30 mar 2014
Samer Abu Eisheh
The District court sentenced on Sunday two Jerusalemite children for 60 days of actual imprisonment.
Mohammad Mahmoud, Al-Dameer organization lawyer, informed Wadi Hilweh Information Center that the District court judge sentenced his two clients, Louai Jaber and Ahmad Natsheh, for 60 days of actual imprisonment on charges of throwing stones at an Israeli bus last August. They were detained for two weeks and then released on condition of house arrest and the lawyer was then able to reduce the house arrest sentence by allowing them to go to school.
The lawyer explained that the two minors have to turn themselves in on the 13th of April, 2014 in order to serve their sentences.
Extension of arrest
The Magistrate court judge extended on Sunday the arrest of the child Ahmad Ashayer until Tuesday.
In a related matter, Wadi Hilweh Information center was informed that the District court judge extended the arrest of three young men from the village of Esawyeh until next Sunday. They are: Waheeb Obeid, Mohammad Obeid and Mufeed Obeid; note that they were arrested on Saturday after midnight when the Israeli forces raided their homes in the village.
Releases
Lawyer Ziad Hidmi from the International movement to defend children, said that the police released on Sunday the minor Ibrahim Abu Jom’a after signing a 2000-NIS bail; note that he was arrested on Saturday during the march of “Earth Day”.
The police also released the Jerusalemite activist, Samer Abu Eisheh, with a 500-NIS bail and on condition of isolation from Salah Eddin Street and Damascus Gate for 15 days.
The police also released on Saturday night Ahmad Masri, Munther Hirbawi, lawyer Tarek Assouli and the 13-year old child Wahj Alhaq after signing financial bails.
The District court sentenced on Sunday two Jerusalemite children for 60 days of actual imprisonment.
Mohammad Mahmoud, Al-Dameer organization lawyer, informed Wadi Hilweh Information Center that the District court judge sentenced his two clients, Louai Jaber and Ahmad Natsheh, for 60 days of actual imprisonment on charges of throwing stones at an Israeli bus last August. They were detained for two weeks and then released on condition of house arrest and the lawyer was then able to reduce the house arrest sentence by allowing them to go to school.
The lawyer explained that the two minors have to turn themselves in on the 13th of April, 2014 in order to serve their sentences.
Extension of arrest
The Magistrate court judge extended on Sunday the arrest of the child Ahmad Ashayer until Tuesday.
In a related matter, Wadi Hilweh Information center was informed that the District court judge extended the arrest of three young men from the village of Esawyeh until next Sunday. They are: Waheeb Obeid, Mohammad Obeid and Mufeed Obeid; note that they were arrested on Saturday after midnight when the Israeli forces raided their homes in the village.
Releases
Lawyer Ziad Hidmi from the International movement to defend children, said that the police released on Sunday the minor Ibrahim Abu Jom’a after signing a 2000-NIS bail; note that he was arrested on Saturday during the march of “Earth Day”.
The police also released the Jerusalemite activist, Samer Abu Eisheh, with a 500-NIS bail and on condition of isolation from Salah Eddin Street and Damascus Gate for 15 days.
The police also released on Saturday night Ahmad Masri, Munther Hirbawi, lawyer Tarek Assouli and the 13-year old child Wahj Alhaq after signing financial bails.
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The Jerusalemite woman, Ilham Nou’man, was injured with severe burns in her face after the Israeli forces assaulted her and sprayer her with pepper gas while suppressing a march on occasion of the anniversary of Earth Day that was called for by the campaign “Jerusalem First”.
The forces arrested a young man from Herod’s Gate and took him to Salah Eddin Street police station. The activity started as a sit-in at Damascus Gate where the participants raised the Palestinian flags and distributed stickers that said “our land called us and we responded”. When the participants tried to move from Damascus Gate towards the Old City, the borders police |
individuals formed a chain and blocked Damascus Gate and confronted the young men, assaulted them using batons and sprayed them with pepper gas.
The participants then headed towards Sultan Suleiman Street but the Cavalry units and Israeli forces chased them and arrested one young man.
The participants then headed towards Sultan Suleiman Street but the Cavalry units and Israeli forces chased them and arrested one young man.
The Israeli forces arrested on Saturday after midnight three young Jerusalemite men from the village of Esawyeh.
Wadi Hilweh Information Center was informed that the occupation forces arrested Waheeb Obeid, Mohammad Obeid and Mufeed Obeid.
Mohammad Abu Hummus, member of the follow-up committee in Esawyeh, explained that the occupation forces raided the village and broke into several houses in Hosh Obeid and damaged the contents of the houses resulting in the breakout of violent clashes where the forces fired rubber bullets and sound grenades towards the citizens.
Wadi Hilweh Information Center was informed that the occupation forces arrested Waheeb Obeid, Mohammad Obeid and Mufeed Obeid.
Mohammad Abu Hummus, member of the follow-up committee in Esawyeh, explained that the occupation forces raided the village and broke into several houses in Hosh Obeid and damaged the contents of the houses resulting in the breakout of violent clashes where the forces fired rubber bullets and sound grenades towards the citizens.
Palestinian prisoner Mutassim Raddad, who suffers from serious cancer, said that if he died he would die with dignity and pride and would never bow to the occupation. Prisoner Raddad made his remarks during his meeting with the lawyer of the Palestinian prisoner society, who visited Hadarim jail on Saturday.
According to the lawyer, prisoner Raddad accused his jailers of medically neglecting him and killing him slowly.
The prisoner complained that he suffered a few days ago from internal bleeding in his abdomen after he was kept inside a prison wagon for more than three hours and then transferred to the prison infirmary in serious condition.
The prisoner said he suffers from bowel cancer, continual painful bleeding, inflammations, irregular heartbeats, severe pains in his joints and bones, and shortness of breath.
A special court hearing was supposed to be held to look into the possibility of releasing Raddad as a result of his serious medical condition, but it was postponed three times.
According to the lawyer, prisoner Raddad accused his jailers of medically neglecting him and killing him slowly.
The prisoner complained that he suffered a few days ago from internal bleeding in his abdomen after he was kept inside a prison wagon for more than three hours and then transferred to the prison infirmary in serious condition.
