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Hebron: Masked Settlers Attack Human Rights Worker
At approximately 1 pm (the 6th August) around 8 Israeli settlers were seen, by an international human rights worker, covering their faces on the edge of Tel Rumada settlement. They then exited the settlement and carried out a targeted attack on a human rights observer monitoring a check point. The settlers brought the HRW to the ground kicking and punching him, then continued to kick and punch him repeatedly.
Hebron: Spitting in Babies Faces
At approximately 2 pm (the 6th August) two internationals observed a group of 6 Israeli settler girls between the ages of 12 and 18 harassing and intimidating Palestinian residents as they walked along a Palestinian road in Tel Rumada. They were observed spitting in the face of a baby being carried by a family member, and insulting Palestinians with language so abusive that a soldier attempted to remove them from the area. The soldier was immediately chastised by his commanding officer, and the girls continued to walk along the road unabated, threatening residents by lunging and stamping as if about to hit them.
At approximately 1 pm (the 6th August) around 8 Israeli settlers were seen, by an international human rights worker, covering their faces on the edge of Tel Rumada settlement. They then exited the settlement and carried out a targeted attack on a human rights observer monitoring a check point. The settlers brought the HRW to the ground kicking and punching him, then continued to kick and punch him repeatedly.
Hebron: Spitting in Babies Faces
At approximately 2 pm (the 6th August) two internationals observed a group of 6 Israeli settler girls between the ages of 12 and 18 harassing and intimidating Palestinian residents as they walked along a Palestinian road in Tel Rumada. They were observed spitting in the face of a baby being carried by a family member, and insulting Palestinians with language so abusive that a soldier attempted to remove them from the area. The soldier was immediately chastised by his commanding officer, and the girls continued to walk along the road unabated, threatening residents by lunging and stamping as if about to hit them.
Explosive device kills two Palestinian children in Gaza
The device was either an unlaunched Palestinian rocket left in the area or an Israeli mine. Witnesses reported a 'huge' explosion near the al-Nadda high-rises in the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza. 'We found people killed and wounded on the ground, the ambulances took them the nearby hospitals,' said one witness. 'It seems that some children found a mysterious device, played with it and then it blew up.'
Two children killed in Gaza blast
Two Palestinian children have been killed in the northern Gaza Strip after an Israeli shell they were playing with exploded, witnesses and medics said.
IOF troops kidnap wife, sons of wanted activist
IOF troops at dawn Tuesday kidnapped the wife and two sons of a wanted Hamas activist in the village of Ektaba, Tulkarm district, after failing to arrest him, locals reported. Eyewitnesses reported that the soldiers broke into the home of Omar Abu Jaber, 45, one of the Hamas political leaders in the village, and thoroughly searched it before kidnapping his wife and both his sons Jaber and Osama along with his niece, son-in-law and two other young men in the village.
Gangs of Israeli settlers in Hebron set ablaze a mosque and attack fire fighters
Israeli settlers set fire to a Palestinian mosque in the old city of Hebron on Tuesday morning and prevented the fire services from reaching the blaze. Ma'an's correspondent reported that one fire fighter said "we heard the settlers taunting the Palestinians through the telephone when the people in the mosque made distress calls to us. The Palestinians also called for the Israeli soldiers to help to stop the attack on the mosque."
Palestinian Refugees Must Act
It is important for the refugees to develop new approaches for presenting their grievances in international conferences and negotiating their case with the Israelis in case there will be negotiations.
Internally displaced Palestinians struggle for recognition
Residents of Ein Houd village have been without electricity for almost 60 years but now Muhammed Abu al-Haija's house has been connected to Israel's electric grid. "So far, I'm the only one with electricity," said Al-Haija, who, like the other 250 residents, is an Israeli citizen. "But I hope the whole village will get it soon."
