PALESTINE

Mon 17 Jul 2023 11:32 am - Jerusalem Time

41 workers were killed in the occupied interior

Israeli data showed, on Monday, that 41 workers were killed in work accidents since the beginning of the year within the Green Line areas, compared to 35 in the same period last year.


According to the Hebrew newspaper Haaretz, the majority of these workers are Palestinians.


She indicated that 22 of them work in the construction industry, compared to 15 in the same period in 2022.


The data shows that in the first half of this year, 389 work accidents were recorded, of which 360 workers were moderately and seriously injured.



PALESTINE

Mon 17 Jul 2023 11:27 am - Jerusalem Time

Shtayyeh: Reducing water quotas is a racist and discriminatory measure

Prime Minister Muhammad Shtayyeh considered, on Monday, the move of the Israeli company, "Mekorot", to sharply reduce the water quotas allocated to the governorates of Bethlehem and Hebron, as a serious discriminatory measure aimed at depriving the residents of the two governorates of their most basic rights to water.


Shtayyeh said, at the outset of his government’s weekly session, that this step was taken at a time when the occupying state is doubling the quantities of water for the benefit of the colonizers, noting that the average Palestinian per capita consumption does not exceed 72 liters per day, while the Israeli consumes 320 liters per day, of Palestinian water, which is A right for every Palestinian. like he said.


In another context, the Prime Minister welcomed the decision of the Human Rights Council to develop the database of operating companies, or those involved in direct or indirect activities in working in the settlements, praising the countries that supported this decision, and calling on the countries that did not support it to review their positions and stop encouraging the occupation. for his crimes.


Shtayyeh referred to the escalation of the Israeli aggression and the terror of the colonizers, pointing to their focus on the Palestinian archaeological sites, especially the storming of the town of Sebastia, as part of the continuous attempts to control and Judaize the archaeological area in the town, as well as what the archaeological area of ​​"Ain al-Hawiya" is exposed to, west of the village of Husan in the Bethlehem Governorate, which is full of With the eyes of water and ponds, where the occupation and its settlers seek to turn it into a religious and tourist destination for settlers.


Shtayyeh called on UNESCO to assume its international responsibilities in protecting the archaeological and heritage sites in Palestine from attempts to extend control, Judaization and Israeliization.


On the results of the secondary school "Tawjihi" next Thursday, the Prime Minister expressed his wishes for success for the students, calling on them to choose the appropriate majors and professions that meet their needs and desires in Palestine.


He pointed out that the cabinet will discuss in its session the political, financial and security conditions, and follow up the process of rebuilding Jenin and the Jenin camp, Israeli violations against Palestinian children, projects to support the Jerusalem governorate, infrastructure projects such as schools, roads, etc., the development of the student loan fund, and the job formations schedule for the current year. .

PALESTINE

Mon 17 Jul 2023 11:13 am - Jerusalem Time

Herzog heads to Washington to meet Biden, and Netanyahu reprimands his ambassador

Late Monday evening, Israeli President Isaac Herzog will head to Washington for a several-day visit, during which he will meet his US counterpart, Joe Biden.


Herzog is scheduled to address the US Congress after receiving an invitation from Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy.


This is Herzog's second visit to the United States in two years, since he assumed the Israeli presidency.


It is expected that Herzog and Biden will discuss a range of political, security and economic issues in their meeting.


Herzog's visit to the White House comes at a time when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been waiting for a similar invitation since assuming his new position about 7 months ago.


In the context, the Hebrew Channel 13 reported, yesterday evening, that Netanyahu held a conversation last week, during which he rebuked the Israeli ambassador to the United States, Mike Herzog, who is the brother of the Israeli president.


Netanyahu accused Ambassador Herzog of not doing enough to invite him to the White House, while his ambassador indicated that he had been seeking for months to set a date, but had not received any answers from the US administration.


According to the Hebrew channel, the conversation was sharp and charged.




OPINIONS

Mon 17 Jul 2023 10:06 am - Jerusalem Time

Kuwait is committed to supporting our people and their cause

Jerusalem Hadith

Jerusalem Hadith

Opinion Writer

Kuwait is a generous country, especially when it comes to the Palestinian cause and the Palestinian side. Its political positions are firm on the issue and it is with it heart and soul. From a financial point of view, it was and is still providing material support to our people and institutions, as it is one of the countries that provided the most support to Al-Makassed Charitable Hospital, for example. Also, the late Faisal Al-Husseini, when he left this mortal world, left in Kuwait, where he was on a working visit to it in order to discuss with Kuwaiti officials the needs of Palestinian institutions, given that they will be the cornerstone of building the future Palestinian state.


Kuwait refused and refuses to recognize the occupying state or establish normal relations with it. On the contrary, it affirms daily that it is against the occupying state and its repressive practices and crimes committed against the Palestinian people in full view of the world.


It suffices that the Kuwaiti parliament condemns the occupation and its consequences and affirms its support for the Palestinian side and its standing by our people through thick and thin, and in all Arab, Islamic and international forums.


All of this makes Kuwait one of the sister Arab countries closest to Palestine and the Palestinian people, as it embraced the Palestinians who were and are still coming to it either for work or visits.


It also did not forget what the Palestinians offered it during the era when it declared its independence, as the Palestinians contributed in all fields to building and developing the State of Kuwait, especially in the field of education and creating a Kuwaiti generation that is conscious, educated and believes in Kuwait, Arabism and Palestine, and Kuwait is still committed to supporting Palestine in all fields. available, and rejects any ties with the occupation.


Kuwaiti players also have honorable positions, as many of them refused to play with Jewish players from the occupying country, and preferred to withdraw from matches and lose points over meeting and playing with them, in contradiction with their Arab position on Palestine.


Therefore, the Kuwaiti delegation's current visit to Palestine, which I believe is the first, during which it will meet with the Palestinian leadership and with representatives of civil society organizations and visit various Palestinian institutions, foremost of which is the visit to Jenin and its camp to declare solidarity with them and to see the crimes of the occupation committed there against people, trees and stones, is A welcome visit and will contribute to boosting the morale of our people.


And everyone has the duty to welcome the delegation and inform it of the details of the suffering of our people from the crimes of the occupation and the herds of settlers. Kuwait is an Arab country that deserves appreciation and respect from our people and its leaders.

PALESTINE

Mon 17 Jul 2023 8:30 am - Jerusalem Time

Ilhan Omar leads a campaign to boycott Herzog's speech

US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar is leading a campaign to increase the number of members of Congress who will boycott Israeli President Isaac Herzog's speech, scheduled for next Wednesday, at a joint session of the House of Representatives and Senate.


Ilhan said that she is seeking to persuade members of Congress to boycott the speech of the Israeli president, which comes two weeks after the crime committed by the occupation forces in the Jenin camp, and after the occupation government acquitted the murderer of martyr Iyad al-Hallaq (who has autism).


