5 june 2016
An Israeli court on Sunday sentenced a 15-year-old Palestinian child for six years and a half in jail and a fine of 26,000 shekels on allegations of carrying out an anti-occupation stabbing.
The Israeli court issued the sentence against Mu’awya Alkam, 15, on charges that he attempted to stab an Israeli security guard.
A court hearing is expected to be held on July 17 to validate the sentence.
Both Mu’awya and Ali Alkam were kidnapped by the Israeli occupation forces after they were shot by an Israeli light rail guard in Occupied Jerusalem.
Ali was hit with three bullets and sustained critical wounds following the shooting.
According to Abdullah Alkam, the chairman of the popular campaign to release Palestinian children in Israeli jails, Mu’awya is being held in the Megiddo lock-up while Ali is incarcerated at a closed school in Beit Naquba.
Both children have reportedly been subjected to harsh psycho-physical torture and strip-beating in Israeli detention.
The occupation authorities have been frequently delaying court hearings for the two minors until they reach the legal age for trials, the activist added.
The Israeli court issued the sentence against Mu’awya Alkam, 15, on charges that he attempted to stab an Israeli security guard.
A court hearing is expected to be held on July 17 to validate the sentence.
Both Mu’awya and Ali Alkam were kidnapped by the Israeli occupation forces after they were shot by an Israeli light rail guard in Occupied Jerusalem.
Ali was hit with three bullets and sustained critical wounds following the shooting.
According to Abdullah Alkam, the chairman of the popular campaign to release Palestinian children in Israeli jails, Mu’awya is being held in the Megiddo lock-up while Ali is incarcerated at a closed school in Beit Naquba.
Both children have reportedly been subjected to harsh psycho-physical torture and strip-beating in Israeli detention.
The occupation authorities have been frequently delaying court hearings for the two minors until they reach the legal age for trials, the activist added.
A 17-year-old was found guilty of a stabbing terror attack; he was neutralized by Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat and his bodyguard; presiding judge voiced concern over “a growing number” of attacks led by “very young children”
The Jerusalem District Court sentenced a 17-year-old Palestinian from Birzeit on Sunday after being found guilty of stabbing an Israeli Jew at IDF Sq. in Jerusalem in February 2015. The young Palestinian then continued on a stabbing spree, wounding others in his path.
It was Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat and his bodyguard who eventually managed to subdue the attacker. After arriving on the scene, Barkat’s bodyguard pulled out his weapon, which caused the terrorist to drop his knife. After that, Barkat and his bodyguard neutralized him and offered assistance to his stabbing victim.
In addition to being convicted of two attempted murders, the young Palestinian was ordered to pay his first victim, who was moderately wounded, 100,000 shekels in damages.
The indictment also listed the offender’s other terror attempts, which included throwing a pipe bomb, rocks and Molotov cocktails at IDF soldiers during the summer of 2015.
Presiding Judge Moshe Bar referred to the growing number of nationalistic attacks over the last year. “A wave of terror has been sweeping Israel in the recent past.
As a result, people have lost their lives while others have suffered physical and mental injuries,” he said during the sentence reading, adding that “It is also becoming clearer that this trend includes a growing number of very young children.”
“In today’s tough reality, there is no avoiding harsher punishment, with the verdict itself expressing the value of integrity of the body and the sanctity of life for the general public,” Bar continued. “The current security situation in our area forces us to use a harsh and deterring hand to return peace to the citizens of Israel and particularly to the city of Jerusalem, which is suffering from acts of terror and disruptions to their daily lives.”
The Jerusalem District Attorney’s Office reacted with satisfaction to the verdict, saying that "Handing down such a severe verdict sends a clear message that anyone committing an act of terror with a murderous intent will spend many years behind bars, even if they happen to be a minor.”
The Jerusalem District Court sentenced a 17-year-old Palestinian from Birzeit on Sunday after being found guilty of stabbing an Israeli Jew at IDF Sq. in Jerusalem in February 2015. The young Palestinian then continued on a stabbing spree, wounding others in his path.