Family Reunification
Since the beginning of Israeli occupation in 1967, all policies towards curbing the process of Palestinian family reunification have greatly threatened normal and stable family life for many. This has been especially true for residents of Jerusalem, whose linkage with the West Bank has been severed, not only geographically but also socially. Families have had to establish two homes, one in Jerusalem and one in the West Bank, which is disruptive to children's educational process to say the least. Israel's policy is far from benign; its control of people's basic right to choose a spouse and create a family is a malicious attempt to drive people out of the city of Jerusalem, specifically, and even to encourage Arab migration outside the boundaries of Palestinian Authority areas and Israel proper. This "silent transfer" does not get the attention it deserves, because it is just that, a quiet but consistent pressure on Palestinian residents of Jerusalem and Arab citizens of Israel to leave.
Prisoners call on Palestinian organizations to highlight their plight
In a message sent to the Prisoners' Center for studies and research, prisoners stated that "we are loosing our lifetime far from the excitement of life, far from our wives and children, for the sake of our nation". There are approximately 11,000 prisoners in Israeli detention centers, among them over 300 elderly prisoners, some of whom have spent 30 years in prison.
Haaretz: A visit to the jungle
Last week the prime minister congratulated Ariel College for being elevated by the Judea and Samaria Council of Higher Education to university status. Today, Ehud Olmert is traveling to Jericho, in order to hold talks with Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas, on an agreement of principles (and perhaps even "agreed-upon principles") for the establishment of a Palestinian state.
B'Tselem: Movement restrictions on Palestinians illegal
Report by Israeli human rights organization criticizes country's restrictions on movement imposed on West Bank Palestinians, calls for the immediate removal of restrictions, evacuation of settlements.
Undermining a Viable Palestinian State--Israel's Settlement Project
Israel's illegal settlement project and security policies are being pursued relentlessly and without interruption in the West Bank, despite the latest attempts to allow the Palestinian Authority (PA) to administer its own security arrangements as well as most civil Palestinian affairs.
Israeli army kidnaps 6 Palestinians from Talouza, 2 from Balata refugee camp near Nablus
In the early hours of Tuesday morning, an Israeli force invaded Talouza town and the Balata refugee camp, located in northern West Bank city of Nablus, launcing an abduction campaign in both areas. Palestinian sources reported that a huge number of military vehicles invaded Talouza town, ransacking homes and kidnapping 6 Palestinians. Israel military sources claimed that the abducted persons were members of Hamas.
UNRWA Condemns Israel's Military Action In Gaza
The United Nations aid agency for Palestinian refugees condemned Israel over the weekend for continued military action in Gaza that left one of the schools damaged. The UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) said that Israel is violating the group's property rights and should end such attacks immediately.
West Bank: Israeli controls constitute "collective punishment" of Palestinians
In a report released today Jerusalem-based B'Tselem accuses the Israeli government of maintaining tens of useless checkpoints and restricting movements in the West Bank that have serious repercussions on the daily lives of Palestinians amounting to "collective punishment."
Abbas: Palestinians' daily lives will soon improve
Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas promised Palestinians on Tuesday their lives would improve as a result of his talks Monday with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. "Many issues which affect the Palestinians in their day-to-day lives will be resolved," Abbas told Voice of Palestine radio in his first public comments on his meeting on Monday with Olmert in the West Bank city of Jericho.
Hamas calls for boycott of Palestinian courts responsible for sentencing Hamas and Islamic Jihad members
Hamas on Tuesday urged for a boycott of the Palestinian courts that are responsible for trying arrested Hamas and Islamic Jihad members. Hamas called on all Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, the judges, but also the prisoners of both movements who are to be tried by these courts, to support Hamas in their efforts.
Israel, Hamas renew talks on release of Gilad Shalit
Israel and Hamas have renewed negotiations over the release of captured Israel Defense Forces soldier Gilad Shalit, with the help of Egyptian mediation, a senior political official in Jerusalem said Monday. The official said the talks were restarted about a week ago, after having been suspended since Hamas took over the Gaza Strip in June.
Unknown gunmen open fire on Hamas member
The Hamas member, Awny Al Obwah, 31, was shot by unknown gunmen on Monday night between 9:30- 10:00, and sustained critical wounds to his stomach.
Gaza jobs meltdown: an ice-cream firm's tale
When the mercury soars and the cloying humidity of the Mediterranean coast makes heading outside a shirt-drenching ordeal, Mazen Masri is usually one of the few Gazans wearing a smile. But today, Mr. Masri casts a dejected look around his mostly idle ice-cream factory. "This should be the best time of our year," he says. "But I go into the factory and my heart almost breaks."
