29 apr 2014
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Israeli police officers attacked dozens of students protesting Israeli efforts to enlist Arabs in the Israeli military, detaining three before releasing them after denying them access to the Hebrew University Campus, in Jerusalem, for ten days.
The Arabs48 news website has reported that the police detained Majd Hamdan, Khalil Gharra and Farah Bayadsa, and accused them of “organizing an illegal protest”, and of “obstructing police work”. The detained students told lawyer Ala’ Mahajna that their arrest was politically motivated, and aims at scaring the Arab students into halting their protests against enlistment in the occupation army. “There is no need to arrest, detain and attack the students,” Mahajna said. “University Police, and state police, were the ones who instigated violence.” He further stated that the police invaded the university campus, and that this act raises various legal questions, as it indicates the excessive level of violence used when dealing with Arab students. “The students told me they were beaten by the police, and by university police,” Mahajna said. “There are many videos documenting this massive use of force against the protesters.” Hundreds of students protested in various universities around the country, demanding Israel to stop its attempts to enlist Arab youths in its army. The Arabs48 said that many right-wing Israeli webpages published videos |
of the police attacking the Arab students, and expressed support with the police targeting the Arab-Palestinian students at the Hebrew University.
On Monday, a group known as “I will Not Serve In Your Army” issued a statement calling for mass protests, stressing on the importance of countering all Israeli attempts to enlist Arabs in the army that occupies their land and their people.
Qusai Abufool, coordinator of the Students Movement at the National Democratic Alliance, stated that the students will protest again, on Wednesday, at the Tel Aviv University and the Technion College.
He added that protests were held, Tuesday, at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and Ben Gurion University in the Negev, in protest of enlistment in the Israeli army.
“This attack is an attack against protesters practicing their legitimate right,” he said. “This is a racist attack against Arab-Palestinian students, university police and administration are responsible for this assault.”
Abufool further stated that the students will continue their protest, and called on all Arab students at the Tel Aviv University, and the Technion College to protest again on Wednesday.
Israel decided to call on Arab Christian young men to “voluntarily serve in the Israeli army”, while head of the coalition of Benjamin Netanyahu’s government said, a few weeks ago, that “Israel wants to create a new identity for Christians, similar to the Druze identity.”
Last week, the Higher Follow-up Committee in historic Palestine issued a release affirming the rejection to any sort of enlistment in the Israeli army, as the army is an army of occupation and oppression against the Palestinians, regardless of their faith.
In August of last year, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a meeting with Father Jubrael Naddaf, known for his stances encouraging enlistment in the Israeli military, despite massive objections from the Palestinian Christian community in the country.
Back then, the Palestinian Christian Initiative (Kairos Palestine) issued a statement strongly denouncing the Israel attempts to recruit Arab Palestinian Christians, in historic Palestine, to the Israeli military which occupies their people.
“Those who call for recruiting Christians to the occupation army do not represent us, do not represent our Churches, and do not represent the Christians,” Kairos said. “It seems that some of those who have been deceived chose a wrong path that does not serve our interests and faith as Arab Christians.”
It added that trying to recruit the Christians is immoral, and harms the Palestinian Christian identity in the Holy Land.
“We need to be united, we need to protect our national identity, only our Arab, Palestinian identity will be able to protect us, and protect our interests,” Kairos said. “Our choice will not be sectarian, but will only be national unity between all Palestinians regardless of their belief and faith.”
On Monday, a group known as “I will Not Serve In Your Army” issued a statement calling for mass protests, stressing on the importance of countering all Israeli attempts to enlist Arabs in the army that occupies their land and their people.
Qusai Abufool, coordinator of the Students Movement at the National Democratic Alliance, stated that the students will protest again, on Wednesday, at the Tel Aviv University and the Technion College.
He added that protests were held, Tuesday, at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and Ben Gurion University in the Negev, in protest of enlistment in the Israeli army.
“This attack is an attack against protesters practicing their legitimate right,” he said. “This is a racist attack against Arab-Palestinian students, university police and administration are responsible for this assault.”
Abufool further stated that the students will continue their protest, and called on all Arab students at the Tel Aviv University, and the Technion College to protest again on Wednesday.
