| IOP – 05, 06 & 07 January 2013 |
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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) 05, 06 and 07 January 2013 [Main source of statistics: Palestinian Monitoring Group (PMG).] Israeli Army opens fire in West Bank village 16-year-old boy injured in Israeli Army violence in support of settler militants Settlers raid refugee camp – Israeli Army fires stun grenades in support Israeli soldiers abduct 3 minors aged 15 to 17 2am: vandalism and two 16-year-olds abducted in Israeli Army home invasions Jerusalem: Israeli troops beat up and hospitalise Hebron resident Bethlehem: Israeli soldiers abduct another 4 youngsters aged 15 to 17 Night peace disruption and/or home invasions in 2 refugee camps and 22 towns and villages 2 attacks – 40 raids including home invasions – 4 beaten – 8 injured 2 acts of agricultural/economic sabotage 36 taken prisoner – 23 detained – 104 restrictions of movement January 05. 06 & 07 Home invasions & occupations: 01:00, Qabatya - 01:40, Beit Fajjar - dawn, Hebron Old City. dawn, Kafrit - 00:05-04:30, Tubas - 20:50, Tulkarem - 01:00, Nablus - 02:30, Sara - 00:10, Salfit - 20:45, Beit Fajjar - 02:00, Beit Ummar. 04:10, al-Jadida - 02:15, Bethlehem - 21:35, Hebron. Peace disruption raids: 20:00, al-Ram - 11:20, Anabta - 23:25, the Balata refugee camp - 23:10, Hebron - 03:20, Hebron - dawn, Ithna. 15:30, al-Issawiya - 10:40, al-Bireh - 12:00, Rafat - 16:20, Deir Nathim - 01:40, al-Mazra’a al-Gharbiya - 02:30, Ramallah - 02:40, Jenin - 09:10, Anabta - 15:00, Fara'un - 17:25, Izbat Shufa - 21:45, Azzun - 23:50, Hajja - midnight, the Ein Al-Sultan refugee camp - 10:45, Bethlehem - 12:00, Hebron - 02:10-05:30, al-Samou’. 23:55, Arraba - 02:30, Qalqilya - 23:50, Nablus - 01:35, Burqa. January 05 Palestinian attacks: none Israeli attack: Nablus – 20:10, the Israeli Army opened fire on an area in the village of Tall. Israeli attack – critical wounding: Northern Gaza – 10:15, one person, Awad Zara’in, was critically wounded when Israeli troops opened fire on a group of labourers. Non-violent resistance – stun grenade attack: Hebron – 12:00, Israeli forces fired stun grenades to prevent protest demonstrations in Beit Ummar. Occupation settler agricultural sabotage – Israeli Army violence and complicity – injury: Nablus – 15:00, a 16-year-old boy, Amir Farah, was injured when the Israeli Army opened fire with rubber-coated bullets and stun and tear gas grenades in support of settler militants who invaded Qusray village farmland and bulldozed crops. Occupation settler raid – Israeli Army violence and complicity: Hebron – 19:50, Israeli settlers invaded the al-Urub refugee camp while supporting Israeli troops fired stun grenades at refugees. Raid: Jerusalem – 20:00, Israeli soldiers raided Al-Ram and abducted three youngsters: Mohammad Al-Abassi (15), Khalil Abu Sanad (17) and Mahmoud Sarhan (17). 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 06 Palestinian attacks: none Home invasion – property violation: Jenin – dawn, Israeli soldiers raided Kafrit village, invaded a home, detained a university student and made off with his computer. Home invasion – property violation: Hebron – 02:00, the Israeli Army raided Beit Ummar and invaded two homes, injuring one person, Alaa Salibi, smashed windows in another house, and abducted two 16-year-old boys: Yahay Abu Mariya and Sadiq Abu Mariya. Raid: Jerusalem – 15:30, the Israeli Army raided al-Issawiya and abducted a 17-year-old youth, Ali Obied. Raid: Ramallah – 16:20, Occupation troops, firing rubber-coated bullets, raided Deir Nathim village, injuring Hamam Zam’har and leaving him with a facial wound. Beating: Jerusalem – 16:25, Israeli soldiers in the Old City beat up and hospitalised a Hebron resident, Mohammad Zamar’a. Israeli Army violence – stun and tear gas assault: Hebron – 16:55, Israeli troops, positioned at the entrance to the al-Urub refugee camp, fired tear gas and stun grenades at nearby children. Occupation settler land annexation: Nablus – the Israeli Army took a plot of land containing a Palestinian family home and handed it to Israeli settlers, based on an Israeli court ruling handing the land and the home to Occupation settlers. Abductions: Bethlehem – Israeli soldiers abducted three boys: Mahmoud Taqatqa and Ahmad Taqatqa (both aged 15) and 16-year-old Ali Taqatqa. 