28 june 2015
The Magistrate judge extended last Sunday the arrest of 12 Jerusalemites and released 5 others.
Wadi Hilweh Information Center’s lawyer explained that the Magistrate judge extended the arrest of the two minors Ahmad Dab’i (17) and Mustafa Dab’i (17) until Monday; note that they were arrested on Saturday night and sign of beating were obvious on them.
The lawyer added that the Magistrate judge also extended the arrest of Murad Alqam (14), Nour Eddin Abu Hadwan (15), Omar Tawil (14), Omar Yassin (14, American citizen), Mohammad Tayeh and Saleh Shtayyeh (15) from Beit Hanina and Mohammad Mughrabi from Al-Sowaneh until 1/7/2015.
The judge also released Mahmoud Shahin, Mousa Abulhawa (16) without any conditions and extended the arrest of Mohammad Mughrabi until 2/7/2015.
In a related matter, Al-Dameer organization lawyer Mohammad Mahmoud said that the Magistrate judge decided to release the 13-year old Mohammad Jaber from Beit Hanina with a 3-thousand NIS bail, house-arrest for 5 days but the police appealed the decision.
Lawyer Mahmoud added that the Magistrate judge also decided to released Taher Sarhan, Malek Shweiki and Mohammad Naser with a third-party bail.
The judge also extended the arrest of Adham Mheisen until 2/7/2015.
The lawyer added that Basel Sider, Mohammad Suleiman and Nadim Obeid were presented to court and a session was scheduled for them on 16/7/2015, and a session for Mohammad Al-Qadi on 19/10/2015; note that they are not detained.
Wadi Hilweh Information Center’s lawyer explained that the Magistrate judge extended the arrest of the two minors Ahmad Dab’i (17) and Mustafa Dab’i (17) until Monday; note that they were arrested on Saturday night and sign of beating were obvious on them.
The lawyer added that the Magistrate judge also extended the arrest of Murad Alqam (14), Nour Eddin Abu Hadwan (15), Omar Tawil (14), Omar Yassin (14, American citizen), Mohammad Tayeh and Saleh Shtayyeh (15) from Beit Hanina and Mohammad Mughrabi from Al-Sowaneh until 1/7/2015.
The judge also released Mahmoud Shahin, Mousa Abulhawa (16) without any conditions and extended the arrest of Mohammad Mughrabi until 2/7/2015.
In a related matter, Al-Dameer organization lawyer Mohammad Mahmoud said that the Magistrate judge decided to release the 13-year old Mohammad Jaber from Beit Hanina with a 3-thousand NIS bail, house-arrest for 5 days but the police appealed the decision.
Lawyer Mahmoud added that the Magistrate judge also decided to released Taher Sarhan, Malek Shweiki and Mohammad Naser with a third-party bail.
The judge also extended the arrest of Adham Mheisen until 2/7/2015.
The lawyer added that Basel Sider, Mohammad Suleiman and Nadim Obeid were presented to court and a session was scheduled for them on 16/7/2015, and a session for Mohammad Al-Qadi on 19/10/2015; note that they are not detained.
Muhjat al-Quds Foundation affirmed that the Israeli Prison Service (IPS) has transferred the hunger striker lawyer Muhammad Allan, 31, from Negev prison to solitary confinement cells in Ayla prison in Beersheba.
The foundation said that Allan has been on an open hunger strike for 11 uninterrupted days to protest Israeli administrative detention policy. The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested Allan on June 11, 2014 and he was sentenced to administrative detention for 6 months. However; after serving the sentence his administrative detention was renewed.
In a phone call with Muhjat al-Quds Foundation, the hunger striker's father called on all human rights organizations and institutions concerned with prisoners' affairs to pressure Israel to end its administrative detention policy.
He also urged them to benefit from the statements of the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon who urged Israel to put the Palestinian administrative detainees on trial or else release them without further delay.
Muhammad Allan was born in 1984 in Aanbos town and he has been detained in the Israeli jails twice for more than 6 years.
The foundation said that Allan has been on an open hunger strike for 11 uninterrupted days to protest Israeli administrative detention policy. The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested Allan on June 11, 2014 and he was sentenced to administrative detention for 6 months. However; after serving the sentence his administrative detention was renewed.
In a phone call with Muhjat al-Quds Foundation, the hunger striker's father called on all human rights organizations and institutions concerned with prisoners' affairs to pressure Israel to end its administrative detention policy.
He also urged them to benefit from the statements of the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon who urged Israel to put the Palestinian administrative detainees on trial or else release them without further delay.
Muhammad Allan was born in 1984 in Aanbos town and he has been detained in the Israeli jails twice for more than 6 years.
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The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested on Sunday two Jerusalemite children after breaking into their homes.
Jerusalemite Prisoners' Families Committee said in a statement that the IOF arrested the 9-year-old minor Ahmad Shweiki and transferred him to Salah al-Din Street police station in Jerusalem.
The IOF also arrested the minor Yazan Ayoub, 14, after breaking into his home in Beit Hanina town in northern Occupied Jerusalem.
In a related context, the IOF arrested on Sunday a Palestinian youth close to Ibrahimi Mosque in the southern West Bank city of al-Khalil.
Local sources said that the IOF soldiers positioned at a military checkpoint set in the vicinity of the Ibrahimi Mosque held a Palestinian youth for many hours then arrested and transferred him to an unknown destination.
In another context, the Israeli Occupation Authorities released the Jerusalemite prisoner Abdul-Rahim Khalil, 30, after serving his 3-month administrative detention sentence.
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested on Sunday two Jerusalemite children after breaking into their homes.
Jerusalemite Prisoners' Families Committee said in a statement that the IOF arrested the 9-year-old minor Ahmad Shweiki and transferred him to Salah al-Din Street police station in Jerusalem.
The IOF also arrested the minor Yazan Ayoub, 14, after breaking into his home in Beit Hanina town in northern Occupied Jerusalem.
In a related context, the IOF arrested on Sunday a Palestinian youth close to Ibrahimi Mosque in the southern West Bank city of al-Khalil.
Local sources said that the IOF soldiers positioned at a military checkpoint set in the vicinity of the Ibrahimi Mosque held a Palestinian youth for many hours then arrested and transferred him to an unknown destination.
