1st civilian suicide bombing in 10 months

palestinians sell fruit and other goods near the Apartheid Wall in the al-ram neighborhood of jerusalem

Press Release: Prayer and March on Bulldozed Land in Bethlehem Village

Press Release: Photo Exhibition Against Checkpoints at Huwwara

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the scene after a palestinian home in nabi samual was partially demolished

monday, occupation forces demolished a palestinian home in nabi samuel village in jerusalem. military bulldozers and soldiers stormed the house and demolished it without notice. they claimed the home had no building permits.

home owners view their partially demolished home in nabi samual was

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sunday, occupation forces invaded jenin and KILLED ONE palestinian fighter. Osaid Amur, 30, a fighter with islamic jihad's al-quds briagdes was shot dead in front of his family in rummana village. Osaid was walking with his family when he was ambushed and shot in front of his home by a unit of occupation soldiers, possibly special forces. he was shot at close reange, twice in the head and chest.

monday, israeli news paper ha'aretz reported that occupation forces have continued to expand illegal colonial settlements in four areas. the evidence was collected by an israeli group based on arial photographs. the expansions have begun in the givat assaf outpost, ramat gilad, mitzpeh lachish and mitzpeh yitzhar.

monday, occupation forces invaded qalqiliya and seized fourteen palestinians after forcibly entering a number of civilian homes. only 4 of the 14 men's names were released. the following men were taken to unknown locations, Abed Al-Karim Khalil; Abed Al-Karim Iwes, 23, an employee with the national security forces; Ala' Abed Al-Fatah Suleiman Abu-Hamed, 25, an employee with the qalqiliya municipality; and Mu'ath Ibrahim Zahran, 24.

monday, occupation forces invaded jenin and al zawia village, seizing one man. in al zawia, occupation forces seized Rabe' Abu Al Wafa, 18 from his home.

monday, occupation forces invaded al jalazon refugee camp in ramallah and seized one man. Assem Mubarak, 23 was taken from his home to an unknown location.

monday, occupation forces stationed at huwarra checkpoint outside of nablus seized two palestinian youths claiming that they were transporting bullets. the two 15 year old boys were taken at the checkpoint and were said to be transporting the bullets out of nablus.

monday, occupation forces invaded doura village, south of al-khalil (hebron) and seized one man. Thaer Nasser was seized from his home and taken to an unknown location.

monday, occupation forces invaded numerous west bank areas including jenin and al-khalil (hebron) and seized 12 additional palestinians.

Haaretz: "West Bank heart surgeon faces possible deportation from Israel"
One of the few open-heart surgeons based in the occupied West Bank said on Saturday he had been detained at Israel's airport and faced possible deportation. After being detained for more than a day at Israel's Ben Gurion Airport, Israel granted Dirgham Abu Ramadan, a German cardiologist of Palestinian origin, a one-week extension on his tourist visa and allowed him to enter the country.

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friday, occupation naval forces attacked palestinian fishing boats off the coast of deir al-balah in central gaza. occupation gunships fired at the unarmed fishermen from around 2 miles away. numerous fishermen were injured and one boat was destroyed from fire.

sunday, occupation forces shot and injured three palestinians in bet hanoun, in northern gaza. occupation soldiers stationed north of beit hanoun opened fire on a group of palestinians, wounding three.

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sunday, the al-quds brigades, the military wing of islamic jihad, launched one home made rocket at ashkelon. the brigades reported it was a continuation of the "red rose operation"

sunday, the al mujahideen brigades, a military wing of fatah, launched two explosive projectiles at the erez checkpoint an crossing in northern gaza. the brigades also launched two home made rockets, one at ashkelon and one at an occupation military position at zakeim. the brigades reported that the operations came in retaliation for the assassination of the resistance leader Usayd Mustafa Umoor.

the photograph released by palestinian fighters of Muhammad Siksik, 21, the bomber who attacked eilat

monday, three palestinian factions carried out a suicide bombing operation in the resort town of eilat in southern israel. the bomber targeted a bakery in the coastal town and killed up to four israeli civilians. this was the first suicide bombing of a civilian area since april 2006 jihad's . islamical-quds brigades, fatah's al-aqsa martyrs brigades and a previously unknown group calling itself the army of believers claimed joint responsibility for the attack. the bomber was named as Muhammad Siksik, 21, from shaja'iyyah in northern gaza. following this, hamas, islamic jihad and fatah issued political statements asserting the palestinians' right to resist the occupation. islamic jihad released the following statement: "This operation, which was carried out by the heroes of the resistance in Um Ar-Rashrash [the Palestinians' Arabic name for Eilat] in the lands of 1948, is coming as an initiative of a different kind to wake up the consciences and to re-aim the rifles against the enemy. "

an islamic jihad fighters hold a photograph of Muhammad Siksik, 21, the bomber who attacked eilat

Israelis deem suicide bomb attack "surprising"; our Editor in Chief disagrees

monday, the al-quds brigades, the military wing of islamic jihad, launched two home made rockets at kitzovim.

away for a few days

hello all,

i will be traveling to DC for United for Peace and Justice's anti-war march to be held tomorrow, Saturday the 27th. Anyone who can make it should brave the cold and hit the streets.

due to poor planning i wasn't able to make a full posting today, so i will do a weekend round up on sunday...hold on till then.

from iraq to palestine, occupation is a crime!

demonstrations in bethlehem, bil'in and hebron

Bethlehem Villagers Celebrate Wedding on Land Razed for Wall

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ISM report on weekly demonstration in bil'in

