Salah Diab, Sheikh Jarrah human right defender is at risk of imprisonment

Salah Diab, prominent Sheikh Jarrah activist  court discussion was held today in Masqubia court, Jerusalem in front of judge Dotan, president of Masqubia court. 

Salah was previously trialed and convicted of assaulting settlers as an act of political persecution in attempt to crack down on Sheikh Jarrah non-violent protests. In one occasion he is charged with “pushing a settler and making him drop his phone”. Other accusations (attacking a road sign) seem ridicule non-the less. He was also accused of being a protest leaders because he served tea and coffee for the protesters.

Judge Dotan pointed out to Salah that “a reasonable person does not leave his doorstep while hearing disturbing noises but looks out the window and calls the police”. This remark should be put in context- sheikh Jarrah has a long history of suffering police brutality and a “reasonable person” would not invite the police in the neighborhood given to this record.

Salah has testified that he heard during his interrogation that the cops were seeking to frame him for something.  Salah is a sole provider  of a big family and is not a young man. He also has health issues.  Saleh imprisonment might lead to heavy personal consequences for him and his family 

watch: Israeli police violently arrest students during a peaceful protests

Video posted by Sara Beninga on facebook

  ( Summary- This wednsday 6/03/2013 a group of Balad (A tajamoua) activists held a peaceful demonstration in support of the political prisoners of Palestinian prisoners at Har Hatzofim, hebrew university campus, Jerusalem. After the protest ended, the police assaulted and arrested 3 of the protests’ leader. The arrestees were released the day after with no charges

Eight Bet safafa protesters are still under arrest, court discussion today -Update

Bet Safafa Facebook page reports that residents of Bet Safafa protested against the planned route of road number 4 at Dov Hoz street, east Jerusalem today. The protest was pre- coordinated earlier with the Police. Despite that, police cavalry were deployed to disperse the protest, chased the protesters and injured 3 of them. Undercover policemen disguised as  protesters were spotted in the crowd attempting to provoke the protesters. 8  protesters were arrested while standing on the pavement of them 1 is a minor. The people of Bet Safafa are currently protesting in front of Moriyah police station, Talpiot. Bet Safafa FB page updated that the minor has been released.

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7 Protesters from Bet Safafa are still held in custody. There will be a court discussion today regarding the extension of their arrest. The  people of Bet Safafa call on solidarity protest vigil in front of court. Accurate time and location to be announced later.

Hamaabara ( Public housing) activists face eviction once more

Hamaabara- a grassroot group of activists for public housing and social Justice took over an abandoned building near my home in Katamonim,  owned by Na’amat women’s organization  part of the Histadrut (workers union) and the Jerusalem municipality. During the last 4 months, that building served as an open community center, and the group held negotiations to legally rent the building from Naamat. Last week it was announced that the negotiations failed and that Naamat refuses to rent the building to the activists, despite the fact that the building has not been used in years and that the last person to rent the building was  running a private business in it. Hamaabara activists are now facing another threat of eviction in the near days but are determined not to evacuate without a struggle- and protested today in front of the mayor Nir Barkat- against the upcoming eviction and in favor of the public housing rights of the people.

The protest included erecting a mobile  Succah- a temporary house that is traditionally part of the Jewish holiday of Succoth and marching in the city with it as a  metaphor for the quest for a sustainable solution to the public housing crisis.

 

Hama’abara activists have had negotiations with Na’amar

Masked settlers bind & assault an Israeli solidarity activist

Via @Ta’ayush

27/09/2012

A solidarity activist was severly attacked while documenting the illegal constrcution works at Abigail oupost . The activist was attacked by three masked men who bound and blindfolded him while beating him up. The attackers stole his ID , cellphone and 2 cameras that were in his possesion.  The attackers read out loud his private information they obtained from him, and threatened to reach his home and harm his family.

Security forces present at the scene did not interevene to stop the attack.

The activist is currently filing a complaint at the local police station.