She added that many supporters of the Palestinian cause are expected to respond in Congress, with louder voices criticizing the occupation's policies against the Palestinian people.


The occupation authorities had prevented Omar from entering Palestine years ago, accompanied by a member of Congress of Palestinian origin, Rashida Tlaib, on charges of incitement against Israel, as claimed by the occupying state.

PALESTINE

Mon 17 Jul 2023 8:27 am - Jerusalem Time

Cohen meets with the foreign minister of an Islamic country

Monday morning revealed a meeting held yesterday evening, Sunday, between Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen and the foreign minister of an Islamic country that was not announced as a condition of the latter for holding the meeting.


According to the Hebrew website Ynet, the meeting took place in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, after Cohen's arrival to the country to meet with African officials and leaders on the sidelines of the semi-annual meeting of the Organization of the African Union.


The site indicated that this Islamic state had not established any relations with Israel before.


During the visit, Cohen held meetings with African leaders whose identities were not revealed, with the aim of expanding the circle of peace and normalization on the African continent. According to the Hebrew site.


While the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that "normalization contacts are taking place with a number of African countries, including Niger, Mali and Mauritania."

PALESTINE

Mon 17 Jul 2023 8:22 am - Jerusalem Time

Ratification of an Israeli law against Palestinian students inside

Yesterday evening, Sunday, the so-called Israeli Ministerial Committee for Legislative Affairs approved a draft law aimed at banning the political activity of Palestinian students from the occupied interior who are studying in Israeli universities for allegedly supporting "terrorist organizations."


And the Israeli Minister of Education, Yoav Kish, decided to approve the payment of a clause from the bill submitted by Knesset Member, Limor Son Har-Milk of the "Otzma Yehudit" party.


The draft law stipulates "the closure of a student cell (a student organization in the corridors of the university) that expresses support for a terrorist act or activity or a terrorist organization, by the concerned academic institution."


The law also stipulates that "a student cell that acted contrary to the proposal will be closed, and his right to recognition of a certificate from Israel or abroad will be forfeited for a period of 10 years."


The legal advisor to the Israeli government, Gali Bharav-Miara, opposes the bill that would allow a student to be removed from university and even not obtain a university degree for raising the Palestinian flag or expressing support for activity against the Israeli occupation, which was put forward by MK Har-Milk.


Bharav Mayara presented a legal point of view to the Minister of Justice, Yariv Levin, in his capacity as Chairman of the Ministerial Committee for Legislation, which had discussed the draft law in a previous session, and the judicial advisor considered that "the bill presents real constitutional difficulties that amount to a constitutional objection, and therefore I recommend opposing it." .


The Committee of University Presidents had sent a letter to the Higher Education Council, last May, stating that the draft law constitutes "a very fierce and dangerous step targeting freedom of expression and academic freedom."


The Hebrew University Board of Trustees issued a statement calling on the Ministerial Committee for Legislation to oppose the bill. The statement stated, "The concept according to which the administration of institutions should be preoccupied with investigating the statements of students and dictating penalties imposed by the academic institution, is unacceptable."

PALESTINE

Mon 17 Jul 2023 8:17 am - Jerusalem Time

Settlers burn vehicles in occupied Jerusalem

Settlers from the so-called "price tag" gangs set fire to at least 3 vehicles in the village of Abu Ghosh in occupied Jerusalem.


According to the Hebrew Channel 7, racist graffiti was sprayed on the walls of vehicles and houses in the area.


The Israeli police opened an investigation into the incident, which is the second since last November.

PALESTINE

Mon 17 Jul 2023 8:08 am - Jerusalem Time

Injuries and arrests in the occupation raids in the West Bank

A number of citizens were injured, and a number of others were arrested, on Monday, during a campaign of raids carried out by the occupation forces in separate areas of the West Bank.


It was announced that a young man was injured by live bullets, and several others suffocated, during clashes that took place in Aqab Jabr camp in the city of Jericho.


The occupation forces arrested the young man, Muhammad Wahdan, after storming his family's house in the camp, before taking him to an unknown destination.


The young man, Odeh Abu Jawhar, was arrested after storming his home in Ain al-Sultan camp, in the city of Jericho.


In Hebron, Sabri Bassam al-Najjar was arrested after storming his house in Wadi Abu Katila, which witnessed clashes between young men and the occupation forces, who fired tear gas canisters, injuring a number of citizens.


The young men, Thaer Awad, Muhammad Awad, and Nadim Sabarneh, were arrested after storming their homes in the town of Beit Ummar, north of Hebron, which also witnessed clashes, including the burning of a military tower of the occupation forces.


In Ramallah, the two young men, Muhammad Abu Al-Raz and Nasrallah Al-Lulu, were arrested after storming their homes in the town of Birzeit.


The young man, Ibrahim Daraghmeh Al-Shouani, was arrested after storming his home in Qalandia refugee camp, north of occupied Jerusalem.



PALESTINE

Sun 16 Jul 2023 10:44 pm - Jerusalem Time

Disclosure of the Israeli army's use of artificial intelligence in its operations in Gaza and the West Bank

Bloomberg International revealed, on Sunday, that the Israeli army began using artificial intelligence to identify targets for air strikes and speed up logistical operations during operations in the Palestinian territories and elsewhere, and even against Iranian targets around the world.


The IAEA attributed the news to sources within the Israeli army, noting that Israel, along with Russia, refused to sign an international treaty to regulate the military use of artificial intelligence.


Although the IDF does not mention specific operations, such as the recent "House and Garden" in Jenin, they do stress that the Air Force also uses a system to recommend attack targets, powered by artificial intelligence, that sifts through massive amounts of data, and identifies targets for airstrikes to ensure Execute attacks at full speed.


Another AI model called Fire Factory is used by the Israeli military, which examines data on pre-approved attack targets to calculate ammunition loads, suggest schedules, prioritize and assign thousands of targets to aircraft and drones.


Both AI systems are supervised by human operators, who vet and approve individual targets and air strike plans, but the IDF's use of the technology is not subject to any international or even institutional regulation.


Proponents of using artificial intelligence on the battlefield claim that advanced algorithms are superior to human capabilities and can help an army reduce casualties.


Israeli officials, including Benjamin Netanyahu and his predecessor, Naftali Bennett, have repeatedly spoken of their intention to turn Israel into an artificial intelligence force, but the Israeli Ministry of Defense refuses to comment on the amount of investment it has started in this field, and the systems are developed with artificial intelligence in secret.


The details of the use of artificial intelligence within the Israeli army are still secret, but the latter gained great experience through its operations in Gaza, and in response to the missiles last February, an officer in the intelligence unit 8200 revealed that artificial intelligence was used to locate the leaders of Hamas and Jihad, and that It is easy to find dangerous wanted persons who have been entered into a security system that, within seconds, can search for and locate them among hundreds and thousands of people.


