15 apr 2018
Al-Quds (Jerusalem) Economy Conference which was held on April 13-15 in Istanbul city in Turkey announced $100-million investment fund for the support of the occupied city.
The conference was organized by the Union of Palestinian and Turkish Businessmen and a number of Palestinian businessmen in Palestine and diaspora as well as some institutions concerned with the support of Occupied Jerusalem.
The conference organizers urged Palestinian businessmen to invest in Occupied Jerusalem and announced the recommendations and achievements of the conference:
-An initiative to establish an investment company with a $100-million fund with the contribution of 20 businessmen.
-The Palestinian businessman Farouk al-Shami pledged $10-million portfolio for five years with a sum up to 50 million dollars, with major activities focusing on the agriculture sector.
-The Islamic Arab Bank allocated $50 million for funding investment projects in Jerusalem out of the Bank’s financial fund allocated for real estates and small and medium-sized enterprises.
-Reopening of 400 stores in the Old City of Occupied Jerusalem with a rate of $50,000 for each commercial shop with a total up to 20 million dollars.
-Launching the Noble Investor Network of 20 businessmen for information technology investments in Occupied Jerusalem.
It was also decided to hold Al-Quds 2nd Economy Conference in Occupied Jerusalem and to convene the follow up committee on April 28 inside Palestine in order to follow up the implementation of the conference’s decisions and recommendations.
The conference was organized by the Union of Palestinian and Turkish Businessmen and a number of Palestinian businessmen in Palestine and diaspora as well as some institutions concerned with the support of Occupied Jerusalem.
The conference organizers urged Palestinian businessmen to invest in Occupied Jerusalem and announced the recommendations and achievements of the conference:
-An initiative to establish an investment company with a $100-million fund with the contribution of 20 businessmen.
-The Palestinian businessman Farouk al-Shami pledged $10-million portfolio for five years with a sum up to 50 million dollars, with major activities focusing on the agriculture sector.
-The Islamic Arab Bank allocated $50 million for funding investment projects in Jerusalem out of the Bank’s financial fund allocated for real estates and small and medium-sized enterprises.
-Reopening of 400 stores in the Old City of Occupied Jerusalem with a rate of $50,000 for each commercial shop with a total up to 20 million dollars.
-Launching the Noble Investor Network of 20 businessmen for information technology investments in Occupied Jerusalem.
It was also decided to hold Al-Quds 2nd Economy Conference in Occupied Jerusalem and to convene the follow up committee on April 28 inside Palestine in order to follow up the implementation of the conference’s decisions and recommendations.
Dozens of Israeli settlers stormed on Sunday morning Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa Mosque—the third holiest site in Islam—via the Maghareba Gate.
A horde of Israeli settlers, escorted by policemen, broke into al-Aqsa Mosque as part of the morning break-in shift and carried out a round of sacrilegious tours.
Dozens more are expected to show up at the site in the next few hours.
At the same time, the peaceful Muslim worshipers have been subjected to tough crackdowns and restrictions by the Israeli police near the main entrances to the site. Several worshipers have been searched and dozens more have had their IDs seized while attempting to enter al-Aqsa to perform their daily prayers.
A horde of Israeli settlers, escorted by policemen, broke into al-Aqsa Mosque as part of the morning break-in shift and carried out a round of sacrilegious tours.
Dozens more are expected to show up at the site in the next few hours.
At the same time, the peaceful Muslim worshipers have been subjected to tough crackdowns and restrictions by the Israeli police near the main entrances to the site. Several worshipers have been searched and dozens more have had their IDs seized while attempting to enter al-Aqsa to perform their daily prayers.
14 apr 2018
The Israeli occupation's greed goes further with more Palestinian lands and sites stolen in Occupied Jerusalem. Judaization operations are in full swing in an attempt to alter the holy city's identity taking advantage of the US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
The Israeli occupation authorities are planning to take control of Ain al-Haniya, which is located in al-Walaja village south of Occupied Jerusalem, and the surrounding lands to turn them into an Israeli national park.
Ain al-Haniya
Ain al-Haniya is one of the most important water springs in Jerusalem which flows from a rocky cave that is linked to a set of underground water channels which lead to many of the city's small waterfalls.
Member of al-Walaja village council Omar Hajajleh said that Ain al-Haniya is located in a Palestinian area occupied since 1967. "We used to visit it every now and then for recreation," he added, "But after the separation wall was built around al-Walaja, taking a long bypass road became the only way to reach Ain al-Haniya."