This attack marks an escalation in settlers’ violence towards Israeli left wing activists, while their actions of terrorism towards Palestinians are well known and documented yet mostly ignored by the global and local media and the Israeli security forces.

source: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151177051362138&set=a.397769212137.174214.779192137&type=1  (hebrew)

Palestinian farmers and @Taayush activists attacked by masked Settlers, 1 Palestinian arrested

Ta’ayush activist @Molchansky reports IOF issued a closed military zone warrant to shepherds that attempted to lead their herds near  the Palestinian village  Jawayus and Mitzpe Yair outpost. The soldiers refused to answer  questions regarding the authority and identity of the IOF soldier who signed the warrant. During the issuing of the closed military warrants and the following debate with the soldiers ,  settlers verbally harassed the farmers and activists and hurled stones towards the herd. The soldiers attempted to arrest an activist and charge with insult of public official during his service. Later on, the settlers invaded the village of Jawayush with dogs and sent the assault dogs to attack the herds. During the settlers’ invasion to Jawayus, they  pushed and shoved local residents and took photographs of solar facilities. Palestinians and activists continued attempted to march from Tawany towards the designated ground of fire zone 918 (currently palestinian land under threat of confiscation). The settlers, accompanied by soldiers prevented the march and attempted to push the Palestinians and the activists back. One Palestinian was arrested during the action.8888

Masked settlers hurled stones with slingshots near Tuba, uninterrupted by the soldiers.  The following events were documented by active stills photographer.

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Silwan: Settlers attempt to execute heavy drilling work overnight(pictures)

 

Settlers attempts to drill with heavy machinery on midnight blocked by residents, police

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Armed settlers prevented pasturing, chased Farmers and goats near Al Ureif (via @taayush)

Settlers from Mitze Yair,Jewish settlement Susiya’s outpost prevented Palestinians Shepherds from pasture, chased herd. It should be noted that Al Ureif is located at South of Hebron hills, and that terrorizing the local residents of the region is a part of the ethnic cleansing practice of Territory C by the Zionist occupation.  

The invisible human- by Manal Timraz

The Invisible Human! PLEASE SHARE IF YOU CARE AND LET THE WORLD KNOW ABOUT THIS INVISIBLE HUMAN!
My beloved cousin Maher Timraz died 2 days ago in Hebron without knowing that we were only 5 minutes away from each other 😦
Let me tell you how that can happen. When you are Palestinian and happen to be living in besieged Gaza but unfortunate enough to get a minor appendix infection and your gazan hospital does not have the medical equipment to treat you, then you only have one of two options, Either to Die on your way to the West Bank to the nearest better equipped hospital in Hebron while waiting for Israel to grant you a LIFE permission, or to Die on your way to Egypt while waiting for Hamas and Egypt to let you LIVE longer!! in Maher’s case he died a few minutes before reaching Al Mizaan Hospital in Hebron because of a delay from the Israelis to grant him permission to leave Gaza!! Another beloved member of my family is now ADDED to my list of SORROWS! Another NEEDLESS loss of a 32 year old loving Dad to 5 and 6 year old children!! Humanity is still in PAIN!!

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Israeli Occupation Kidnaps five residents from Nablus including a 15 year old child

Occupied Palestine | فلسطين

[ PIC 07/09/2012 – 06:31 PM ]

NABLUS, (PIC)– Israeli soldiers kidnapped on Thursday evening, five persons from the northern West Bank city of Nablus, including one man who carries a Jordanian citizenship, Palestinian human rights sources reported .

Tadamun International for Human Rights reported that the army kidnapped a Jordanian national identified as Na’el Mohammad Taher, 34, as he was trying to cross the Allenby (King Hussein) Bridge between Jordan and the occupied territories to visit his relatives in Nablus.

Soldiers also kidnapped a 15 year old Palestinian child at the Hawwara roadblock south of Nablus, claiming that he carried a sharp object.

The Foundation further reported that soldiers stationed at a roadblock near the West Bank city of Jericho kidnapped Ahmad Abdul-Jalil, 23, from Sorra village, near Nablus.

In Rojeeb village, south of Nablus, the army broke into the home of Fuad Ahmad Abu Rajab, 34, and kidnapped…

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