Israeli settlers uproot 150 olive trees from Palestinian lands

[ 09/09/2009 - 12:43 PM ]

RAMALLAH, (PIC)--

Palestinian farmers from the village of Magir in Ramallah have charged that extremist illegal Israeli settlers uprooted 150 olive trees during the last few days.

The farmers said that the settlers who came from Novi Yarden settlement outpost deliberately sabotaged and uprooted olive trees in their lands on Monday.

Confrontations had taken place last week between the villagers and a group of settlers who tried to attack Palestinian agricultural lands near the settlement.

In another development, different Israeli media outlets reported that the Israeli occupation forces (IOF)kidnapped Tuesday evening and at dawn Wednesday six Palestinian citizens from West Bank cities and towns.

Local sources in Jenin affirmed that among the Palestinian citizens kidnapped Wednesday was Hamas member Imad Kana’an.

Other local sources reported on the same day that a large number of IOF troops raided and ransacked Palestinian homes in different West Bank areas before kidnapping nine citizens.

In another context, Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, declared today the death of one of its fighters called Amer Al-Baleshi during a Jihad mission in Rafah city.

  Illegal Israeli settlers in the West Bank torch Palestinian cars, stone homes near Nablus

Published yesterday 21:47 Nablus – Ma’an –

Illegal Israeli settlers set fire to two cars and threw stones at several houses in the Nablus-area village of Asira Al-Shamaliyya Wednesday night, officials said.

Ghassan Doghlus, in charge of monitoring settler activity in the northern West Bank, said one of the cars belonged to Adel Al-Muhtasseb, and that settlers also stoned homes in the village of Urif, south of Nablus.

While no injuries were reported, damage to the two cars was severe.

Illegal Israeli settlers destroy walls of partially built home near WB settlement

Published yesterday (updated) 09/09/2009 17:57

Nablus - Ma'an -

Dozens of illegal Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian homes in the village of Urif south of Nablus on Wednesday afternoon.

According to Ghassan Daghlas, Palestinian official following Israeli settlement activities in the northern West Bank, of the settlers entered a building currently under construction and destroyed the walls. He said the building is owned by Munir Al-Noury, and is located near the Yitzhar settlement.

Daghlas said no casualties have been reported, but the home had been structurally compromised.

Egypt: "Freezing settlement activities does not equal full normalization with Israel"

Thursday September 10, 2009 01:32 by Saed Bannoura - IMEMC & Agencies

The Egyptian Foreign Ministry stated Wednesday that freezing Israel’s settlements activities (which are all illegal) in the occupied territories, does not mean that the Arab will offer Israel full normalization.

Husam Zaki - Hadath.net

Ministry’s spokesperson, Husam Zaki, said that the International obliges Israel to halt its settlement activities, and that the Arab stance in this regard in a legitimate issue as settlements are illegal and violate the International Law. 

He added that settlement freeze should by all means include freezing settlements in occupied East Jerusalem, and that Israel should be committed to the international law and the Road Map Peace Plan. 

On the ground, Israel continues to construct hundreds of homes for Jewish settlers defying the United States and the International Community. 

Israel recently decided to construct 450 houses for Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank, while Israeli leaders stated that Israel has the right to build and that such activities should not obstruct peace talks.