The prisoner said he suffers from bowel cancer, continual painful bleeding, inflammations, irregular heartbeats, severe pains in his joints and bones, and shortness of breath.
A special court hearing was supposed to be held to look into the possibility of releasing Raddad as a result of his serious medical condition, but it was postponed three times.
The Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS) said in a statement on Sunday, on the occasion of the Land Day, that the Israeli occupation authority is holding nearly 5 thousand Palestinian captives in its 22 prisons and detention centers. PPS's report pointed out that there are 19 Palestinian women detained in harsh conditions in the occupation jails, where they are deprived of their most basic rights.
It added that the IOA is detaining 200 Palestinian children and minors in its jails, where they are subjected to different forms of torture and are tried without taking account of their age.
The Israeli authorities are also holding 600 patients, who are suffering from the policy of medical neglect pursued by the prison administration. More than 160 of them suffer from chronic diseases; such as cancer, kidney diseases, heart problems and physical and psychological disabilities among others.
The PPS has also stressed that the occupation has been violating the international and democratic conventions and norms, as it has continued to detain 11 Palestinian lawmakers in its jails.
It added that the IOA is detaining 200 Palestinian children and minors in its jails, where they are subjected to different forms of torture and are tried without taking account of their age.
The Israeli authorities are also holding 600 patients, who are suffering from the policy of medical neglect pursued by the prison administration. More than 160 of them suffer from chronic diseases; such as cancer, kidney diseases, heart problems and physical and psychological disabilities among others.
The PPS has also stressed that the occupation has been violating the international and democratic conventions and norms, as it has continued to detain 11 Palestinian lawmakers in its jails.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) raided on Saturday afternoon the village of Bab al-Karama, few hours after its establishment in Jeftlek town north of the city of Jericho, and arrested activists. Youth activist Ayman Bani Odeh told PIC's reporter that "a large military force raided the village, which was set up in a Turkish archaeological castle in the village of Jeftlek al-Ghoureya, and arrested the two activists Fathi Khaddarat, spokesman for the Save the Jordan Valley campaign, and Ala Bani Odeh."
The Israeli force has also confiscated foodstuffs and blankets brought by the activists to the place.
The activist added that the IOF soldiers surrounded the place, and gave the young men ten minutes to evacuate before they use force. However, the steadfastness of the young people and the presence of journalists forced the occupation forces to withdraw from the place.
He said the IOF closed all the roads leading to the area and held dozens of activists and journalists after confiscating their mobile phones so that they could not reach the protest village and could not contact the media.
Dozens of young activists announced on Saturday the establishment of a Palestinian village in Jeftlek in the central Jordan Valley and raised Palestinian flags.
The activists set up the village to stress their refusal to relinquish any inch of the Jordan Valley, and their rejection of the ongoing negotiations between the Authority and the occupation.
The Israeli force has also confiscated foodstuffs and blankets brought by the activists to the place.
The activist added that the IOF soldiers surrounded the place, and gave the young men ten minutes to evacuate before they use force. However, the steadfastness of the young people and the presence of journalists forced the occupation forces to withdraw from the place.
He said the IOF closed all the roads leading to the area and held dozens of activists and journalists after confiscating their mobile phones so that they could not reach the protest village and could not contact the media.
Dozens of young activists announced on Saturday the establishment of a Palestinian village in Jeftlek in the central Jordan Valley and raised Palestinian flags.
The activists set up the village to stress their refusal to relinquish any inch of the Jordan Valley, and their rejection of the ongoing negotiations between the Authority and the occupation.
Violent clashes were reported on Sunday morning between Israeli occupation forces (IOF) and dozens of Palestinian young men at Qalandia roadblock to the north of occupied Jerusalem. Local sources told the PIC reporter that the young men threw stone at the IOF soldiers manning the checkpoint while the soldiers fired stun grenades at the youths.
Similar confrontations were reported in Issawiye village in which a young man was wounded with a rubber-coated bullet in his foot and three others arrested after IOF soldiers raided the town at dawn Sunday, Issawiye follow up committee said.
Raed Abu Riyala, the committee’s spokesman, said that IOF soldiers raided the town and broke into and ransacked many homes in Obaid suburb. He charged the IOF soldiers with beating up inhabitants with batons and using pepper spray against them.
Similar confrontations were reported in Issawiye village in which a young man was wounded with a rubber-coated bullet in his foot and three others arrested after IOF soldiers raided the town at dawn Sunday, Issawiye follow up committee said.
Raed Abu Riyala, the committee’s spokesman, said that IOF soldiers raided the town and broke into and ransacked many homes in Obaid suburb. He charged the IOF soldiers with beating up inhabitants with batons and using pepper spray against them.
Rashid Al-Rashq,14, telling how was being tortured and mistreated in the Israeli prisons
Rashid Al-Rashq, a 14 year-old Palestinian boy, has revealed that Israeli forces tortured and mistreated him, including stripping him of his clothes, after he was imprisoned for two months based on the accusation that he allegedly threw stones. Al-Rashq, who is from the Old City in Jerusalem, told Quds News Agency that the Israeli police arrested him in the Old City and took him to the Qishleh police headquarters near the Jaffa Gate to interrogate him without the presence of his father.
The young boy described how Israeli forces beat him and the investigators stripped him of his clothes during the investigation, forcing him to sit on a small chair.
Al-Rashq recounted how during the first seven days he was questioned 24 hours a day, while his hands were tied behind his back.
The police suspected him of throwing stones and Molotov cocktails at Israeli settlers and police units in occupied Jerusalem, and when he insisted that he did not throw any stones, the investigators would beat him, slapping him and spitting in his face.
Al-Rashq said that he appeared before the judge nearly ten times, and every time there were surprise witnesses, including settlers and members of the Israeli intelligence services who testified against him.
Al-Rashq is a ninth grader who studies at the Islamic Orphanage in the old town.
He explained that the investigators also used torture against other child detainees, adding that the investigators threatened him not to mention his torture or mistreatment inside the prison or else he would be beaten again. They also asked him to sign papers confirming that he was not beaten; however, he refused to sign them.
The young boy spoke about the Hasharon prison where he was detained, describing how the prisoners there are neglected and kept in moist rooms that lack ventilation or proper health conditions.