Hajajleh told the PIC reporter that the Israeli authorities intend to move al-Walaja military checkpoint to another location two kilometers away from the current one, which would deny the West Bank Palestinians access to the water spring. He noted that the authorities are also preparing for a national park project in the area.
History and Future
Ain al-Haniya is everything to the people of al-Walaja. It is their past, present and future. They always say, "You are never a Walaja resident until you drink from Ain al-Haniya."
Hajajleh explained that the new checkpoint will prevent the people of al-Walaja from reaching hundreds of dunums of their lands which are planted with olive and almond trees.
Ain al-Haniya is also special for the Christian community there. Some monks perform their prayers near the water spring on a regular basis.
History says that the late Palestinian archaeologist Dimitri Baramki discovered during excavations he conducted in 1930s the remains of a church, water canals, ponds and mosaic floors near Ain al-Haniya.
Israeli settlement practices
Peace Now movement said that the Israeli-controlled Jerusalem municipality is investing thousands of shekels to establish a checkpoint that prevents Palestinians from reaching Ain al-Haniya and turn it into a recreational place for Israelis only.
Peace Now pointed out that in 2010, the Israeli occupation authorities completed the construction of the separation wall around al-Walaja village and isolated it from Ain al-Haniya and about 250 dunums of its agricultural lands.
In 2013, Plan 12222 was approved, whereby the area surrounding Ain al-Haniya will be transformed into a national park. The Israeli government later invested millions of shekels in cooperation with the Jerusalem Development Authority to renovate the water spring.
Following the renovation operation, it was decided to relocate the military checkpoint, so that the Palestinians no longer could reach Ain al-Haniya.
On 12th February 2018, the so-called Security Committee of the Israeli war ministry approved the transfer of the checkpoint for "security purposes", but the real plan is to make Ain al-Haniya a purely Israeli site.
Israel's Minister of Jerusalem Affairs Ze'ev Elkin wrote this openly on his Facebook page, "Presently our goal is to move the police checkpoint into the park to make it accessible to all residents of Jerusalem (Israelis)."
Peace Now affirmed that the infrastructure work has been completed for the new checkpoint.
The Israeli occupation authorities are planning to take control of Ain al-Haniya, which is located in al-Walaja village south of Occupied Jerusalem, and the surrounding lands to turn them into an Israeli national park.
Ain al-Haniya
Ain al-Haniya is one of the most important water springs in Jerusalem which flows from a rocky cave that is linked to a set of underground water channels which lead to many of the city's small waterfalls.
Member of al-Walaja village council Omar Hajajleh said that Ain al-Haniya is located in a Palestinian area occupied since 1967. "We used to visit it every now and then for recreation," he added, "But after the separation wall was built around al-Walaja, taking a long bypass road became the only way to reach Ain al-Haniya."
Hajajleh told the PIC reporter that the Israeli authorities intend to move al-Walaja military checkpoint to another location two kilometers away from the current one, which would deny the West Bank Palestinians access to the water spring. He noted that the authorities are also preparing for a national park project in the area.
History and Future
Ain al-Haniya is everything to the people of al-Walaja. It is their past, present and future. They always say, "You are never a Walaja resident until you drink from Ain al-Haniya."
Hajajleh explained that the new checkpoint will prevent the people of al-Walaja from reaching hundreds of dunums of their lands which are planted with olive and almond trees.
Ain al-Haniya is also special for the Christian community there. Some monks perform their prayers near the water spring on a regular basis.
History says that the late Palestinian archaeologist Dimitri Baramki discovered during excavations he conducted in 1930s the remains of a church, water canals, ponds and mosaic floors near Ain al-Haniya.
Israeli settlement practices
Peace Now movement said that the Israeli-controlled Jerusalem municipality is investing thousands of shekels to establish a checkpoint that prevents Palestinians from reaching Ain al-Haniya and turn it into a recreational place for Israelis only.
Peace Now pointed out that in 2010, the Israeli occupation authorities completed the construction of the separation wall around al-Walaja village and isolated it from Ain al-Haniya and about 250 dunums of its agricultural lands.
In 2013, Plan 12222 was approved, whereby the area surrounding Ain al-Haniya will be transformed into a national park. The Israeli government later invested millions of shekels in cooperation with the Jerusalem Development Authority to renovate the water spring.
Following the renovation operation, it was decided to relocate the military checkpoint, so that the Palestinians no longer could reach Ain al-Haniya.