The Israeli army has recently expanded its use of artificial intelligence to include various units, including drones, surveillance cameras, satellite images, electronic signals, and others.


PALESTINE

Sun 16 Jul 2023 8:50 pm - Jerusalem Time

The occupation arrests the father and mother of the perpetrator of the Bethlehem operation

On Sunday evening, the Israeli occupation forces arrested the father and mother of the perpetrator of the shooting, Ammar Amin al-Najjar, near Bethlehem.


According to local sources, those forces stormed the Abu Kteila area in Hebron, raided the house of the prisoner Ammar Amin al-Najjar (27 years old), and arrested his father and mother, after searching the house and tampering with its contents, and handed his siblings communications to meet with its intelligence.


The Israeli occupation had announced the name of the perpetrator of the operation, Ammar Amin al-Najjar, indicating that a force from the Dovdovan unit had arrested him from a mosque in the center of Bethlehem.


The Hebrew Channel 12 reporter stated that he is a Hamas activist, noting that he declared his allegiance to the Al-Qassam Brigades hours before carrying out the attack through his social media accounts.


He indicated that he was arrested after the security cameras tracked the area where the operation took place and his route until he left his vehicle in an area close to the mosque from which he was arrested.

PALESTINE

Sun 16 Jul 2023 7:36 pm - Jerusalem Time

The Israeli judiciary orders the government to return his boat to a fisherman from Gaza

Two Israeli human rights organizations announced today, Sunday, that a court in the Hebrew state ordered the government to temporarily return to a fisherman from the Gaza Strip his boat that was confiscated from him months ago, on the grounds that it exceeded the fishing area allowed for the fishermen of the besieged Palestinian Strip.


The Israeli non-governmental Gisha Foundation (Maslak) and Adalah Center for Human Rights said in a joint statement that "Israel was forced on Friday to release a fishing boat and return it to the Gaza Strip until the end of the legal procedures in the Israeli court."


"The boat was seized by the Israeli naval forces at the end of 2022," the statement said.


According to the statement, "the Israeli naval forces seized two boats, owned by fishermen from the Al-Hassi family in Gaza, within the maritime space of the Gaza Strip in February and November 2022."


Last September, "Geisha" succeeded in obtaining a decision to temporarily release the boat that was confiscated in February, pending a final court ruling.


As for the second boat, which was confiscated in November, the family received it on Friday, according to what was confirmed by the owner's brother, Jihad Al-Hassi.


Al-Hissi described the Israeli decision to release the boat as "unjust" because it was subject to "very strict conditions."


Among these conditions, according to the joint statement, is that "the sector's fishermen deposit financial guarantees in high amounts, bearing in mind that the fishermen in the sector are a vulnerable group."


Al-Hissi explained, "We paid a financial guarantee of fifty thousand shekels (about 14,000 US dollars), as the family managed to collect half of the amount, while donors paid the other half."


He continued, "The lawyers told us that this bail will be returned if the verdict is issued in our favor."


Likewise, “the court stipulated the presence of an Israeli guarantor with a guarantee of one hundred thousand shekels, which will be settled if a decision is issued to confiscate the boat, whose value was estimated by a committee of the court at $30,000,” according to Al-Hissi.


Al-Hissi told AFP he regretted the loss incurred by the family as a result of the confiscation of their boat and their inability to fish during that period.


For its part, the Israeli army did not immediately respond to an AFP question about this issue.


Israel sets the permitted fishing area for Palestinian fishermen off the Gaza Strip on average between 6 and 15 nautical miles, which it sometimes reduces for security reasons, especially when there is a security escalation between it and the Gaza Strip, which is controlled by Hamas.


According to the two organizations' statement, the confiscation of the two boats affected dozens of Palestinian men and women from the Gaza Strip.


The two organizations indicated that the first boat was returned in September 2022 in poor condition and without the equipment on board.


The same applies to the second boat, according to Al-Hassi, who said that the boat "needs a complete maintenance of the engine, and the fishing nets, ropes, etc. are scorched from the sun."


There are about 700 boats in the Gaza Strip, with about 4,000 fishermen who support more than 70,000 Palestinians.


During the past year, the Israeli authorities confiscated 23 fishing boats in Gaza waters, the highest number recorded since 2017, according to the Al-Mezan Center for Human Rights in Gaza.


Since 2007, Israel has imposed a tight sea, land and air blockade on the strip, which has a population of more than 2.3 million Palestinians, most of whom are poor refugees.


After confiscating the two boats, Israel resorted to the District Court in Haifa, in its capacity as the court competent in maritime affairs, and submitted to it an exceptional request, the first of its kind.


The government asked the court to allow it to permanently confiscate the fishing boats, according to the joint statement.

PALESTINE

Sun 16 Jul 2023 5:51 pm - Jerusalem Time

The occupation arrests a young man after he was wounded in Tulkarm

Today, Sunday, the Israeli occupation forces arrested a young man after he was injured during their raid into the village of Shufa, southeast of Tulkarm.


According to local sources, those forces arrested a young man, whose identity has not yet been known, after he was injured in the foot after a military jeep hit the motorcycle he was driving.


The sources indicated that the occupation forces stationed at the eastern entrance to the village, deployed foot patrols in the area and conducted extensive searches there.

PALESTINE

Sun 16 Jul 2023 5:18 pm - Jerusalem Time

The factions in Gaza are calling on Egypt to restart the power lines

On Sunday evening, the Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip called on the Arab Republic of Egypt to quickly restart the electricity lines and increase their quantities, noting that they will hold a meeting soon with Egypt to follow up on the matter.


In a meeting with the Electricity Distribution Company and the Energy Authority, she also called on the State of Qatar to continue providing all forms of support and assistance to our people, at the forefront of which is the provision of the Qatari grant with all its provisions.


The Palestinian factions called for the need to exclude the living needs and requirements of our people from political tensions, blaming the Israeli occupation for continuing the siege of the Gaza Strip and strangling its citizens.


And called on the international community to intervene urgently to lift the unjust and unjust blockade on the Strip, which amounts to a war crime against the Palestinian people.


During their meeting, the factions said: "We call on the Electricity Distribution Company to take into account the conditions of citizens, especially poor families, with regard to installing smart meters, so that poor families and beneficiaries of social affairs are taken into account by installing these meters during this stage, while charging an appropriate electricity balance for poor families that have been Install smart meters in their homes.


She called for a review of the agreement to establish the generation company that took place 25 years ago, in a way that serves the interest of our people first, noting that this thorny and complex file will be followed up to end the suffering of our people.


The factions confirmed that they will continue to exert all efforts and make contacts at all levels in order to alleviate the suffering of our people and find ways to overcome the energy crisis in all its aspects.

PALESTINE

Sun 16 Jul 2023 3:34 pm - Jerusalem Time

A person was killed in a shooting crime in Ramla within the 48 lands

Today, Sunday, a person was killed in a shooting crime that occurred in the city of Ramla within the 48 territories.