It was Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat and his bodyguard who eventually managed to subdue the attacker. After arriving on the scene, Barkat’s bodyguard pulled out his weapon, which caused the terrorist to drop his knife. After that, Barkat and his bodyguard neutralized him and offered assistance to his stabbing victim.
In addition to being convicted of two attempted murders, the young Palestinian was ordered to pay his first victim, who was moderately wounded, 100,000 shekels in damages.
The indictment also listed the offender’s other terror attempts, which included throwing a pipe bomb, rocks and Molotov cocktails at IDF soldiers during the summer of 2015.
Presiding Judge Moshe Bar referred to the growing number of nationalistic attacks over the last year. “A wave of terror has been sweeping Israel in the recent past.
As a result, people have lost their lives while others have suffered physical and mental injuries,” he said during the sentence reading, adding that “It is also becoming clearer that this trend includes a growing number of very young children.”
“In today’s tough reality, there is no avoiding harsher punishment, with the verdict itself expressing the value of integrity of the body and the sanctity of life for the general public,” Bar continued. “The current security situation in our area forces us to use a harsh and deterring hand to return peace to the citizens of Israel and particularly to the city of Jerusalem, which is suffering from acts of terror and disruptions to their daily lives.”
The Jerusalem District Attorney’s Office reacted with satisfaction to the verdict, saying that "Handing down such a severe verdict sends a clear message that anyone committing an act of terror with a murderous intent will spend many years behind bars, even if they happen to be a minor.”
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Sunday at dawn, several Palestinians districts in the occupied West Bank, and kidnapped seventeen Palestinians, including ten who were taken prisoner in the southern West Bank district of Hebron; among them a 78-year-old man, and five former political prisoners.
The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) said the soldiers invaded and searched dozens of homes in various towns, in the southern West Bank district of Hebron, including Hebron city, Bani Neim town, and the al-‘Arroub refugee camp, and kidnapped ten Palestinians.
The kidnapped Palestinians has been identified as Jawad Mousa Shalalda, Mohammad Khalil Zeidat, 73, his son Mousa, 50, Ali Hasan Zeidat, Moheeb Najmi, Moayyad Abu Sil, Abdullah Mohammad al-Qassas, Abdul-Basset Gheith, Ammar Mohammad Sharabati, 26, and Younis Kawazba, 60, the father a political prisoner, identified as Ahmad.
In addition, the soldiers invaded Nahhalin town, west of Bethlehem, also searched homes, and kidnapped two Palestinians, identified as Mohannad ‘Ayed Abu Aker, 36, and Suleiman Issa al-Hroub.
In Ramallah, the soldiers invaded Doura al-Qare’ village, north of the city, and kidnapped a former political prisoner, identified as Awadallah Jamal Hasan, 30, after violently searching his home.
The PPS also said that the soldiers invaded Tubas town, broke into and searched a few homes, and kidnapped two Palestinians, identified as Saher Daraghma, and a former political prisoner, identified as Ashraf Daraghma.
In occupied Jerusalem, the soldiers stormed and ransacked many homes in Biddo town, and kidnapped Eyad Hassan Khaddour, Zoheir Ali Hmeidan, and a former political prisoner, identified as Issa Dirbas.
The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) said the soldiers invaded and searched dozens of homes in various towns, in the southern West Bank district of Hebron, including Hebron city, Bani Neim town, and the al-‘Arroub refugee camp, and kidnapped ten Palestinians.
The kidnapped Palestinians has been identified as Jawad Mousa Shalalda, Mohammad Khalil Zeidat, 73, his son Mousa, 50, Ali Hasan Zeidat, Moheeb Najmi, Moayyad Abu Sil, Abdullah Mohammad al-Qassas, Abdul-Basset Gheith, Ammar Mohammad Sharabati, 26, and Younis Kawazba, 60, the father a political prisoner, identified as Ahmad.
In addition, the soldiers invaded Nahhalin town, west of Bethlehem, also searched homes, and kidnapped two Palestinians, identified as Mohannad ‘Ayed Abu Aker, 36, and Suleiman Issa al-Hroub.
In Ramallah, the soldiers invaded Doura al-Qare’ village, north of the city, and kidnapped a former political prisoner, identified as Awadallah Jamal Hasan, 30, after violently searching his home.