Israel decided to call on Arab Christian young men to “voluntarily serve in the Israeli army”, while head of the coalition of Benjamin Netanyahu’s government said, a few weeks ago, that “Israel wants to create a new identity for Christians, similar to the Druze identity.”
Last week, the Higher Follow-up Committee in historic Palestine issued a release affirming the rejection to any sort of enlistment in the Israeli army, as the army is an army of occupation and oppression against the Palestinians, regardless of their faith.
In August of last year, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a meeting with Father Jubrael Naddaf, known for his stances encouraging enlistment in the Israeli military, despite massive objections from the Palestinian Christian community in the country.
Back then, the Palestinian Christian Initiative (Kairos Palestine) issued a statement strongly denouncing the Israel attempts to recruit Arab Palestinian Christians, in historic Palestine, to the Israeli military which occupies their people.
“Those who call for recruiting Christians to the occupation army do not represent us, do not represent our Churches, and do not represent the Christians,” Kairos said. “It seems that some of those who have been deceived chose a wrong path that does not serve our interests and faith as Arab Christians.”
It added that trying to recruit the Christians is immoral, and harms the Palestinian Christian identity in the Holy Land.
“We need to be united, we need to protect our national identity, only our Arab, Palestinian identity will be able to protect us, and protect our interests,” Kairos said. “Our choice will not be sectarian, but will only be national unity between all Palestinians regardless of their belief and faith.”
28 apr 2014
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) razed a Palestinian house in Rafat village, to the north west of occupied Jerusalem, on Monday. Palestinian police in Ramallah said in a statement that IOF soldiers in 40 army vehicles escorted military bulldozers into the village and razed the house of Samer Abu Ghazala.
It pointed out that the house contained only a single room and a bathroom, adding that the bulldozers destroyed grapevines and a fence surrounding the house in the process.
Abu Ghazala, the house owner, said that the soldiers bulldozed his simple house and the vineyards that used to provide him and his family with a source of living.
Meanwhile, IOF soldiers served a notice to a Palestinian man in a hamlet near Yatta town, south of al-Khalil, that he should tear down his tent.
Local activists also said that IOF soldiers with maps broke into Fakhit school in Yatta and took photos of its buildings without giving an explanation for the act.
It pointed out that the house contained only a single room and a bathroom, adding that the bulldozers destroyed grapevines and a fence surrounding the house in the process.
Abu Ghazala, the house owner, said that the soldiers bulldozed his simple house and the vineyards that used to provide him and his family with a source of living.
Meanwhile, IOF soldiers served a notice to a Palestinian man in a hamlet near Yatta town, south of al-Khalil, that he should tear down his tent.
Local activists also said that IOF soldiers with maps broke into Fakhit school in Yatta and took photos of its buildings without giving an explanation for the act.
27 apr 2014
The 'tire school' in al-Khan al-Ahmar
A school made of tires in the sensitive E1 area east of Jerusalem is slated for destruction by Israel, but its case is being reviewed by the Supreme Court, a local spokesman told Ma'an.
Eid Khamis Sweilim, a spokesman of Bedouin communities in Jerusalem district, told Ma'an that the school in the Bedouin village of al-Khan al-Ahmar houses 128 pupils aged eight to 13 from five different Bedouin communities.
Shortly after it was built, Israeli settlers from nearby Kfar Adumim appealed to Israeli courts requesting the school be demolished, and it has since faced repeated demolition threats, Sweilim said.
The Area-C village's residential structures have also been threatened with demolition, as they were built without Israeli permission after their construction permit applications were denied by Israeli authorities.
"A structural plan for the Bedouin communities has been submitted to the Israeli Civil Administration, but it was rejected," Sweilim said, adding that the plan was funded by the British consulate-general in Jerusalem.
Bedouins in al-Khan al-Ahmar appealed to the Israeli Supreme Court against demolition threats, and a decision on the matter is expected to be made on May 15, Sweilim said.
The school was built by villagers and international volunteers in 2009, constructed using tires, clay, and a wooden roof because Israeli authorities forbade the use of stone and concrete.
Funding for the school was provided by European donors.