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Local Residents Rally Against Occupation in Tel Rumeida

B'Tselem: undercover Israeli operations are war crimes

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tuesday, colonial settlers kidnapped a palestinian boy, attacked him with knives and left him unconscious. Raefat Samih al-Khateeb, 16, was kidnapped by 3 settlers while he made his way home after visiting a realitive. he was taken from the main road between jericho and hizma, taken to a deserted area near the colonail settlemnt bloc of ma'ale adummim. here he wasd beaten and tortured with knives before being left unconscious. he is currently being treated at hadassah hospital in ein karem.

wednesday, occupation forces located near qalandia refugee camp near ramallah shot and injured a palestinian youth they accuse of throwing stones. occupation sources claim the boy threw stones at soldiers working near the camp and thus the soldiers responded with gunfire.

mourners visit the body of Fadl Mitlak Balawneh during his funeral in tulkarem

thursday, occupation forces invaded tulkarem and KILLED ONE palestinian, shot a second and seized him. Fadl Mitlak Balawneh, 18, a leader of islamic jihad's al-quds brigades was shot and killed as occupation soldiers attacked his home in tulkarem's northern al-aqsa district. eh was shot in the back while standing on the second floor of his home, causing him to fall to the ground. Fadl's brother Abdullah, 25, was also shot by occupation soldiers. after being shot in the leg and injured, he was seized by occupation forces and taken to an unknown location.

the body of Fadl Mitlak Balawneh is carried through the streets during his funeral in tulkarem

thursday, occupation forces invaded beit awwa, west of al-khalil (hebron) and seized two women said to be wives of men impiriosned in occupation jails. a large number of military vehciles invaded and stormed two homes belonging to the Suweti family, including the home of Mahmoud Muhammad Suweti, 30, serving a 25 year sentence. after invading the home, occupation solders destroyed private property and seized Taghrid Ibrahim Al-Suweti, 27, who lives with her 7 year old child. the second house that was raided belongs to Musa Muhammad Al-Suweti, 27, the brother of Mahmoud Al-Suweti. upon storming the house and searching it, occupation forces seized Muntaha 'Issa Al-Suweti, who is the mother of two children aged 3 and 2.

a palestinian boy runs from occupation forces during an invasion into nablus

thursday, occupation forces invaded nablus and seized six men and attacked a number of homes on al-ta'awun street in the western part of the city. a large contingent of 13 military vehicles, special forces and two attack helicopters attacked the area and used loudspeakers to order the nearby building to be evacuated. during the invasion, occupation forces seized six men and forced them to undress before transporting them to an unknown location. in the al-ma'ajin area of the city, soldiers occupied a number of civilian homes, using them as sniper positions.

occupation forces fire at palestinians during an invasion into nablus

thursday, occupation forces invaded al-khalil (hebron) and seized 11 palestinian, said to be members of islamic jihad,

thursday, occupation forces invaded bethlehem and seized 10 palestinians, said to be members of hamas, fatah and islamic jihad.

thursday, occupation forces invaded ramallah, nablus and jenin and seized six additional palestinians.

friday, occupation forces invaded nablus and al-ein refugee camp. and seized two palestinians. from ein camp they seized Hamza Abu Namus, 26, while Jamal Tayeh, 28, was seized from iraq al-tayeh village wast of nablus.

friday, occupation forces invaded qalqiliya and seized two palestinians.

friday occupation forces invaded ramallah and seized on man, said to be a hamas member.

friday, occupation forces invaded bethlehem and seized two men, said to be hamas members.

friday occupation forces invaded za'tara village, east of bethlehem and seized two men. one of the men taken was the iman of omar bin al-khatab mosque, while the other was also a preacher in a bethlehem area mosque. the second man, Sheikh Ibrahim Thweb, 26, was taken from his home.

Ethnic Cleansing of Palestinians Continues in Jordan Valley

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wednesday, occupation special forces opened fire on members of the palestinian national forces, injuring two palestinian. occupation forces shot and injured two men in eastern gaza city near the israeli border.

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wednesday, palestinians near al-khalil (hebron) attacked a car belonging to a colonial settler with rocks. the settler was slightly injured and taken to a hospital for treatment.

thursday, the al-quds brigades, the military wing of islamic jihad, launched one home made rocket at ashkelon. the brigades also detonated an explosive device targeting an occupation military jeep in southern gaza city. the brigades also opened fire on an occupation engineering unit fixing the electric barrier fence east of al-qarara village, northeast of khan younis in southern gaza.

3 days: 2 killed, 4 shot, 68 seized, 4 demolitions

"Tens of people homeless after Israeli bulldozers destroy Jerusalem apartment building."

jerusalem apartment building before being demolished
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A Freedom Ride: a report
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Let our children live!
Nurit Peled-Elhanan writing from Israel

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wednesday, israeli president Moshe Katsav has temporarily resigned from his post as he is investigated for rape, obstruction of justice and fraud. the attorney general announced tuesday that Katsav will soon be charged. though he has yet to be formerly indicted, several members of parliament have called for him to resign. this comes less than a week after the head of the army resigned and members of parliament called on the israeli prime minister to resign.

Ha'aretz: General Staff report: Large rise in number of rapes in IDF
By Amir Oren
Incidents of reported rape of women soldiers increased significantly in the first six months of last year, as well as the use of date rape drugs, a secret General Staff document reveals. Reported rape incidents tripled in the first six months of 2006...