The PPS also said that the soldiers invaded Tubas town, broke into and searched a few homes, and kidnapped two Palestinians, identified as Saher Daraghma, and a former political prisoner, identified as Ashraf Daraghma.
In occupied Jerusalem, the soldiers stormed and ransacked many homes in Biddo town, and kidnapped Eyad Hassan Khaddour, Zoheir Ali Hmeidan, and a former political prisoner, identified as Issa Dirbas.
Palestinian journalist and human rights defender’s interrogation extended once more by Israeli court
By Samidoun
The detention and interrogation of Palestinian journalist and human rights defender Hasan Safadi, Arabic media coordinator for Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association, was renewed on Friday, 3 June.
Safadi, 24, has been under interrogation for more than a month, since his arrest by Israeli occupation forces on 1 May as he attempted to cross al-Karameh bridge, returning to the West Bank of occupied Palestine from Jordan.
The Jerusalem Magistrate Court extended his interrogation period for 4 additional days; he will have another court hearing on Tuesday, 7 June.
The arrest of Safadi comes amid an ongoing attack on Palestinian journalists and media workers, including the administrative detention without charge or trial of Omar Nazzal, member of the General Secretariat of the Palestinian Journalists’ Syndicate; Musab Kafisheh, freelance journalist; Mohammed Kaddoumi, freelance journalist; and Ali al-Oweiwi, an announcer at Arabah radio station.
In addition, Syrian journalist from the occupied Golan Heights (holding Israeli citizenship) Bassam al-Safadi, a correspondent for the Iranian Al-Alam TV channel, was arrested on 1 June and is being imprisoned in Tzalmon prison, accused of “incitement” and “support for terrorism,” apparently on the basis of public media statements.
Other Palestinian journalists like Sami al-Saee, Samer Abu Aisha and Samah Dweik are imprisoned and charged with “incitement” for publishing on social media; Abu Aisha faces charges for going to Lebanon – where hundreds of thousands of Palestinian refugees live – labeled an “enemy country.”
Journalists like Hazem Nasser and Mujahid Saadi are targeted and accused of membership in or support for an “illegal organization” – any Palestinian political party.
This article was published by Samidoun – Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network
The detention and interrogation of Palestinian journalist and human rights defender Hasan Safadi, Arabic media coordinator for Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association, was renewed on Friday, 3 June.
Safadi, 24, has been under interrogation for more than a month, since his arrest by Israeli occupation forces on 1 May as he attempted to cross al-Karameh bridge, returning to the West Bank of occupied Palestine from Jordan.
The Jerusalem Magistrate Court extended his interrogation period for 4 additional days; he will have another court hearing on Tuesday, 7 June.
The arrest of Safadi comes amid an ongoing attack on Palestinian journalists and media workers, including the administrative detention without charge or trial of Omar Nazzal, member of the General Secretariat of the Palestinian Journalists’ Syndicate; Musab Kafisheh, freelance journalist; Mohammed Kaddoumi, freelance journalist; and Ali al-Oweiwi, an announcer at Arabah radio station.
In addition, Syrian journalist from the occupied Golan Heights (holding Israeli citizenship) Bassam al-Safadi, a correspondent for the Iranian Al-Alam TV channel, was arrested on 1 June and is being imprisoned in Tzalmon prison, accused of “incitement” and “support for terrorism,” apparently on the basis of public media statements.
Other Palestinian journalists like Sami al-Saee, Samer Abu Aisha and Samah Dweik are imprisoned and charged with “incitement” for publishing on social media; Abu Aisha faces charges for going to Lebanon – where hundreds of thousands of Palestinian refugees live – labeled an “enemy country.”
Journalists like Hazem Nasser and Mujahid Saadi are targeted and accused of membership in or support for an “illegal organization” – any Palestinian political party.
This article was published by Samidoun – Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network
4 june 2016
The Palestine center for studies said on Saturday that the Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) had renewed the administrative detention of two leaders of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) for the third consecutive time.
