While the Occupation is business as usual for Israel, there should be no business with Israel

In Occupied Palestine

Zionism in practice

Israel’s Daily Toll on Palestinian Life, Limb, Liberty and Property

(Compiled by Leslie Bravery, Palestine Human Rights Campaign POB 56150, Dominion Rd, Auckland, New Zealand www.palestine.org.nz)

03 January and 04 January 2013 [Main source of statistics: Palestinian Monitoring Group (PMG).]

Israeli Army opens fire on Khan Yunis farmland

Home invasions: woman hospitalised after Israeli Army dog attack

West Bank villager shot and wounded by Israeli Army

Settler mob invades villagers' homes – Israeli Army complicity

Israeli troops abduct 3 youngsters aged 15 to 16

Non-violent protesters injured and tear-gassed by Israeli troops

Night peace disruption and/or home invasions in refugee camp and 5 towns and villages

Israeli Navy continues to enforce 3-nautical-mile Gaza fishing limit

2 attacks – 31 raids including home invasions – 7 beaten – 17 injured

3 acts of agricultural/economic sabotage

22 taken prisoner – 17 detained – 108 restrictions of movement

January 03 & 04

Home invasions & occupations: dawn, al-Issawiya - 09:40, Jenin - 00:10, Fasayil - 19:15, the al-Urub refugee camp. 02:00, Beit Sahur.

Peace disruption raids: 11:30, Al-Ram - 13:32, Deir Nathim - 15:20, Beitunya - Abwein - al-Jilijlya - 10:50, Kharuba - 12:55, Kufirat - 14:40, Nazlat al-Sheikh - 23:30, Ya’bad - dawn, Jaba’ - 07:00, Bardala - 18:40, Kafr Kur - 10:20, Qalqilya - 15:20, Qabalan - 09:15, Biddya - 19:30, Deir Ballut - 23:30, Kafr Al-Dik - 09:50, Jericho - 09:50, al-Nu’imeh - 10:30, Yatta. 18:30, Abu Dis - 17:50, Fara'un - 01:40, Bethlehem - 03:10, the al-Aida refugee camp - 11:30, Deir Samit - 23:30, Hebron.

January 03

Palestinian attacks: none

Israeli attack – wounding: Jerusalem – 15:00, the Israeli Army shot and wounded a resident of Qatana village, Yusuf Hushiya.

Home invasions and dog attacks – injury – hospitalisation: Jenin – 09:40, Israeli troops raided the industrial zone and invaded several homes, using police attack dogs. One woman, Amina Al-Hithnawi. was admitted to hospital suffering leg injuries and cuts and bruises following an Israeli dog attack. Another person was taken prisoner.

Occupation settler racism and vandalism: Nablus – evening, Israeli settler militants invaded Qabalan, damaged four vehicles and scrawled racist graffiti on them.

Occupation settler vandalism: Nablus – 10:35, Israeli settlers stoned passing vehicles at the Burin village road junction.

Occupation settlers – home invasions – Israeli Army collusion: Nablus – 13:35, a Zionist mob, accompanied by Israeli troops, invaded Jaloud village and invaded villagers' homes.

Israeli Army tear gas assault: Jerusalem – 21:00, Israeli forces manning the Shu’fat checkpoint fired tear gas grenades at pedestrians.

Israeli Army tear gas assault: Ramallah – 15:20, Israeli troops, positioned near the Ofer Prison in Beitunya, fired tear gas grenades at nearby children.

Israeli Army tear gas assault: Ramallah – 15:20, Israeli soldiers near the entrance to Deir Nathim fired tear gas grenades at nearby children.

Israeli Army violence – tear gas casualties – stun grenade attack: Jenin – 11:40, two people were overcome by Israeli Army tear gas when Israeli forces, positioned at the al-Jamala checkpoint, fired stun and tear gas grenades at local residents.

Non-violent resistance: Jerusalem – evening, in the Ras Al-Amoud neighbourhood, four people were injured and several others overcome by tear gas during an Israeli Army assault with rubber-coated bullets and tear gas grenades on protesters.

Economic sabotage: Gaza – the Israeli Navy continues to enforce its unilaterally-imposed three-nautical-mile fishing zone in violation of the slightly less extreme six-nautical-mile fishing zone that fishermen were led to expect following the latest ceasefire agreement.

