On 10 Feb. 2017, Madama residents went for an outing near the village. Soldiers came from the nearby settlement of Yitzhar, using tear gas. Ahmad Ziyadah, a B’Tselem volunteer who began filming the soldiers, was ordered to leave. Refusing, he …
DetailsPhotos and Video – Hebron – Israeli army checkpoints stand in the way of school students in the Old City on a daily basis
Photos and Video – Hebron – Israeli army checkpoints stand in the way of school students in the Old City on a daily basis
DetailsB’Tselem – Because of the occupation policies, about 180 thousand residents in Nablus suffer from severe water shortage since June 2017
The residents of Nablus suffer from a permanent water crisis – especially in the summer months – intensified in recent years due to lack of rainfall. Israel prevents Palestinians from drilling new wells, and even refuses to sell them additional …
DetailsThe occupation halts the rehabilitation of an agricultural road in Bethlehem
Bethlehem 16-9-2017: The Israeli occupation forces have stopped the work on rehabilitating an agricultural road in Al-Khader, south of Bethlehem on Saturday, knowing that the road is funded by the Basque Cooperation and Development Agency through the Association for Peace …
DetailsSettlers occupying Hebron home attack Palestinian woman with stones
HEBRON 9-9-2017- A Palestinian woman was moderately injured and hospitalized Saturday evening after Israeli settlers occupying her home in Hebron’s Old City in the occupied West Bank attacked her with stones. Hazem Abu Rajab told that Israeli settlers, who forcibly took …
DetailsB’Tselem- Israel moves to advance forcible transfer of Khan al-Ahmar
Civil Administration signals it is prepared to move forward with the forcible transfer of the entire community, an intention unequivocally stated by Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman to reporters two weeks ago. Doing so would constitute a war crime under the …
DetailsLieberman: We Approved Last year buildings in the West Bank on an unprecedented wide scale since 17 years
“During the first half of this year, 1,400 housing units have been approved in the West Bank and another 10,000 are being marketed, these permissions are standard sine the year of 2000” said Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman. Remarks of …
DetailsVIDEO- Israeli military destroys dirt road to Masafer Yatta in South Hebron Hills
On 8 Sept. 2017, at about 3:00 P.M., a military force came with a bulldozer to the dirt road that connects the town of Yatta with the villages of Masafer Yatta, dug it up and blocked it off with rocks. …
DetailsSettlers uproot 27 olive trees south of Nablus
On Wednesday, a number of extremist settlers uprooted 27 olive trees belonging to Palestinians near the village of Burin, south of Nablus.
DetailsHuman Rights Watch Israeli Banks Supporting Settlements
No Domestic Obligation to Provide Many Services That Aid Rights Abuses (Jerusalem) – Despite their claims, Israel’s largest banks are not required by domestic law to provide many of the services and financing that help support, maintain, and expand unlawful …
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