The PCS said in a press release that the IOA renewed the detention without trial or charge of Jamal Burham, 56, and Shaher Ra’ee, 47, from Tulkarem and Qalqiliya respectively for sixth months.
It said that both PFLP leaders have been held in the Negev desert prison since their detention a year ago, adding that they were arrested for affiliation with the PFLP.
The PCS said in a press release that the IOA renewed the detention without trial or charge of Jamal Burham, 56, and Shaher Ra’ee, 47, from Tulkarem and Qalqiliya respectively for sixth months.
It said that both PFLP leaders have been held in the Negev desert prison since their detention a year ago, adding that they were arrested for affiliation with the PFLP.
The Palestinian Legislative Council member, Khalida Jarrar, said that all Palestinian prisoners in the Israeli occupation prisons appeal to all Palestinians to prioritize their issue.
The released MP stressed the need to end the internal division and the completion of the unity of the Palestinian people, saying: "This is the demand of all prisoners in Israeli jails."
Jarrar's remarks came after her release from Israeli jails on Friday afternoon, at the Jubarah military checkpoint south of Tulkarem.
She added: "I left the Hasharon prison with mixed feelings, feeling of joy and freedom but also pain because there are still many female prisoners left in Israeli prisons." She continued: "There are 61 female captives, and there are 14 young girls captives who suffer woes behind bars."
Jarrar went on: "The Palestinian people will triumph in the end … and the prison will not remain closed on any prisoner regardless of fascist attempts to quell their call for freedom."
The Israeli occupation forces have arrested the member of the Palestinian parliament, Khalida Jarrar (deputy of the Popular Front), after storming her house in the city of el-Bireh at dawn on April 12th, 2015. The Israeli military court in Ofer accused MP Jarrar with belonging to a banned organization, encouraging attacks against Israel, and violating the travel ban order, so she was sentenced to 15 months.
Jarrar, 53, had been elected as a deputy in the PLC, representing the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), in the second Palestinian legislative elections; in January, 2006 (in which Hamas a majority of 76 seats out of 132).
Jarrar also worked as a secretary of the prisoners' committee in Israeli jails. For its part, the Palestinian Prisoners Society (a non-governmental association), said that the Israeli occupation authorities still arrests six members of the Palestinian parliament; four of whom are affiliated with Hamas’s parliamentary bloc the Change and Reform, as well as one from the Fatah movement and one from the PFLP.
The released MP stressed the need to end the internal division and the completion of the unity of the Palestinian people, saying: "This is the demand of all prisoners in Israeli jails."
Jarrar's remarks came after her release from Israeli jails on Friday afternoon, at the Jubarah military checkpoint south of Tulkarem.
She added: "I left the Hasharon prison with mixed feelings, feeling of joy and freedom but also pain because there are still many female prisoners left in Israeli prisons." She continued: "There are 61 female captives, and there are 14 young girls captives who suffer woes behind bars."
Jarrar went on: "The Palestinian people will triumph in the end … and the prison will not remain closed on any prisoner regardless of fascist attempts to quell their call for freedom."
The Israeli occupation forces have arrested the member of the Palestinian parliament, Khalida Jarrar (deputy of the Popular Front), after storming her house in the city of el-Bireh at dawn on April 12th, 2015. The Israeli military court in Ofer accused MP Jarrar with belonging to a banned organization, encouraging attacks against Israel, and violating the travel ban order, so she was sentenced to 15 months.
Jarrar, 53, had been elected as a deputy in the PLC, representing the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), in the second Palestinian legislative elections; in January, 2006 (in which Hamas a majority of 76 seats out of 132).
Jarrar also worked as a secretary of the prisoners' committee in Israeli jails. For its part, the Palestinian Prisoners Society (a non-governmental association), said that the Israeli occupation authorities still arrests six members of the Palestinian parliament; four of whom are affiliated with Hamas’s parliamentary bloc the Change and Reform, as well as one from the Fatah movement and one from the PFLP.
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Saturday at dawn, Tarqoumia town, northwest of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and kidnapped one Palestinian. The soldiers also invaded Teqoua’ town, east of Bethlehem, and summoned two Palestinians for interrogation.