In another context, the Israeli Occupation Authorities released the Jerusalemite prisoner Abdul-Rahim Khalil, 30, after serving his 3-month administrative detention sentence.
Israeli troops stormed on Sunday morning Section Four at the Raymond lock-up and carried out abrupt searches across Palestinian inmates’ cells.
According to the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society Israeli special forces broke into Section Four and came down heavily on the Palestinian detainees.
Palestinian prisoners have often been subjected to mistreatment and ongoing psycho-physical torture at the Israeli occupation prisons. Solitary confinement, visit-bans, administrative detention, and abrupt searches are instances of policies pursued by the Israeli prison authorities to dash the hopes of Palestinian inmates.
According to the PLO's detainees and ex-detainees committee at least 6,500 Palestinian prisoners are currently incarcerated in Israeli penitentiaries.
According to the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society Israeli special forces broke into Section Four and came down heavily on the Palestinian detainees.
Palestinian prisoners have often been subjected to mistreatment and ongoing psycho-physical torture at the Israeli occupation prisons. Solitary confinement, visit-bans, administrative detention, and abrupt searches are instances of policies pursued by the Israeli prison authorities to dash the hopes of Palestinian inmates.
According to the PLO's detainees and ex-detainees committee at least 6,500 Palestinian prisoners are currently incarcerated in Israeli penitentiaries.
At least six Palestinian young men were apprehended overnight Saturday by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) in Occupied Jerusalem city.
Eye-witnesses said the IOF troops kidnapped two youngsters from Jerusalem’s Salah al-Deen Street and dragged them to a local investigation center moments after they were subjected to heavy beating.
Clashes flared up between a group of Palestinian unarmed protesters and the heavily-armed IOF soldiers after the latter abducted two Palestinian youths from al-Mesrarah neighborhood.
The IOF summoned military reinforcements and forced the young protesters out of the area.
The assault culminated in the abduction of two more youngsters under the pretext that they hurled stones on settler cars parked at the Anata crossroads, northeast of Occupied Jerusalem.
Eye-witnesses said the IOF troops kidnapped two youngsters from Jerusalem’s Salah al-Deen Street and dragged them to a local investigation center moments after they were subjected to heavy beating.
Clashes flared up between a group of Palestinian unarmed protesters and the heavily-armed IOF soldiers after the latter abducted two Palestinian youths from al-Mesrarah neighborhood.
The IOF summoned military reinforcements and forced the young protesters out of the area.
The assault culminated in the abduction of two more youngsters under the pretext that they hurled stones on settler cars parked at the Anata crossroads, northeast of Occupied Jerusalem.
Israeli policemen rounded up a Jordanian woman on Sunday from inside the Aqsa Mosque. It was coincided with the incursion of Jewish settlers into the plazas of the holy site.
Eyewitnesses revealed that Israeli policemen arrested a Jordanian woman who was visiting the Aqsa Mosque. She was taken to Qashale investigation center in Occupied Jerusalem for unreleased reasons.
On the other hand, Groups of Jewish settlers stormed Sunday morning the courtyards of the Aqsa Mosque from the Maghareba gate amid tight security measures of Israeli police. One of the settlers performed Talmodic rituals before the Dome of the Rock which provoked Muslim worshipers.
A group of worshipers in turn chased the settlers in the various plazas of the Mosque making them go out through al-Silsila gate.
Israeli policemen are still keeping the IDs of visitors during hours of settlers’ incursions. They usually tighten the noose on some visitors while conduct field investigation with others.
Soldiers Kidnap A Palestinian Woman Near The Al-Aqsa Mosque
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Sunday, a Palestinian woman while leaving the Al-Aqsa Mosque through the Chain Gate, in occupied Jerusalem, and took her to an interrogation facility in the Old City.
The WAFA News Agency said the woman was kidnapped after a group of Israeli extremists stormed the mosque courtyards, before local worshipers started chanting and protesting them.
The Palestinians were protesting the daily provocative tours conducted by extremists, accompanied by soldiers and police officers.
Late on Saturday at night, and on Sunday at dawn, soldiers kidnapped at least four Palestinian children after the army invaded various neighborhoods in occupied East Jerusalem. Soldiers also kidnapped two children near the southern West Bank city of Hebron.
Eyewitnesses revealed that Israeli policemen arrested a Jordanian woman who was visiting the Aqsa Mosque. She was taken to Qashale investigation center in Occupied Jerusalem for unreleased reasons.
On the other hand, Groups of Jewish settlers stormed Sunday morning the courtyards of the Aqsa Mosque from the Maghareba gate amid tight security measures of Israeli police. One of the settlers performed Talmodic rituals before the Dome of the Rock which provoked Muslim worshipers.
A group of worshipers in turn chased the settlers in the various plazas of the Mosque making them go out through al-Silsila gate.
Israeli policemen are still keeping the IDs of visitors during hours of settlers’ incursions. They usually tighten the noose on some visitors while conduct field investigation with others.
Soldiers Kidnap A Palestinian Woman Near The Al-Aqsa Mosque
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Sunday, a Palestinian woman while leaving the Al-Aqsa Mosque through the Chain Gate, in occupied Jerusalem, and took her to an interrogation facility in the Old City.
The WAFA News Agency said the woman was kidnapped after a group of Israeli extremists stormed the mosque courtyards, before local worshipers started chanting and protesting them.
The Palestinians were protesting the daily provocative tours conducted by extremists, accompanied by soldiers and police officers.
Late on Saturday at night, and on Sunday at dawn, soldiers kidnapped at least four Palestinian children after the army invaded various neighborhoods in occupied East Jerusalem. Soldiers also kidnapped two children near the southern West Bank city of Hebron.
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, late on Saturday and on Sunday at dawn, at least four Palestinian children after the army invaded various neighborhoods in occupied East Jerusalem. Soldiers also kidnapped two children near the southern West Bank city of Hebron.
Media sources in Jerusalem said the soldiers invaded various neighborhoods in the occupied city, stormed and ransacked several homes, and kidnapped at least four children after assaulting them.