A school made of tires in the sensitive E1 area east of Jerusalem is slated for destruction by Israel, but its case is being reviewed by the Supreme Court, a local spokesman told Ma'an.
Eid Khamis Sweilim, a spokesman of Bedouin communities in Jerusalem district, told Ma'an that the school in the Bedouin village of al-Khan al-Ahmar houses 128 pupils aged eight to 13 from five different Bedouin communities.
Shortly after it was built, Israeli settlers from nearby Kfar Adumim appealed to Israeli courts requesting the school be demolished, and it has since faced repeated demolition threats, Sweilim said.
The Area-C village's residential structures have also been threatened with demolition, as they were built without Israeli permission after their construction permit applications were denied by Israeli authorities.
"A structural plan for the Bedouin communities has been submitted to the Israeli Civil Administration, but it was rejected," Sweilim said, adding that the plan was funded by the British consulate-general in Jerusalem.
Bedouins in al-Khan al-Ahmar appealed to the Israeli Supreme Court against demolition threats, and a decision on the matter is expected to be made on May 15, Sweilim said.
The school was built by villagers and international volunteers in 2009, constructed using tires, clay, and a wooden roof because Israeli authorities forbade the use of stone and concrete.
Funding for the school was provided by European donors.
Al-Khan al-Ahmar is a Bedouin village surrounded by the illegal Israeli settlements of Maale Adumim and Kfar Adumim.
E1 is an area northeast of Jerusalem and west of the illegal Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim. Israeli plans for settlement construction in the area have been strongly opposed by the international community, including the US.
Critics say Israeli settlement construction in E1 would divide the West Bank in two and make the creation of a contiguous Palestinian state -- as envisaged by the internationally backed two-state solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict -- virtually impossible.
Israel rarely grants Palestinians permits to build in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem. It has demolished at least 27,000 Palestinian homes and structures since occupying the West Bank in 1967, according to the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions.
More than 500,000 Israeli settlers live in settlements across the West Bank and East Jerusalem, in contravention of international law.
The internationally recognized Palestinian territories of which the West Bank and East Jerusalem form a part have been occupied by the Israeli military since 1967.
E1 is an area northeast of Jerusalem and west of the illegal Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim. Israeli plans for settlement construction in the area have been strongly opposed by the international community, including the US.
Critics say Israeli settlement construction in E1 would divide the West Bank in two and make the creation of a contiguous Palestinian state -- as envisaged by the internationally backed two-state solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict -- virtually impossible.
Israel rarely grants Palestinians permits to build in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem. It has demolished at least 27,000 Palestinian homes and structures since occupying the West Bank in 1967, according to the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions.
More than 500,000 Israeli settlers live in settlements across the West Bank and East Jerusalem, in contravention of international law.
The internationally recognized Palestinian territories of which the West Bank and East Jerusalem form a part have been occupied by the Israeli military since 1967.
22 apr 2014
Violent conformations broke out on Tuesday after four Israeli military vehicles raided al-Khalil university and arrested several students. Surprisingly, the event came at a time when PA security forces, frequently stationing in front of the university, withdrew from the area.
Eye-witnesses told PIC news reporter that four Israeli military vehicles raided the main street adjacent to the university and erected a military checkpoint. Several students were arrested and other students’ IDs were meticulously inspected, which led to the eruption of violent confrontations with IOF.
Several Palestinian citizens suffered breathing problems after IOF soldiers heavily fired tear gas canisters. Other students pushed their way hardly through the barrier to flee.
According to the eye-witnesses, military vehicles belonging to PA security apparatuses, so frequently deployed in front of the university so as to control students and members of the Islamic Bloc, shrunk back immediately.
Israeli attacks and bullying procedures against Palestinian students, including frequent abductions of members of the Islamic Bloc, seem to have gone unnoticed by PA security forces, who rapidly retreated from an area over which they had full sovereignty.
Eye-witnesses told PIC news reporter that four Israeli military vehicles raided the main street adjacent to the university and erected a military checkpoint. Several students were arrested and other students’ IDs were meticulously inspected, which led to the eruption of violent confrontations with IOF.
Several Palestinian citizens suffered breathing problems after IOF soldiers heavily fired tear gas canisters. Other students pushed their way hardly through the barrier to flee.