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sunday, occupation forces invaded yatta, south of al-khalil (hebron) and seized three palestinians. after invading numerous homes, occupation forces seized Khalil Mis'ef, 43 and his son, Khalid 21, in addition to Issa Jabbour, 33.

monday, a palestinian is seized by occupation forces in al-khalil (hebron)

monday, occupation forces invaded al-maqassed hospital in jerusalem and seized five men and Suleiman . the raid occurred during an anniversary celebration for fatah's 42 year. included in those taken were Hatim Abdul Qadir, a fatah leader and palestinian legislative council member, as well as Salah Zheika, the fatah secretary in jerusalem. also taken were Samir Qaddoumi, Ashraf AwarTurkman. occupation report that the five men were taken for participation in a non-licenses celebration. they were all transported to the russian compound on the west-east jerusalem border.

monday, a palestinian child attends a festival in ramallah

monday, occupation forces invaded nablus and shot and injured one palestinian man. an unnamed man, said to be a fighter with fatah's al-aqsa martyrs brigades, was shot and injured in the leg.

monday, occupation forces invaded tulkarem and seized two brothers. Izat Mahmud Amir, 47 and Haitham Amor, 43, both from bal'a village, east of tulkarem were taken from their shop north of the city.

monday, occupation forces invaded az za'ayyem, east of jerusalem and seized one palestinian. Jafar Al Asmar, 22, was seized after his family home was invaded.

tuesday, occupation forces demolished a palestinian home in tsur bahr village on the edge of jerusalem

tuesday, occupation forces invaded beita village, south of nablus and seized one man. the home of Sultan Barham, 19, the secretary of fatah youth in beita, was invaded and Sultan was taken to an unknown location.

tuesday, occupation forces invaded as sawahira, northeast of bethlehem, and demolished two palestinian homes. the home of Jamal At Taweel as well as the home of Amir Abu Diab were both demolished.

tuesday, occupation special forces invaded birzeit, north of ramallah and seized one palestinian (PFLP), while a leader in the . Fadi Sadiq Washha, 17 was taken from an internet-cafe and coffee shop. occupation forces claim he is an activist with the popular front for the liberation of palestinePFLP says that is not true.

tuesday, occupation forces invaded surda village and abu qash village, north of ramallah.

tuesday, occupation forces invaded jenin, nablus, ramallah and al-khalil (hebron) and seized ten additional unnamed palestinians.

palestinians look at the damaged cemetery in awarta near nablus

wednesday, dozens of village colonial settlers, backed by occupation soldiers, invaded the palestinian cemetery in awarta near nablus. the large number of settlers were accompanied by five military jeeps and soldiers, and the combined forces forcibly entered the cemetery claiming that the site contained jewish shrines. awarta is positioned between huwarra military base and itamar colonial settlement, both south of nablus. during their invasion of the village, colonial settlers attacked the home of Jamil Sharab, breaking windows and cars. residents reported that the colonial settlers damaged gravestones in the cemetery.

wednesday, occupation forces invaded burqa village, northwest of nablus and shot and injured a palestinian boy shepherding his flock. Maher Hajja, 15, was tending sheep in the village when he was shot in the abdomen by nearby occupation forces.

wednesday, occupation forces invaded ya'bad, west of jenin, and seized one man. Ahmad AbuBakr, 24, was seized for allegedly working inside the palestinian territories conquered in 1948 without a permit.

wednesday, a colonial settler attacked a palestinian young man, then occupation forces seized the palestinian. Loay Hdaib, 16, was attacked by a settler, then taken from his home in the old city of jerusalem by occupation police.

wednesday, occupation forces invaded beit fajjar village, south of bethlehem, and seized 16 palestinians. among those taken are Muhammad Ali Takatka, Rami Derieh, Mahmoud Takatka, Mohamed Ibrahim Takatka, Nidal Khalid Derieh, Usama Jabr Blu, Tariq Ahmed Blu, Mahmoud Kamel Takatka and Nidal Thawabteh.

wednesday, occupation forces invaded tulkarem refugee camp and conducted a campaign of home invasions and searches.

wednesday, occupation forces invaded dhinnaba, southeast of tulkarem and invaded numerous homes.

wednesday, occupation forces invaded azzoun, east of qalqiliya and seized two palestinians. after invading numerous homes, occupation forces seized Abid Swaidan, 22 and Ibrahim Husein, 18.

wednesday, occupation forces invaded ramallah, tulkarem, jenin and al-khalil (hebron) and seized an additional 22 palestinians. included in these raids was the seizure of a fighter with the popular front of the liberation of palestine, accused of shooting at occupation targets in an undisclosed location.

ISM report: 9 year old palestinian boy arrested for chasing ball in hebron

UN: 2007 will be a hard year for south hebron palestinian farmers

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tuesday, a palestinian man DIED from injuries he sustained in clashes with occupation special forces in southern gaza approximately four months ago. Ziyad Abu Al-'Abed Abu Sa'adeh, 22, from khan younis, died after being injured on september 9, 2006. Ziyad was shot and injured as he fought with islamic jihad's al-quds brigades, in an attempt to repel an invasion by occupation forces in khuza'a on the gaza border, east of khan younis.

gazans assemble around the body of Mahran Zakaria/Abu Nosair during his funeral

wednesday, occupation forces invaded central gaza, KILLED ONE BOY, and injured two others . Mahran Zakaria/Abu Nosair, 17, was shot in the stomach and killed east of deir albalah in central gaza. he was shot by occupation forces stationed east of rafah. the other two boys shot, were seized after being injured by occupation forces. all three boys were assembled in a dumping site where occupation military bulldozers were razing the land.