The WAFA News Agency said the soldiers invaded Qerrish residential building, in Beit Hanina town, north of Jerusalem, and kidnapped Yazan Ayyoub, 14 years of age.
Soldiers also kidnapped a child, 13 years of age, from Bab al-‘Amoud area, and took him to an unknown destination.
In addition, soldiers kidnapped two children, identified as Mustafa and Amir ad-Dab’ey, from Shu’fat refugee camp, in Jerusalem, after violently beating them, and took them to an interrogation center.
In Hebron, soldiers invaded Yatta town, south of the city, stormed homes, and kidnapped two children identified as Issa Mohammad Shawahin, 18, and Ghassan Issa Shawaheen, 15.
Media sources in Jerusalem said the soldiers invaded various neighborhoods in the occupied city, stormed and ransacked several homes, and kidnapped at least four children after assaulting them.
The WAFA News Agency said the soldiers invaded Qerrish residential building, in Beit Hanina town, north of Jerusalem, and kidnapped Yazan Ayyoub, 14 years of age.
Soldiers also kidnapped a child, 13 years of age, from Bab al-‘Amoud area, and took him to an unknown destination.
In addition, soldiers kidnapped two children, identified as Mustafa and Amir ad-Dab’ey, from Shu’fat refugee camp, in Jerusalem, after violently beating them, and took them to an interrogation center.
In Hebron, soldiers invaded Yatta town, south of the city, stormed homes, and kidnapped two children identified as Issa Mohammad Shawahin, 18, and Ghassan Issa Shawaheen, 15.
Palestinian hunger-striking detainee Khader Adnan, from Jenin’s town of Araba, has been starving for 55 days in a row in protest at being held administratively, with neither charge nor trial, at the Israeli occupation jails.
Family of hunger-striker Adnan said the captive vowed to keep going until he is released.
The family also warned of the sharp deterioration rocking Adnan’s health status.
Human rights organizations have raised alarm bells over the exacerbated health conditions of prisoner Adnan and called for his immediate release before it is too late.
Earlier, some three years ago, 37-year-old Khader Adnan, currently held at the Assaf Harofeh hospital, had gone on a 67-day open-ended hunger strike staged under the slogan “My dignity is more precious than my bread.”
Family of hunger-striker Adnan said the captive vowed to keep going until he is released.
The family also warned of the sharp deterioration rocking Adnan’s health status.
Human rights organizations have raised alarm bells over the exacerbated health conditions of prisoner Adnan and called for his immediate release before it is too late.
Earlier, some three years ago, 37-year-old Khader Adnan, currently held at the Assaf Harofeh hospital, had gone on a 67-day open-ended hunger strike staged under the slogan “My dignity is more precious than my bread.”
No deal has been reached between the Israeli authorities and Palestinian prisoner Khader Adnan who, on Saturday, entered his 54th day on hunger strike, his lawyer said.
"(Israel) is seeking to end Adnan’s hunger strike in a way that avoids them a feeling of crushing defeat," the Palestinian Prisoners' Society's chief lawyer Jawad Bolous said, at a press conference in Ramallah, on Saturday.
"On the other hand," he added, "what Adnan seeks is very clear: either to be released or tried. Khader is a gift for humanity since he is willing to sacrifice his life, and all he asks Israel for is to treat him as a human.”
Ma'an News Agency further reports that Adnan, 37, began his hunger strike nearly two months ago to protest the Israeli practice of administrative detention, under which Palestinians can be held without charge or trials for months or years.
He has said he will continue his strike until Israel agrees either to release him or bring charges against him. It is the second time Adnan has gone on hunger strike against the practice, following a 66-day long hunger strike he undertook in 2012 -- the longest carried out by a Palestinian in Israeli detention.
Bolous said: "Once Israel apprehends that Khader has become a popular icon in Palestine and the world, we will immediately reach a solution."
"Adnan loves life and he doesn’t seek to die a martyr, but if he dies a martyr, he will welcome that. On the other hand, Israel doesn’t want Adnan to die in custody."
In recent days, Adnan's health has deteriorated sharply, with the International Committee of the Red Cross saying on Monday that his life was "at immediate risk."
Bolous said that the Israeli hospital in which Adnan is being held notified him late Friday that Adnan's health had further deteriorated. "The hospital was on alert and they prepared for resuscitation," he said.
Adnan's wife Randa, who lives in the West Bank district of Jenin, urged Palestinians to take steps that will see Adnan released, "rather than releasing statements vowing to intervene if he dies."
The Islamic Jihad movement -- with which Adnan is affiliated -- said Friday that if Adnan dies in Israeli detention, the ceasefire agreement that ended last summer's devastating war in Gaza would be at stake. Randa also appealed to media outlets to avoid publishing unconfirmed news about her husband "such as the recent rumors claiming he has died."
Adnan was detained in July last year and sentenced to administrative detention for the 10th time in his life. In addition to protesting administrative detention in general, he also wrote in an open letter last month that he hoped his strike would prevent Israel from tarnishing the achievement of prisoners who secured their freedom by going on hunger strikes in the past, only to be rearrested by military forces.
In 2012, he agreed to end his hunger strike along with 2,000 Palestinian prisoners who had joined his strike after Israel agreed to lessen the practice of administrative detention and improve prison conditions.
Despite Israel's agreement, around 500 Palestinians are currently being held under administrative detention among a total of nearly 6,000 Palestinians in Israeli prisons.
"(Israel) is seeking to end Adnan’s hunger strike in a way that avoids them a feeling of crushing defeat," the Palestinian Prisoners' Society's chief lawyer Jawad Bolous said, at a press conference in Ramallah, on Saturday.
"On the other hand," he added, "what Adnan seeks is very clear: either to be released or tried. Khader is a gift for humanity since he is willing to sacrifice his life, and all he asks Israel for is to treat him as a human.”
Ma'an News Agency further reports that Adnan, 37, began his hunger strike nearly two months ago to protest the Israeli practice of administrative detention, under which Palestinians can be held without charge or trials for months or years.
He has said he will continue his strike until Israel agrees either to release him or bring charges against him. It is the second time Adnan has gone on hunger strike against the practice, following a 66-day long hunger strike he undertook in 2012 -- the longest carried out by a Palestinian in Israeli detention.