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 07 Palestinian attacks: none Home invasions: Jenin – 04:10, the Israeli Army raided al-Jadida village, searched two homes, forcing residents out and holding them in a cave. Two other people were taken prisoner. Home invasions and beating: Hebron – 21:35, the Israeli Army raided homes in the Tel al-Rumeida neighbourhood, forcing residents out of their homes and holding them there while beating up a family member. Another resident was taken prisoner. Occupation settler violence and vandalism in mosque: Jerusalem – Israeli settlers invaded the al- Aqsa Mosque compound and vandalised the 17th Century al-Nabi Daud Mosque, smashing three windows and several slabs of marble as they attempted to turn the first floor of the building into a synagogue. Recent news updates: Introduction to the Israel Lobby. Please be sure to scroll down to see the entire list of organisations. The Israel lobby is one of the most powerful and pervasive special interest groups. http://www.councilforthenationalinterest.org/israellobby/israellobby Israeli Army demolishes house in Silwan, East Jerusalem. http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=554393 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From Mazin Qumsiyeh: Some of what is in this week’s email is summarised in this paragraph. We Action: Israeli citizens give their votes to Palestinians: You can help. http://www.facebook.com/ElectoralRebellion/info http://www.facebook.com/ElectoralRebellion Une Voix de Palestine: Mazin Qumsiyeh http://www.democratie-socialisme.org/spip.php?article2730 O Little Town of Bethlehem http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjQDl95tOcU Beit Sahour, a living heritage http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDYisoC3SDw Action for USA cItizens: Action: Call to support Chuck Hagel for US Respectfully, Professor, Bethlehem and Birzeit Universities Chair, the Palestinian Centre for Rapprochement Between People Bethlehem Canton, Occupied Palestine http://qumsiyeh.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Further news sources Ali Kazak's newsletter Today in Palestine contains many news summaries that include both armed and non-violent methods of resistance to the Occupation. The newsletter also contains much other useful reporting. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it For more news see: Today in Palestine! www.groups.yahoo.com/group/f_shadi ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Behind the Wall Rich Wiles is a photographic artist who has been living and working in Palestine for some years. His photographic work has been shown around Europe, the US, Australia and in Palestine itself. Since 2006 he has been writing from Occupied Palestine under the title Behind the Wall. Much of this work is based in and around the refugee camps in Palestine, highlighting daily life and memories of refugees who still live in forced exile for over 60 years since Al Nakba (The Catastrophe). www.richwiles.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Visit http://www.sapienspromise.org/ for further news. See this In Occupied Palestine newsletter at: the PHRC website: www.palestine.org.nz - and you can check out previous editions by clicking on In Occupied Palestine listed under Contents ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Stop the Violence Coalition Stop the Violence is a coalition aimed at fighting against Israeli violence and crimes all over the world. The purpose of the coalition is to co-ordinate the efforts of groups and individuals working to protest against the historic and continuing oppression of Palestinian people by the Israeli regime. Our coalition is an independent and non-profit organisation, based in Europe, which was formed as part of a global movement against Israeli apartheid. We can also provide the latest news, articles, photos, events and petitions. Contact: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you have friends who would also like to receive these newsletters, please ask them to contact us at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Palestine Human Rights Campaign Aotearoa/New Zealand (PHRC) Declaration We believe that a just peace in Palestine/Israel depends upon the return of Palestinian refugees to their homeland and the dismantling of the Zionist structure of the state of Israel, recognising that the further partitioning of Palestine in order to create the so-called two-state solution would lead only to further injustice and suffering. We advocate the primacy of international law, the acceptance of which by the Israeli regime must be the basis for the ending of Israeli military occupation and all forms of ethnic discrimination. We work to raise awareness of the international community's responsibility for upholding the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the urgent need for the state of Israel to be called to account for its gross abuses of Palestinian human rights. We call for the establishment of a unitary, secular and democratic state in Palestine/Israel, with full and equal citizenship rights for Palestinians, Israeli Jews and all other ethnic communities. The Palestine Human Rights Campaign Aotearoa/New Zealand (PHRC) works to raise public awareness of the Palestinian people's struggle to resist Israeli military occupation and Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip. PHRC seeks to bring pressure on the New Zealand Government to join the majority of the international community in requiring Israel to:
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