Media sources in Hebron said several Israeli military vehicles invaded Tarqoumia, searched a number of homes, and kidnapped one Palestinian, identified as Abdul-Rahman Sa’adi Erteish.
The soldiers also installed roadblocks at Hebron’s northern entrances, and the main roads leading to Sa’ir and Halhoul towns, northeast of Hebron, before stopping and searching dozens of cars, and interrogated several Palestinians while examining the ID cards.
In related news, the soldiers invaded Teqoua’ town, east of Bethlehem, searched a few homes, and summoned two Palestinians, identified as Aamer Salim Jibreel and Odai Mahmoud Abu Mfarreh, for interrogation in the Etzion military and security base, south of Bethlehem.
Media sources in Hebron said several Israeli military vehicles invaded Tarqoumia, searched a number of homes, and kidnapped one Palestinian, identified as Abdul-Rahman Sa’adi Erteish.
The soldiers also installed roadblocks at Hebron’s northern entrances, and the main roads leading to Sa’ir and Halhoul towns, northeast of Hebron, before stopping and searching dozens of cars, and interrogated several Palestinians while examining the ID cards.
In related news, the soldiers invaded Teqoua’ town, east of Bethlehem, searched a few homes, and summoned two Palestinians, identified as Aamer Salim Jibreel and Odai Mahmoud Abu Mfarreh, for interrogation in the Etzion military and security base, south of Bethlehem.
3 june 2016
The Israeli authorities released, Friday, elected Palestinian legislator, senior political leader of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) Khaleda Jarrar, after holding her captive for fourteen months.
Her release came one month before ending her prison term, under an ‘Administrative Release’, a practice sometimes used by Israel with prisons are overcrowded.
The army kidnapped the legislator on April 2nd of 2015, and on April 5th, she was sentenced to six months, under arbitrary Administrative Detention orders, without charges.
On April 15th 2015, the Israeli military prosecutor’s office filed an indictment of twelve charges against Jarrar, including what it called ‘membership in an illegal organization,’ in addition to ‘holding and participating in protests’ in solidarity with Palestinian political prisoners.
On December 6th 2015, an Israeli court sentenced, the democratically-elected legislator to 15 months. Jarrar was also in charge of the Palestinian Detainees’ file.
The prosecution alleged she violated a travel ban order, and “encouraged attacks against Israel.”
Jarrar is a Palestinian feminist, human rights activist and senior lawyer for the PLO.
She was elected to PLC in January 2006 as one of the PFLP’s three deputies and has continued to serve as an elected representative ever since.
She is also the Palestinian representative on the Council of Europe and is currently head of the Prisoners Committee of the PLC. She played a major role in Palestine’s application to join the International Criminal Court.
Her release brings the number of legislators, imprisoned by Israel, to six, including Fateh leader Marwan Barghouthi, and the Secretary-General of the PFLP Ahmad Saadat.
Her release came one month before ending her prison term, under an ‘Administrative Release’, a practice sometimes used by Israel with prisons are overcrowded.
The army kidnapped the legislator on April 2nd of 2015, and on April 5th, she was sentenced to six months, under arbitrary Administrative Detention orders, without charges.
On April 15th 2015, the Israeli military prosecutor’s office filed an indictment of twelve charges against Jarrar, including what it called ‘membership in an illegal organization,’ in addition to ‘holding and participating in protests’ in solidarity with Palestinian political prisoners.
On December 6th 2015, an Israeli court sentenced, the democratically-elected legislator to 15 months. Jarrar was also in charge of the Palestinian Detainees’ file.
The prosecution alleged she violated a travel ban order, and “encouraged attacks against Israel.”
Jarrar is a Palestinian feminist, human rights activist and senior lawyer for the PLO.
She was elected to PLC in January 2006 as one of the PFLP’s three deputies and has continued to serve as an elected representative ever since.
She is also the Palestinian representative on the Council of Europe and is currently head of the Prisoners Committee of the PLC. She played a major role in Palestine’s application to join the International Criminal Court.
Her release brings the number of legislators, imprisoned by Israel, to six, including Fateh leader Marwan Barghouthi, and the Secretary-General of the PFLP Ahmad Saadat.