According to the eye-witnesses, military vehicles belonging to PA security apparatuses, so frequently deployed in front of the university so as to control students and members of the Islamic Bloc, shrunk back immediately.
Israeli attacks and bullying procedures against Palestinian students, including frequent abductions of members of the Islamic Bloc, seem to have gone unnoticed by PA security forces, who rapidly retreated from an area over which they had full sovereignty.
17 apr 2014
Hundreds of Israeli settlers stormed on Thursday Yatta village southern al-Khalil under Israeli forces’ heavy protection. Meanwhile, violent clashes broke out in Tariq ibn Ziyad crossroads between IOF soldiers and citizens in a suburb south of Al-Khalil city. Local sources said that hundreds of Israeli settlers stormed Yatta town to perform Talmudic rituals in blatant provocation to Palestinian citizens, creating a state of panic among women and children.
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) closed since the morning hours the town in order to pave the way for Israeli settlers' marches to mark Jewish holidays.
Meanwhile, violent clashes erupted at Tariq ibn Ziyad crossroads southern al-Khalil city, where Israeli soldiers fired tear gas bombs at a secondary school in the area.
Eyewitnesses told the PIC reporter that clashes broke out when Israeli forces fired tear gas canisters inside Tariq ibn Ziyad school. A number of breathing problems were reported among the students after inhaling tear gas.
In their turn, Palestinian students threw stones and empty bottles at Israeli soldiers.
The sources added that the clashes have been raging for the past three days in that same suburb in light of the continued settlers' break-ins and attacks under the pretext of marking Jewish holidays.
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) closed since the morning hours the town in order to pave the way for Israeli settlers' marches to mark Jewish holidays.
Meanwhile, violent clashes erupted at Tariq ibn Ziyad crossroads southern al-Khalil city, where Israeli soldiers fired tear gas bombs at a secondary school in the area.
Eyewitnesses told the PIC reporter that clashes broke out when Israeli forces fired tear gas canisters inside Tariq ibn Ziyad school. A number of breathing problems were reported among the students after inhaling tear gas.
In their turn, Palestinian students threw stones and empty bottles at Israeli soldiers.
The sources added that the clashes have been raging for the past three days in that same suburb in light of the continued settlers' break-ins and attacks under the pretext of marking Jewish holidays.
Several Palestinians were injured on Thursday during clashes between Israeli soldiers and Palestinian villagers in the Bethlehem village of Tuqu, locals said.
Israeli soldiers fired rubber-coated steel bullets and tear gas canisters at school students in Tuqu after raiding the village, witnesses said.
Several students and local residents suffered light injuries as a result of the tear gas.
Four settlers were also injured during the clashes and taken for treatment in the illegal settlement of Efrat.
An Israeli army spokeswoman did not immediately return calls seeking comment.
Israeli soldiers fired rubber-coated steel bullets and tear gas canisters at school students in Tuqu after raiding the village, witnesses said.
Several students and local residents suffered light injuries as a result of the tear gas.
Four settlers were also injured during the clashes and taken for treatment in the illegal settlement of Efrat.
An Israeli army spokeswoman did not immediately return calls seeking comment.
Israeli soldiers invaded various Palestinian communities in the occupied West Bank, broke into homes and searched them, installed roadblocks, and kidnapped at least eight young Palestinian men. The army also attacked and detained teachers and students in a Hebron school.
Local sources in Beit Awwa town, southwest of Hebron, stated that dozens of soldiers invaded the town and kidnapped three Palestinians after violently searching their homes.
The three have been identified as Suleiman Salem Masalma, 20, Ezzeddeen Mohammad Masalma, 18, and Jihad Hasan Masalma, 24.
Soldiers also invaded Beit Einoun area, east of Hebron, broke into homes and used their rooftops as military towers, and restricted freedom of movement of the Palestinians as settlers marched into the city.
In addition, several military jeeps also invaded Ithna and Tarqoumia towns, and were heavily deployed on several main roads in the western area of Hebron city, while an Israeli drone hovered overhead.
Medical sources said sixteen Palestinians were shot and injured by Israeli army fire in the center of Hebron city, during clashes with the invading soldiers.
