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Weekly Report: Israeli human rights violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory 05 - 11 Jul 2007
PCHR Calls for Investigation into the Death of a Detainee in Suspicious Circumstances in Gaza
According to investigations conducted by PCHR, at approximately 19:00 on Tuesday, 10 July 2007, the body of Fadel Mohammed Saleem Dahmash, 31, from Deir al-Balah, was brought into Shifa Hospital in Gaza City.
Twenty students injured in Bier Ziet University during students protest
Twenty students of Bier Zeit University, near the West Bank city of Ramallah, were injured on Wednesday during internal disputes between the students as the Islamic Bloc and some leftist groups organized a protest in the University demanding the release of the Students Council head who is imprisoned by the Palestinian Authority. The students were reportedly attacked by Fateh supporters and security forces.
Troops kidnap four residents in Hebron
The Hebron office of the Palestinian Prisoners Society reported on Wednesday that Israeli soldiers kidnapped four resident in Hebron city, in the southern part of the west Bank, and in the nearby town of Doura.
Popular Committees slams international silence on Israeli crimes
The Popular Committees issued a statement on Wednesday slamming the International community for its silence and idleness while the Israeli occupation is ongoing with its violations and attacks against the Palestinian people in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
Palestinian Emergency Government Term Extended
The Palestinian parliament failed to hold a scheduled meeting Wednesday, clearing the way for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to extend indefinitely the term of the emergency Cabinet he installed after the Hamas takeover of Gaza.
Hamas parliament boycott may clear way for Abbas
RAMALLAH, West Bank, July 11 (Reuters) - A Hamas boycott prevented the Palestinian parliament from convening on Wednesday, a move President Mahmoud Abbas may seek to use as grounds to keep his emergency government in place.
Hamas MPs' boycott cancels parliament
A boycott by Hamas MPs prevented the Palestinian Authority parliament from convening yesterday, clearing the way for President Mahmoud Abbas to exploit the paralysis and extend the mandate of his emergency cabinet.
Hamas rejects Gaza crossing opening
Hamas say they believe that refugees returning through the checkpoint could be arrested by Israeli authorities.
Israel PM Olmert to visit West Bank
Israeli officials Wednesday said Prime Minister Ehud Olmert plans to meet with the head of the Palestinian Authority Monday in the West Bank. The officials said Olmert will make his first trip to the Palestinian Authority to meet with Chairman Mahmoud Abbas at the Intercontinental Hotel in Jericho, Haaretz reported Wednesday.
Israeli soldier killed in Gaza on Lebanon war anniversary
An Israeli soldier was killed in clashes with Hamas militants in the latest army incursion into Gaza on Thursday, as the Jewish state marked the anniversary of the start of the Lebanon war.
Palestinian cleared of US terror charges sentenced to jail
A Palestinian man cleared of terrorism charges by a US jury was sentenced to 21 months in jail Wednesday on a lesser charge in a high-profile Hamas financing case.
'New rules for new wars'
Conference brings Israeli, US experts together to 'fine tune' international law . l
FEATURE-West Bank town unites amid Palestinian divisions
SHYOUKH, West Bank, July 12 (Reuters) - Life is booming in one hilltop West Bank town despite a year of crippling Western sanctions against a Hamas-led government and recent bloodshed elsewhere between rival Palestinian factions.
Ramallah: Island of middle-class life in troubled West Bank
Mohammed Kilani, a computer technician, hits the gym every other day to swim laps and lift weights. Umm Hussein, whose husband sells BMWs, takes her kids to the mall to shop, eat in the food court and play video games. Despite the crippling poverty and frequent violence in the Palestinian territories, the city of Ramallah, the unofficial capital of the West Bank, holds out as an island of middle class existence.
Exiled Palestinian leader due to visit West Bank
Nayef Hawatmeh, a veteran of the Palestinian national movement, is next week expected to visit the Palestinian territories for the first time, an official said Thursday.
Where Outsiders, and Fear, Loom Over Daily Life
In the 1970s, Lebanese Christians attacked Palestinains; in the 1980s, Lebanese Shi`ites attacked Palestinians; and now it is the Lebanese Sunnis turn: "But the fighting has also revealed a level of potentially destabilizing hostility between the Lebanese and the Palestinians who have lived here — as outsiders — for generations. When thousands of Palestinians tried to march back to their abandoned camp, the army opened fire — and local residents attacked the Palestinians. "They don't pay rent, they don't pay electricity, they don't pay to inspect their cars," said Mustafa Deeb, 26, a truck driver who identified himself as affiliated with the Future Movement, a Sunni Muslim party.
FEATURE-Gaza businesses risk collapse despite calm
GAZA, July 12 (Reuters) - For Hamdi Abu Sido, the end of bitter Palestinian faction fighting in the Gaza Strip a month ago has meant a boom in business as parents and children venture out again to fill his beachside amusement arcade with laughter.
