with aggravated abuse and aggravated assault.
Several cases involving the abuse of Palestinians by IDF soldiers have been revealed over the past few years. IDF soldier Eden Aberjil documented the "best period of her life" by taking photos of bound Palestinian detainees, and Border Guard officer Shani Sivilya abused a 17-year-old Palestinian while aiming a gun at his head.
Israeli police on Sunday arrested two Jewish teenagers in Jerusalem on suspicion of damaging eight Palestinian vehicles, Israeli media reported.
The two suspects, aged 14 and 16, damaged the vehicles with a screwdriver, causing light damage, Ynet reported.
The pair are not cooperating with Israeli investigators, the Israeli news site added.
The two suspects, aged 14 and 16, damaged the vehicles with a screwdriver, causing light damage, Ynet reported.
The pair are not cooperating with Israeli investigators, the Israeli news site added.
26 sept 2013
24 sept 2013
NY: Israeli sentenced to 11 years in prison for sex offenses
Tasered Yitzhar settler arrested again; police clash with settlers
Canada extradites Israeli child rapist
Name of woman suspected of murdering children released
NY: Israeli sentenced to 11 years in prison for sex offenses
Tasered Yitzhar settler arrested again; police clash with settlers
Canada extradites Israeli child rapist
Name of woman suspected of murdering children released
20 sept 2013
Hundreds of settlers stormed on Friday morning the Sulaiman’s Pools area south of Bethlehem, and Khallet Fahm and Bir Haram al-Rami, in the city of al-Khalil in the southern occupied West Bank and performed Talmudic rituals there. Local sources said that about 300 settlers stormed the area of Sulaiman's Pools through the road of Efrat settlement.
The sources pointed out that the settlers performed during the raid Talmudic rituals in the area under the protection of the occupation forces, and then they withdrew towards the nearby outpost of Umm Hamadein.
They added that the occupation army turned the area of Khallet Fahm, south of the town of Khader, into military barracks and set up checkpoints to prevent the citizens from reaching the area and to enable the settlers to organize celebrations of the Sukkot.
The sources said that dozens of settlers also raided Bir Haram al-Rami in the city of al-Khalil, and performed Talmudic rituals there, before withdrawing to the nearby settlements built on Palestinian lands.
Meanwhile, a group of Jewish extremists attacked two young Jerusalemites while they were in front of their house at Bab El Hadid in Jerusalem, causing one of them, Hussein Jaber, aged 18, wounds and bruises in the head, chest and back, Nasser Qaws Director of Prisoners' Society in Jerusalem said in a press statement.
He noted that clashes broke out between the Jewish extremists and the Palestinian youths after the attack on Jaber, and added that the Israeli police arrived to the scene and arrested two Israelis.
The sources pointed out that the settlers performed during the raid Talmudic rituals in the area under the protection of the occupation forces, and then they withdrew towards the nearby outpost of Umm Hamadein.
They added that the occupation army turned the area of Khallet Fahm, south of the town of Khader, into military barracks and set up checkpoints to prevent the citizens from reaching the area and to enable the settlers to organize celebrations of the Sukkot.
The sources said that dozens of settlers also raided Bir Haram al-Rami in the city of al-Khalil, and performed Talmudic rituals there, before withdrawing to the nearby settlements built on Palestinian lands.
Meanwhile, a group of Jewish extremists attacked two young Jerusalemites while they were in front of their house at Bab El Hadid in Jerusalem, causing one of them, Hussein Jaber, aged 18, wounds and bruises in the head, chest and back, Nasser Qaws Director of Prisoners' Society in Jerusalem said in a press statement.
He noted that clashes broke out between the Jewish extremists and the Palestinian youths after the attack on Jaber, and added that the Israeli police arrived to the scene and arrested two Israelis.
16 sept 2013
Sunday evening September 15, 2013, an extremist Israeli settler attacked Palestinian children in Al-Eesawiyya town, in occupied East Jerusalem, and was violently beating them before attacking a Palestinian man who tried to stop him.
The resident, Maher Ahmad Abu Leil, 48, suffered various cuts and bruises when he tried to stop the assailant who targeted children playing in the area.
His sister said that he was heading to a Falafel shop when he noticed a settler using an iron bar to hit Palestinian children, and rushed to defend them.
The settler then struck the man to the head with the iron bar, causing severe bleeding, and concussion.
The man was then moved to the Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem.
Local sources said that the police arrived at the scene and apprehended the settler.
Suspicion: Mother murdered her 2 kids in Jerusalem
The resident, Maher Ahmad Abu Leil, 48, suffered various cuts and bruises when he tried to stop the assailant who targeted children playing in the area.
His sister said that he was heading to a Falafel shop when he noticed a settler using an iron bar to hit Palestinian children, and rushed to defend them.
The settler then struck the man to the head with the iron bar, causing severe bleeding, and concussion.
The man was then moved to the Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem.
Local sources said that the police arrived at the scene and apprehended the settler.