Bolous said: "Once Israel apprehends that Khader has become a popular icon in Palestine and the world, we will immediately reach a solution."
"Adnan loves life and he doesn’t seek to die a martyr, but if he dies a martyr, he will welcome that. On the other hand, Israel doesn’t want Adnan to die in custody."
In recent days, Adnan's health has deteriorated sharply, with the International Committee of the Red Cross saying on Monday that his life was "at immediate risk."
Bolous said that the Israeli hospital in which Adnan is being held notified him late Friday that Adnan's health had further deteriorated. "The hospital was on alert and they prepared for resuscitation," he said.
Adnan's wife Randa, who lives in the West Bank district of Jenin, urged Palestinians to take steps that will see Adnan released, "rather than releasing statements vowing to intervene if he dies."
The Islamic Jihad movement -- with which Adnan is affiliated -- said Friday that if Adnan dies in Israeli detention, the ceasefire agreement that ended last summer's devastating war in Gaza would be at stake. Randa also appealed to media outlets to avoid publishing unconfirmed news about her husband "such as the recent rumors claiming he has died."
Adnan was detained in July last year and sentenced to administrative detention for the 10th time in his life. In addition to protesting administrative detention in general, he also wrote in an open letter last month that he hoped his strike would prevent Israel from tarnishing the achievement of prisoners who secured their freedom by going on hunger strikes in the past, only to be rearrested by military forces.
In 2012, he agreed to end his hunger strike along with 2,000 Palestinian prisoners who had joined his strike after Israel agreed to lessen the practice of administrative detention and improve prison conditions.
Despite Israel's agreement, around 500 Palestinians are currently being held under administrative detention among a total of nearly 6,000 Palestinians in Israeli prisons.
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Israeli soldiers invaded, on Sunday at dawn, Beiteen and Ein Yabroud villages, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, allegedly after shots were fired at an Israeli vehicle near the Beit El illegal settlement built on Palestinian lands belonging to al-Bireh city, and kidnapped three Palestinians.
The army kidnapped the three Palestinians, and turned Beiteen village into a closed military zone, especially due to its close proximity to Beit El.
More than 25 Israeli military vehicles invaded the village, imposed curfew forcing the residents under house arrest, and installed roadblocks completely sealing it, Ali Dar Ali of Palestine TV has reported.
The soldiers broke into and violently searched several homes in Beiteen and Ein Yabroud villages, and interrogated the families, before kidnapping three Palestinians in Beiteen.
The two villages remained surrounded, while dozens of soldiers were still deployed in and around them, until the time of this report.
In a newsflash, Israeli Ynet News claimed the shots were fired at an Israeli ambulance, causing no injuries.
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Sunday at dawn, Beiteen and Ein Yabroud villages, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, allegedly after shots were fired at an Israeli vehicle near the Beit El illegal settlement built on Palestinian lands belonging to al-Bireh city, and kidnapped three Palestinians.
The army kidnapped the three Palestinians, and turned Beiteen village into a closed military zone, especially due to its close proximity to Beit El.
More than 25 Israeli military vehicles invaded the village, imposed curfew forcing the residents under house arrest, and installed roadblocks completely sealing it, Ali Dar Ali of Palestine TV has reported.
The soldiers broke into and violently searched several homes in Beiteen and Ein Yabroud villages, and interrogated the families, before kidnapping three Palestinians in Beiteen.
The two villages remained surrounded, while dozens of soldiers were still deployed in and around them, until the time of this report.
In a newsflash, Israeli Ynet News claimed the shots were fired at an Israeli ambulance, causing no injuries.
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Yesterday, 26 of June 2015 approximately 21:30, nineteen year old Hatem Al Mohtaseb from Tel Rumeida, Hebron, was walking up the hill of Tel Rumeida when an Israeli soldier detained him and asked for his ID.
After the soldier had finished checking the Palestinian ID, the Israeli soldier then threw the ID on the concrete and told him to pick it back up. The Palestinian man told the soldier that he is not a dog and will not pick it up off the ground and suggested to the soldier that he pick it back up and hand the ID back to him, like he had given it to the soldier at the start. The soldier then refused and began to argue. A nearby Palestinian then picked the ID up off the ground and gave it to Hatem Al Mohtaseb. International Solidarity Movement activists that were |
present then walked up the hill and were discussing with the Palestinian man what had just happened. The same soldier came up to Hatem Al Mohtaseb and told him to move from the spot where he was standing in his own neighborhood. Hatem Al Mohtaseb then refused to move and the soldier aggressively shouting in Hebrew, then attempted to arrest him but ISMers stood in the way and prevented the arrest.
The soldier then complained to several male settlers walking up the road to the nearby illegal settlement. One of the settlers came right up to the activists, calling them sick people and Europa Nazis before leaving. After this point the soldier’s commanding officer had arrived and after speaking to Hatem Al Mohtaseb he decided not to follow up on the arrest.
The soldier then complained to several male settlers walking up the road to the nearby illegal settlement. One of the settlers came right up to the activists, calling them sick people and Europa Nazis before leaving. After this point the soldier’s commanding officer had arrived and after speaking to Hatem Al Mohtaseb he decided not to follow up on the arrest.
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) quelled a peaceful march, at noon on Saturday, demanding protection of Bait al-Baraka against confiscation by Israel. Besides, a Palestinian man was arrested by IOF soldiers within a storming campaign in al-Khalil on Saturday.
Eyewitnesses revealed that the IOF soldiers suppressed a march organized by the Popular Committees against the Wall and Settlements and assaulted by beating the participants leaving many of them with bruises were treated in the field.
According to the organizers, the march aimed at condemning the decision made by the Israeli army Minister Moshe Ya’alon on renovation of Bait al-Baraka which is located on lands in Bait Ummar town between Bethlehem and al-Khalil for the purpose of establishing a Jewish outpost in the location later on.
In a similar context, the IOF soldiers rounded up a Palestinian young man from al-Khalil in the southern West Bank and carried out a storming campaign in the city.
Local sources revealed that the Israeli forces raided the Old City of al-Khalil, broke into the houses of Palestinians and arrested Hamdi Abu Hamdiya. He was taken to an unknown destination, the sources pointed out.