An Israeli occupation court indicted three Palestinian boys in their 17’s of age of carrying out an anti-occupation stabbing last month.
The Israeli general prosecutor charged three Palestinian anti-occupation youths with involvement in a stabbing attack in May in the Armon Hanatziv illegal settlement, in Occupied Jerusalem.
The three youngsters were also accused of planning an attack on a bus.
The Israeli attorney general claimed that a conversation on Facebook showed the three Palestinian boys were seeking Israeli targets and planning to kill Jews.
The Israeli general prosecutor charged three Palestinian anti-occupation youths with involvement in a stabbing attack in May in the Armon Hanatziv illegal settlement, in Occupied Jerusalem.
The three youngsters were also accused of planning an attack on a bus.
The Israeli attorney general claimed that a conversation on Facebook showed the three Palestinian boys were seeking Israeli targets and planning to kill Jews.
The Israeli Interior Ministry and the Israeli Prison Service (IPS) at dawn on Friday deported six Palestinian citizens from Occupied Jerusalem to the U.S.
33-year-old Kareem Faysal Abu Khdheir, who was banned from Occupied Jerusalem and deported to the U.S., said as he spoke by phone from the Lod Airport: “I was transferred from the Negev jail to the airport on Thursday morning.
The Israeli occupation authorities claimed the flight was scheduled for five p.m. on Thursday before they updated me that it was delayed for six a.m. on Friday.”
“I was locked up in the airport detention center with five other detainees.
Each one of us was allowed to make one phone call only to update his family on the deportation order,” he added. Kareem, from the Shu’fat refugee camp, was arrested by the Israeli occupation forces on September 5, 2015 following clashes with the occupation troops.
Right before the detention, Kareem was subjected to heavy beating by the IOF and sustained critical bruises in his chest, face, and teeth.
The IOA extended his remand several times despite his deteriorated health status. Deliberations and hearings held by the Israeli Magistrate’s court over the past four months culminated in a verdict that condemned Abu Khdheir, a holder of American citizenship, of involvement in Jerusalem demonstrations and sentenced him to nine months and a fine of 8,000 shekels.
Born and raised in the U.S. since October 2, 1983, Kareem Abu Khdheir popped in the occupied Palestinian territories on August 28, 2015 for the first time to get married. He had been held for nine months in the Negev jail on allegations of resisting detention, attacking an Israeli border guard, and joining anti-occupation demos.
“Someday I shall return to my motherland, from which I was banned because I attended my friend’s funeral,” said Abu Khdheir. “Someday I shall come back and live on Palestine’s soil for eternity,” Abu Khdheir added as he bid farewell to his family.
33-year-old Kareem Faysal Abu Khdheir, who was banned from Occupied Jerusalem and deported to the U.S., said as he spoke by phone from the Lod Airport: “I was transferred from the Negev jail to the airport on Thursday morning.
The Israeli occupation authorities claimed the flight was scheduled for five p.m. on Thursday before they updated me that it was delayed for six a.m. on Friday.”
“I was locked up in the airport detention center with five other detainees.
Each one of us was allowed to make one phone call only to update his family on the deportation order,” he added. Kareem, from the Shu’fat refugee camp, was arrested by the Israeli occupation forces on September 5, 2015 following clashes with the occupation troops.
Right before the detention, Kareem was subjected to heavy beating by the IOF and sustained critical bruises in his chest, face, and teeth.
The IOA extended his remand several times despite his deteriorated health status. Deliberations and hearings held by the Israeli Magistrate’s court over the past four months culminated in a verdict that condemned Abu Khdheir, a holder of American citizenship, of involvement in Jerusalem demonstrations and sentenced him to nine months and a fine of 8,000 shekels.
Born and raised in the U.S. since October 2, 1983, Kareem Abu Khdheir popped in the occupied Palestinian territories on August 28, 2015 for the first time to get married. He had been held for nine months in the Negev jail on allegations of resisting detention, attacking an Israeli border guard, and joining anti-occupation demos.