Thirteen people have been killed in shooting crimes committed in several towns within the 48 territories since the beginning of this month until today, the last of whom was the young Alaa Merhi, who is the assistant head of the local council in Fureidis, last Thursday.


The death toll of murder victims in Palestinian society within the 48 territories since the beginning of this year until now has reached 117, which has exceeded the toll of previous full years, as the death toll last year reached 109, while more than 111 murders were documented in 2021. .


Compared to the parallel period of last year, the death toll this year has more than doubled, noting that 56 people have been killed since the beginning of 2022 until July 14.


Last June witnessed an unprecedented increase in murders, as the number of victims reached 25 in 30 days.


And at a time when crime is seriously and continuously escalating in Arab society, the Israeli police are failing to do their work to curb this phenomenon, amid indications confirming the police's complicity with criminal organizations.

PALESTINE

Sun 16 Jul 2023 3:09 pm - Jerusalem Time

The occupation storms the center of Bethlehem and claims to have arrested the perpetrator of the Tuqu' operation

Today, Sunday, the occupation army announced the arrest of the perpetrator of the shooting attack that took place this morning at the intersection of Tuqu' settlement, near Bethlehem.


The occupation army said in a statement that the forces of the special unit "Al-Yamam" besieged the perpetrator of the operation inside Al-Ribat Mosque in Bethlehem.


And 10 civilians were injured by tear gas suffocation as a result of clashes with the occupation forces.


According to local sources, the occupation forces stormed the city, reached its center, and stationed themselves in the vicinity of the Muqata’a, which is located on the main street, Jerusalem, Hebron.


The sources added that the occupation forces besieged the Al-Rabat Mosque, located opposite the Muqata’a, and violent confrontations erupted, as dozens of young men confronted the occupation soldiers and threw stones and Molotov cocktails at the soldiers, who responded by firing rubber bullets and tear gas canisters, which led to the injury of many citizens with nausea and fainting.


In the same context, large forces of the occupation soldiers stormed the industrial zone in the Beit Jala area and worked to set up more military checkpoints, closing the entrances to the villages south of Bethlehem, in addition to closing the container checkpoint completely, which overlooks the Wadi al-Nar road that connects the north of the West Bank with its south.



PALESTINE

Sun 16 Jul 2023 2:06 pm - Jerusalem Time

US Representative: Israel is a racist state and the two-state solution is not possible

US Representative Pramila Jayapal described Israel as a racist state, stressing the existence of organized opposition against progressive critics of Israeli policies towards the Palestinians.


“As someone who has taken to the streets and participated in a lot of demonstrations, I want you to know that we struggle to make it clear that Israel is an apartheid state, that the Palestinian people deserve self-determination and independence, and that the dream of a two-state solution is He turns away from us and becomes unattainable."


Jayapal has long criticized Israel's annexation of West Bank lands, and called on Congress to make military aid to Israel conditional if it continues to use American taxpayers' money to violate human rights in Palestine.


Jayapal said in previous statements to her: "We have to demand that Israel end these actions immediately and move away from annexation and move towards the two-state solution again, which is a solution that frankly many people lose confidence in because of the actions of Israel that they see. That is why it is very important for us that We talk quickly and immediately, which is why I've seen the members of the Progressive Caucus talk so loudly about it."


The US representative's statements come in conjunction with similar statements by Democratic representatives, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Jamal Bowman, and Corey Bush, all of whom confirmed that they would not attend Herzog's speech in protest against the Israeli measures. The Democratic Party leadership has tried to downplay the boycott, claiming that it does not reflect bipartisan support for Israel, while the Republican Party has condemned the calls as anti-Semitic.

PALESTINE

Sun 16 Jul 2023 11:04 am - Jerusalem Time

The occupation arrested more than 3,860 people in the first half of this year

The first half of the current year 2023 witnessed serious shifts in terms of the level of attacks, abuses and violations that affected all aspects of the issue of detainees and prisoners. The most extreme Zionist right in the occupation came to power, as the current occupation system with all its components worked to intensify the level of crimes against our people, most of which are classified as (war crimes), and that is part of the existing apartheid system, with the aim of undermining the state of struggle The continued attacks against the occupation, and the arrests, and the accompanying crimes and violations, were part of the policies that reflected the level of these crimes, and the accompanying incitement against the prisoners in the Israeli occupation prisons, and the subsequent racist legislation and laws, which constituted the most prominent aspects of the tools of the current occupation system. Against detainees and prisoners, the number of prisoners in the occupation prisons until the end of June 2023 is about (5000), including (32) female prisoners, about (160) children, and (1132) administrative detainees.

A reading on the percentage of arrests and the most prominent fixed and variable policies and crimes that accompanied them. Prisoners’ institutions monitored, through a special bulletin for the first half of the current year 2023, a reading of the total numbers, and a summary of some fixed and systematic policies, and some related variables, mainly taking an upward trend, as it reached The total number of arrest cases is (3866), and Jerusalem topped the highest percentage in terms of the number of detainees, as arrest cases reached about (1800), while the number of arrests among children out of the general total reached (568), and this constitutes an increase from what was recorded in the same period Last year, women were (72), and the number of administrative detention orders reached (1608), and the highest rate of arrests was in April, with (1001) arrest cases.


Detainees’ institutions (the Commission for Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Club, Addameer Association for Prisoner Care and Human Rights, and the Wadi Hilweh Information Center – Jerusalem) confirm that these numbers are close to the percentage of arrests that we witnessed in the first half of the past year 2022, except that the variable was not related to any form. Basically, the nature of the numbers, but rather the level of crimes and violations that accompanied the arrests, specifically (summary executions, assassinations, and collective punishment), which left great effects on Palestinian society, while the most prominent variable in these numbers was related to the level of numbers of administrative detention orders, which reached this The year 2023, as we mentioned above, is (1608), while in the first half of the past year, there were (862) in the first half of the past year.


And the occupation regime continued, a number of fixed crimes, but some of them took a remarkably upward trend, and this escalation is an extension of the level of escalation that we have actually witnessed since the past year 2022, which is considered the bloodiest year in 20 years, and in fact this reading did not differ with the beginning of This year, the occupation continued its approach, while also continuing to develop tools to impose more control and oversight on the Palestinian society, and the resistance in general.


Arrests were concentrated in areas where struggle and resistance work escalated, and some governorates witnessed a significant shift in the number of detainees. We mainly mention here the Ariha governorate, specifically the Aqabat Jabr camp, in which the rate of arrests constituted a major variable, as the total number of arrests in the first half reached (201). This percentage has not been seen in Jericho governorate for many years, in addition to that, the arrests in Jenin and its camp, and Nablus and its camp, were associated simultaneously with the escalation of resistance in the two governorates, as the number of arrests in Jenin and its camp reached (291), with the emphasis that this percentage Only until the end of June, and in Nablus, it reached (215), noting that this percentage of arrests in these areas reflected an intense level of crimes and violations in addition to cases of arrest, but it is not the highest in terms of the percentage of arrests in the country, as two governorates remained Jerusalem and Hebron have the highest percentage of arrest cases.