Israeli military vehicles raided the nearby Doura town, stopped Palestinian cars and verified the IDs of its passengers, eyewitness disclosed.
Eyewitnesses told the PIC reporter that Israeli policemen erected a military checkpoint near Gosh Etzion outpost in northern al-Khalil city and stopped a Palestinian car carrying four young men who were detained for hours and their IDs were verified before letting them pass at a late hour on Friday.
Eyewitnesses revealed that the IOF soldiers suppressed a march organized by the Popular Committees against the Wall and Settlements and assaulted by beating the participants leaving many of them with bruises were treated in the field.
According to the organizers, the march aimed at condemning the decision made by the Israeli army Minister Moshe Ya’alon on renovation of Bait al-Baraka which is located on lands in Bait Ummar town between Bethlehem and al-Khalil for the purpose of establishing a Jewish outpost in the location later on.
In a similar context, the IOF soldiers rounded up a Palestinian young man from al-Khalil in the southern West Bank and carried out a storming campaign in the city.
Local sources revealed that the Israeli forces raided the Old City of al-Khalil, broke into the houses of Palestinians and arrested Hamdi Abu Hamdiya. He was taken to an unknown destination, the sources pointed out.
Israeli military vehicles raided the nearby Doura town, stopped Palestinian cars and verified the IDs of its passengers, eyewitness disclosed.
Eyewitnesses told the PIC reporter that Israeli policemen erected a military checkpoint near Gosh Etzion outpost in northern al-Khalil city and stopped a Palestinian car carrying four young men who were detained for hours and their IDs were verified before letting them pass at a late hour on Friday.
The hunger striker Khader Adnan’s health situation has seriously worsened as he suffers from stomach aches and he recently started vomiting blood, human rights sources said.
Sheikh Khader Adnan has been on hunger strike for 54 consecutive days in protest against Israeli administrative detention policy according to which hundreds of Palestinians are held without trial or charge.
He still refuses to conduct any medical tests or to take vitamins, salt or sugar, the sources added.
Despite his very serious health deterioration, Israeli authorities still procrastinate regarding his demands for freedom and dignity, the sources continued.
In the same context, Deputy Spokesman for the UN Secretary General Farhan Haq said Friday that Ban Ki-moon is deeply concerned about reports related to Khader Adnan’s health situation.
In press statements, Haq affirmed that Ki-moon has earlier called on the Israeli authorities to either charge or release Adnan and all Palestinian administrative detainees including MPs.
All administrative detainees should be charged according to international laws or released, Haq quoted Ki-moon as saying.
Sheikh Adnan, 37, was arrested on July 8, 2014 and immediately ordered to serve administrative detention for the 10th time in his life according to which he is being held without charge or trial.
Adnan, one of many former prisoners re-arrested for unclear reasons, staged one of the longest hunger strikes in history in 2011 that lasted for 66 days running.
In 2012, he agreed to end his hunger strike, along with 2,000 Palestinian prisoners who had joined his strike, after Israel agreed to limit administrative detention policy.
Despite the agreement, around 500 Palestinians are currently being held under administrative detention among a total of nearly 7,000 Palestinians in Israeli prisons.
Sheikh Khader Adnan has been on hunger strike for 54 consecutive days in protest against Israeli administrative detention policy according to which hundreds of Palestinians are held without trial or charge.
He still refuses to conduct any medical tests or to take vitamins, salt or sugar, the sources added.
Despite his very serious health deterioration, Israeli authorities still procrastinate regarding his demands for freedom and dignity, the sources continued.
In the same context, Deputy Spokesman for the UN Secretary General Farhan Haq said Friday that Ban Ki-moon is deeply concerned about reports related to Khader Adnan’s health situation.
In press statements, Haq affirmed that Ki-moon has earlier called on the Israeli authorities to either charge or release Adnan and all Palestinian administrative detainees including MPs.
All administrative detainees should be charged according to international laws or released, Haq quoted Ki-moon as saying.
Sheikh Adnan, 37, was arrested on July 8, 2014 and immediately ordered to serve administrative detention for the 10th time in his life according to which he is being held without charge or trial.
Adnan, one of many former prisoners re-arrested for unclear reasons, staged one of the longest hunger strikes in history in 2011 that lasted for 66 days running.
In 2012, he agreed to end his hunger strike, along with 2,000 Palestinian prisoners who had joined his strike, after Israel agreed to limit administrative detention policy.
Despite the agreement, around 500 Palestinians are currently being held under administrative detention among a total of nearly 7,000 Palestinians in Israeli prisons.
Israeli Occupation Authorities (IOA) summoned Saturday Bishop Atallah Hanna, the Archbishop of Sebastia from the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate in occupied Jerusalem, for investigation.
Bishop Hanna is still detained in Maskoubiya investigation center over his intention to participate in a protest vigil in al-Khalil, his companion revealed.
Bishop Hanna was supposed to participate in a protest sit-in in rejection of Israeli decision to confiscate Beit al-Baraka Church in the southern West Bank City of al-Khalil.
IOF arrest Bishop protesting illegal seizure of church property
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) on Saturday morning arrested Bishop Atallah Hanna during his participation in a march protesting the illegal seizure of a hospital building which is part of al-Baraka church, north of Hebron.
Bethlehem area Coordinator for the National Committee Against the Wall and Settlements, Hassan Briggah, said that the IOF arrested Bishop Hanna during his peaceful participation in a march demonstrating against the illegal seizure and subsequent sale of Beit al-Baraka hospital, part of al-Baraka church.
A delegation from the Presbyterian church as well as international and Israeli activists participated in the march against the sale of Beit al-Baraka, a hospital which provided medical services to Palestinians as part of al-Baraka church services. The sale is illegal under international and canonical law.
In an interview with PNN, Briggah said that according to international law, the sale of the church must be considered as void because any church services must be permitted to continue. He pointed to legal evidence in areas such as Bethlehem and Nazareth, as well as other Palestinian cities..
He told PNN that the group of protesters set off to al-Arroub refugee camp where the Israeli army was besieging Beit al-Baraka, preventing the demonstrators from entering the property.