Also, eyewitnesses said dozens of soldiers invaded the Ibrahimiyya School in Hebron, attacked teachers and students, and detained its headmaster, Mohammad Kamel Ja’afra, three teachers, and at least one student.
Several Israeli military jeeps also invaded the al-Karmel village, near Hebron, occupied rooftops of a number of homes, especially homes overlooking roads leading to Susiya, Ma’oun and Havat Ma’oun illegal settlements.
Furthermore, soldiers invaded Borqa village, near the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and kidnapped one Palestinian.
Another Palestinian was also kidnapped in Arraba town, near the northern West Bank city of Jenin, while the army claimed locating two weapons.
A Palestinian was also kidnapped after the soldiers broke into his home in Yasouf village, southwest of Nablus city.
Israeli military sources claimed all kidnapped Palestinians are “wanted for security violations”, and that they will be moved to various interrogation facilities.
Israeli soldiers invade Palestinian communities on a daily basis, conduct invasions of homes, arrests, and install roadblocks in different parts of the occupied territories.
Local sources in Beit Awwa town, southwest of Hebron, stated that dozens of soldiers invaded the town and kidnapped three Palestinians after violently searching their homes.
The three have been identified as Suleiman Salem Masalma, 20, Ezzeddeen Mohammad Masalma, 18, and Jihad Hasan Masalma, 24.
Soldiers also invaded Beit Einoun area, east of Hebron, broke into homes and used their rooftops as military towers, and restricted freedom of movement of the Palestinians as settlers marched into the city.
In addition, several military jeeps also invaded Ithna and Tarqoumia towns, and were heavily deployed on several main roads in the western area of Hebron city, while an Israeli drone hovered overhead.
Medical sources said sixteen Palestinians were shot and injured by Israeli army fire in the center of Hebron city, during clashes with the invading soldiers.
Also, eyewitnesses said dozens of soldiers invaded the Ibrahimiyya School in Hebron, attacked teachers and students, and detained its headmaster, Mohammad Kamel Ja’afra, three teachers, and at least one student.
Several Israeli military jeeps also invaded the al-Karmel village, near Hebron, occupied rooftops of a number of homes, especially homes overlooking roads leading to Susiya, Ma’oun and Havat Ma’oun illegal settlements.
Furthermore, soldiers invaded Borqa village, near the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and kidnapped one Palestinian.
Another Palestinian was also kidnapped in Arraba town, near the northern West Bank city of Jenin, while the army claimed locating two weapons.
A Palestinian was also kidnapped after the soldiers broke into his home in Yasouf village, southwest of Nablus city.
Israeli military sources claimed all kidnapped Palestinians are “wanted for security violations”, and that they will be moved to various interrogation facilities.
Israeli soldiers invade Palestinian communities on a daily basis, conduct invasions of homes, arrests, and install roadblocks in different parts of the occupied territories.
16 apr 2014
Israeli forces on Wednesday raided a prep school in Hebron and fired tear gas on school grounds, witnesses told Ma'an.
Israeli soldiers erected an encampment in the schoolyard of al-Mutanabby preparatory in southern Hebron and raised the Israeli flag on top of the school, locals said.
Israeli troops also fired what witnesses called "excessive" amounts of tear gas on school grounds, lightly injuring several students.
Separately, clashes broke out between Israeli soldiers and Palestinian school children in Tari Ibn Ziad street in Hebron. The circumstances behind the clashes were unclear.
Israeli soldiers erected an encampment in the schoolyard of al-Mutanabby preparatory in southern Hebron and raised the Israeli flag on top of the school, locals said.
Israeli troops also fired what witnesses called "excessive" amounts of tear gas on school grounds, lightly injuring several students.
Separately, clashes broke out between Israeli soldiers and Palestinian school children in Tari Ibn Ziad street in Hebron. The circumstances behind the clashes were unclear.
13 apr 2014
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On Thursday April 10 the Israeli military escort failed to accompany the Palestinian children from the South Hebron Hills villages of Tuba and Maghayir Al Abeed as they returned home from school.