Growing trend to delegitimize Israel worries Jewish leaders
The trend toward delegitimizing Israel's existence as a Jewish state is growing not only in Europe, but also in the United States, according to Jewish-American academics and community leaders. Anti-Israel attacks are even beginning to affect Jewish supporters of Israel, who have been accused of trying to silence public debate, they said.
Philip Rizk: Resistance in Gaza
There has been an array of commentary on Gaza over the past weeks. Hamas' military takeover of the Gaza Strip brought the malaise of its people, the weakness of Fatah and Hamas' ability to implement law and order into the world limelight. As outside commentators it is quite simple to chose sides in this seeming Fatah-Hamas divide, and yet what is really at stake for Palestinians in Gaza, now governed by a Hamas cabinet sacked by the president, and Palestinians in the West Bank, governed by a Fatah president and his unilaterally determined emergency government?
It's time for the Jewish community to pressure Israel to accept peace
Jewish people around the world have long embraced a mythical view of Israel as a benevolent, modern-day David fighting off the menacing Goliath of the Arab nations .
Tel Rumeida Summer Camp 2007!
The Tel Rumeida summer camp starts on July 14th and runs until July 28th. It will begin on the first day at 9:00am beside the Qurtuba school within Tel-Rumeida. All the events are still being scheduled and will be posted once that information is available. To have any of your questions answered about the summer camp please call Fawaz (0599672529) or Issa (0599340549). See you there!
Chief Israeli rabbi denounces career women
Israel's chief Ashkenazi rabbi has denounced the "phenomenon of women who make their careers on the backs on their children," the tabloid Maariv reported on Thursday.
US Congress berates British academics' Israel boycott
US lawmakers Wednesday slammed a boycott of Israeli universities promoted by pro-Palestinian British academics as an anti-Semitic step that would undermine Middle East peace efforts.
Keeping Talk Radio Pro-Israel
For the past five years, Harrison and his publication have been shepherding more than 50 talk show hosts to Israel in conjunction with America's Voices for Israel (AVI), a group founded and presided over by Malcolm Hoenlein, executive vice chair of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations .
Giuliani, the Likud Candidate?
Republican front-runner Rudy Giuliani announced his foreign-policy advisory team Tuesday, and it looks from the membership as if he's bidding for the Likud vote (for which he will no doubt receive tough competition from John McCain, Fred Thompson, and, eventually perhaps, Newt Gingrich).
Lieberman: Israel will conclude preparations for Iranian 'threat" soon
Strategic Affairs Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Wednesday that Israel would put the final touches on its preparations to counter Iran's nuclear threat in the near future.
PCHR Calls for Investigation into the Death of a Detainee in Suspicious Circumstances in Gaza
According to investigations conducted by PCHR, at approximately 19:00 on Tuesday, 10 July 2007, the body of Fadel Mohammed Saleem Dahmash, 31, from Deir al-Balah, was brought into Shifa Hospital in Gaza City.
Twenty students injured in Bier Ziet University during students protest
Twenty students of Bier Zeit University, near the West Bank city of Ramallah, were injured on Wednesday during internal disputes between the students as the Islamic Bloc and some leftist groups organized a protest in the University demanding the release of the Students Council head who is imprisoned by the Palestinian Authority. The students were reportedly attacked by Fateh supporters and security forces.
Troops kidnap four residents in Hebron
The Hebron office of the Palestinian Prisoners Society reported on Wednesday that Israeli soldiers kidnapped four resident in Hebron city, in the southern part of the west Bank, and in the nearby town of Doura.
Popular Committees slams international silence on Israeli crimes
The Popular Committees issued a statement on Wednesday slamming the International community for its silence and idleness while the Israeli occupation is ongoing with its violations and attacks against the Palestinian people in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
Palestinian Emergency Government Term Extended
The Palestinian parliament failed to hold a scheduled meeting Wednesday, clearing the way for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to extend indefinitely the term of the emergency Cabinet he installed after the Hamas takeover of Gaza.
Hamas parliament boycott may clear way for Abbas
RAMALLAH, West Bank, July 11 (Reuters) - A Hamas boycott prevented the Palestinian parliament from convening on Wednesday, a move President Mahmoud Abbas may seek to use as grounds to keep his emergency government in place.
Hamas MPs' boycott cancels parliament
A boycott by Hamas MPs prevented the Palestinian Authority parliament from convening yesterday, clearing the way for President Mahmoud Abbas to exploit the paralysis and extend the mandate of his emergency cabinet.
Hamas rejects Gaza crossing opening
Hamas say they believe that refugees returning through the checkpoint could be arrested by Israeli authorities.
Israel PM Olmert to visit West Bank
Israeli officials Wednesday said Prime Minister Ehud Olmert plans to meet with the head of the Palestinian Authority Monday in the West Bank. The officials said Olmert will make his first trip to the Palestinian Authority to meet with Chairman Mahmoud Abbas at the Intercontinental Hotel in Jericho, Haaretz reported Wednesday.