Palestinian merchants in Gaza live hand-to-market
Reduced to poverty by a blockade on the Gaza Strip, Palestinian merchants in the Hamas-ruled enclave complain Israel's method for allowing in their merchandise often adds insult to injury. Since the Islamists took over Gaza in a June civil war, Israel has shut the main commercial crossing on the Gaza border, Karni, citing security concerns. That left Sufa crossing, where, in the absence of formal Israeli-Palestinian coordination, vendors from the Jewish state simply dump cargo on the frontier.
Gaza Prison Warden: Recite 5 Quranic Chapters, Serve 1 Year Less
Prisoners in Gaza's Central Prison, the Saraya, who can recite five Quranic chapters, will enjoy a reduction of one year off their sentence, Prison Warden Abu Al-'Abd Hamid said Monday, according to the Hamas Executive Force's (Tanfiziyya) website. "This decision comes in an attempt to encourage prisoners to recite Allah's book," Hamid said.
Netanya pork deli reopens for business after arson attack
Some 40 stores in Netanya sell pork, but the campaign against non-kosher meat in the city seems to focus on the Aviv delicatessen, which opened four weeks ago in the downtown Zion Square. Around 1,500 religious residents demonstrated outside the deli during the week of Tisha B'av, and last weekend it was set on fire. The flames totally destroyed the liquor cabinet, and caused damage to the walls.
Police remove Hebron settlers
The removal of the settlers began at approximately 6:30 am when a large force comprised of Israeli Police and Borger Guards forced the doors of the occupied buildings and began removing the occupiers. Throughout the operation, the Israeli force was pelted with stones and eggs by right-wing Israeli settlers who had positioned themselves on the rooftops surrounding the buildings. 13 settlers were injured and a further 13 arrested during the removal. 11 police officers also sustained light injuries.
Iraq using Saddam's laws against oil workers, say UK unions
British trade unions have accused the Iraqi government of using Saddam Hussein's laws which ignore the right of oil workers to join unions. In a letter to Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, the Trades Union Congress (TUC) formally protested over an internal Oil Ministry memo which urges managers to use Saddam's law banning public sector unions against workers in the oil industry.
IRAQ: Militiants using water to extort "favours" from displaced
Many internally displaced persons (IDPs) in camps in Iraq are facing shortages of water, especially clean drinking water, and the situation is being exploited by unscrupulous militants, local non-governmental organisations (NGOs) say.
IRAQ: Continuing violence boosts funeral industry in Baghdad
The continuing violence in Baghdad is fuelling a boom in the funeral industry. Back in Saddam Hussein's time, coffin maker Abdul-Wahab Khalil Mohammed used to sell one or two coffins a day at US$5-US$10 each. Now he produces an average of 15 to 20 coffins a day and charges $50-$75 for each one. "Our business is booming," said Mohammed pointing to at least seven caskets in front of his tiny shop in Baghdad's central Allawi area.
British trade unions have accused the Iraqi government of using Saddam Hussein's laws which ignore the right of oil workers to join unions. In a letter to Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, the Trades Union Congress (TUC) formally protested over an internal Oil Ministry memo which urges managers to use Saddam's law banning public sector unions against workers in the oil industry.
IRAQ: Militiants using water to extort "favours" from displaced
Many internally displaced persons (IDPs) in camps in Iraq are facing shortages of water, especially clean drinking water, and the situation is being exploited by unscrupulous militants, local non-governmental organisations (NGOs) say.
IRAQ: Continuing violence boosts funeral industry in Baghdad
The continuing violence in Baghdad is fuelling a boom in the funeral industry. Back in Saddam Hussein's time, coffin maker Abdul-Wahab Khalil Mohammed used to sell one or two coffins a day at US$5-US$10 each. Now he produces an average of 15 to 20 coffins a day and charges $50-$75 for each one. "Our business is booming," said Mohammed pointing to at least seven caskets in front of his tiny shop in Baghdad's central Allawi area.
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