The children reached the meeting point with the military escort at 12:15 pm and the escort was supposed to arrive at 12:30 pm, as every Thursday. The meeting place is a dangerous area, situated close to the Israeli settlement of Ma’on and the illegal outpost of Havat Ma’on. International volunteers made numerous phone calls to the District Coordination Liaison (DCL) office and directly to the Israeli army office, but the escort failed to arrive. |
So at 1:20 pm the children decided to walk home via a longer path that crosses Palestinian- owned lands very close to the south-western side of Havat Ma’on. Because of the danger, international volunteers accompanied the children. At 1:50 pm two young Israeli settlers attacked the children and volunteers, throwing rocks with slingshots. The attack lasted about three minutes and forced the children to run toward the hills in order to reach the Palestinian village of Tuba.
The misconduct of the Israeli military escort often endangers the Palestinian children, whom the soldiers are obligated to protect. The schoolchildren were also attacked by Israeli settlers on April 9, while the escort was present.
The misconduct of the Israeli military escort often endangers the Palestinian children, whom the soldiers are obligated to protect. The schoolchildren were also attacked by Israeli settlers on April 9, while the escort was present.
9 apr 2014
Israeli settlers on Wednesday assaulted Palestinian school children in the southern West Bank, a school official said.
A school principal told Ma'an that a group of extremist Israeli settlers hurled stones at school girls in the village of al-Tuwani, leaving them bruised.
Israeli soldiers stood by and watched without taking action as the settlers threw rocks, the principal said.
The girls who sustained injuries were identified as Kifah Omar Abu Jundiyya and Dalal Awad Zein, both seventh graders.
In al-Tuwani and other areas in the southern Hebron district, school children on a daily basis wait at checkpoints for Israeli soldiers to let them through locked gates.
Regardless of Israeli military presence, settler attacks on children en route to and from school remain commonplace, the principal said.
In 2013, there were 399 incidents of settler violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Over 90 percent of investigations into settler violence by Israeli police fail to lead to an indictment.
More than 500,000 Israeli settlers live in settlements across the West Bank and East Jerusalem, in contravention of international law.
A school principal told Ma'an that a group of extremist Israeli settlers hurled stones at school girls in the village of al-Tuwani, leaving them bruised.
Israeli soldiers stood by and watched without taking action as the settlers threw rocks, the principal said.
The girls who sustained injuries were identified as Kifah Omar Abu Jundiyya and Dalal Awad Zein, both seventh graders.
In al-Tuwani and other areas in the southern Hebron district, school children on a daily basis wait at checkpoints for Israeli soldiers to let them through locked gates.
Regardless of Israeli military presence, settler attacks on children en route to and from school remain commonplace, the principal said.
In 2013, there were 399 incidents of settler violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Over 90 percent of investigations into settler violence by Israeli police fail to lead to an indictment.
More than 500,000 Israeli settlers live in settlements across the West Bank and East Jerusalem, in contravention of international law.
Israeli forces early Wednesday fired tear gas at a university campus in the central West Bank, administrators said.
Officials at the Salfit branch of al-Quds Open University told Ma'an that Israeli soldiers raided the campus and showered students with tear gas.
"Campus workers collected some 70 empty tear gas canisters," the officials said, adding that the gas prevented students from attending classes.
"The Israeli occupation's procedures targeting students and faculty of al-Quds Open University will never discourage the university from moving forward as planned," the administrators added.
An Israeli military spokeswoman did not immediately return calls seeking comment.
The Palestinian Authority Ministry of Higher Education condemned a similar raid on Jan. 22, when Israeli forces fired tear gas at students on the campus of al-Quds University in Abu Dis and damaged university property.
The ministry said at the time that the raid was part of a "continuous and systematic context of violations against the Palestinian institutions ... including the educational institutions and their cadres."
The internationally recognized Palestinian territories of which the West Bank and East Jerusalem form a part have been occupied by the Israeli military since 1967.
Officials at the Salfit branch of al-Quds Open University told Ma'an that Israeli soldiers raided the campus and showered students with tear gas.
"Campus workers collected some 70 empty tear gas canisters," the officials said, adding that the gas prevented students from attending classes.
"The Israeli occupation's procedures targeting students and faculty of al-Quds Open University will never discourage the university from moving forward as planned," the administrators added.