The crime of (collective punishment) was the most prominent of these crimes, in which the occupation worked with all its might to escalate its use, specifically with regard to targeting the families of prisoners, detainees, martyrs, and persecutors.


In addition to the arrests that targeted their families collectively, the repeated storming of their homes continued, harassing them by all means, and amounting to field executions, in addition to the material losses left by the occupation forces in each raid they carried out, and the crime expanded to include entire villages, towns, and camps. , especially the towns close to the outposts, where the settlers’ crimes against the citizens were closely linked to the arrest operations in those towns, and the demolition of the prisoners’ homes was part of the crime (collective punishment), as four houses belonging to the prisoners (Younes Hailan, Islam Al-Faroukh, And Osama Al-Taweel, and Kamal Jouri), and in addition to that, this crime left severe and dangerous psychological effects on the families of prisoners and detainees, especially children.

The crime of shooting detainees before and during arrest: Since the past year 2022, and in the first half of this year, the institutions have followed up the crime of direct shooting at citizens before their arrest, in addition to arresting wounded people, including children, shortly after they were injured, and this case was one of the most prominent cases. The current situation, and left severe effects on the reality of prisoners and detainees in prisons, especially with their urgent need for health care and follow-up later, and among the most prominent of these wounded (Osama Al-Taweel, Kamal Jouri, and Fatima Shaheen), and the case of the former wounded Muhammad Al-Zughair, who suffers from deformities in his body as a result of He sustained an injury 20 years ago, and he needs urgent health care, yet the occupation continues to detain him.


The crime of administrative detention is the most prominent witness to the changes in the issue of detainees and prisoners: the crime of administrative detention was the most prominent crime that the occupation continued to use, and it was the most prominent variable that was associated with the reality of arrest operations. Since 2003, we have not witnessed this continuous increase in the number of detainees in the occupation prisons. And as we mentioned above, the number of administrative detention orders reached (1608), of which (813) are new orders, and (795) renewal orders for detainees of varying periods, with the emphasis that 80% of the administrative detainees are former prisoners who spent most of the years in the occupation prisons. Under administrative detention, with the need to point out that a new generation has begun to be targeted by the occupation authorities through this crime, and the number of administrators is (1132), including (3) female prisoners and (18) children.


Noting once again that the mock courts of the occupation in this case contributed in an unprecedented manner to the consolidation of this crime, and in light of this, about 60 detainees continue to boycott the courts as a cry in the face of this crime.

(Let's drop the legitimacy of the occupation courts in the province)

The occupation courts, at their various levels, continued to work to consolidate the crime of administrative detention, as it was and still is one of the tools of imposing control and domination exercised by the occupying state against the Palestinian people and prisoners in the occupation prisons, specifically with regard to the issue of arbitrary administrative detention, which amounts to another war crime practiced by the occupying state on The detainees, and throughout all those years, the military courts of the occupation were sham courts whose first and last goal was to establish the policy of administrative detention as a reality imposed on the detainees and to abuse them and their families as well.


Over the past decades, administrative detainees waged a wide struggle against the policy of administrative detention, which included a boycott of military courts, and on January 1, 2022, administrative detainees began a collective campaign against administrative detention. Administrative detainees, military courts from various parties and organizations. The campaign continued until September, before stopping for three months to give the occupying power a deadline to consider the issue of administrative detention. During that period, about 80 detainees continued to boycott the military courts, 60 of whom are still boycotting Occupation military courts specialized in administrative detention of all levels.


In light of all the data related to the decisions of the occupation courts and all the components of the judicial system of the occupation, specifically with regard to administrative detention, the prisoners’ institutions renew their call to reassess the issue of dealing with the judicial system of the occupation as a whole, and to renew the call for the need to intensify the boycott of the military courts of the occupation regarding the issue of detention. Administrative, under the slogan (Let's drop the legitimacy of the occupation in the province).

Enacting racist legislation and laws: The threats that targeted the prisoners and their families over the years turned into legislation, laws, and bills.


With the rise of the fascist and most extreme right-wing government in the occupation, the occupation system worked at all levels to enact racist laws and legislation affecting the fate of prisoners and their families, which were linked to threats against prisoners, their families, the liberated, as well as the martyrs and their families, the most prominent of which was: the draft (law of executing prisoners) who carried out resistance operations against Occupation, in addition to (the law of revoking citizenship and residency from Jerusalemite prisoners and liberators) and from the occupied territories in 1948, and this was linked to the allocations provided by the Palestinian Authority to their families, in addition to a draft law providing for the deportation of families of prisoners and martyrs, and it was also approved by preliminary reading on a draft law It eliminates the deprivation of prisoners of treatment that falls under the description of (improving the quality of life), and actually the fascist minister (Ben Gvir) issued internal instructions to deduct funds from the "cantina" allocations for prisoners, in the event that the prisoner used the dental clinic in the prison and for every hour that was deducted ( 175) shekels. In addition to this, an amendment to the (anti-terrorism) law was introduced, stipulating that the bodies of the martyrs not be handed over, and a draft law (preventing the early release of a prisoner against whom a sentence was issued) on the background of a resistance act, which the occupation classifies as (an act of terrorism), and a draft law that discusses Imprisonment of Palestinian children from the age of 12, instead of sending them to (rehabilitation) institutions, and another draft law that provides broad powers to the Minister of Police to impose administrative detention and restrict movement on Palestinians in the territories occupied in 1948, and a number of other bills that affect the lives and fate of the released prisoners and their families in Jerusalem and the territories occupied in 1948.


In this context, the prisoners’ institutions confirm that this series of laws, legislation, amendments, and bills is an extended path that gradually escalated, until the threats of the extreme right over the past years turned into a reality that represents this current transformation related to their accession to power.

The reality of the detainees and prisoners inside the occupation prisons and their confrontation with the ongoing crime against them. The reality of the prisoners in the occupation prisons witnessed a number of dangerous transformations, which are not separate from the historical context of the reality that it tried, and the prison administration is trying to impose on the prisoners, and rob them of their rights, and the achievements they achieved through a long and continuous struggle. Shifts in targeting the smallest details in the detention life of the prisoners by orders of the extreme right-wing occupation government, to the point of restrictions and restrictions on the amount of water used by the prisoners, as well as the quantity and quality of bread provided to the male and female prisoners, and this reflects the level reached by the extremist occupation government's measures.