Suspicion: Mother murdered her 2 kids in Jerusalem
12 sept 2013
Here is the harsh reality … if this had happened to a Jewish man by Palestinians … they would have already been put in prison for life and branded “terrorists”. The Israeli military is not serious about holding “the world’s most moral army” accountable for the murder of innocent civilians because it actively supports the brutal, deadly occupation over the Palestinian people.
If you don’t know the store about the murder of Bassem Abu Rahme – then you need to read about it HERE.
Just remember – this Major General conducted a years long “investigation” wherein the soldier responsible for the death of Bassem Abu Rahme received no punishment despite several eyewitnesses and video from three different angles. It doesn’t matter. Because – who’s going to stop the Israelis from continuing these crimes against humanity?
Nobody. In fact – the U.S. will just continue to fund it. This man had a family and his life was just snuffed out in an instant by some asshole with a small penis complex. It breaks my heart.
If you don’t know the store about the murder of Bassem Abu Rahme – then you need to read about it HERE.
Just remember – this Major General conducted a years long “investigation” wherein the soldier responsible for the death of Bassem Abu Rahme received no punishment despite several eyewitnesses and video from three different angles. It doesn’t matter. Because – who’s going to stop the Israelis from continuing these crimes against humanity?
Nobody. In fact – the U.S. will just continue to fund it. This man had a family and his life was just snuffed out in an instant by some asshole with a small penis complex. It breaks my heart.
Wednesday evening [September 11, 2013] Israeli sources have reported that two settler women were mildly injured after a number of Palestinian youths threw stones at their car, near Beit Ummar town, north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron.
The sources said that the two women were moved to the Hadassah Israeli hospital in Jerusalem, suffering minor injuries.
The army initiated a search campaign, and invaded several Palestinian homes in the area.
Hebron has been subject to extensive Israeli military assaults that led to dozens of arrests and injuries, especially in the Al-Arroub refugee camp, leading to further tension in the area.
In related news, Palestinian guards of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, stopped an Israeli woman who tried to enter the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in occupied East Jerusalem, disguised as a Muslim woman covering her entire body and even her face.
Eyewitnesses said that the guards tried to talk to her and search her bag, and when she spoke back, she could not speak Arabic well, the Arabs48 news website has reported.
Israeli Policemen then arrived at the scene, and one of the guards of the mosque asked to see her identity card.
After he ID revealed her identity, she claimed that she “was Jewish but converted to Islam”, but when asked to read any verse of the Quran, or show anything that can prove her claim, she failed to do so.
Israeli Police officers searched her bag, and found a Torah; the officers then took her to a police station in Jerusalem for interrogation in an attempt to reveal why she attempted to enter the mosque pretending to be an Arab, Muslim woman.
The sources said that the two women were moved to the Hadassah Israeli hospital in Jerusalem, suffering minor injuries.
The army initiated a search campaign, and invaded several Palestinian homes in the area.
Hebron has been subject to extensive Israeli military assaults that led to dozens of arrests and injuries, especially in the Al-Arroub refugee camp, leading to further tension in the area.
In related news, Palestinian guards of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, stopped an Israeli woman who tried to enter the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in occupied East Jerusalem, disguised as a Muslim woman covering her entire body and even her face.
Eyewitnesses said that the guards tried to talk to her and search her bag, and when she spoke back, she could not speak Arabic well, the Arabs48 news website has reported.
Israeli Policemen then arrived at the scene, and one of the guards of the mosque asked to see her identity card.
After he ID revealed her identity, she claimed that she “was Jewish but converted to Islam”, but when asked to read any verse of the Quran, or show anything that can prove her claim, she failed to do so.
Israeli Police officers searched her bag, and found a Torah; the officers then took her to a police station in Jerusalem for interrogation in an attempt to reveal why she attempted to enter the mosque pretending to be an Arab, Muslim woman.
Israeli and Palestinian sources have reported that three Palestinians, members of the same family, have been injured after being rammed by a settler’s vehicle near the Gush Ezion settlement bloc, south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem.
Three Palestinians Injured After Being Rammed By Settler’s Vehicle Near Bethlehem
Local sources said that a man and two women, from Um Salmouna village, have been injured in the incident, and that the man, Nidal Hayyan, 30, suffered serious injuries and was moved by an Israeli ambulance to Hadassah Israeli hospital in Jerusalem.
The two women suffered moderate-to-serious injuries, and were also moved to Hadassah.
In related news, the Palestinian District Coordination Office (DCO) handed the Israeli DCO two settlers who entered Bethlehem after being involved in a traffic accident near Bilal Bin Rabah Mosque, north of Bethlehem.
On Monday evening, September 9 2013, an Israeli military vehicle invaded the Beit Or Al-Tihta village, west of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and rammed a child crossing the street.
On July 2 2103, a young Palestinian man was killed after being rammed by and Israeli military jeep as the army invaded Doura town, near the southern West Bank city of Hebron.
On Sunday May 26 2013, a 7-year old child was injured after being rammed by a settler's vehicle In Hebron.
On Wednesday May 22, a 9-year-old child was seriously injured after being rammed by a settler’s car in the As-Salayma neighborhood, east of the Ibrahimi Mosque, in Hebron.