The formation of a committee to protect Beit al-Baraka was announced. Activist Younis Arar, coordinator of Popular Committee in the south welcomed the Palestinian church delegates and gave Pastor Danny Awad of the Presbyterian Church a detailed explanation of the role of Beit al-Baraka in the provision of medical services to the Palestinian people.
Finally, Israeli activists from ‘Fighters for Peace’ spoke to show that Israeli policy should be condemned by all religions.
Israeli newspaper Haaretz last month leaked details of the seizure of Beit al-Baraka hospital by a Jewish billionaire, the sale having been allegedly made through a fake Norwegian real estate company. Days after publication of this illegal seizure, the sale process halted, however Israeli Defense Minister, Moshe Ya’alon, subsequently decided that there was no legal impediment to the sale of the building.
Bishop Hanna is still detained in Maskoubiya investigation center over his intention to participate in a protest vigil in al-Khalil, his companion revealed.
Bishop Hanna was supposed to participate in a protest sit-in in rejection of Israeli decision to confiscate Beit al-Baraka Church in the southern West Bank City of al-Khalil.
IOF arrest Bishop protesting illegal seizure of church property
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) on Saturday morning arrested Bishop Atallah Hanna during his participation in a march protesting the illegal seizure of a hospital building which is part of al-Baraka church, north of Hebron.
Bethlehem area Coordinator for the National Committee Against the Wall and Settlements, Hassan Briggah, said that the IOF arrested Bishop Hanna during his peaceful participation in a march demonstrating against the illegal seizure and subsequent sale of Beit al-Baraka hospital, part of al-Baraka church.
A delegation from the Presbyterian church as well as international and Israeli activists participated in the march against the sale of Beit al-Baraka, a hospital which provided medical services to Palestinians as part of al-Baraka church services. The sale is illegal under international and canonical law.
In an interview with PNN, Briggah said that according to international law, the sale of the church must be considered as void because any church services must be permitted to continue. He pointed to legal evidence in areas such as Bethlehem and Nazareth, as well as other Palestinian cities..
He told PNN that the group of protesters set off to al-Arroub refugee camp where the Israeli army was besieging Beit al-Baraka, preventing the demonstrators from entering the property.
The formation of a committee to protect Beit al-Baraka was announced. Activist Younis Arar, coordinator of Popular Committee in the south welcomed the Palestinian church delegates and gave Pastor Danny Awad of the Presbyterian Church a detailed explanation of the role of Beit al-Baraka in the provision of medical services to the Palestinian people.
Finally, Israeli activists from ‘Fighters for Peace’ spoke to show that Israeli policy should be condemned by all religions.
Israeli newspaper Haaretz last month leaked details of the seizure of Beit al-Baraka hospital by a Jewish billionaire, the sale having been allegedly made through a fake Norwegian real estate company. Days after publication of this illegal seizure, the sale process halted, however Israeli Defense Minister, Moshe Ya’alon, subsequently decided that there was no legal impediment to the sale of the building.
26 june 2015
Turkish 'Ulke TV' Editor-in-Chief Hasan Ozturk (L) and Journalist Halime Kokce (R) from Star Newspaper speak to media as they arrived with the group of Turkish citizen who deported from Israel, at Ataturk International Airport on June 26, 2015
Israel has deported nine Turkish citizens, including journalists and activists, after holding them for over six hours at Israel's Ben Gurion International Airport on Thursday. Ulke TV Editor-in-Chief Hasan Ozturk, Ozden Ayvaz and Huseyin Gunay from TRT News, Halime Kokce from Star newspaper, Memur-sen vice chairman Levent Uslu and four activists - Kemal Ozdal, Durdane Ozdal, Fatih Bolcan and Sumeyra Bolcan - were detained at the airport.
"We are under detention for six hours at the Ben Gurion Airport with a group of journalists and activists. They questioned us individually," Kokce wrote on Twitter.
She said in another tweet that Israeli officials confiscated the group's cell-phones and quizzed them on their WhatsApp conversations and contacts.
In a final tweet, Kokce said the group had been informed they were being deported, and had been banned from entering Israel for ten years.
Israel has deported nine Turkish citizens, including journalists and activists, after holding them for over six hours at Israel's Ben Gurion International Airport on Thursday. Ulke TV Editor-in-Chief Hasan Ozturk, Ozden Ayvaz and Huseyin Gunay from TRT News, Halime Kokce from Star newspaper, Memur-sen vice chairman Levent Uslu and four activists - Kemal Ozdal, Durdane Ozdal, Fatih Bolcan and Sumeyra Bolcan - were detained at the airport.
"We are under detention for six hours at the Ben Gurion Airport with a group of journalists and activists. They questioned us individually," Kokce wrote on Twitter.
She said in another tweet that Israeli officials confiscated the group's cell-phones and quizzed them on their WhatsApp conversations and contacts.
In a final tweet, Kokce said the group had been informed they were being deported, and had been banned from entering Israel for ten years.
Senior Islamic Jihad leader Khaled al-Batesh on Friday warned that his movement will not abide by the truce signed with Israel in case hunger-striking detainee Khader Adnan dies.
Batesh said during a rally staged in Gaza in solidarity with Khader Adnan that the ceasefire will be “blown away” if Adnan dies.
He called for stepping up pressure on the Israeli occupation authority to meet Adnan’s demands before it is too late.
He said the Islamic Jihad will not accept any attempts to turn Adnan’s or any prisoner’s life into a bargaining chip.
Hundreds March for Adnan at Al Aqsa
Hundreds of Palestinians marched through the Al-Aqsa mosque compound on Friday in support of Khader Adnan, as the Palestinian prisoner passed his 53rd day on hunger strike.
Carrying banners depicting Adnan, the marchers crossed toward the Dome of the Rock chanting slogans and calling for his immediate release.
One banner read: "Freedom for the prisoner on hunger strike, Sheikh Khader Adnan."
Tens of thousands of Palestinians were at the mosque compound to mark the second Friday of the holy month of Ramadan, with Israel relaxing normally severe access restrictions from the West Bank into East Jerusalem.
Adnan, 37, began his hunger strike nearly two months ago to protest the Israeli practice of administrative detention, under which Palestinians can be held without charge or trials for months or years.