In addition, a number of fixed and systematic policies remained in place, most notably the crime of medical negligence (slow killing). The continuing crime, specifically the martyrdom of the prisoner Sheikh Khader Adnan, who was premeditatedly assassinated by the occupation regime with all its components, after a hunger strike that he went through for 86 days. He was held in (Al-Jalama) detention center, and a number of retaliatory and retaliatory measures were taken against him. Throughout the period of his strike, the martyr Adnan faced levels of abuse from all the occupation agencies, which did not care about his health condition, and refused to transfer him to a civilian hospital, until he rose on the 2nd of October. May 2023, and the occupation authorities continue to detain his body to this day, and he is among (11) prisoners of the captive movement’s martyrs, whose bodies the occupation continues to detain.


We have always previously emphasized the role of the occupation courts in consolidating crimes. The courts played a clear role in liquidating the prisoner Sheikh Khader Adnan, through their decisions that were issued during his detention, and did not care about the health condition he had before his martyrdom. Therefore, the case of the martyr Khader Adnan calls us We also stressed previously on the need to re-evaluate dealing with the judicial system of the occupation, as well as in light of all the data that the institutions receive through their legal teams.

The number of sick prisoners in the occupation prisons is more than 700, including 24 prisoners who suffer from cancer and tumors of various degrees, the most prominent of which is the case of the prisoner Walid Daqqa, who has been detained for 38 years, and who suffers from a rare cancer that affects the bone marrow known as (myelofibrosis), and as a result of a crime. Medical negligence, since March, Daqqa has suffered successive health setbacks, and today he is still being held in the (Ramla prison clinic), alongside the cancer-sick prisoner, Asif Al-Rifai, who has been detained since September 2022.


The institutions are reviewing the case of the prisoner Walid Daqqa, one of the leaders of the captive movement, and one of the old prisoners who have been detained since before the signing of the Oslo agreement.


The prisoner, Walid Nimr Daqqa (62 years), from the occupied territories in 1948, was supposed to be freed in March of this year, after serving the full term of his sentence, which is 37 years. However, the occupation court’s decision, issued in 2018, added two additional years, The issue of introducing phones to the prisoners, and over the past period, and specifically from March, Daqqa was exposed to a serious deterioration in his health condition, and he passed through very dangerous health stations, and part of his right lung was removed, and he stayed for periods in the civilian hospitals of the occupation, and in light of what the prisoner faced not only Daqqa Currently, but over the course of nearly four decades of families, the level of crime committed against him, specifically at the health level, confirms the clear targeting of him. In addition to his cancer, today he suffers from a number of complex health problems, and what he needs in addition to vigorous health follow-up, is that He is free among his family, so his family embarked on a legal path in order to free him before it was too late, and even in this path, and the resulting final decision depriving him of his right to appear before the early release committee confirms that there is a decision to continue the crime and target him, as she confirms The decisions of these courts are that they only implement political orders from the fascist right-wing government, and his case today is also one of the cases that also pushes us towards boycotting the judicial system of the occupation.

In addition to this policy, the policy of solitary confinement, which has escalated significantly since 2021 until today, specifically after the heroic operation (Freedom Tunnel), and the number of prisoners facing solitary confinement today is about (35), including sick prisoners suffering from mental and chronic health diseases. Among them is the prisoner Ahmed Manasra, who the occupation continues to detain and isolate despite his serious health and psychological condition. We also mention here the oldest isolated prisoners in the occupation prisons, the prisoner Muhammad Khalil, who has been facing solitary confinement for more than 15 years.


In addition to the policies of systematic incursions into prisoner sections, and abuse of them, since late last year and at the beginning of this year, many incursions into prisoner sections were recorded in several prisons, and they actually escalated compared to the months preceding November 2022, and reached their intensity at the end of November. January of this year, when the raids were accompanied by transfers and isolation of prisoners, and attacks of various levels.


The occupation authorities also continued to put obstacles in the way of visits to the families of prisoners, depriving thousands of their family members, or depriving prisoners (as a punishment) imposed on them, or because of their partisan affiliation, as is the case with dozens of prisoners from Gaza, where the prison administration deliberately turns any right into a tool to impose more measures. Abuse of the prisoners, and it never stopped (developing) tools to obstruct the visits of the prisoners, and the abuse of the families of the prisoners.


In the first half of this year, the prisoners carried out a series of protest steps, which reached their intensity in the months of February and March, in rejection of the set of measures announced by the extremist minister (Ben Gvir) against the prisoners, and although the prisoners were able to preserve what is in place, the occupation system is trying to pass Many procedures gradually, and the most prominent thing they are exposed to under this framework is the policy of (economic exploitation), which they try to pass through many daily procedures.

Changes in some categories of prisoners in terms of numbers, which in fact reflect the most important question about the fate of all prisoners.


The number of prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment has risen to (558). Six prisoners have been sentenced to life imprisonment since the beginning of this year. Zaid Amer from Nablus.


The number of old prisoners has also reached (22) prisoners who have been detained since before the signing of the Oslo agreement on a continuous basis, after the release of three of them after they have served all the terms of their sentences. 1985, in addition to that, there are (11) prisoners of those liberated in the (Wafaa al-Ahrar) deal who were re-arrested by the occupation, and they are among the old prisoners who were arrested since before (Oslo) and liberated in 2011 and re-arrested in 2014, most notably the prisoner Nael Al-Barghouti, who is serving the longest A period of detention in the history of the captive movement, where he spent about (43) years in the occupation prisons, of which he spent (34) years continuously.

Institutions' message and recommendations:

In light of all the serious transformations taking place in the issue of detainees and prisoners, the prisoners’ institutions call on the international human rights system, with all its components, to confront these dangerous transformations, which in their dimensions do not affect only the rights and fate of the Palestinian people, but also the human society as a whole, and that the confrontation be linked to a real transformation It has the effect of putting pressure on the occupation to stop the escalating war crimes, so that this shift leads to holding the occupation accountable and safeguarding Palestinian rights.


And calling on institutions to re-evaluate their dealings with the judiciary of the occupation, which was and still is an essential tool in consolidating crimes against detainees and prisoners. The follow-ups conducted by the institutions, and through reading hundreds of decisions of these courts, which confirm that they implement political decisions, specifically the issue of administrative detention, which is the most prominent witness to the sham of the occupation court. Our call is under the slogan (Let's drop the legitimacy of the occupation courts in the province).

PALESTINE

Sun 16 Jul 2023 9:58 am - Jerusalem Time

Hamas: Resistance in the West Bank is on the rise and expansion

Hamas said, on Sunday, that the resistance in the West Bank is escalating and expanding, in response to the continued occupation crimes against the Palestinian people and their sanctities.


In a press statement, Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem referred to the Tuqu' operation that took place in Bethlehem in the southern West Bank this time, he said.


He added: The resistance can surprise the occupation every time in the place and method of implementation.

And he continued: This resistance is continuous and continuous until achieving the goals of our people with freedom and independence.