family members assemble around the body of Mahran Zakaria/Abu Nosair during his funeral

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tuesday, palestinians hold pictures of imprisoned relatives in occupation jails in a protest held in nablus

monday, the al-quds brigades, the military wing of islamic jihad, launched one home made rocket at a kibbutz south of sderot. the brigades reported that the operation was a continuation of 'operation red rose,' began on sunday, january 21.

tuesday, the al-aqsa martyrs brigades, the main military wing of fatah, launched three home made rockets at erez village and netiv ha'asara village, both north of gaza.

wednesday, the al-quds brigades, the military wing of islamic jihad, launched two home made rockets at an occupation air force base east of qarara village in southern gaza.

wednesday, the al-aqsa martyrs brigades, the main military wing of fatah, launched three home made rockets at sderot. the brigades reported that the operation was in retaliation for occupation crimes including the killing of Mahmoud Nuseir in nuseirat refugee camp in gaza.

the weekend across Palestine

classmates & friends of ten year old Abir Aramin during a memorial held for her in her home town of anata. she was killed tuesday when occupation border police shot her in the head while shooting to disperse stone throwers.

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saturday, an occupation security guard SHOT AND KILLED a palestinian worker in be'er shiva, on the west side of the palestinian territories conquered in 1948. Muhammad Kamal Battat, 30, construction worker and father of seven, was shot and killed after the security guard's extortion demands were not met. previously, the guard attempted to extort money from the palestinian workers, in exchange for allowing the workers to sleep at the construction site. a few days before Battat was killed, the guard threatened to kill the palestinian workers if they did not pay for the ability to sleep on site. on saturday, the palestinians arrived at the work site, the guard demanded the money, and when the workers refused, Muhammad was shot.

saturday, the palestinian ministry of prisoners' affairs in conjunction with the director of the palestinian central bureau of statistics, published a report detailing the conditions facing palestinian detainees in occupation jails. the report highlighted the death of Jamal Saraheen four days prior. Saraheen died in the negev prison, and became the 187th palestinian to die in occupation jails since the strart of the occupation of the gaza strip and west bank in 1967. 43 of the 187 prisoners to die were die to negligence by prison officials and doctors. the report stated that palestinians die in prison fore three reasons: extrajudicial execution (assassination), torture and untreated health deterioration. from 1987-1993, during the first palestinian intifada, 50 prisoners were assassinated after being released from prison.

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saturday, occupation forces attempted to assassinate two palestinian resistance fighters in al-yamun village, west of jenin. the homes of two leaders of fatah's al-aqa martyrs brigades, Saber Abahreh and Ramzi Abed, were attacked in the al-abahreh neighborhood. provoked by the invasion, palestinian demonstrators confronted occupation soldiers with stones and the wanted men were able to escape.

saturday occupation forces invaded ein beit al ma refugee camp in nablus and forcibly entered the home of a palestinian legislative council member. Ahmad Al Haj Ali's home was invaded for the fifth time in three months.

saturday, occupation forces invaded nablus and seized five palestinians. five unnamed men were seized from nablus city. the men are said to be activists with fatah.

saturday, occupation forces invaded beit sahour, near bethlehem, and seized one unnamed citizen.

saturday, occupation forces invaded al-khalil (hebron) and seized five palestinians. the men are said to be affiliated with the fatah movement. during the invasion, occupation forces were fired upon by palestinian resistance fighters.

the Apartheid Wall divides the palestinian town of anata from the israeli town of pisgat zev

saturday, occupation forces seized an unnamed palestinian woman near the ibrahim mosque in al-khalil (hebron), claiming that she was planning to stab an occupation soldier. the woman was taken by occupation border police, and found to be in possession of a 25cm long knife.

saturday, occupation forces invaded numerous west bank areas and seized an additional five palestinians.

sunday, occupation forces established two new military checkpoints near tulkarem. the barrier were established at the crossroads between qaffin and an nazla al gharbiya.

sunday, occupation forces invaded al-khalil (hebron) and seized two palestinian children. occupation soldiers seized Monzer Abu Ras, 15 and Salah Awawda, 15.

international womens peace service (IWPS) report: Sara village, near Nablus, under siege:

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saturday, occupation forces have prevented two palestinina boys from receiving medical treatment after they were accidental shot while hunting. occupation soldiers prevented the boys evacuation for nearly an hour after they were shot in the feet while hunting in the northern gaza strip. after the delay, Yousif Salim Hjouj, 16 and Muhammad Tawfiq Abu Hasheesh, 16 were transported to kamal udwan hospital.

saturday, occupation forces seized three palestinians in the northern gaza strip, claiming that they were attempting to illegally enter israel.