He was detained in July last year and sentenced to administrative detention for the 10th time in his life. It is the second time Adnan has gone on hunger strike against the practice, following a 66-day long hunger strike he undertook in 2012 -- the longest carried out by a Palestinian in Israeli detention.
In recent days, however, his health has deteriorated sharply, with the International Committee of the Red Cross saying on Monday that his life was "at immediate risk."
His lawyer, Jawad Bolous, told Ma'an on Friday that he was still hoping to negotiate a deal with the Israeli authorities to end Adnan's hunger strike, but added that doctors were increasingly worried Adnan's health might give out abruptly, causing a "sudden death."
Bolous said: "Every minute, every second, every hour that passes makes his situation worse."
Islamic Jihad threats
The Islamic Jihad movement -- with which Adnan is affiliated -- said Friday that if Adnan dies in Israeli detention, the ceasefire agreement that ended last summer's devastating war in Gaza would be at stake. Movement leader Khalid al-Batsh said at a sit-in supporting Adnan: "We will not accept that our sons die inside jails on hunger strike while our enemies remain safe."
Al-Batsh added that the movement would "not back down on its decisions: If Khader Adnan dies the ceasefire will be at stake."
He called on both the Palestinian Authority and Egypt to take urgent action to save Adnan’s life and urged the wider international community to bring pressure on Israel.
Adnan has said he will continue his strike until Israel agrees either to release him or bring charges against him. In addition to protesting administrative detention in general, Adnan also wrote in an open letter last month that he hoped his strike would prevent Israel from tarnishing the achievement of prisoners who secured their freedom by going on hunger strikes in the past, only to be rearrested by military forces.
In 2012, he agreed to end his hunger strike along with 2,000 Palestinian prisoners who had joined his strike after Israel agreed to lessen the practice and improve prison conditions.
Despite Israel's agreement, around 500 Palestinians are currently being held under administrative detention among a total of nearly 6,000 Palestinians in Israeli prisons.
Batesh said during a rally staged in Gaza in solidarity with Khader Adnan that the ceasefire will be “blown away” if Adnan dies.
He called for stepping up pressure on the Israeli occupation authority to meet Adnan’s demands before it is too late.
He said the Islamic Jihad will not accept any attempts to turn Adnan’s or any prisoner’s life into a bargaining chip.
Hundreds March for Adnan at Al Aqsa
Hundreds of Palestinians marched through the Al-Aqsa mosque compound on Friday in support of Khader Adnan, as the Palestinian prisoner passed his 53rd day on hunger strike.
Carrying banners depicting Adnan, the marchers crossed toward the Dome of the Rock chanting slogans and calling for his immediate release.
One banner read: "Freedom for the prisoner on hunger strike, Sheikh Khader Adnan."
Tens of thousands of Palestinians were at the mosque compound to mark the second Friday of the holy month of Ramadan, with Israel relaxing normally severe access restrictions from the West Bank into East Jerusalem.
Adnan, 37, began his hunger strike nearly two months ago to protest the Israeli practice of administrative detention, under which Palestinians can be held without charge or trials for months or years.
He was detained in July last year and sentenced to administrative detention for the 10th time in his life. It is the second time Adnan has gone on hunger strike against the practice, following a 66-day long hunger strike he undertook in 2012 -- the longest carried out by a Palestinian in Israeli detention.
In recent days, however, his health has deteriorated sharply, with the International Committee of the Red Cross saying on Monday that his life was "at immediate risk."
His lawyer, Jawad Bolous, told Ma'an on Friday that he was still hoping to negotiate a deal with the Israeli authorities to end Adnan's hunger strike, but added that doctors were increasingly worried Adnan's health might give out abruptly, causing a "sudden death."
Bolous said: "Every minute, every second, every hour that passes makes his situation worse."
Islamic Jihad threats
The Islamic Jihad movement -- with which Adnan is affiliated -- said Friday that if Adnan dies in Israeli detention, the ceasefire agreement that ended last summer's devastating war in Gaza would be at stake. Movement leader Khalid al-Batsh said at a sit-in supporting Adnan: "We will not accept that our sons die inside jails on hunger strike while our enemies remain safe."
Al-Batsh added that the movement would "not back down on its decisions: If Khader Adnan dies the ceasefire will be at stake."
He called on both the Palestinian Authority and Egypt to take urgent action to save Adnan’s life and urged the wider international community to bring pressure on Israel.
Adnan has said he will continue his strike until Israel agrees either to release him or bring charges against him. In addition to protesting administrative detention in general, Adnan also wrote in an open letter last month that he hoped his strike would prevent Israel from tarnishing the achievement of prisoners who secured their freedom by going on hunger strikes in the past, only to be rearrested by military forces.
In 2012, he agreed to end his hunger strike along with 2,000 Palestinian prisoners who had joined his strike after Israel agreed to lessen the practice and improve prison conditions.
Despite Israel's agreement, around 500 Palestinians are currently being held under administrative detention among a total of nearly 6,000 Palestinians in Israeli prisons.
The Israeli Authorities released, Thursday, Palestinian Member of Parliament Hasan Yousef, after holding him under arbitrary Administrative detentions that were renewed three times, without charges or trial, since his abduction in June of 2014.
The legislator was held in the ‘Ofer Israeli prison, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah.
Yousef, along with several elected officials and hundreds of Palestinians, were taken prisoner during “Operation Brother’s Keeper,” that was conducted by the army in the West Bank, when three Israeli settlers went missing, near Hebron, and their bodies were found on June 30.
The legislator was repeatedly kidnapped and imprisoned by Israel for being a political leader, and an elected official, representing the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas.
Earlier this month, Israel released Palestinian Legislative Council Head, Dr. Aziz Dweik, 67, after holding him captive, under Administrative Detention, for one year.
Head of the Ahrar Center for Detainees’ Studies and Human Rights, Fuad al-Khuffash, said Thursday that the current number of legislators held by Israel is ten, after the release of Dr. Dweik, and legislator Hasan al-Bourini.
Legislator Khalida Jarrar of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine is the latest official to be kidnapped, and has been held since April 2.
The policy of Administrative Detention, that allows Israel to indefinitely hold prisoners captive for a renewable period of three to six months, without charges or trial, was first used during the British mandate of Palestine between 1920 and 1948.