On the same day, a 16-year-old child identified as Marwan Zackariah ‘As’ous, suffered serious injuries and was moved to the Rafidia Hospital, after being rammed by a settler’s car at the Beta Junction, south of Nablus.
On May 14, Hanin Bassem Al-Ja’bary, 7, was injured after a settler rammed her with his vehicle close to the Ibrahimi Mosque, in the Old City of Hebron. The settler fled the scene.
Three Palestinians Injured After Being Rammed By Settler’s Vehicle Near Bethlehem
Local sources said that a man and two women, from Um Salmouna village, have been injured in the incident, and that the man, Nidal Hayyan, 30, suffered serious injuries and was moved by an Israeli ambulance to Hadassah Israeli hospital in Jerusalem.
The two women suffered moderate-to-serious injuries, and were also moved to Hadassah.
In related news, the Palestinian District Coordination Office (DCO) handed the Israeli DCO two settlers who entered Bethlehem after being involved in a traffic accident near Bilal Bin Rabah Mosque, north of Bethlehem.
On Monday evening, September 9 2013, an Israeli military vehicle invaded the Beit Or Al-Tihta village, west of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and rammed a child crossing the street.
On July 2 2103, a young Palestinian man was killed after being rammed by and Israeli military jeep as the army invaded Doura town, near the southern West Bank city of Hebron.
On Sunday May 26 2013, a 7-year old child was injured after being rammed by a settler's vehicle In Hebron.
On Wednesday May 22, a 9-year-old child was seriously injured after being rammed by a settler’s car in the As-Salayma neighborhood, east of the Ibrahimi Mosque, in Hebron.
On the same day, a 16-year-old child identified as Marwan Zackariah ‘As’ous, suffered serious injuries and was moved to the Rafidia Hospital, after being rammed by a settler’s car at the Beta Junction, south of Nablus.
On May 14, Hanin Bassem Al-Ja’bary, 7, was injured after a settler rammed her with his vehicle close to the Ibrahimi Mosque, in the Old City of Hebron. The settler fled the scene.
Report: Beny Steinmetz agrees to bribe questioning in Switzerland
3 men arrested on suspicion of murder last week in Sharon
Israel is to pay more than $1 million to the family of an alleged Mossad spy who hanged himself in prison in 2010, the justice ministry has said.
"After negotiations, the two parties (Israel and the family) have reached an agreement whereby the state will pay 4 million shekels ($1.1 million or 842,000 euros) to the deceased's family," the ministry said in a statement late on Tuesday.
The family of Ben Zygier, an Australian-Israeli known as "Prisoner X," had accused Israel of negligence in dealing with his case, according to the statement.
Zygier was found hanged in his isolation cell in Ayalon prison near Tel Aviv in December 2010 -- a case Israel went to extreme lengths to cover up.
A court document released on April 25 this year said Israel's prison service had caused Zygier's death by failing to prevent him from committing suicide.
The document revealed details about his background and imprisonment, indicating he was suicidal and had an emotionally-charged exchange with his wife the day he was found hanged.
It also said that his cell was not properly watched by prison guards.
The justice ministry statement stressed that the deal with Zygier's family was not an "admission of alleged wrongdoing".
It was instead "to avoid the affair going to court, which would lead to the publication of numerous details of the case which could cause serious harm to national security."
The reasons for Zygier's detention were unclear, but the Australian Broadcasting Corporation said in a report in May that the 34-year-old, who was allegedly working for Israel's foreign spy service Mossad, had unwittingly sabotaged a top secret spy operation in Lebanon.
"After negotiations, the two parties (Israel and the family) have reached an agreement whereby the state will pay 4 million shekels ($1.1 million or 842,000 euros) to the deceased's family," the ministry said in a statement late on Tuesday.
The family of Ben Zygier, an Australian-Israeli known as "Prisoner X," had accused Israel of negligence in dealing with his case, according to the statement.
Zygier was found hanged in his isolation cell in Ayalon prison near Tel Aviv in December 2010 -- a case Israel went to extreme lengths to cover up.
A court document released on April 25 this year said Israel's prison service had caused Zygier's death by failing to prevent him from committing suicide.
The document revealed details about his background and imprisonment, indicating he was suicidal and had an emotionally-charged exchange with his wife the day he was found hanged.
It also said that his cell was not properly watched by prison guards.
The justice ministry statement stressed that the deal with Zygier's family was not an "admission of alleged wrongdoing".
It was instead "to avoid the affair going to court, which would lead to the publication of numerous details of the case which could cause serious harm to national security."
The reasons for Zygier's detention were unclear, but the Australian Broadcasting Corporation said in a report in May that the 34-year-old, who was allegedly working for Israel's foreign spy service Mossad, had unwittingly sabotaged a top secret spy operation in Lebanon.
11 sept 2013
Jerusalem court convicts Hamas 'charity' workers
2 charged with rape of American stewardess in TA hotel
2 charged with rape of American stewardess in TA hotel