The judge released Al-Rashq on bail, but placed him under house arrest until next month, during which time he is not allowed to leave the house to attend school.
Rashid's father told Quds News Agency that during the early days of his detention, the investigators refused to allow him to be present during his son's investigation.
The father also said that: "Nearly an hour and a half after Rashid was arrested, a police force raided the house looking for clues but did not find anything; and when they finished the police officer asked to have some light clothes for Rashid," adding that "sometimes when Rashid appeared before the Israeli court the family was not even informed of the secret sessions where his son would appear alone with the judge and witnesses."
He continued: "Every time I attended the trial, I could see the torture marks on my son's and other children's faces, but the last time the marks were very bad. He was very sick with fever and the police gave him some kind of medication, which we knew nothing about."
The father appealed to international human rights organisations and legal institutions to intervene to save the children of Jerusalem, who suffer from the Israeli occupation measures and the detention, depriving them of their childhood and education.
Rashid Al-Rashq, a 14 year-old Palestinian boy, has revealed that Israeli forces tortured and mistreated him, including stripping him of his clothes, after he was imprisoned for two months based on the accusation that he allegedly threw stones. Al-Rashq, who is from the Old City in Jerusalem, told Quds News Agency that the Israeli police arrested him in the Old City and took him to the Qishleh police headquarters near the Jaffa Gate to interrogate him without the presence of his father.
The young boy described how Israeli forces beat him and the investigators stripped him of his clothes during the investigation, forcing him to sit on a small chair.
Al-Rashq recounted how during the first seven days he was questioned 24 hours a day, while his hands were tied behind his back.
The police suspected him of throwing stones and Molotov cocktails at Israeli settlers and police units in occupied Jerusalem, and when he insisted that he did not throw any stones, the investigators would beat him, slapping him and spitting in his face.
Al-Rashq said that he appeared before the judge nearly ten times, and every time there were surprise witnesses, including settlers and members of the Israeli intelligence services who testified against him.
Al-Rashq is a ninth grader who studies at the Islamic Orphanage in the old town.
He explained that the investigators also used torture against other child detainees, adding that the investigators threatened him not to mention his torture or mistreatment inside the prison or else he would be beaten again. They also asked him to sign papers confirming that he was not beaten; however, he refused to sign them.
The young boy spoke about the Hasharon prison where he was detained, describing how the prisoners there are neglected and kept in moist rooms that lack ventilation or proper health conditions.
The judge released Al-Rashq on bail, but placed him under house arrest until next month, during which time he is not allowed to leave the house to attend school.
Rashid's father told Quds News Agency that during the early days of his detention, the investigators refused to allow him to be present during his son's investigation.
The father also said that: "Nearly an hour and a half after Rashid was arrested, a police force raided the house looking for clues but did not find anything; and when they finished the police officer asked to have some light clothes for Rashid," adding that "sometimes when Rashid appeared before the Israeli court the family was not even informed of the secret sessions where his son would appear alone with the judge and witnesses."
He continued: "Every time I attended the trial, I could see the torture marks on my son's and other children's faces, but the last time the marks were very bad. He was very sick with fever and the police gave him some kind of medication, which we knew nothing about."
The father appealed to international human rights organisations and legal institutions to intervene to save the children of Jerusalem, who suffer from the Israeli occupation measures and the detention, depriving them of their childhood and education.
President Mahmoud Abbas has been exerting all efforts to negotiate the release of the fourth group of Palestinian veteran prisoners, a PLO official said Sunday.
Chief PLO negotiator Saeb Erekat said in a statement that Israel "must release the fourth batch" of prisoners, held in Israeli jails since before the 1993 Oslo Accords.
The deal at the beginning of the negotiations was for Israel to release 104 veteran prisoners in exchange for the PLO's pledge not to attempt a statehood bid at the UN or other international bodies, Erekat reiterated.
He said the PLO was involved in "sensitive talks" with the US and the Israel, but that he could not reveal details to the media.
Israel was scheduled to release the final group of prisoners on Saturday, but did not.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that debate with the PLO over the prisoner release could go on for "a number of days," the Israeli newspaper Jerusalem Post reported on its website.
Netanyahu said at a meeting with members of his right-wing Likud party that prisoners would not be freed "without a clear benefit for Israel in return," the report said.
So far, 78 of a total of 104 veteran Palestinian prisoners have been freed in three separate tranches.
Continued 'Jewish state' impasse
Separately, on Saturday, the London-based Arabic-language newspaper al-Hayat quoted western diplomats as saying that US Secretary of State John Kerry was trying to overcome the impasse over the recognition of Israel as a "Jewish state."
According to the report, Kerry suggested changing the language to "the homeland of the Jewish people." In exchange, the Palestinians would have to agree to establish a capital in only a part of East Jerusalem, not all of it.
The report said the PLO had rejected the proposal.
The PLO recognized Israel's right to exist in 1988, but says that recognizing Israel as a "Jewish state" could jeopardize the right of return for Palestinian refugees and limit the rights of Palestinians living in Israel.
Peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians were relaunched in July under the auspices of the US after nearly three years of impasse.
Israel's government has announced the construction of thousands of settler housing units and its army has killed 60 Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza since the negotiations began.
Chief PLO negotiator Saeb Erekat said in a statement that Israel "must release the fourth batch" of prisoners, held in Israeli jails since before the 1993 Oslo Accords.
The deal at the beginning of the negotiations was for Israel to release 104 veteran prisoners in exchange for the PLO's pledge not to attempt a statehood bid at the UN or other international bodies, Erekat reiterated.
He said the PLO was involved in "sensitive talks" with the US and the Israel, but that he could not reveal details to the media.
Israel was scheduled to release the final group of prisoners on Saturday, but did not.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that debate with the PLO over the prisoner release could go on for "a number of days," the Israeli newspaper Jerusalem Post reported on its website.
Netanyahu said at a meeting with members of his right-wing Likud party that prisoners would not be freed "without a clear benefit for Israel in return," the report said.
So far, 78 of a total of 104 veteran Palestinian prisoners have been freed in three separate tranches.
Continued 'Jewish state' impasse
Separately, on Saturday, the London-based Arabic-language newspaper al-Hayat quoted western diplomats as saying that US Secretary of State John Kerry was trying to overcome the impasse over the recognition of Israel as a "Jewish state."