“Someday I shall return to my motherland, from which I was banned because I attended my friend’s funeral,” said Abu Khdheir. “Someday I shall come back and live on Palestine’s soil for eternity,” Abu Khdheir added as he bid farewell to his family.
The International Campaign to Support Prisoners in Israeli Jails—Tadhamun—briefed on Thursday Tunisian MPs on the tragedy endured by the Palestinian detainees and called for speaking up for their rights.
Meetings were held by the Tadhamun delegation as part of the “Ambassadors of Freedom” tour held in cooperation with the Academy of Refugee Studies.
The delegation, headed by Dr. Muhammad Yasser Amr, met with several Tunisian parliamentary blocs, including the Nahda Bloc, and popped in the Palestinian Embassy in Tunisia, along with other institutions and organizations.
The delegation briefed the Tunisian parties on the Palestinian prisoners’ cause and MPs held in occupation jails. The campaigners called for an urgent action to speak up for the Palestinian MPs. For their part, the Tunisian MPs expressed their solidarity with the Palestinian people and prisoners’ cause.
A petition was handed over by the Tunisian MPs to other parliamentarians so as to garner support for the cause of imprisoned Palestinian MPs. A meeting is expected to be convened in July between all parliamentary blocs so as to keep tabs on the situation of Palestinian MPs and Israel’s violations of parliamentary immunity.
The Tadhamun delegation also popped in the Palestinian Embassy in Tunisia and the office of the Supporters of Palestine Association. A cooperation deal was struck at the end of the meeting with a Tunisian cultural association in order to activate the prisoners’ cause and publicize prisoners’ literary and artistic output. The Tadhamun campaigners thanked their Tunisian hosts, calling on the Tunisian people to stand up for Palestinians’ rights and the prisoners’ cause.
Meetings were held by the Tadhamun delegation as part of the “Ambassadors of Freedom” tour held in cooperation with the Academy of Refugee Studies.
The delegation, headed by Dr. Muhammad Yasser Amr, met with several Tunisian parliamentary blocs, including the Nahda Bloc, and popped in the Palestinian Embassy in Tunisia, along with other institutions and organizations.
The delegation briefed the Tunisian parties on the Palestinian prisoners’ cause and MPs held in occupation jails. The campaigners called for an urgent action to speak up for the Palestinian MPs. For their part, the Tunisian MPs expressed their solidarity with the Palestinian people and prisoners’ cause.
A petition was handed over by the Tunisian MPs to other parliamentarians so as to garner support for the cause of imprisoned Palestinian MPs. A meeting is expected to be convened in July between all parliamentary blocs so as to keep tabs on the situation of Palestinian MPs and Israel’s violations of parliamentary immunity.
The Tadhamun delegation also popped in the Palestinian Embassy in Tunisia and the office of the Supporters of Palestine Association. A cooperation deal was struck at the end of the meeting with a Tunisian cultural association in order to activate the prisoners’ cause and publicize prisoners’ literary and artistic output. The Tadhamun campaigners thanked their Tunisian hosts, calling on the Tunisian people to stand up for Palestinians’ rights and the prisoners’ cause.
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Friday at dawn, the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and clashed with many local youths, wounding two Palestinians with live fire, while one of them suffered a life-threatening head injury. One Palestinian was kidnapped In Qalqilia.
Media sources in Nablus said dozens of soldiers, and settlers invaded the city, and headed towards ‘Joseph Tomb,’ east of Nablus,
The invasion led to clashes between the soldiers, who fired many live rounds and rubber-coated steel bullets, and local youngsters, who hurled stones and empty bottles on the invading vehicles.
Medical sources said Jamal Mohammad Dweikat, 20, from Balata, was shot with a live round in the head, leading to a very serious injury, while another young man suffered a moderate injury after the soldiers shot him in the leg.
Both Palestinians were rushed to a hospital in Nablus, while the soldiers also invaded several neighborhoods.
Under the 1993 Oslo Accords, the site was to remain under Israeli control. However, the Israeli army evacuated the premises in October 2000 shortly after the start of the Second Intifada.
Following security cooperation with the Palestinian Authority, the Israeli army allows Jewish worshipers to make monthly nocturnal pilgrimages to the site; the Palestinians are not allowed access.