January 04

Palestinian attacks: none

Israeli attack – agricultural sabotage: Khan Yunis – morning, Israeli Army positions behind the Green Line opened fire on Khan Yunis farmland.

Israeli Army tear gas assault: Ramallah – 12:25, Israeli forces fired tear gas grenades at children near the al-Jalazun refugee camp.

Israeli Army tear gas assault – abductions: Ramallah – 20:00, near the Silwad village road junction, the Israeli Army fired tear gas grenades at a group of youngsters and abducted three of them: Fadi Hamada (16), Yusef Hamada (15) and Mohammad Iliyan (15).

Raid – injury – hospitalisation: Jerusalem – 18:30, firing tear gas grenades, the Israeli Army raided Abu Dis, injuring and hospitalising a resident. One person was taken prisoner.

Non-violent resistance – tear gas casualties: Jerusalem – evening, Israeli forces fired stun and tear gas grenades at demonstrators in al-Issawiya village. Several people were overcome by Israeli tear gas.

Non-violent resistance – injuries: Ramallah – 12:40, five people were injured in an Israeli Army assault on a demonstration in Al-Nabi Saleh village. The Israeli Army also took prisoner a villager and detained several international peace activists.

Non-violent resistance – injuries – tear gas casualties: Ramallah – 12:40, three people, including a 16-year-old boy, Suhayeb Doud, were injured in Israeli Army violence directed against protesters in the villages of Ni’ilin and Bil’in. Several others were overcome by Israeli Army tear gas.

Non-violent resistance – injury – tear gas casualties: Bethlehem – 12:35, Israeli soldiers assaulted and injured a protester during a demonstration in AL-Ma’ssra village. Several others were overcome by Israeli Army tear gas.

Occupation settler violence – assaults: Ramallah – 13:40, an Israeli settler mob invaded al-Mazra’a al-Gharbiya and assaulted several residents.

Occupation settler violence – pastoral sabotage – Israeli Army complicity: Nablus – 15:00, Israeli settler militants, accompanied by the Israeli Army, stoned and injured a shepherd, Walid Eid, a resident of Burin village, as he was herding sheep.

Occupation settler violence: Nablus – 18:50, settler militants stormed Az’mout village and raided a farm building.

Occupation settler vandalism and racism: Bethlehem – 10:30, Israeli settlers invaded al-Mina village, smashed a vehicle windscreen and daubed racist graffiti on the vehicle.

Occupation settler vandalism and racism: Bethlehem – 14:55, an Israeli settler mob invaded al-Jaba'a village, smashing two windscreens and daubing the vehicles with racist graffiti.

Occupation settler vandalism and racism: Bethlehem – 18:50, Israeli settlers daubed another vehicle with racist graffiti.

Economic sabotage: Gaza – the Israeli Navy continues to enforce its unilaterally-imposed three-nautical-mile fishing zone in violation of the slightly less extreme six-nautical-mile fishing zone that fishermen were led to expect following the latest ceasefire agreement.

Recent news updates:

West Bank hit by floods, lightning. http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=554109

History of the People: Articulating 'Palestine' despite Israeli hasbara.

Israeli forces pour putrid skunk gas over homes in Occupied Palestine. Philip Weiss

Farming injustice: End all trade with Israeli agricultural companies. PNN / "Supermarkets should follow the lead of the Co-operative Group in the UK, which has pledged to end trade with any company exporting goods from illegal Israeli settlements. Governments must meet their legal and moral obligation to take action in support of Palestinian self-determination and ban all forms of trade and co-operation with Israeli agricultural export companies complicit in the illegal settlement enterprise. People of conscience around the world can make sure such measures are taken." http://english.pnn.ps/index.php/human-rights/3533-farming-injustice-end-all-trade-with-israeli-agricultural-companies

Israel continues to breach the Gaza ceasefire agreement. Amelia Smith / MEMO / "Since the start of the truce Israeli tanks and bulldozers have moved into the Gaza Strip; Palestinian children have been shot at; drones are ever-present in the sky; and farmers and internationals have been shot at across the border. Considering that the ceasefire came into effect 45 days ago, that works out at one violation a day."

Richard Falk – A corrective post to my complaints of a day ago – two links:

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