According to the report, Kerry suggested changing the language to "the homeland of the Jewish people." In exchange, the Palestinians would have to agree to establish a capital in only a part of East Jerusalem, not all of it.
The report said the PLO had rejected the proposal.
The PLO recognized Israel's right to exist in 1988, but says that recognizing Israel as a "Jewish state" could jeopardize the right of return for Palestinian refugees and limit the rights of Palestinians living in Israel.
Peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians were relaunched in July under the auspices of the US after nearly three years of impasse.
Israel's government has announced the construction of thousands of settler housing units and its army has killed 60 Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza since the negotiations began.
A Palestinian man is arrested by Israeli border guards during a demonstration marking Land Day around the old city in East Jerusalem on March 29, 2014
Israeli police used force on Saturday to break up a Palestinian protest march in occupied East Jerusalem, injuring several people including two journalists, news photographers said.
Several demonstrators and four journalists -- among them a photographer from Agence France-Presse and another from Reuters -- were slightly injured by projectiles fired by police during the incident, near the walled Old City's Damascus Gate.
The AFP photographer, who was hit on the head, was treated in a local hospital and discharged.
The demonstration, by a few dozen activists, was to mark the eve of Land Day when Palestinians in Israeli-annexed East Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza hold protest rallies.
Israeli police used force on Saturday to break up a Palestinian protest march in occupied East Jerusalem, injuring several people including two journalists, news photographers said.
Several demonstrators and four journalists -- among them a photographer from Agence France-Presse and another from Reuters -- were slightly injured by projectiles fired by police during the incident, near the walled Old City's Damascus Gate.
The AFP photographer, who was hit on the head, was treated in a local hospital and discharged.
The demonstration, by a few dozen activists, was to mark the eve of Land Day when Palestinians in Israeli-annexed East Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza hold protest rallies.
It commemorates the day in 1976 when six Palestinian citizens of Israel were killed by Israeli security forces during mass protests against plans to confiscate Arab land in the northern Galilee region.
"The demonstrators began to throw stones at police on the scene," police spokeswoman Luba Samri told AFP, adding that officers responded with unspecified "riot dispersal means."
She said six people were arrested for public disorder offences but said she had no report of any casualties.
The Foreign Press Association, which represents the international news media in Israel, has repeatedly complained to Israeli authorities over a string of violent incidents involving security forces and journalists.
"The demonstrators began to throw stones at police on the scene," police spokeswoman Luba Samri told AFP, adding that officers responded with unspecified "riot dispersal means."
She said six people were arrested for public disorder offences but said she had no report of any casualties.
The Foreign Press Association, which represents the international news media in Israel, has repeatedly complained to Israeli authorities over a string of violent incidents involving security forces and journalists.
Israeli forces detained several Palestinians in overnight arrest raids across the West Bank, locals and a military spokesman said Sunday.
Locals told Ma'an Israeli troops stormed a village in the Jenin district in the northern West Bank and detained three Palestinian men, one of whom is an officer in the Palestinian Authority security forces.
Israeli forces ransacked several homes in the village of Jabaa and detained 18-year-old Muhammad Yasir Khalayla, 20-year-old Aws Muhammad Hamarnah, and 23-year-old Yaqub Mahmoud Alawnah, an officer for the PA security forces.
Meanwhile, in the village of al-Fureidis east of Bethlehem, Israeli forces detained 27-year-old Ayman Said Salahat.
Additionally, in al-Issawiya east of Jerusalem, Israeli forces ransacked several homes, causing damage, a local popular committee spokesman said.
Muhammad Abu al-Hummus said three Palestinians were detained -- Wahib Ubeid, Muhammad Ubeid, and Mufeed Ubeid.
Clashes broke out between youths and Israeli forces during the raid.
A military spokesman said the army detained six Palestinians overnight -- two in Jabaa, one in al-Fureidis, one in Bethlehem, one in Hebron, and one in Tawas near Hebron.
Locals told Ma'an Israeli troops stormed a village in the Jenin district in the northern West Bank and detained three Palestinian men, one of whom is an officer in the Palestinian Authority security forces.
Israeli forces ransacked several homes in the village of Jabaa and detained 18-year-old Muhammad Yasir Khalayla, 20-year-old Aws Muhammad Hamarnah, and 23-year-old Yaqub Mahmoud Alawnah, an officer for the PA security forces.
Meanwhile, in the village of al-Fureidis east of Bethlehem, Israeli forces detained 27-year-old Ayman Said Salahat.
Additionally, in al-Issawiya east of Jerusalem, Israeli forces ransacked several homes, causing damage, a local popular committee spokesman said.
Muhammad Abu al-Hummus said three Palestinians were detained -- Wahib Ubeid, Muhammad Ubeid, and Mufeed Ubeid.
Clashes broke out between youths and Israeli forces during the raid.
A military spokesman said the army detained six Palestinians overnight -- two in Jabaa, one in al-Fureidis, one in Bethlehem, one in Hebron, and one in Tawas near Hebron.
A group of Israeli settlers of the Keryat Arba’ settlement, and nearby illegal outposts, in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, attacked Palestinian homes and stores in the city. Soldiers have been reported to have kidnapped three Palestinians.
The settlers attacked homes in the al-Ja’bary neighborhood, and the ar-Ras area, hurling stones and empty bottles at them while shouting and cursing at Palestinian families.
Resident Bassam al-Ja’bary told the Ma'an News Agency that dozens of settlers surrounded local homes, and attacked them. And, when Palestinians objected to the Israeli army's actions, the soldiers kidnapped his brother and his cousin.
He added that the families filed a complaint at the District Coordination Office, in an attempt to have the army remove the settlers, but the soldiers failed to act against the assailants and, instead, attacked the residents, kidnapping two.
The WAFA News Agency has reported that the settlers broke into several stores. in the Old City of Hebron, smashing doors, displacing several pottery items in a number of stores.
Eyewitnesses told WAFA the settlers came from Keryat Arba’ and a number of illegitimate outposts installed on private Palestinian property.
Furthermore, soldiers based on a roadblock close to the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron, kidnapped a young Palestinian man, taking him to an unknown destination.