Israeli soldier killed in Gaza on Lebanon war anniversary
An Israeli soldier was killed in clashes with Hamas militants in the latest army incursion into Gaza on Thursday, as the Jewish state marked the anniversary of the start of the Lebanon war.
Palestinian cleared of US terror charges sentenced to jail
A Palestinian man cleared of terrorism charges by a US jury was sentenced to 21 months in jail Wednesday on a lesser charge in a high-profile Hamas financing case.
'New rules for new wars'
Conference brings Israeli, US experts together to 'fine tune' international law . l
FEATURE-West Bank town unites amid Palestinian divisions
SHYOUKH, West Bank, July 12 (Reuters) - Life is booming in one hilltop West Bank town despite a year of crippling Western sanctions against a Hamas-led government and recent bloodshed elsewhere between rival Palestinian factions.
Ramallah: Island of middle-class life in troubled West Bank
Mohammed Kilani, a computer technician, hits the gym every other day to swim laps and lift weights. Umm Hussein, whose husband sells BMWs, takes her kids to the mall to shop, eat in the food court and play video games. Despite the crippling poverty and frequent violence in the Palestinian territories, the city of Ramallah, the unofficial capital of the West Bank, holds out as an island of middle class existence.
Exiled Palestinian leader due to visit West Bank
Nayef Hawatmeh, a veteran of the Palestinian national movement, is next week expected to visit the Palestinian territories for the first time, an official said Thursday.
Where Outsiders, and Fear, Loom Over Daily Life
In the 1970s, Lebanese Christians attacked Palestinains; in the 1980s, Lebanese Shi`ites attacked Palestinians; and now it is the Lebanese Sunnis turn: "But the fighting has also revealed a level of potentially destabilizing hostility between the Lebanese and the Palestinians who have lived here — as outsiders — for generations. When thousands of Palestinians tried to march back to their abandoned camp, the army opened fire — and local residents attacked the Palestinians. "They don't pay rent, they don't pay electricity, they don't pay to inspect their cars," said Mustafa Deeb, 26, a truck driver who identified himself as affiliated with the Future Movement, a Sunni Muslim party.
FEATURE-Gaza businesses risk collapse despite calm
GAZA, July 12 (Reuters) - For Hamdi Abu Sido, the end of bitter Palestinian faction fighting in the Gaza Strip a month ago has meant a boom in business as parents and children venture out again to fill his beachside amusement arcade with laughter.
Growing trend to delegitimize Israel worries Jewish leaders
The trend toward delegitimizing Israel's existence as a Jewish state is growing not only in Europe, but also in the United States, according to Jewish-American academics and community leaders. Anti-Israel attacks are even beginning to affect Jewish supporters of Israel, who have been accused of trying to silence public debate, they said.
Philip Rizk: Resistance in Gaza
There has been an array of commentary on Gaza over the past weeks. Hamas' military takeover of the Gaza Strip brought the malaise of its people, the weakness of Fatah and Hamas' ability to implement law and order into the world limelight. As outside commentators it is quite simple to chose sides in this seeming Fatah-Hamas divide, and yet what is really at stake for Palestinians in Gaza, now governed by a Hamas cabinet sacked by the president, and Palestinians in the West Bank, governed by a Fatah president and his unilaterally determined emergency government?
It's time for the Jewish community to pressure Israel to accept peace
Jewish people around the world have long embraced a mythical view of Israel as a benevolent, modern-day David fighting off the menacing Goliath of the Arab nations .
Tel Rumeida Summer Camp 2007!
The Tel Rumeida summer camp starts on July 14th and runs until July 28th. It will begin on the first day at 9:00am beside the Qurtuba school within Tel-Rumeida. All the events are still being scheduled and will be posted once that information is available. To have any of your questions answered about the summer camp please call Fawaz (0599672529) or Issa (0599340549). See you there!
Chief Israeli rabbi denounces career women
Israel's chief Ashkenazi rabbi has denounced the "phenomenon of women who make their careers on the backs on their children," the tabloid Maariv reported on Thursday.
US Congress berates British academics' Israel boycott
US lawmakers Wednesday slammed a boycott of Israeli universities promoted by pro-Palestinian British academics as an anti-Semitic step that would undermine Middle East peace efforts.
Keeping Talk Radio Pro-Israel
For the past five years, Harrison and his publication have been shepherding more than 50 talk show hosts to Israel in conjunction with America's Voices for Israel (AVI), a group founded and presided over by Malcolm Hoenlein, executive vice chair of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations .
Giuliani, the Likud Candidate?
Republican front-runner Rudy Giuliani announced his foreign-policy advisory team Tuesday, and it looks from the membership as if he's bidding for the Likud vote (for which he will no doubt receive tough competition from John McCain, Fred Thompson, and, eventually perhaps, Newt Gingrich).
Lieberman: Israel will conclude preparations for Iranian 'threat" soon
Strategic Affairs Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Wednesday that Israel would put the final touches on its preparations to counter Iran's nuclear threat in the near future.
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