OPINIONS

Sun 16 Jul 2023 9:53 am - Jerusalem Time

Relying too much on the American-Israeli dispute is futile

Jerusalem Hadith

Jerusalem Hadith

Opinion Writer

There are those who rely a lot on the dispute arising between the United States of America and the occupying state, given that it may in the future lead to a deepening of this dispute, and thus the United States will reduce its support for the occupying state, or at the very least, America will not oppose any Security Council resolution that may condemn Israeli violations And the crimes it commits against the Palestinians in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, provided that these convictions do not lead to punishment by the Occupying Power.


The differences between the United States and Israel are disputes within the same house, and their fate is the solution, because the relations between them are relations of a strategic alliance that cannot be broken as long as the occupying state provides clear services to America in the Arab region in particular and the Middle East region in general.


The occupying state takes the place of what the United States and its forces can do, whether through military force or, more precisely, the policy of carrots and sticks. The occupation is the one who does this in addition to Israel preserving the American role in the region to ensure the continuation of the plundering of its resources, especially the oil wealth, and to keep most of the countries in the region subordinate to the United States, which works to keep the occupying country as the first power in the region, and to make the Arab countries accept this situation and establish normal relations with it. The occupying state, as happened with several Arab and Islamic countries, at the expense of the Palestinian cause and the inalienable and inalienable national rights of our people.


The alliance or alliance between America and Israel is an alliance that cannot be broken except through an Arab and Islamic force that confronts the American and Israeli plans in the region, and works to mobilize the Arab and Islamic peoples to play their role in uniting the ranks of the nation, and pushing towards strengthening the position of Arab countries in the world and rejecting American and Israeli hegemony over Region.


Rehabilitation of the Arab and Islamic nation by exploiting its capabilities, whether in the ground or on its face, and reuniting its ranks and preventing the exploitation of its wealth, is the only way that will lead to the dissolution of the American-Israeli alliance, because the role of the occupying power in this case will not benefit the United States from it. It is forced to deal with the current situation, where the unity of the Arab and Islamic nation is, and to prevent the exploitation of its wealth.


In this case, there will be no role left for the occupying state to play in serving the United States and the colonial West. Rather, the occupying state becomes a burden on these countries, which makes them abandon them, just as it abandoned many of its allies in the region and the world when their role in serving policies and interests ended. these colonial countries.


Relying on the American-Israeli dispute now and at this stage is misplaced and not very useful.

PALESTINE

Sun 16 Jul 2023 9:40 am - Jerusalem Time

A settler was injured in a shooting attack near Bethlehem

On Sunday morning, a settler was wounded by gunfire at the intersection of Tuqu' settlement, near Bethlehem.


According to the Hebrew channel, Reshet Kan, the injured settler is (30 years old) and sustained moderate to serious injuries. He was transferred for treatment.


It indicated that large forces arrived at the scene of the shooting, which was carried out by a Palestinian who fled the scene.

PALESTINE

Sun 16 Jul 2023 8:16 am - Jerusalem Time

The Church regains Jerusalem lands sold to Jews

The Hebrew newspaper Haaretz reported, on Sunday, that the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate returned the lands it sold in the western part of occupied Jerusalem.


The area, which covers an area of ​​about 10 dunams, is located in the heart of the Abu Tor neighborhood in the western part of occupied Jerusalem.


These lands were sold to Jewish businessmen in 2013, which sparked anger among many, and they considered that real estate related to Al-Ayan was being diverted.


The church said at the time that the sale of the area was tantamount to a 100-year lease, due to the financial hardship the Patriarchate was experiencing at the time, and now the area has been bought back for its religious value.



PALESTINE

Sun 16 Jul 2023 8:09 am - Jerusalem Time

Imposing a ban on publishing details of the killing of an Israeli woman near Jericho

A publication ban was imposed on the details of finding the charred body of an Israeli woman in the date farms area in Jericho.


According to the Hebrew website Ynet, there is a dramatic development in the ongoing investigations into the incident, the details of which were not disclosed.


The site did not indicate whether the event was for national or criminal motives.


Palestinians found the body before it was handed over to the Israeli side.

PALESTINE

Sun 16 Jul 2023 8:05 am - Jerusalem Time

Netanyahu is subject to new examinations and the postponement of his cabinet meeting

On Sunday morning, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is undergoing new medical examinations to check on his health, after he fell ill yesterday, after which he was transferred to Sheba Hospital in Tel Hashomer.


According to the Hebrew Kan radio station, Netanyahu fell ill yesterday due to dehydration, one day after he had been relaxing on the shores of Lake Kinneret in light of the hot weather.


She indicated that he is expected to be discharged during the subsequent hours from the hospital after staying last night in it to monitor his health condition.


It was decided to postpone the weekly meeting of the Israeli government, which was scheduled to take place today, until tomorrow, Monday.

PALESTINE

Sun 16 Jul 2023 7:56 am - Jerusalem Time

The occupation launched a campaign of arrests in the West Bank

The Israeli occupation forces launched, at dawn and Sunday morning, a campaign of arrests and raids in several areas of the West Bank.


According to local sources, these forces arrested the editor Malik Shtayyeh after raiding his house in the village of Tal in Nablus, while the student Ezzedine Rihan, a member of the Student Union of An-Najah University, was arrested after raiding his house in the same village.


In Jenin, a young man, Abd al-Malik Abu Salah, from the town of Arraba, south of Jenin, was arrested while he was passing through the "Dotan" military checkpoint established on the lands of the town of Ya'bad.


The occupation forces stormed the villages and towns of Musliah, Arraba, Merka and Fahma, south of Jenin, as well as the villages of Jalboun, Faqu'a, Beit Qad and Arbouna, northeast of the city.


In Bethlehem, the young man, Salem Muhammad Al-Harimi, was arrested during the occupation forces’ raid on the village of Abu Najim, south of the governorate.


PALESTINE

Sat 15 Jul 2023 9:36 pm - Jerusalem Time

Renewed demonstrations against the Netanyahu government for the 28th week in a row

Today, Saturday evening, protest demonstrations against the government of Benjamin Netanyahu and its plan to weaken the judiciary were renewed for the twenty-eighth week in a row.


The demonstrations coincided with Netanyahu's arrival at the emergency department at Sheba-Tel Hashomer Hospital in Ramat Gan, after he lost consciousness and suffered chest pain while he was at his home in Caesarea, where he underwent medical examinations that proved he was dehydrated, and it was decided to keep him under medical observation tonight in the pathology department. The heart, while announcing the postponement of the weekly government session scheduled for tomorrow, Sunday, to Monday.


Tens of thousands of Israelis demonstrated in Tel Aviv, Haifa, Hadera, Beersheba, Bat Yam, Netanya, Nahariya, Rehovot, Afula and dozens of other locations. The Israeli police preempted the demonstrations by closing several streets in Tel Aviv and Haifa.