On 12th February 2018, the so-called Security Committee of the Israeli war ministry approved the transfer of the checkpoint for "security purposes", but the real plan is to make Ain al-Haniya a purely Israeli site.
Israel's Minister of Jerusalem Affairs Ze'ev Elkin wrote this openly on his Facebook page, "Presently our goal is to move the police checkpoint into the park to make it accessible to all residents of Jerusalem (Israelis)."
Peace Now affirmed that the infrastructure work has been completed for the new checkpoint.
13 apr 2018
Israeli settlers at dawn Friday torched a mosque in Aqraba town south of Nablus city and spray-painted racist slogans on its walls.
The PIC reporter said that the settlers poured flammable liquid at the entrance to Sheikh Sa'ada mosque and set it on fire causing some partial damages.
Aqraba mayor Ghaleb Mayadmeh told the PIC reporter that worshipers were shocked seeing the damages the fire caused when they headed to the mosque for dawn prayer.
Red Crescent paramedic Yousuf Deiriya said that a surveillance camera had spotted a masked settler torching the mosque's entrance and another spray-painting Hebrew graffiti that has the name of "Price Tag" gang.
In a related context, a group of Israeli settlers at dawn vandalized property of Palestinian farmers and uprooted a number of olive trees in Rujeib town east of Nablus.
Head of Rujeib village council and owner of the land that was attacked Walid Dweikat said that the settlers broke eight olive trees, blocked a water well with garbage and destroyed some stone walls in the area.
Dweikat pointed out that the targeted land is located between Beit Furik town and Itamar settlement built by force on privately-owned Palestinian lands.
The PIC reporter said that the settlers poured flammable liquid at the entrance to Sheikh Sa'ada mosque and set it on fire causing some partial damages.
Aqraba mayor Ghaleb Mayadmeh told the PIC reporter that worshipers were shocked seeing the damages the fire caused when they headed to the mosque for dawn prayer.
Red Crescent paramedic Yousuf Deiriya said that a surveillance camera had spotted a masked settler torching the mosque's entrance and another spray-painting Hebrew graffiti that has the name of "Price Tag" gang.
In a related context, a group of Israeli settlers at dawn vandalized property of Palestinian farmers and uprooted a number of olive trees in Rujeib town east of Nablus.
Head of Rujeib village council and owner of the land that was attacked Walid Dweikat said that the settlers broke eight olive trees, blocked a water well with garbage and destroyed some stone walls in the area.
Dweikat pointed out that the targeted land is located between Beit Furik town and Itamar settlement built by force on privately-owned Palestinian lands.
12 apr 2018
A Palestinian child suffered breathing problems on Thursday afternoon after inhaling teargas fired by Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) while raiding Sabastia town, north of Nablus.
IOF stormed the town amid heavy firing of teargas bombs to provide protection to a group of settlers touring its archaeological sites.
Violent clashes broke out during the raid.
IOF stormed the town amid heavy firing of teargas bombs to provide protection to a group of settlers touring its archaeological sites.
Violent clashes broke out during the raid.
11 apr 2018
Israeli forces, Wednesday, attacked a school with tear gas canisters in Nahalin town, to the west of Bethlehem, said a municipal source.
The town’s deputy mayor Hani Fannun told WAFA that Israeli forces raided the town, particularly the school area, and surrounded Nahalin Secondary Boys School.
He said that the soldiers fired a barrage of tear gas canisters at the school, causing panic among the students and a number of suffocation cases.
He added that residents attempted to take their children from the school, but were prevented by the soldiers.
Meanwhile, Israeli soldiers broke into Sebastia, north of the West Bank, to provide protection for hundreds of settlers who stormed the town’s archaeological site, triggering clashes.
Sebastia mayor Mohammed Azem said that soldiers entered the town to facilitate entry of three busloads of fanatical Jewish settlers to the archeological site, where they performed religious rituals.
Residents confronted the settlers and soldiers who fired tear gas canisters at Palestinian homes and schools, causing a number of residents and school children to suffocate.
Sebastia officials fear the settlers’ plan to take over the archaeological site, considered to be one of the main Palestinian tourist attractions, and where John the Baptist is believed buried.
The town’s deputy mayor Hani Fannun told WAFA that Israeli forces raided the town, particularly the school area, and surrounded Nahalin Secondary Boys School.
He said that the soldiers fired a barrage of tear gas canisters at the school, causing panic among the students and a number of suffocation cases.