Palestinians believe that Joseph’s Tomb is the funerary monument to Sheikh Yousef Dweikat, a local religious figure. Others believe that the tomb belongs to the Biblical patriarch Joseph.
The area is sacred to Jews, Samaritans, Christians and Muslims alike. Joseph’s Tomb is revered by Jews, Muslims, Christians and Samaritans.
In related news, the soldiers invaded Azzoun town, east of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, and kidnapped one Palestinian.
The soldiers also fired several flares, gas bombs and concussion grenades during the invasion.
Media sources in Nablus said dozens of soldiers, and settlers invaded the city, and headed towards ‘Joseph Tomb,’ east of Nablus,
The invasion led to clashes between the soldiers, who fired many live rounds and rubber-coated steel bullets, and local youngsters, who hurled stones and empty bottles on the invading vehicles.
Medical sources said Jamal Mohammad Dweikat, 20, from Balata, was shot with a live round in the head, leading to a very serious injury, while another young man suffered a moderate injury after the soldiers shot him in the leg.
Both Palestinians were rushed to a hospital in Nablus, while the soldiers also invaded several neighborhoods.
Under the 1993 Oslo Accords, the site was to remain under Israeli control. However, the Israeli army evacuated the premises in October 2000 shortly after the start of the Second Intifada.
Following security cooperation with the Palestinian Authority, the Israeli army allows Jewish worshipers to make monthly nocturnal pilgrimages to the site; the Palestinians are not allowed access.
Palestinians believe that Joseph’s Tomb is the funerary monument to Sheikh Yousef Dweikat, a local religious figure. Others believe that the tomb belongs to the Biblical patriarch Joseph.
The area is sacred to Jews, Samaritans, Christians and Muslims alike. Joseph’s Tomb is revered by Jews, Muslims, Christians and Samaritans.
In related news, the soldiers invaded Azzoun town, east of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, and kidnapped one Palestinian.
The soldiers also fired several flares, gas bombs and concussion grenades during the invasion.
Palestinian media sources revealed that the Palestinian Authority (PA) continued the detention of three Palestinian journalists, while 20 others are held captives in Israeli jails.
The Journalist's Bloc and Palestine’s International Forum for Information and Communication (Tawasul) condemned, in separate statements, the escalated arrest campaign against journalists.
They demanded the PA to immediately release journalist prisoners and to exclude them from issues of political disputes. In a statement on Thursday, the Journalist's Bloc said that the PA’s apparatuses over the past three days arrested two journalists: Amir Abu Aram, the cameraman of al-Aqsa TV in Ramallah and Zeid Mustafa Abu Arrah from Tubas.
They also extended the detention order of journalist Tarik Abu Zeid, who has been detained since May 16, .to 15 days. Tawasul forum slammed the PA for the arrest of journalists especially that media institutions have been working on the liberation of 20 captives of journalists imprisoned in Israeli jails.
Tawasul demanded immediate release for all of the captives and asked the human rights and syndicate institutions to exert efforts to prevent arresting journalists in the future, guarantee their freedom and support them in their missions of reporting reality to the public.
The Journalist's Bloc and Palestine’s International Forum for Information and Communication (Tawasul) condemned, in separate statements, the escalated arrest campaign against journalists.
They demanded the PA to immediately release journalist prisoners and to exclude them from issues of political disputes. In a statement on Thursday, the Journalist's Bloc said that the PA’s apparatuses over the past three days arrested two journalists: Amir Abu Aram, the cameraman of al-Aqsa TV in Ramallah and Zeid Mustafa Abu Arrah from Tubas.
They also extended the detention order of journalist Tarik Abu Zeid, who has been detained since May 16, .to 15 days. Tawasul forum slammed the PA for the arrest of journalists especially that media institutions have been working on the liberation of 20 captives of journalists imprisoned in Israeli jails.
Tawasul demanded immediate release for all of the captives and asked the human rights and syndicate institutions to exert efforts to prevent arresting journalists in the future, guarantee their freedom and support them in their missions of reporting reality to the public.