An Israeli military spokeswoman did not immediately return calls seeking comment.
The Palestinian Authority Ministry of Higher Education condemned a similar raid on Jan. 22, when Israeli forces fired tear gas at students on the campus of al-Quds University in Abu Dis and damaged university property.
The ministry said at the time that the raid was part of a "continuous and systematic context of violations against the Palestinian institutions ... including the educational institutions and their cadres."
The internationally recognized Palestinian territories of which the West Bank and East Jerusalem form a part have been occupied by the Israeli military since 1967.
1 apr 2014
Israeli troops on Tuesday clashed with students of al-Quds University and the Abu Dis School for Boys in Abu Dis near Jerusalem.
Spokesman for the popular resistance committees Hani Halabiya told Ma’an that Israeli forces raided the village “in a provocative manner,” and stopped students and inspected their IDs.
This sparked clashes in which Israeli forces fired tear gas, stun grenades, and rubber-coated steel bullets.
Halabiya said Israeli forces raided the boys school in the village and detained three students aged between 12 and 14.
They were held and beaten in an Israeli military jeep before the school principle and other local officials intervened and managed to get them released, he said.
Israeli forces also raided the house of the director of the local village council Atif Erekat and searched it for "stone-throwers."
Halabiya added that Israeli forces fired stun grenades and tear gas at the campus, the civil defense headquarters, the department of motor vehicles, the military liaisons office, and the ministry of interior causing dozens to suffer from excessive gas inhalation.
He said Israeli forces used students as human shields to protect themselves from stones.
Israel's military referred inquiries to the border police. A spokesman in turn referred inquiries to the national police which did not immediately return calls Tuesday evening.
Spokesman for the popular resistance committees Hani Halabiya told Ma’an that Israeli forces raided the village “in a provocative manner,” and stopped students and inspected their IDs.
This sparked clashes in which Israeli forces fired tear gas, stun grenades, and rubber-coated steel bullets.
Halabiya said Israeli forces raided the boys school in the village and detained three students aged between 12 and 14.
They were held and beaten in an Israeli military jeep before the school principle and other local officials intervened and managed to get them released, he said.
Israeli forces also raided the house of the director of the local village council Atif Erekat and searched it for "stone-throwers."
Halabiya added that Israeli forces fired stun grenades and tear gas at the campus, the civil defense headquarters, the department of motor vehicles, the military liaisons office, and the ministry of interior causing dozens to suffer from excessive gas inhalation.
He said Israeli forces used students as human shields to protect themselves from stones.
Israel's military referred inquiries to the border police. A spokesman in turn referred inquiries to the national police which did not immediately return calls Tuesday evening.
12 mar 2014
Violent clashes broke out on Tuesday at Bab al-Amoud in occupied Jerusalem between Israeli policemen and Jerusalemite youths who were protesting the killing of 6 Palestinians in 48 hours and condemning the ban on youths' access to al-Aqsa Mosque yards. Eyewitnesses told PIC reporter that Israeli forces suppressed the march and fired stun grenades and rubber bullets at the protesters.
Five Jerusalemites were arrested during the demonstration, in addition to the injury of a photojournalist who was covering the event, the sources added.
Meanwhile, three Palestinians were arrested in occupied West Bank, including a wounded young man from Nablus.
The Israeli patrols arrested Mohammed Haitham Abu Atwan during clashes that erupted in Dura village south of al-Khalil, amid raid and search operations into homes in the adjacent areas.
Israeli occupation forces also detained Ahmed Qawasmeh as sporadic clashes broke out in Aroub camp north of al-Khalil. Tear gas canisters and metal bullets were fired during the clashes.
Meanwhile, clashes broke out in Askar refugee camp in Nablus when eight Israeli jeeps stormed at early hours of Tuesday morning the camp. Israeli soldiers fired live bullets, which led to the injury of Dawoud Abu Haya who was then arrested despite his leg injury, local sources said.
The sources added that the Israeli forces' withdrawal from the camp caused a state of panic among the students who were heading to their schools.
Five Jerusalemites were arrested during the demonstration, in addition to the injury of a photojournalist who was covering the event, the sources added.