Demonstrations erupted from Ramat Gan, Givatim, and Dizengoff Square, reaching the main protest site on Kaplan Street in Tel Aviv.


In Haifa, thousands staged a demonstration against the Netanyahu government from the Carmel Center, before gathering at the "Horef" intersection, raising protest slogans against Netanyahu and the government. A number of demonstrators also wore T-shirts bearing slogans condemning the occupation, including "There is no democracy with the occupation."


A mass demonstration was organized at the "Karkur" junction near Hadera. A demonstration was also organized in front of Prime Minister Netanyahu's residence in Jerusalem.


Two people from the extreme right attacked the demonstrators in Bat Yam, tore down banners, and fought fistfights with a number of demonstrators, hitting one of the demonstrators in the face.


The organizers of the protests announced the organization of a "national day" against legislation, next Tuesday, instead of the Monday that they previously set, noting that the postponement of the date aims to create more momentum, while the government prepares to schedule the second and third vote in the Israeli Knesset on a new bill to abolish The excuse of "unreasonableness".


The Israeli police arrested 79 people during the protests that took place last Tuesday, which witnessed widespread demonstrations in various locations and violent clashes with the police, especially in the vicinity of Ben Gurion International Airport in Lod.


The Netanyahu government seeks to make radical amendments to the legal and judicial systems, to almost completely eliminate the Supreme Court's authority for judicial review, and to give the government an automatic majority in the judges' selection committee, which a wide segment of Israelis sees as "targeting democracy and undermining the judicial system."


Since the plan was announced in early January, tens of thousands of Israelis have demonstrated weekly to denounce the text and the government that Netanyahu formed in December.

PALESTINE

Sat 15 Jul 2023 1:02 pm - Jerusalem Time

The occupation arrests citizens after an attack by settlers in Nablus

Today, Saturday, the Israeli occupation forces arrested two citizens from the town of Sebastia, northwest of Nablus.


Local sources reported that the occupation forces arrested citizens Fadi and Baha Mukhaimer, after storming and attacking Fadi's house, located on the road between Jenin and Nablus, by a group of heavily armed settlers.

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PALESTINE

Sat 15 Jul 2023 11:44 am - Jerusalem Time

Injuries as a result of settlers' assault on citizens in Masafer Yatta

Today, Saturday, a number of citizens sustained injuries and bruises, as a result of settlers’ attacks on several areas in Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron.


Local sources said that settlers beat citizens and shepherds in the "Sidt Al-Thala" area, and one of them tried to trample a herd of sheep belonging to a citizen of the Makhamra family.


She added: The young men confronted the settlers and expelled them from the area, before the occupation forces intervened to protect the settlers, and closed the area to the citizens.


She indicated that settlers attacked and beat a number of citizens in the "Al-Tuwana" area, which resulted in bruises to a number of them, including Mufdi Ahmed Rabei (55 years old), and he was taken to the hospital.


In the same context, the occupation forces stormed the villages of Al-Tuwana and Al-Mofaqra, and abused the citizens, and proceeded to search their homes and tamper with their contents.

PALESTINE

Sat 15 Jul 2023 11:02 am - Jerusalem Time

Al-Rishq: Judaization procedures in Al-Aqsa require intensification of the bond

Izzat al-Rishq, a member of the political bureau of the Hamas movement, confirmed that the Judaization measures and settlement incursions taking place in occupied Jerusalem and the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque necessitate intensifying calls for Rabat and mobilization there, and confronting these daily incursions, and standing firmly against the occupation’s continued prevention of reconstruction and restoration of the mosque 11 days ago.


Today, Saturday, Al-Rishq said: "The Palestinian action required at this current moment is to take all possible urgent policies to stop the recurrence of what happened from the settlers' seizure of the homes of Jerusalemites, and their fears of seizing dozens of others, and solidarity with the symbols of Jerusalem, and the Zionist demands represented by their deportation." their occupied city.


He pointed out that the threat to the Holy City has reached the point where the occupation offered a new settlement project to build a settlement in Jerusalem that will cut off its neighborhoods, in conjunction with the continuation of the policy of demolition and the prevention of construction for Jerusalemites, as well as its planning to build a large settlement on the lands of the town of Beit Safafa, southeast of Jerusalem, in addition to its approval To build thousands of settlement units in the settlements of "Gilo" and "Pisgat Ze'ev".


The member of the political bureau of Hamas stressed that these aggressive projects require a unified Palestinian position, supporting the resistance and supporting the presence of Jerusalemites, calling for more Arab and Islamic positions to protect Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa from the imminent dangers of Judaization.

OPINIONS

Sat 15 Jul 2023 10:27 am - Jerusalem Time

A record rise in settlements.. but the future is ours!!

Jerusalem Hadith

Jerusalem Hadith

Opinion Writer

Well-informed Israeli sources have confirmed that a record rise has occurred in settlement activity, and it has reached, as confirmed by these reliable sources, the limit of establishing about 13,000 Israeli housing units in the West Bank during the six months of this year! And this year was recorded as the year with the most settlement expansion. Settlement seems to be the only sector encouraged by all official government institutions, and works with all its capabilities to encourage and expand it, without any regard for any other factors.


Settlement constitutes the first factor on which the State of Israel is based, from the first year of its establishment until today, tomorrow and the entire future. Settlement means, frankly and completely, confiscating the land and displacing its people, in order to establish settlements. There is no room for settlement expansion, which has not stopped since the establishment of Israel except at the expense of our land, our rights, and our future.


And we, the Palestinians, the owners of the land, ancestors and grandfathers, and since the beginning of history, we will never give up our land, and we will never give it up, no matter how arrogant the force becomes at the time of the occupation, and no matter how expanding its ambitions that never stop, and no matter how arrogant it increases, the land remains for us and we are its owners and the people have the right to control it and build our future on it And no matter how much they try to falsify history and steal our rights, the next one is ours and the land is ours, and they and their expansionist ambitions will surely disappear.

US-Israeli relations are deeper than the current crisis between the two sides!!


These days, the crisis between the Israeli government and Washington is escalating, to the point that the United States extended a visit invitation to Israeli President Isaac Herzog, while no similar invitation was directed to Prime Minister Netanyahu. Indeed, Washington explicitly says that Israel does not meet the conditions for exemption from the American entry visa. And that an American delegation will arrive in Israel within days to discuss this issue.


The American-Israeli relations are among the most important relations between any two countries in the world, and the bond between them is stronger than any other ties. Despite this, the diplomatic crisis between them is escalating, and the issue is related to the government and not to the State of Israel, of course, because these relations are among the strongest possible between any two countries in the world.


An American delegation is scheduled to arrive in Israel soon to discuss this crisis between the two countries, and specialized observers in this regard expect that an agreement will be reached to restore things to what they are in a short period, and the tension and cold relations between these two countries, which have close relations, cannot continue. from the strongest possible.