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palestinian demonstrators assemble in front of 56 checkpoint

saturday, palestinian and international demonstrators assembled at the main checkpoint in tel rumeida, a colonial settler stronghold in al-khalil (hebron) to protest continued violence by colonial settlers and the banning of palestinians from a main street in the area. the demonstrators demanded an end to brutal attacks by tel rumeida settlers, protection for their children and homes and the ability to use shuhada street, closed to palestinians since 1994, when a colonuial settler massacred 29 palestinians while in prayer. the checkpoint, known as the 56 checkpoint, was the site of children and adults chanting, singing and holding signs and flags. the signs read, "No to settlements. Yes to peace.", "Freedom, Justice, Equality, Peace." and "American tax dollars at work." in retaliation for the non-violence demonstration, occupation forces closed checkpoint 56, not allowing any palestinians to enter or leave. in additional collective punishment, occupation forces closed tel rumeida street for palestinians. additionally, occupation soldiers were dispatched to firing positions on top of civilian roofs and neighboring buildings. to see the report and pictures from ISM, check out:

palestinian demonstrators assemble in front of 56 checkpoint

saturday, the martyr yasser arafat unit of the al-aqsa martyrs brigades, the main military wing of fatah, launched two home made rockets at sderot. the brigades reported that the operation was in retaliation for the occupation's "pursuit of the leaders of the resistance," citing the attempted assassination of two al-aqsa fighters near jenin earlier that day.

sunday, the al-aqsa martyrs brigades, the main military wing of fatah, launched four home made rockets at sderot. the brigades reported that the operation was in retaliation for occupation crimes in the form of daily seizures, assassination of resistance leaders and civilians, and the recent killing of a palestinian worker in al-khalil.

sunday, the al-quds brigades, the military wing of islamic jihad, launched eight home made rockets at occupation targets. one rocket was launched at sderot, two were launched at ashkelon and five were launched at the kisufim military post northeast of khan younis. the brigades called the launchings part of their "red rose" operation.

Holocaust council chair supports Palestinians

Yad Vashem chairman Yosef Lapid.

Yad Vashem Council Chair slams settlers for abusing Palestinians
By Reuters

The head of the council of Israel's central Holocaust memorial on Saturday assailed Jewish settlers who harass Palestinians in a tinderbox West Bank city, saying the abuse recalled the anti-Semitism of pre-World War Two Europe.

A Yad Vashem spokeswoman told Haaretz that Lapid's comments do not reflect Yad Vashem's position.

Yad Vashem Council Chairman Yosef Lapid's unusually fierce and public attack was prompted by Israeli television footage showing a Hebron settler woman hissing "whore" at her Palestinian neighbour and settler children lobbing rocks at Arab homes.

The spectacle stirred outrage in Israel, where many view the settlers as a movement opposed to coexistence with a future Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

Lapid, a Holocaust survivor who lost his father to the Nazi genocide, said in a weekly commentary on Israel Radio that the acts of some Hebron settlers reminded him of persecution endured by Jews in his native Yugoslavia on the eve of World War Two.

"It was not crematoria or pogroms that made our life in the diaspora bitter before they began to kill us, but persecution, harassment, stone-throwing, damage to livelihood, intimidation, spitting and scorn," Lapid said.

"I was afraid to go to school, because of the little anti-Semites who used to lay in ambush on the way and beat us up. How is that different from a Palestinian child in Hebron?"

Hebron has been a frequent flashpoint of more than six years of Israeli-Palestinian fighting. Some 400 settlers live there, under heavy Israeli military guard, among 150,000 Palestinians.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert ordered a cabinet-level probe last week into Palestinian allegations that abuse by Hebron settlers is commonplace and routinely ignored by Israel.

Deputy Defence Minister Ephraim Sneh said he hoped for an Israeli crackdown against the settler "provocateurs", but Palestinian officials called for comprehensive action.

"If they are serious about coexistence, the Israelis must take practical steps on the hundreds of daily violations against Palestinians in the old city," Hebron Governor Arif Jabari said.

Jabari's apparent pessimism was shared by Lapid, a former justice minister.

"We Jewish citizens of Israel wave a reprimanding finger at most," he said. "Worse still, I tolerated this silently as justice minister too."

The World Court has branded the settlements illegal but many Jews claim a biblical birthright to the West Bank, which Israel captured from Jordan in the 1967 Middle East war.
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Lapid said while there was no comparing the Holocaust with Palestinian suffering from Israel's policies, this did not mean Israelis could not be culpable.

"It is inconceivable for the memory of Auschwitz to warrant ignoring the fact that there are Jews among us who behave today towards Palestinians just like German, Hungarian, Polish and other anti-Semites behaved towards Jews," he said.

Abir Memorial Ceremony in Anata

a memorial poster for Abir is displayed on the door of her family home as relatives and friends come to console the family

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Abir Memorial Ceremony in Anata January 20th, 2007

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Tomorrow, Sunday January 20th, students of all 3 schools in Anata will hold a memorial ceremony for 10-year old Abir Aramin. According to eyewitness accounts, Abir was shot by a border police officer on Tuesday morning outside her school. Abir was declared brain dead and put on a life support machine until Thursday evening when it was switched off. Abir was buried in East Jerusalem on Friday afternoon.

The ceremony will start at the Anata Girls School at 10:30. Anata residents and students have invited Israeli and international peace activists to participate in the ceremony.

The students and residents will also demand the authorities withdraw the Border Police and IDF forces from the school area of Anata. According to the residents, since the completion of the wall construction a few months ago the presence of the soldiers near the schools is only a violent provocation. The killing of Abir demonstrates the tragic results of this pointless presence.

16-year old Hassan Hilweh, who was standing next to Abir when she was wounded stated: “the students of the girls school and the boys school had both just come out of an examination. A border police jeep approached the group of girls. The girls were afraid and started running away. The border police jeep followed them in the direction in which they were retreating. Abir was afraid and stood against one of the shops at the side of the road, I was standing near her. The border policeman shot through a special hole in the window of the jeep that was standing very close to us. Abir fell to the ground. I picked her up and took her to the girls school. I saw that she was bleeding from the head.”