The legislator was held in the ‘Ofer Israeli prison, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah.
Yousef, along with several elected officials and hundreds of Palestinians, were taken prisoner during “Operation Brother’s Keeper,” that was conducted by the army in the West Bank, when three Israeli settlers went missing, near Hebron, and their bodies were found on June 30.
The legislator was repeatedly kidnapped and imprisoned by Israel for being a political leader, and an elected official, representing the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas.
Earlier this month, Israel released Palestinian Legislative Council Head, Dr. Aziz Dweik, 67, after holding him captive, under Administrative Detention, for one year.
Head of the Ahrar Center for Detainees’ Studies and Human Rights, Fuad al-Khuffash, said Thursday that the current number of legislators held by Israel is ten, after the release of Dr. Dweik, and legislator Hasan al-Bourini.
Legislator Khalida Jarrar of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine is the latest official to be kidnapped, and has been held since April 2.
The policy of Administrative Detention, that allows Israel to indefinitely hold prisoners captive for a renewable period of three to six months, without charges or trial, was first used during the British mandate of Palestine between 1920 and 1948.
Minnesota's Congresswoman Betty McCollum [pictured] said that she and 18 other members of the House of Representatives sent a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry
American Democratic Congress members demanded yesterday that their Secretary of State pressure Israel to stop detaining Palestinian children in its military prisons. In a press release, Minnesota's Congresswoman Betty McCollum said that she and 18 other members of the House of Representatives sent a letter urging Secretary of State John Kerry to "prioritise the human rights of Palestinian children living in the occupied West Bank in the bilateral relationship with the government of Israel."
The Congress members also noted in the letter that "Palestinian children should be treated exactly the same as Israeli or American children, without the fear that one day soldiers will arrest them, beat them, and lock them away in prison."
In addition to this, the letter stressed: "The security interests of Israel are clearly a national security priority of the United States Congress and the American people. However, respecting and defending the human rights of children, regardless of their ethnicity, race, religion, or nationality is a fundamental American value, as well as a priority for all Americans that cannot be ignored."
"Israel's military detention of Palestinian children is an indefensible abuse of human rights. I hope this letter results in State Department pressure on the government of Israel to end this systemic abuse immediately," McCollum stated.
The letter also cites the UNICEF 2013 report entitled "Children in Israeli Military Detention," The report highlighted that "more than 7,000 Palestinian children ages 12 to 17 have been subject to military detention and abuse that violates international human rights standards."
American Democratic Congress members demanded yesterday that their Secretary of State pressure Israel to stop detaining Palestinian children in its military prisons. In a press release, Minnesota's Congresswoman Betty McCollum said that she and 18 other members of the House of Representatives sent a letter urging Secretary of State John Kerry to "prioritise the human rights of Palestinian children living in the occupied West Bank in the bilateral relationship with the government of Israel."
The Congress members also noted in the letter that "Palestinian children should be treated exactly the same as Israeli or American children, without the fear that one day soldiers will arrest them, beat them, and lock them away in prison."
In addition to this, the letter stressed: "The security interests of Israel are clearly a national security priority of the United States Congress and the American people. However, respecting and defending the human rights of children, regardless of their ethnicity, race, religion, or nationality is a fundamental American value, as well as a priority for all Americans that cannot be ignored."
"Israel's military detention of Palestinian children is an indefensible abuse of human rights. I hope this letter results in State Department pressure on the government of Israel to end this systemic abuse immediately," McCollum stated.
The letter also cites the UNICEF 2013 report entitled "Children in Israeli Military Detention," The report highlighted that "more than 7,000 Palestinian children ages 12 to 17 have been subject to military detention and abuse that violates international human rights standards."
19 House Democrats signed a letter urging the Obama administration to make Israel’s treatment of imprisoned Palestinian minors a priority in the US-Israeli relationship.
The letter, initiated by Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minn., cites a 2013 UNICEF report on Palestinian children in military detention and notes that Israel has addressed some of the cases in that report. “This is a positive step and a clear acknowledgement that legitimate human rights concerns exist,” said the letter sent June 19 and made public on Monday.
“Progress to ensure Palestinian children’s rights are not abused is in the interest of the U.S., Israel and the Palestinian people,” the letter said. “We urge the Department of State to elevate the human rights of Palestinian children to a priority status in our bilateral relationship with Israel.” The letter quotes UNICEF as saying that Israel’s military courts do not guarantee the rights of children who come before its judges.
“UNICEF initiated their report in response to concerns regarding the cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment and punishment of Palestinian children while in the Israeli military detention system,” the letter said. Israel, a past member of the UNICEF board, said after the release of the initial 2013 report that it “values and respects” the organization and would work to implement the report’s recommendations.
Amnesty International, Defense for Children International-Palestine, Jewish Voice for Peace and two Quaker organizations, the American Friends Service Committee and the Friends Committee on National Legislation, advocated in support of the congressional letter.
The groups estimate that Israel’s military detains 700 youths each year.
The letter, initiated by Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minn., cites a 2013 UNICEF report on Palestinian children in military detention and notes that Israel has addressed some of the cases in that report. “This is a positive step and a clear acknowledgement that legitimate human rights concerns exist,” said the letter sent June 19 and made public on Monday.
“Progress to ensure Palestinian children’s rights are not abused is in the interest of the U.S., Israel and the Palestinian people,” the letter said. “We urge the Department of State to elevate the human rights of Palestinian children to a priority status in our bilateral relationship with Israel.” The letter quotes UNICEF as saying that Israel’s military courts do not guarantee the rights of children who come before its judges.
“UNICEF initiated their report in response to concerns regarding the cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment and punishment of Palestinian children while in the Israeli military detention system,” the letter said. Israel, a past member of the UNICEF board, said after the release of the initial 2013 report that it “values and respects” the organization and would work to implement the report’s recommendations.
Amnesty International, Defense for Children International-Palestine, Jewish Voice for Peace and two Quaker organizations, the American Friends Service Committee and the Friends Committee on National Legislation, advocated in support of the congressional letter.
The groups estimate that Israel’s military detains 700 youths each year.