In related news, several Israeli military jeeps invaded Kufur Qaddoum town, east of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, leading to clashes with local residents.
Medical sources said that at least three Palestinians, including a child, were injured by Israeli army fire during the invasion. No arrests were reported.
The settlers attacked homes in the al-Ja’bary neighborhood, and the ar-Ras area, hurling stones and empty bottles at them while shouting and cursing at Palestinian families.
Resident Bassam al-Ja’bary told the Ma'an News Agency that dozens of settlers surrounded local homes, and attacked them. And, when Palestinians objected to the Israeli army's actions, the soldiers kidnapped his brother and his cousin.
He added that the families filed a complaint at the District Coordination Office, in an attempt to have the army remove the settlers, but the soldiers failed to act against the assailants and, instead, attacked the residents, kidnapping two.
The WAFA News Agency has reported that the settlers broke into several stores. in the Old City of Hebron, smashing doors, displacing several pottery items in a number of stores.
Eyewitnesses told WAFA the settlers came from Keryat Arba’ and a number of illegitimate outposts installed on private Palestinian property.
Furthermore, soldiers based on a roadblock close to the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron, kidnapped a young Palestinian man, taking him to an unknown destination.
In related news, several Israeli military jeeps invaded Kufur Qaddoum town, east of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, leading to clashes with local residents.
Medical sources said that at least three Palestinians, including a child, were injured by Israeli army fire during the invasion. No arrests were reported.
Dozens of Palestinian young men took part in a demonstration in occupied Jerusalem on the eve of Land Day to protest Israeli constant violations of their rights. An Israeli police statement on Saturday claimed that the youths threw stones at Israeli policemen and border guards and chanted protest slogans.
It added that the policemen responded by firing teargas and live and rubber bullets to disperse the young men, adding that six of the demonstrators were arrested.
A statement for the national and Islamic forces in occupied Jerusalem said that preparations were finalized for celebrating Land Day on Sunday.
It pointed out that no declaration would be made on locations of those celebrations in light of the Israeli occupation authority’s threat that it would close down any institution or center in which such celebrations are held.
It added that the policemen responded by firing teargas and live and rubber bullets to disperse the young men, adding that six of the demonstrators were arrested.
A statement for the national and Islamic forces in occupied Jerusalem said that preparations were finalized for celebrating Land Day on Sunday.
It pointed out that no declaration would be made on locations of those celebrations in light of the Israeli occupation authority’s threat that it would close down any institution or center in which such celebrations are held.
29 mar 2014
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The Israeli forces arrested seven Jerusalemites and injured dozens others with rubber bullets and shrapnel of sound grenades while suppressing a march on the occasion of “Earth Day”.
Wadi Hilweh Information Center was informed by the ambulance of Red Crescent that eight injuries have been transferred to the hospital for treatment where the most critical was a serious injury in the eye with a rubber bullet and was transferred to Al-Maqased hospital and then to Hadassah Ein Kerem. Mohammad Zboun was also injured in the face, Bayan Jo’beh was injured in her leg by shrapnel, Um Abed was injured with shrapnel her thigh and two children were also injured in their limbs. The march initiated from Salah Eddin Street and few minutes later and while raising the |
Palestinian flags and chanting slogans on occasion of Earth Day, the Special Forces attacked the participants from behind and heavily fired sound grenades and rubber bullets towards them; the forces then deliberately to suppress all the gatherings in Salah Eddin Street.
The forces also managed to disrupt the work of journalists and paramedics by chasing and pushing them as well as verbally abusing them; note that five journalist photographers and three paramedics were injured.
Wadi Hilweh Information Center explained that the most critical injury among the journalist photographers occurred to Ahmad Gharableh as he was injured with a sound grenade that directly hit his forehead and he was transferred to the hospital for treatment.
The Center explained that he was injured just minutes after the march started which confirms the fact that Israeli forces are targeting journalists. Also, photographer Jamil Qadamani was injured in his leg, Suleiman Khader was injured with two rubber bullets in the chest and the leg and photographer Mohammad Asho was also injured.
Three paramedics were injured in the clashes; they are: Marwan Suleiman, Fouad Obeid and Eyad Abu Sneineh.
The Israeli forces raided the “Mu’aqat” commercial store in Salah Eddin Street and were deployed in both floors. They randomly fired sound grenades inside the store which led to the injury of several citizens with a state of fear.
In terms of arrests, the Israeli forces arrested seven Jerusalemites including the Jerusalemite activist Samer Abu Eisheh as he was severely beaten and his clothes were tore as a result of the assault. The forces also arrested the Jerusalemites merchant Munther Hirbawi, Ahmad Masri, lawyer Tarek Assouli and the 13-year old child Wahj Alhaq.
In the afternoon hours, a group of Jerusalemites managed to demonstrate in the courtyard of Damascus Gate and after few seconds of chanting slogans, the Israeli forces attacked them and randomly fired rubber bullets and sound grenades towards them; note that dozens of citizens were present in the area which led to several injuries among them.
The forces also managed to disrupt the work of journalists and paramedics by chasing and pushing them as well as verbally abusing them; note that five journalist photographers and three paramedics were injured.
Wadi Hilweh Information Center explained that the most critical injury among the journalist photographers occurred to Ahmad Gharableh as he was injured with a sound grenade that directly hit his forehead and he was transferred to the hospital for treatment.
The Center explained that he was injured just minutes after the march started which confirms the fact that Israeli forces are targeting journalists. Also, photographer Jamil Qadamani was injured in his leg, Suleiman Khader was injured with two rubber bullets in the chest and the leg and photographer Mohammad Asho was also injured.
Three paramedics were injured in the clashes; they are: Marwan Suleiman, Fouad Obeid and Eyad Abu Sneineh.
The Israeli forces raided the “Mu’aqat” commercial store in Salah Eddin Street and were deployed in both floors. They randomly fired sound grenades inside the store which led to the injury of several citizens with a state of fear.
In terms of arrests, the Israeli forces arrested seven Jerusalemites including the Jerusalemite activist Samer Abu Eisheh as he was severely beaten and his clothes were tore as a result of the assault. The forces also arrested the Jerusalemites merchant Munther Hirbawi, Ahmad Masri, lawyer Tarek Assouli and the 13-year old child Wahj Alhaq.