British foreign minister Dr. Kim Howells, has expressed his concern over Abir’s killing. The British minister said, “I felt deep worry today when I heard the news of the killing of a Palestinian child, 10 years old, as a result of an Israeli operation in Anata, east of Jerusalem. We have been told that Israel has started an investigation for the accident”.

He appealed to the Israeli authorities that the investigation be as thorough as possible.

3 killed including 10 year old girl

Abir Bassam Aramin, 10, is burried in a jerusalem cemetary

Ten-year old girl brain dead after border police shooting

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bil'in resident confrontes occupation soldiers in olive grove during weekly protest

Palestinian child beaten in head in Bil'in

bil'in demonstrators wave palestinian flags as occupation soldiers begin to dispurse them with force
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sunday, according to dozens of family member reports, undercover occupation soldiers attacked several detainees being held in be'er sheva prison. according to numerous reports, undercover soldiers entered section 4 of the prison and fired rubber-coated metal bullets and tear gas at detainees held in the occupation jail. several men were injured in the assault including Abdul-Mo'ty Haniyya, Mohammad Srour, Mohammad Dukhan, Abdullah Al Sharabaty, and Yahia Al Shinwar. after the attack, the detainees began a hunger strike in protest of the violation. this violence follows the recent death of Jamal Al Saraheen, who dies of medical neglect in an occupation prison camp in the negev desert. Saraheen, like many palestinian prisoners, was being held under "administrative detention," which means that he was never brought to trial.

Negev Bedouins fight to stay on land

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Muhanad Muhammad Al-Ghandour's body is carried through the streets of nablus

palestinian stone throwers take cover as soldiers in a military jeep fire from the window firing hole during an invasion into nablus

thursday, occupation forces KILLED ONE palestinian during an invasion of nablus, injured three and abducted four. Muhanad Muhammad Al-Ghandour, 22, was shot and killed by occupation snipers in nablus's old city. Ghandour is said to be a fighter with fatah's al-awda brigades (the return brigades), and was nicknamed "the jordanian." during the invasion, three additional palestinians were injured by occupation forces. these injuries occurred after Ghandour was killed, and palestinian demonstrators confronted occupation soldiers with stones in the khallat al-amud area of the old city. included in these injuries is Mahmoud Abu Salha, 16, who was shot in the head and is said to be in serious condition. the incursion into nablus involved more that 50 occupation military vehicles as well as a number of armoured military bulldozers. the bulldozers demolished portions of buildings in the al-sheikh muslim and al-ghazawi areas of the old city. during the incursion, occupation forces established a military curfew and closure of the city. prior to leaving the city, occupation forces seized four unnamed men and transported them to unknown locations.

a woman walks past a military bulldozer during a lull in the nablus invasion

thursday, a palestinian man DIED at huwarra checkpoint after he was forced to cross the barrier by foot despite being gravely ill. Tayseer Muhammad Ibahim Al-Qayso, 45, was forced to exit the car he was traveling in because it lacked the proper permits to cross the checkpoint. Qaysi was suffering from liver cancer and was returning from treatment at jerusalem's al-muttala hospital. he died at the checkpoint while being forced to cross in his dire condition. he was a father of eight and worked at a restaurant inside of nablus.

thursday, occupation forces invaded ramallah and were fired upon by palestinian resistance fighters.

occupation forces invade bethlehem a few days ago

thursday, occupation forces invaded jenin and seized one man. Muhammad Ahmed Amori, 21 was seized from his home and taken to an unknown location.

thursday, occupation forces invaded qalqiliya and seized seven palestinians. the seized men are Ra'ed 'Abed Al-Fatah Sweelem, who is blind, and Ashraf 'Abed 'Awad Qur'an, Khalid Muhammad 'Aref Nofal, 'Abed Al-Baseet Tawfiq Khizran, Khalil 'Abed Allah Abu 'Awad, Nayef 'Atta 'Awad A-Masri, and Mahmoud Muhammad Khadraj.

thursday, occupation forces invaded azzun village near qalqiliya and seized three bothers. the three brothers seized are, Mahmoud Muhammad Jamil Hussein, Bilal Muhammad Jamil Hussein, and Maher Muhammad Jamil Hussein.

thursday, occupation forces invaded tulkarem and fired rubber-coated metal bullets and concussion grenades at students gathered in the playground of ihsan samara school, located close to the khaduri institute.

thursday, occupation forces invaded the old city of hebron (al-khalil), invaded a civilian home and attacked the owner. the home of Naji Abu Khalaf Al-Ejel was invaded and Naji was beaten by occupation soldiers.

thursday, occupation forces invaded yatta village and tafuha village near al-khalil (hebron) and seized four palestinian men. during the invasion, numerous homes were invaded and searched and four men were taken including Mohammad Awad, and Ashraf Al Khamaissa.

thursday, occupation forces invaded al aizariah, near jerusalem and seized two men. Sami Al Assmar, 30, and Ra'ed Fayiz, 28 were taken to an unknown location. the men were seized after being beaten in front of eyewitnesses with rifle butts and batons. reports indicate that members of their family were also assaulted.

thursday, occupation forces invaded bethlehem and seized three unnamed palestinians.

the body of ten year old Abir Bassam Aramin is carried through the haram al sharif (the compund of the old city housing the dome of the rock and al-aqsa mosque)

friday, a young palestinian girl HAS DIED after being shot in the head by occupation soldiers on tuesday. Abir Bassam Aramin, only 10 yeas old from the as salam neighborhood of anata, died after being taken off of life support. Abor was shot on tuesday near her school by occupation border police. the students were leaving the school following an examination, heading to a demonstration condemning the Apartheid Wall, when a military jeep approached a group of young girls. the girls ran away from the jeep and were pursued by the occupation forces. from inside of their armoured jeep, an occupation soldier shot Abir in the head, critically wounding her. the military claims that they fired bullets and concussion grenades to disperse the protesters. thursday, israeli and international supporters, including the international solidarity movement, gathered at the girls school in anata to protest the attack.