He added that residents attempted to take their children from the school, but were prevented by the soldiers.
Meanwhile, Israeli soldiers broke into Sebastia, north of the West Bank, to provide protection for hundreds of settlers who stormed the town’s archaeological site, triggering clashes.
Sebastia mayor Mohammed Azem said that soldiers entered the town to facilitate entry of three busloads of fanatical Jewish settlers to the archeological site, where they performed religious rituals.
Residents confronted the settlers and soldiers who fired tear gas canisters at Palestinian homes and schools, causing a number of residents and school children to suffocate.
Sebastia officials fear the settlers’ plan to take over the archaeological site, considered to be one of the main Palestinian tourist attractions, and where John the Baptist is believed buried.
Dozens of Israeli settlers stormed on Wednesday morning Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa Mosque—the third holiest site in Islam—via the Maghareba Gate.
Hordes of Israeli settlers, escorted by policemen, broke into al-Aqsa Mosque as part of the morning break-in shift and carried out a round of sacrilegious tours.
Dozens more are expected to show up at the site in the next few hours.
At the same time, the peaceful Muslim worshipers have been subjected to tough crackdowns and restrictions by the Israeli police near the main entrances to the site. Several worshipers have been searched and dozens more have had their IDs seized while attempting to enter al-Aqsa to perform their daily prayers.
Hordes of Israeli settlers, escorted by policemen, broke into al-Aqsa Mosque as part of the morning break-in shift and carried out a round of sacrilegious tours.
Dozens more are expected to show up at the site in the next few hours.
At the same time, the peaceful Muslim worshipers have been subjected to tough crackdowns and restrictions by the Israeli police near the main entrances to the site. Several worshipers have been searched and dozens more have had their IDs seized while attempting to enter al-Aqsa to perform their daily prayers.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Wednesday stormed Kifl Haris town north of Salfit to secure a settler break-in into Islamic shrines in the town.
Eyewitnesses told the PIC reporter that the IOF closed all entrances to Kifl Haris and erected a number of checkpoints to restrict the Palestinian citizens' movement in the town.
Local sources reported that scores of Israeli settlers broke into Kifl Haris shrines under heavy protection by the IOF before they withdrew hours later.
The sources added that the IOF soldiers withdrew from the town heading toward Ariel settlement following the incursion during which Talmudic rituals were performed by the settlers.
Eyewitnesses told the PIC reporter that the IOF closed all entrances to Kifl Haris and erected a number of checkpoints to restrict the Palestinian citizens' movement in the town.
Local sources reported that scores of Israeli settlers broke into Kifl Haris shrines under heavy protection by the IOF before they withdrew hours later.
The sources added that the IOF soldiers withdrew from the town heading toward Ariel settlement following the incursion during which Talmudic rituals were performed by the settlers.
10 apr 2018
Dozens of extremist settlers Tuesday stormed al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the occupied city of Jerusalem, according to a Palestinian media source.
Islamic Awqaf and Al-Aqsa Affairs told Quds Press that Israeli settlers stormed the Muslim's holy shrine entering through Bab Al-Magharbeh gate under heavy protection from the Israeli army and police.
Israeli settlers storm al-Aqsa Mosque on a daily basis, while the occupation authorities continue their racist and criminal practices against people in the occupied Jerusalem, including executions, demolition of homes and the prevention of Palestinians from praying at Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Islamic Awqaf and Al-Aqsa Affairs told Quds Press that Israeli settlers stormed the Muslim's holy shrine entering through Bab Al-Magharbeh gate under heavy protection from the Israeli army and police.
Israeli settlers storm al-Aqsa Mosque on a daily basis, while the occupation authorities continue their racist and criminal practices against people in the occupied Jerusalem, including executions, demolition of homes and the prevention of Palestinians from praying at Al-Aqsa Mosque.
8 apr 2018
Scores of Jewish settlers on Sunday morning desecrated the Aqsa Mosque under tight police protection.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that a horde of 16 settlers were escorted by police officers into the Aqsa Mosque and toured its courtyards, affirming that more settlers would swarm the holy site in groups.
They added that the Israeli occupation police intensified the presence of its forces inside the Aqsa Mosque compound.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that a horde of 16 settlers were escorted by police officers into the Aqsa Mosque and toured its courtyards, affirming that more settlers would swarm the holy site in groups.
They added that the Israeli occupation police intensified the presence of its forces inside the Aqsa Mosque compound.