In the afternoon hours, a group of Jerusalemites managed to demonstrate in the courtyard of Damascus Gate and after few seconds of chanting slogans, the Israeli forces attacked them and randomly fired rubber bullets and sound grenades towards them; note that dozens of citizens were present in the area which led to several injuries among them.
wheel-chaired Mansour Moqedeh, 46, was thrust on the floor of the ‘Bosta’.
A monitoring human rights center condemned a wheelchair-bound prisoner being abused by a force of Nahshon escort unit in a prison transfer. Palestine’s Prisoners for Studies Center said in a statement that wheel-chaired Mansour Moqedeh, 46, was thrust on the floor of the ‘Bosta’, an armored vehicle used for Palestinian prisoner transfers while he was being transported to an interrogation facility.
Moqedeh, from Salfiet district near Nablus, suffers from hemiplegia and resected small bowel, the center said adding that he complains of a tumor in his neck, which caused deterioration in his health as a result of the lack of medical prison care, the center explained.
Israeli authorities deliberately torture the prisoners aboard ‘Bosta’ car when they are destined for prison transfers, the center said.
Nahshon, a special unit of the occupation IPS, which stands for ‘Israel Prison Service’, that escorts and transfers prisoners.
According to the center, Amr Hussein, 61, from Hebron, was subjected to a similar abuse a month ago while he was his way to Ofer military court.
Mansour Moqedeh, sentenced to life, is one of the most threatened ill prisoners in Israeli jails. He was arrested on 07/03/2002 after being shot in the belly and the back, which left him paralyzed.
Palestinian figures show that there are 1700 sick prisoners in Israeli jails out of some 5000 total, including 75 in serious health condition.
A monitoring human rights center condemned a wheelchair-bound prisoner being abused by a force of Nahshon escort unit in a prison transfer. Palestine’s Prisoners for Studies Center said in a statement that wheel-chaired Mansour Moqedeh, 46, was thrust on the floor of the ‘Bosta’, an armored vehicle used for Palestinian prisoner transfers while he was being transported to an interrogation facility.
Moqedeh, from Salfiet district near Nablus, suffers from hemiplegia and resected small bowel, the center said adding that he complains of a tumor in his neck, which caused deterioration in his health as a result of the lack of medical prison care, the center explained.
Israeli authorities deliberately torture the prisoners aboard ‘Bosta’ car when they are destined for prison transfers, the center said.
Nahshon, a special unit of the occupation IPS, which stands for ‘Israel Prison Service’, that escorts and transfers prisoners.
According to the center, Amr Hussein, 61, from Hebron, was subjected to a similar abuse a month ago while he was his way to Ofer military court.
Mansour Moqedeh, sentenced to life, is one of the most threatened ill prisoners in Israeli jails. He was arrested on 07/03/2002 after being shot in the belly and the back, which left him paralyzed.
Palestinian figures show that there are 1700 sick prisoners in Israeli jails out of some 5000 total, including 75 in serious health condition.
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) nabbed three Palestinians at dawn Saturday including two from Bethlehem and one from occupied Jerusalem. Local sources said that IOF soldiers manning a roadblock near Obaidiya village in Bethlehem detained Hudhaifa Abu Saud from the town while 19-year-old Ghassan Al-Asa was arrested in the 1948 occupied land.
Meanwhile, Jerusalemite sources said that IOF soldiers arrested Mohammed Tiryaqi from his family home in Saadiya suburb in occupied Jerusalem after searching it and beating family members.
In another development, IOF soldiers served summonses for intelligence interrogation to citizens in Bani Naim and Daheriya villages in Al-Khalil.
Meanwhile, Jerusalemite sources said that IOF soldiers arrested Mohammed Tiryaqi from his family home in Saadiya suburb in occupied Jerusalem after searching it and beating family members.
In another development, IOF soldiers served summonses for intelligence interrogation to citizens in Bani Naim and Daheriya villages in Al-Khalil.
Former minister of prisoners' affairs Wasfi Qabaha said the death of liberated captive Majdi Hammad requires from the international community to open the file of medical neglect in the Israeli jails, and to form medical and legal committees to follow up the file of the sick detainees. Qabha said in a statement on Friday: "It is time for the world to take serious actions in order to put an end to the systematic policy of medical negligence in the Israeli prisons, which has caused deterioration of the health conditions of the sick captives."
He added that the occupation has been procrastinating in conducting surgeries and providing treatments for the patients, which killed dozens of them.
The former minister stressed that "the policy of medical neglect is sadistic, immoral and dangerous," pointing out that the Israeli prison administrations refuse to allow specialized doctors from outside the prison to examine the captive patients, and refuses to release those who need health care abroad.
He called for forming medical and legal committees to follow up the file of the patients in the Israeli jails, and to study the medical files of those who died in order to find out the real causes behind their death.
Qabaha pointed out that dozens of freed prisoners died from malignant diseases shortly after their release, as a result of the medical neglect and the medical experiments conducted by the Israeli drug companies on their bodies.
Earlier, Israeli Science Minister Dalia Itzik acknowledged that until 1997 the Israeli drug companies have conducted one thousand medical experiments on the Palestinian prisoners.
Meanwhile, the family of captive Mohammed Issa, aged 38 from al-Khader village south of Bethlehem, appealed to the human rights and humanitarian organizations to intervene to save Issa's life, in light of the deterioration of his health condition.
Captive Mohammed, who is sentenced to 15 years imprisonment, entered his 12th year in Israeli custody. He suffers from severe backache due to slipped disc, while the prison administration refuses to provide him with the necessary treatment.
His father held the Israeli government responsible for the deterioration of his son's health condition, and appealed to the humanitarian organizations to quickly intervene to save his life.
He added that the occupation has been procrastinating in conducting surgeries and providing treatments for the patients, which killed dozens of them.
The former minister stressed that "the policy of medical neglect is sadistic, immoral and dangerous," pointing out that the Israeli prison administrations refuse to allow specialized doctors from outside the prison to examine the captive patients, and refuses to release those who need health care abroad.
He called for forming medical and legal committees to follow up the file of the patients in the Israeli jails, and to study the medical files of those who died in order to find out the real causes behind their death.