Abir Bassam Aramin's body is carried through the streets of jerusalem

friday, occupation forces invaded numerous west bank areas and seized eight palestinians.

friday, occupation forces invaded ramallah and seized four men, accused of being activists with hamas.

Patient died when soldiers blocked the direct route to hospital
Report, B'Tselem, 18 January 2007

"You have to get your lawyer to go to the court" - IOF continue to deny Palestinians access to Shuhada Street

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thursday, occupation forces invaded abi safieh, east of jabalia refugee camp in the northern gaza strip. a large military force, including tanks entered the area under the cover of heavy gunfire. during the invasion, occupation fighter jets fired flares into the skies above.

friday, occupation forces in beit lahiya, in northern gaza shot and injured a palestinian man as he farmed his land. Basim Muhammad Moqtat, 24, was shot several times in his legs as he tended his land.

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FROM THE RESISTANCE:
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residents of umm salamunah village hold frday prayers on their land that occupation forces are attempting to raze and confiscate

friday, approximately 1,500 palestinian, israeli and international activists gathered in um salamunah village near bethlehem to protest the ongoing construction of the Apartheid Wall and the seizure and destruction of palestinian land. friday prayers were held on the land before the demonstration, and the demonstrators were confronted by more than 100 occupation soldiers. the demonstrators decided to leave the area when occupation soldiers arrived. the village has 700 dunums of land which occupation forces are trying to steal for the construction of the Wall and the expansion of a nearby colonial settlement. four days prior to this demonstration, village residents and other activists held a similar demonstration to block occupation bulldozers from razing their fame land.

female residents of umm salamunah participate in a protest on land that occupation forces are attempting to raze and confiscate

friday, the nasser salah addin brigades, the military wing of the popular resistance committees, launched two home made rockets at the erez area on gaza's northern border. the brigades reported that the operation was in response to the assassination of Mohanad Al-Ghandour in nablus and the widespread campaign of seizures that occupation forces have carried out in the west bank.

friday, according to occupation sources, the military discovered and dismantled a palestinian-made explosive device planted near the militarized border between the gaza strip and the palestinian lands conqured in 1948.

More demolitions, more settlements

A Palestinian vendor from Balata refugee camp sells watermelons on the way to Ramallah, 20 June 2006.

more coverage of the FREEDOM RIDE planned for january 19th!

wednesday, yet another left over cluster bomb in lebanon killed a civilian. over one million bomblets were left behind by occupation forces following their ware with hizbollah in southern lebanon in the summer of 2006. Kamal Ad-Din Muhammad, 43, a palestinian living in lebanon, was killed while collecting wood near rashidiya refugee camp.

thursday, occupation sources announced that their army chief of staff, Dan Halutz, has resigned following his disastrous handling of the 34 day lebanon war. this war, killed over 1,000 lebanese, the vast majority of which were civilians. additionally, israeli politicians within the congress have called on the prime minister, Ehud Olmert to resign. the same politicians also called on Olmert's defense minister to resign. only hours before the call for Olmert's resignation, the israeli justice ministry ordered a criminal investigation into Olmert's role in the privatization of israel's second largest bank in 2005.

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a palestinian home is demolished in a jerusalem suburb as the former residents watch

monday, occupation forces demolished palestinian homes in two jerusalem suburbs. an unknown number of homes were demolished on the mount of olives, known as a-tur, as well as homes in issawiya village, east of jerusalem.

tuesday, occupation forces demolished a palestinian home in jerusalem and announced plans to demolish four additional homes.

wednesday, occupation forces seized nine palestinian fighters in the jerusalem area. the nine man cell was disrupted and is accused of organizing gun attacks on occupation border guards near the Apartheid Wall in the dahiat al-barid neighborhood in northern jerusalem. the men are said to be affiliated with hamas and islamic jihad.

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monday, occupation forces invaded northern ramallah and were fired at by palestinian resistance fighters.

monday, occupation forces invaded nablus city, as well as near by askar refugee camp and the rafidia neighborhood to the north. during these invasions, occupation forces seized nine palestinians.

monday, occupation forces established two military checkpoints near tubas and az-zababibda.

monday, occupation forces stationed at beit iba checkpoint, north of nablus, have seized a female student. Roba Mahmoud Taleeb, 20, from qira village in the north of salfit, and a student at al-najah university in nablus, was stopped and detained for four hours at the checkpoint. after four hours she was transported to an unknown location.