5 apr 2018
Jewish extremists and settlers carried out the biggest storming of the Aqsa Mosque in Occupied Jerusalem this week, under the protection of Israeli police.
The PIC reporter noted that about 500 extremist settlers stormed Aqsa Mosque on Thursday in just half an hour as the surrounding area of the Mosque saw the largest incursion of the Mosque since the beginning Passover, celebrated by Jews.
The PIC correspondent explained that a large number of Israeli police secured the settlers during the raids at the Aqsa Mosque and Al-Buraq Wall.
The Department of Public Relations and Information at the Awqaf of Jerusalem said that the number of extremist groups that stormed the Aqsa Mosque to mark the Jewish Passover, starting from Sunday was as follows:
“Sunday: 347 settlers, Monday: 386 settlers, Tuesday: 456 settlers, Wednesday: 546 settlers, and the total number of Jewish extremists who stormed the Aqsa this week reached 1,731 and it is expected to exceed 2,000 by the end of Thursday.”
March saw an upsurge in the number of settlers who stormed the Aqsa Mosque, due to ongoing Jewish calls for carrying out incursions into the Aqsa by the so-called Temple groups.
According to statistics published by the Jerusalem Center for Israeli and Palestinian Studies, about 2,133 Jewish settlers, including settlers from the so-called Students of the Temple, broke into the Aqsa Mosque from the Maghareba Gate under the protection of the occupation forces and its special units in March other than thousands of tourists.
Among the Israelis who broke into the Aqsa in March were the former Shin Bet chief and an Israeli antiquities expert.
The end of March marked the beginning of the Jewish Passover, which is exploited by the temple groups to incite against the Aqsa Mosque, by calling for performing Talmudic rituals there, in addition to successive attempts to bring the Passover sacrifices to the Aqsa for slaughter.
The Israeli violation of the sanctity of Islamic sites in Jerusalem continued, with the Temple groups threatening Muslims to forcibly evacuate the Aqsa Mosque on the last Friday of March, so that settlers could storm it and perform religious and Talmudic rituals there.
This came after an Israeli court issued a decision to allow settlers to perform their religious rituals at the gates of the Aqsa Mosque, which constitutes a blatant violation of the sacred sites of Muslims.
Israeli occupation policemen positioned at the gates of the Aqsa Mosque attacked Ali Arafat Najib, one of the Aqsa’s guards. The Israeli policemen also carried out military drills that imitate storming the Aqsa, completely closing the Old City of Jerusalem.
The Jerusalem Center noted that the raids at the Aqsa Mosque has become a routine and take place on a daily basis at a time there is a decline in the media coverage of this vital issue. This is considered a systematic Israeli policy, aiming at imposing a new de facto situation on Jerusalemites without facing a strong reaction.
The director of the Jerusalem Center, Imad Abu Awad, pointed out that the year 2017 saw the storming of the Aqsa Mosque by 30,000 settlers, an increase of 100% compared to 2016, which saw the storming of 15,000 settlers of its yards, adding that the continuation of the situation as it is, without official or popular response, means that the year 2018 will see more settlers storming the Aqsa than the previous year.
Abu Awad called on Jordan, as the guardian of the holy sites in Jerusalem, to stop the deterioration of the situation there. He warned that Israel has finished many stages towards imposing a temporal division, and perhaps a geographical one, at the Aqsa Mosque, with Israeli police protecting settlers' religious rituals at the Aqsa, which was not allowed in the past.
Researcher and expert in Israeli affairs, Alaa Rimawi, pointed out that the danger associated with the number of incursions is the slogans raised by the Israeli extreme right, and the claim that the agreement signed in 1967 on the situation of the Aqsa after the occupation of Jerusalem, was not fair, thus more incursions into it is now required.
Rimawi noted that 600 Jewish rabbis, who used to oppose storming the Aqsa Mosque, for religious and political reasons, are now urging their followers to do so, after the Israeli right wing and national forces influenced them, pushing them to change their decrees.
The PIC reporter noted that about 500 extremist settlers stormed Aqsa Mosque on Thursday in just half an hour as the surrounding area of the Mosque saw the largest incursion of the Mosque since the beginning Passover, celebrated by Jews.
The PIC correspondent explained that a large number of Israeli police secured the settlers during the raids at the Aqsa Mosque and Al-Buraq Wall.
