Army Abducts Two Palestinians, Invade Homes In Hebron

Saturday October 23, 2010 11:22 by Sandy Khair - IMEMC & Agencies

On Saturday morning, the Israeli army kidnapped two Palestinians in Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron, and broke into houses of members of the National Committee Against Settlements.

Mohammad Awad, Media spokesman for the Palestinian Solidarity Project, stated that Israeli troops abducted two Palestinians while working in their lands adjacent to Al Baq'a area,east of Hebron.

The two were identified as 'Allam al-Za'akek,16; Mohannad Awad,18; both the town of Beit Umar.

Awad added that soldiers also broke into the houses of Ahmad Abu Hashem for the eighth time this year.

Abu Hashem is the secretary of National Committee Against Settlements, handed him an order to head to the nearest military base for questioning.

Furthermore, soldiers broke into the house of Mousa Abu Maria, the coordinator of the Committee, and searched the property causing damage.

Settlers Uproot 40 Olive Trees Near Nablus

Saturday October 23, 2010 10:48 by Saed Bannoura - IMEMC & Agencies

A group of fundamentalist Israeli settlers uprooted on Saturday at least 40 olive trees in Al Lubban Al Sharqiyya village, south the northern West Bank city of Nablus.

File - Olive trees destroyed and uprooted by the army, Ni'ilin - Active Stilla

Resident Akram Jamil Oweiss told the Maan News Agency that as he and his family headed to their orchard during early morning hours in order to harvest their olive trees, they found out that the settlers uprooted 40 trees.

It is worth mentioning that Maaleh Lipona and Eli settlements are built in lands that belong to the residents of Al Lubban Al Sharqiyya and other nearby villages.

Settler attacks usually increase and escalate during the olive picking season as the settlers usually uproot the trees or harvest them.

Last week, the settlers uprooted dozens of olive trees, harvested other trees and set dozens of trees ablaze.

The recent attacks were mainly carried out in Nablus and Qalqilia districts in the northern part of the West Bank.

Settlers Desecrate Graves Near Nablus

Saturday October 23, 2010 04:44 by Saed Bannoura - IMEMC & Agencies

Israeli settlers desecrated a number of graves near Kufr Qaddoum village, in the northern West Bank district of Nablus, and wrote graffiti on the walls of a number of Palestinian homes.

Local sources reported that the settlers wrote “Revenge, from Hilltop Youth”, “Sell your homes and leave”, and also drew David’s start on some graves and walls.

The settlers also wrote “Kahane was right” and “Kach Movement”, referring to Mier Kahane the founder of Kach movement that was outlawed and considered a terrorist group by Israel itself.

Resident Ayman Abu Jom’a, stated that the settlers came from Qadumim settlement and wrote graffiti on gravestones and homes in the village, including his own home.

On October 2, a group of fundamentalist settlers attacked a mosque in Beit Fajjar, near Bethlehem, and wrote “Price Tag” and other slogans on its walls.

“Price Tag” is usually used by the settlers to express their intention to “avenge” a certain attack carried out by Palestinian gunmen, but mainly is used as an “act of revenge against the Palestinians every time Israel slows or freezes settlement activities”.

Mier Kahane was an American-Israeli rabbi and ordained Orthodox rabbi, he also served as a member of Knesset before his movement was outlawed and was regarding as a terrorist organization. Current Israeli Foreign Minister, Avigdor Lieberman, was a member of the group.

Similar to Kahane, Lieberman repeatedly called for removing all Arabs and Palestinians out of the country, and considered them a “strategic threat” to the existence of Israel.