December, 2016

• 11 December

  Arrests 11-12-2016

  

  Jerusalem: Israeli forces arrested the child Siraj Khateeb from the town of Hizma. Jerusalem: IOF arrested Sameer Rweedi from the town of Silwan. Hebron: Israeli troops arrested Muneer Abu Sharar from the town of Dora.

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• 8 December

  Israel approves 770 new settlement units

  

  The Israeli authorities Wednesday night approved plans to build 770 new Jewish-only settlement units in Israeli-occupied East Jerusalem, the Israeli press reported Thursday. According to Hebrew-language daily Haaretz, Israel’s Jerusalem planning committee approved construction of 770 new housing units in …

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• 7 December

  Despite Hundreds of Complaints of Shin Bet Torture, Israel Yet to Launch Single Criminal Investigation

  

  P., a Palestinian imprisoned for 12 years for membership in Hamas and weapons dealing, says he was physically tortured during the Shin Bet interrogations that took place after his arrests. In 2013, following his last interrogation, which he said involved …

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• 6 December

  Expel and Exploit: The Israeli Practice of Taking over Rural Palestinian Land

  

  This report tells the history of the process of fragmentation imposed on Palestinian rural land in the West Bank through a case study of three villages in the Nablus District – ‘Azmut, Deir al-Hatab and Salem. What these communities have …

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• 6 December

  Arrests 6-12-2016

  

  Bethehem: Israeli forces raided al-Duheshi refugee camp and arrested Abdullah Ammar Raqban 22-year-old. Hebron: Israeli forces arrested Rezeq Rjoub from Dura town. Hebron: Israeli forces arrested Sabreen Mohammad Ghawanmeh 25-year-old, Suliman Swelem Ghawanmeh 60-year-old and Mohammad Kurdi 18-year-old. Nablus: IOF …

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• 5 December

  Arrests 5-12-2016

  

  Jerusalem: Israeli forces arrested Odai Abu Saad, Mohammad Salah and Layth Husseini. Jerusalem: IOF arrested Dawood Ghoul from the town of Sliwan after demolishing his house. Ramallah: IOF arrested Abed al-Hakeem Hamed 27-year-old from Ramallah: Bethlehem: Israeli forces arrested Saher …

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• 4 December

  Arrests 4-12-2016

  

  Nablus: Israeli forces arrested al-Najah University student Osaid Allam Mari.

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• 2 December

  Arrests 2-12-2016

  

  Ramallah: Israeli troops raided the town of Silwan and arrested Malek Maher Hamed, Taher Najjar, Najdat Zain and Mohannad Shibrawi.

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• 1 December

  Repercussions of Approving Law of Legalizing Amona Settlement in Knesset

  

  The Israeli “Peace Now” movement said that according to statistics concerning settlements in the West Bank, the law of legalization in Knesset would legalize 55 illegal settlement blocs, and would add a legal status upon ther 4000 settlement units. This …

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• 1 December

  Arrests 1-12-2016

  

  Jerusalem: Israeli forces arrested Mohammad Atoun 17-year-old and his cousin Mohammad 19-year-old, Fadel Rajabi and Hamza Emad Ayyad 19-year-old from the town of Abu Dis.

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