Qabaha pointed out that dozens of freed prisoners died from malignant diseases shortly after their release, as a result of the medical neglect and the medical experiments conducted by the Israeli drug companies on their bodies.
Earlier, Israeli Science Minister Dalia Itzik acknowledged that until 1997 the Israeli drug companies have conducted one thousand medical experiments on the Palestinian prisoners.
Meanwhile, the family of captive Mohammed Issa, aged 38 from al-Khader village south of Bethlehem, appealed to the human rights and humanitarian organizations to intervene to save Issa's life, in light of the deterioration of his health condition.
Captive Mohammed, who is sentenced to 15 years imprisonment, entered his 12th year in Israeli custody. He suffers from severe backache due to slipped disc, while the prison administration refuses to provide him with the necessary treatment.
His father held the Israeli government responsible for the deterioration of his son's health condition, and appealed to the humanitarian organizations to quickly intervene to save his life.
A senior Palestinian official said a release by Israel of Palestinian prisoners would not go ahead on Saturday as envisaged but he hoped there would only be short delay.
"Today the prisoners will not be released ... maybe in the coming days," Issa Qaraqe, the minister of prisoners' affairs, told AFP.
"We have told the families of the prisoners that they will not be released today," he added."
"There are efforts to solve the crisis and I believe that in 24 hours everything will be clearer."
Under the deal that relaunched peace talks last July, Israel agreed to release 104 Palestinians held since before the 1993 Oslo peace accords in exchange for the Palestinians not pressing their statehood claims at the United Nations.
So far, Israel has freed 78 prisoners in three batches but ministers had warned they would block the final release, which had been anticipated for Saturday, if the Palestinians refused to extend the talks beyond their April 29 deadline.
There has been no official Israeli update on the last batch of prisoners, which the Palestinians want to include Palestinian citizens of Israel, a demand hotly opposed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's far-right coalition partners and by hardliners within his own Likud party.
The cabinet convenes on Sunday morning for its weekly meeting.
Palestinian official Jibril Rajub, a member of Fatah's central committee, told AFP Friday that "the Israeli government has informed us through the American mediator that it will not abide with its commitment to release the fourth batch of Palestinian prisoners scheduled for tomorrow, Saturday 29."
The peace talks have been teetering on the brink of collapse, with Washington fighting an uphill battle to get the two sides to agree to a framework for continued negotiations until the end of the year.
US Secretary of State John Kerry met Abbas in Amman on Wednesday in a bid to salvage the talks, with US special envoy Martin Indyk meeting the Palestinian leader in Ramallah a day later.
State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki on Friday denied reports that negotiations had already collapsed.
"Any reports that suggest the talks are off are inaccurate," she told journalists covering a visit to Saudi Arabia by Kerry and President Barack Obama.
"Ambassador Indyk and the negotiating team remain closely engaged with both parties on the ground and will continue to work over the coming days to help them bridge the gaps and determine the path forward."
Israeli media say Netanyahu could give a green light to the prisoner release if the US frees Jonathan Pollard, who was arrested in Washington in 1985 and condemned to life imprisonment for spying on the United States for Israel.
Israel is not commenting on such reports, with Netanyahu spokesman Mark Regev saying only that in general the spy's fate is "often raised at high-level meetings between Israelis and Americans."
On Wednesday, Psaki said "there are currently no plans to release Jonathan Pollard."
"Today the prisoners will not be released ... maybe in the coming days," Issa Qaraqe, the minister of prisoners' affairs, told AFP.
"We have told the families of the prisoners that they will not be released today," he added."
"There are efforts to solve the crisis and I believe that in 24 hours everything will be clearer."
Under the deal that relaunched peace talks last July, Israel agreed to release 104 Palestinians held since before the 1993 Oslo peace accords in exchange for the Palestinians not pressing their statehood claims at the United Nations.
So far, Israel has freed 78 prisoners in three batches but ministers had warned they would block the final release, which had been anticipated for Saturday, if the Palestinians refused to extend the talks beyond their April 29 deadline.
There has been no official Israeli update on the last batch of prisoners, which the Palestinians want to include Palestinian citizens of Israel, a demand hotly opposed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's far-right coalition partners and by hardliners within his own Likud party.
The cabinet convenes on Sunday morning for its weekly meeting.
Palestinian official Jibril Rajub, a member of Fatah's central committee, told AFP Friday that "the Israeli government has informed us through the American mediator that it will not abide with its commitment to release the fourth batch of Palestinian prisoners scheduled for tomorrow, Saturday 29."
The peace talks have been teetering on the brink of collapse, with Washington fighting an uphill battle to get the two sides to agree to a framework for continued negotiations until the end of the year.
US Secretary of State John Kerry met Abbas in Amman on Wednesday in a bid to salvage the talks, with US special envoy Martin Indyk meeting the Palestinian leader in Ramallah a day later.
State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki on Friday denied reports that negotiations had already collapsed.
"Any reports that suggest the talks are off are inaccurate," she told journalists covering a visit to Saudi Arabia by Kerry and President Barack Obama.
"Ambassador Indyk and the negotiating team remain closely engaged with both parties on the ground and will continue to work over the coming days to help them bridge the gaps and determine the path forward."
Israeli media say Netanyahu could give a green light to the prisoner release if the US frees Jonathan Pollard, who was arrested in Washington in 1985 and condemned to life imprisonment for spying on the United States for Israel.
Israel is not commenting on such reports, with Netanyahu spokesman Mark Regev saying only that in general the spy's fate is "often raised at high-level meetings between Israelis and Americans."
On Wednesday, Psaki said "there are currently no plans to release Jonathan Pollard."
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) arrested four unarmed Palestinians on Friday night for infiltrating into a settlement in the West Bank. The Hebrew Wala website said that the soldiers detained the four Palestinians in Neve Talmon settlement in Benyamin region in central West Bank.
It said that the four were taken to an interrogation center to investigate why they entered that settlement.
It said that the four were taken to an interrogation center to investigate why they entered that settlement.
Israeli soldiers invaded on Saturday [March 28, 2014] several neighborhoods in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, as well as the nearby towns of Bani Neim and ath-Thaheriyya, handing out interrogation orders to a number of citizens.