Meanwhile, three Palestinians were arrested in occupied West Bank, including a wounded young man from Nablus.
The Israeli patrols arrested Mohammed Haitham Abu Atwan during clashes that erupted in Dura village south of al-Khalil, amid raid and search operations into homes in the adjacent areas.
Israeli occupation forces also detained Ahmed Qawasmeh as sporadic clashes broke out in Aroub camp north of al-Khalil. Tear gas canisters and metal bullets were fired during the clashes.
Meanwhile, clashes broke out in Askar refugee camp in Nablus when eight Israeli jeeps stormed at early hours of Tuesday morning the camp. Israeli soldiers fired live bullets, which led to the injury of Dawoud Abu Haya who was then arrested despite his leg injury, local sources said.
The sources added that the Israeli forces' withdrawal from the camp caused a state of panic among the students who were heading to their schools.
4 mar 2014
Dozens of Palestinians suffered suffocation Sunday due to tear gas in clashes with Israeli occupation forces in Ya’bad Town to the south of the West Bank city of Jenin.
Palestinian Security sources said that storming Ya’bad town by Israeli forces led to clashes in the vicinity of al-Masjed al-Kabir (main mosque) and the secondary school; dozens of citizens suffered suffocation.
Palestinian Security sources said that storming Ya’bad town by Israeli forces led to clashes in the vicinity of al-Masjed al-Kabir (main mosque) and the secondary school; dozens of citizens suffered suffocation.
3 mar 2014
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) broke into Sawiya school in southern Nablus on Monday morning and arrested a student. Sawiya municipality chairman Abdulrahim Mohammed said in a press release that the soldiers arrested 17-year-old Obada Saleh, alleging that he threw stones at an IOF patrol.
He said that the soldiers terrorized students during the raid and fired sound bombs and teargas canisters inside the school.
He said that the soldiers terrorized students during the raid and fired sound bombs and teargas canisters inside the school.
A number of Palestinian students Monday suffered suffocation injuries after Israeli occupation forces fired tear gas canisters in the vicinity of their school in the West Bank city of Hebron.
Rawhi al-Zaru, principle of Tareq Bin Ziyad Secondary School, said that clashes erupted between the students and the Israeli soldiers who were stationed at Tareq Bin Ziyad road junction, near the school.
Al-Zaru stressed that Israeli forces continue to provoke the Palestinians, and attempt to hinder the education system in a number of schools in the southern area of Hebron.
Rawhi al-Zaru, principle of Tareq Bin Ziyad Secondary School, said that clashes erupted between the students and the Israeli soldiers who were stationed at Tareq Bin Ziyad road junction, near the school.
Al-Zaru stressed that Israeli forces continue to provoke the Palestinians, and attempt to hinder the education system in a number of schools in the southern area of Hebron.
1 mar 2014
The final ceremony of an Italian-government funded project to support dialogue through education in three Palestinian cities took place in Jericho on Friday.
Palestinian and Italian officials as well as UNICEF and NGO representatives took part in the ceremony in the eastern West Bank city to mark the end of the three year-year project "Emergency educational support in the Palestinian Territories."
The project's objective was to "promote understanding among people and to contribute to the improvement of living conditions of the Palestinian people through the promotion of dialogue and peace through education," particularly by increasing educational opportunities and fostering cultural development, particularly for disabled youth.
The project, which was implemented in partnership with AVSI Foundation, the Custody of the Holy Land and ATS pro Terra Sancta, worked with 14 schools across the Palestinian capital of East Jerusalem as well as in Bethlehem and Jericho.
Palestinian and Italian officials as well as UNICEF and NGO representatives took part in the ceremony in the eastern West Bank city to mark the end of the three year-year project "Emergency educational support in the Palestinian Territories."
The project's objective was to "promote understanding among people and to contribute to the improvement of living conditions of the Palestinian people through the promotion of dialogue and peace through education," particularly by increasing educational opportunities and fostering cultural development, particularly for disabled youth.
The project, which was implemented in partnership with AVSI Foundation, the Custody of the Holy Land and ATS pro Terra Sancta, worked with 14 schools across the Palestinian capital of East Jerusalem as well as in Bethlehem and Jericho.