palestinians block occupation forces from demolishing land in um salamuna village

monday, occupation bulldozers have continued to steal palestinian land near bethlehem as the local populations resists with non-violent direct action. in um salamuna village, south of bethlehem, armored bulldozers invaded an agricultural area belonging to Ali Khader IssaTaqatqa and his nephews, and began to raze a 700 dunums area (1 dunum = 1000 meters squared). upon seeing the destruction of their lands, the villagers attempted to block the bulldozers with the bodies, though they were attacked by occupation soldiers who beat them with rifle butts and fired tear gas at them. several villagers were injured. this was the second time this land was attacked by bulldozers. on the first attempt, the villagers were able to prevent the destruction and frustrate the military. this time, occupation forces came prepared with a warrant, claiming that the palestinian agricultural land was needed to continue construction of the Apartheid Wall. when completed, the wall will cut between this village and a portion of the gush etzion colonial settlement block, in close proximity to the portion known as efram. the wall will annex the gush etzion block for israel, and create a physical border right along the village's fields. for an ISM report on the action, as well as more pictures, visit:

palestinian demonstrators pray to block occupation bulldozers in um salamuna village

monday, occupation forces invaded jenin refugee camp resistance fighters before seizing one man. Mohammad and were fired at by palestinianKassim Abu 'Ubaid, 37 was taken to an unknown location.

a palestinian worker prays while working on the expantion of ma'ale adummim settlement

monday, in yet another flagrant violation of its global commitment to halt settlement expansion, occupation authorities have once again the week announced that they are expanding yet another colonial settlement! the ministry of construction and housing announced that 44 new units will be built onto the ma'ale adummim settlement bloc, east of jerusalem. the ma'aleadummim settlement bloc is already one of the largest in palestine, housing an estimated 32,000 illegal colonial settlers over a 53km distance from jerusalem to jericho.

monday, occupation forces invaded numerous west bank areas and seized 19 additional palestinians.

tuesday, occupation forces invaded beit ola village west of al-khalil (hebron) and seized one man, Ashraf Al A'dam, 30, a worker with the islamic charitable society,

tuesday, occupation forces invaded nuba village, west of al-khalil (hebron) and seized one man, Mohamed Al Sharuf, 39, the director of the ministry of education office in hebron.

tuesday, occupation forces invaded nablus as well as balata and ein beit al ma refugee camps and seized two palestinians. the soldiers, backed by two military bulldozers invaded numerous homes and seized Abu Al Rish, 19, and Jalal Ghanamah, 20. during the invasion into ein camp, occupation soldiers destroyed a number of palestinian cars and shops.

wednesday, occupation forces invaded yatta village, invaded numerous homes and seized five palestinians. the five palestinians are Mohamed Makhamrah, 33, Fahid Awad, 35, Ahmad Makhamrah, 37, Mussa Al Najar, 40, and Mohamed Al Hiranni, 38.

wednesday, occupation forces invaded al-khalil (hebron) as well as halhol village, invaded numerous homes and seized three palestinians. the men taken are Abed Al Zama'rah, 23, from halhol, Rami Al Shahaniet, 19, from doura, and Mohamed Al Rijbi, 28, form hebron city. occupation forces also delivered military summons for six additional men, demanding they report to the kufr atzion military post east of the city to be questioned. during these invasions, occupation forces fired live ammunition and threw concussion grenades in and around civilian homes.

wednesday, occupation forces invaded jenin refugee camp seeking a palestinian fighter, not locating him they seized four members of his family. the target of the raid was MohammedAbu Obeid, a leader with fatah's al-aqsa martyrs brigades. his family home was surrounded and attacked by more than 50 occupation soldiers and dogs. the family was forced outside and the home was searched. when the occupation soldiers left, they took with them Abu Obeid'sIbrahiem, 55, and three of his brothers, Shadi, 22, Ala, 18, and Hamudah, 19.

thursday, occupation forces stationed at the allenby bridge to jordan, seized a palestinian man. Nidal Ahmad Afy, 20, from tulkarem refugee camp, an employee with the palestinian presidential guard was taken to an unknown location.

thursday, occupation forces invaded jenin and were attacked by palestinian resistance fighters. fighters from an unknown faction opened fire and threw explosive devices at occupationsoldiers.

thursday, occupation forces invaded various west bank cities and seized 14 palestinians. included in the raids is a woman and her daughter who were taken from aida refugee camp near bethlehem.

IWPS report on occupation violence in the village of kufr ‘ein:

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sunday, the al-quds brigades, the military wing of islamic jihad, launched one home made rocket at the occupation military post at kissofeim. the brigades threatened that if occupation forces carryout another large scale invasion of the west bank or gaza, the fighters will launch something they call, "the red rose" operation where in 100 home made rockets are launched.

monday, the al-quds brigades, the military wing of islamic jihad, launched one "advanced" home made rocket at sderot.

monday, solidarity activists along with local palestinians were able to prevent the demolition of a bedouin home southeast of jerusalem. occupation border police arrived for the demolition without a legal warrant, and with the large presence of activists and media, occupation forces were prevented from carrying out the order without the legal justification. the home is described as a shack, and owned by Khaled el Pasha, a seller of scrap metal. his home is in the judean hills, near ma'ale addumim, the settlement bloc that has continually expanded. in order to prevent the demolition, activists with the Israeli Coalition Against Home Demolitions, Rabbis for Human Rights, Anarchists Against the Wall, the Alternative Information Centre and the Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme responded, and were present when bulldozers arrived.

monday, students at the arab-american university in jenin have announced their plans to begin replanting uprooted palestinian olive trees. in conjunction with the jenin municipality and several university representatives, the students plan to replant 1000 plans on the university campus as well as in and around jenin. they hope that their actions will encourage other palestinians to rejuvenate the lands around them.

thursday, the al-quds brigades, the military wing of islamic jihad, launched one quds-3 home made rocket at sderot.

thursday, the jihad jibreel brigades, a military wing of the popular front for the liberation of palestine general command, in conjunction with the al-aqsa martyrs brigades, the main military wing of fatah, destroyed an occupation military bulldozer with an explosive device.