The Department of Public Relations and Information at the Awqaf of Jerusalem said that the number of extremist groups that stormed the Aqsa Mosque to mark the Jewish Passover, starting from Sunday was as follows:
“Sunday: 347 settlers, Monday: 386 settlers, Tuesday: 456 settlers, Wednesday: 546 settlers, and the total number of Jewish extremists who stormed the Aqsa this week reached 1,731 and it is expected to exceed 2,000 by the end of Thursday.”
March saw an upsurge in the number of settlers who stormed the Aqsa Mosque, due to ongoing Jewish calls for carrying out incursions into the Aqsa by the so-called Temple groups.
According to statistics published by the Jerusalem Center for Israeli and Palestinian Studies, about 2,133 Jewish settlers, including settlers from the so-called Students of the Temple, broke into the Aqsa Mosque from the Maghareba Gate under the protection of the occupation forces and its special units in March other than thousands of tourists.
Among the Israelis who broke into the Aqsa in March were the former Shin Bet chief and an Israeli antiquities expert.
The end of March marked the beginning of the Jewish Passover, which is exploited by the temple groups to incite against the Aqsa Mosque, by calling for performing Talmudic rituals there, in addition to successive attempts to bring the Passover sacrifices to the Aqsa for slaughter.
The Israeli violation of the sanctity of Islamic sites in Jerusalem continued, with the Temple groups threatening Muslims to forcibly evacuate the Aqsa Mosque on the last Friday of March, so that settlers could storm it and perform religious and Talmudic rituals there.
This came after an Israeli court issued a decision to allow settlers to perform their religious rituals at the gates of the Aqsa Mosque, which constitutes a blatant violation of the sacred sites of Muslims.
Israeli occupation policemen positioned at the gates of the Aqsa Mosque attacked Ali Arafat Najib, one of the Aqsa’s guards. The Israeli policemen also carried out military drills that imitate storming the Aqsa, completely closing the Old City of Jerusalem.
The Jerusalem Center noted that the raids at the Aqsa Mosque has become a routine and take place on a daily basis at a time there is a decline in the media coverage of this vital issue. This is considered a systematic Israeli policy, aiming at imposing a new de facto situation on Jerusalemites without facing a strong reaction.
The director of the Jerusalem Center, Imad Abu Awad, pointed out that the year 2017 saw the storming of the Aqsa Mosque by 30,000 settlers, an increase of 100% compared to 2016, which saw the storming of 15,000 settlers of its yards, adding that the continuation of the situation as it is, without official or popular response, means that the year 2018 will see more settlers storming the Aqsa than the previous year.
Abu Awad called on Jordan, as the guardian of the holy sites in Jerusalem, to stop the deterioration of the situation there. He warned that Israel has finished many stages towards imposing a temporal division, and perhaps a geographical one, at the Aqsa Mosque, with Israeli police protecting settlers' religious rituals at the Aqsa, which was not allowed in the past.
Researcher and expert in Israeli affairs, Alaa Rimawi, pointed out that the danger associated with the number of incursions is the slogans raised by the Israeli extreme right, and the claim that the agreement signed in 1967 on the situation of the Aqsa after the occupation of Jerusalem, was not fair, thus more incursions into it is now required.
Rimawi noted that 600 Jewish rabbis, who used to oppose storming the Aqsa Mosque, for religious and political reasons, are now urging their followers to do so, after the Israeli right wing and national forces influenced them, pushing them to change their decrees.
Hundreds of Jewish settlers stormed under military protection at dawn Thursday the area of Joseph’s Tomb, east of Nablus city, which provoked clashes with local young men.
Eyewitnesses said that several Israeli buses carrying settlers escorted by military vehicles gathered after midnight near Beit Furik checkpoint, east of Nablus, and then entered the city through Amman street, where young men ambushed them and hurled stones at them.
During their presence in the city, Israeli soldiers stormed a building in Balata town near the area of Joseph’s Tomb in Nablus and kidnapped a young man called Mas’oud al-Asmar.
Local sources said that the clashes between young men and soldiers spread to other areas of Nablus, including the entrances to Balata refugee camp and al-Quds street.
Eyewitnesses said that several Israeli buses carrying settlers escorted by military vehicles gathered after midnight near Beit Furik checkpoint, east of Nablus, and then entered the city through Amman street, where young men ambushed them and hurled stones at them.
During their presence in the city, Israeli soldiers stormed a building in Balata town near the area of Joseph’s Tomb in Nablus and kidnapped a young man called Mas’oud al-Asmar.
Local sources said that the clashes between young men and soldiers spread to other areas of Nablus, including the entrances to Balata refugee camp and al-Quds street.