Local sources in Hebron city said that dozens of soldiers invaded several neighborhoods, and installed roadblocks in the city, especially at the northern entrance, in the Jouret Bahlass area.
Several roadblocks were also installed at the entrance of Hahoul town, Beit Ummar, al-‘Aroub refugee camp, Sa’ir town, and the al-Fawwar refugee camp.
The soldiers stopped and searched dozens of cars and inspected the ID cards of the passengers.
The army also invaded Bani Neim and ath-Thaheriyya, violently breaking into and searching dozens of homes, ransacking their property, and serving several residents with warrants ordering them to head to the Etzion military and security base for interrogation.
On Friday evening, soldiers kidnapped four Palestinians after they allegedly infiltrated an Israeli settlement in the central West Bank.
According to the Israeli Walla News Agency, the army kidnapped four unarmed Palestinians after infiltrating the Neveh Telmon illegal settlement, in the “Benjamin area” of the occupied West Bank.
The army said that the four were moved to an interrogation facility.
Local sources in Hebron city said that dozens of soldiers invaded several neighborhoods, and installed roadblocks in the city, especially at the northern entrance, in the Jouret Bahlass area.
Several roadblocks were also installed at the entrance of Hahoul town, Beit Ummar, al-‘Aroub refugee camp, Sa’ir town, and the al-Fawwar refugee camp.
The soldiers stopped and searched dozens of cars and inspected the ID cards of the passengers.
The army also invaded Bani Neim and ath-Thaheriyya, violently breaking into and searching dozens of homes, ransacking their property, and serving several residents with warrants ordering them to head to the Etzion military and security base for interrogation.
On Friday evening, soldiers kidnapped four Palestinians after they allegedly infiltrated an Israeli settlement in the central West Bank.
According to the Israeli Walla News Agency, the army kidnapped four unarmed Palestinians after infiltrating the Neveh Telmon illegal settlement, in the “Benjamin area” of the occupied West Bank.
The army said that the four were moved to an interrogation facility.
Israeli forces hit a journalist with a tear gas canister during clashes in the Jerusalem governorate as Palestinians marked Land Day, a local popular committee spokesman said.
Hani Halabiyya told Ma'an that Palestinian journalist Rami Illariyya, who works for al-Quds newspaper, was targeted by Israeli troops and hit with a high-velocity tear gas canister in al-Eizariya.
Dozens of youths were hurt by tear gas and rubber-coated steel bullets during clashes with Israeli forces in al-Eizariya and nearby Abu Dis, Halabiyya said.
He added that Israeli forces arrested 18-year-old Ahmad Khalid Warrad during the clashes, which lasted for over three hours.
An Israeli army spokeswoman did not immediately return calls seeking comment.
Land Day commemoration marks the death of six Palestinian citizens of Israel, who took part in a general strike in protest of an Israeli decision to confiscate privately owned Palestinian lands in 1976.
Hani Halabiyya told Ma'an that Palestinian journalist Rami Illariyya, who works for al-Quds newspaper, was targeted by Israeli troops and hit with a high-velocity tear gas canister in al-Eizariya.
Dozens of youths were hurt by tear gas and rubber-coated steel bullets during clashes with Israeli forces in al-Eizariya and nearby Abu Dis, Halabiyya said.
He added that Israeli forces arrested 18-year-old Ahmad Khalid Warrad during the clashes, which lasted for over three hours.
An Israeli army spokeswoman did not immediately return calls seeking comment.
Land Day commemoration marks the death of six Palestinian citizens of Israel, who took part in a general strike in protest of an Israeli decision to confiscate privately owned Palestinian lands in 1976.
28 mar 2014
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) arrested on Friday morning 2 citizens from the Gaza Strip, claiming that they sneaked through the security fence east of Gaza City.
Walla website said the Israeli forces arrested two Palestinian residents of Gaza near Kibbutz "Kfar Azza" east of Gaza City, after they crossed the security fence surrounding the enclave.
Walla website said the Israeli forces arrested two Palestinian residents of Gaza near Kibbutz "Kfar Azza" east of Gaza City, after they crossed the security fence surrounding the enclave.
The Israeli government on Friday informed the Palestinian Authority it will not free the final batch of prisoners scheduled to be released on Saturday, senior Palestinian official Jibril Rajoub stated. Rajoub told AFP: "The Israeli government has informed us through the American mediator that it will not abide with its commitment to release the fourth batch of Palestinian prisoners scheduled for tomorrow, Saturday 29".
He called the Israeli move a "slap in the face of the US administration and its efforts," and said the Palestinians would resume their international diplomatic offensive.
Under the deal which re-launched the talks in July, Israel said it would release 104 Palestinians held since before the 1993 Oslo peace accords. Israel has so far freed 78 prisoners in three batches but cabinet members said they will not release the final batch which includes 26 captives.
He called the Israeli move a "slap in the face of the US administration and its efforts," and said the Palestinians would resume their international diplomatic offensive.
Under the deal which re-launched the talks in July, Israel said it would release 104 Palestinians held since before the 1993 Oslo peace accords. Israel has so far freed 78 prisoners in three batches but cabinet members said they will not release the final batch which includes 26 captives.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Friday raided Burqin town in Jenin and kidnapped two young men.
Local sources told the Palestinian information center (PIC) that Israeli soldiers stormed Burqin town at two o'clock in the morning and forced families to leave their homes before ransacking them.
They added that the invading troops kidnapped two young men, Mahdi Asi and Mohamed Khallouf, after they assaulted their parents.
During the campaign, the IOF fired stun granddads and bullets during the raids to terrorize the residents in the town.
Last night, the IOF invaded Kafr Dan town in Jenin and set up a checkpoint at its entrance.
Local sources told the Palestinian information center (PIC) that Israeli soldiers stormed Burqin town at two o'clock in the morning and forced families to leave their homes before ransacking them.
They added that the invading troops kidnapped two young men, Mahdi Asi and Mohamed Khallouf, after they assaulted their parents.
During the campaign, the IOF fired stun granddads and bullets during the raids to terrorize the residents in the town.
Last night, the IOF invaded Kafr Dan town in Jenin and set up a checkpoint at its entrance.
