Video: ‘Anata Bedouin communities caught in crossfire
Settlers drown land with wastewater in Bethlehem
BETHLEHEM (WAFA) — Jewish settlers from illegal ‘Beitar Illit’ settlement Sunday drowned Palestinian-owned agricultural land with wastewater in the village of Wadi Fukin [or
Wadi Fuqin], west of Bethlehem, according to a local source. Head of
Wadi Fukin village council Ahmad Sokar told WAFA that settlers pumped
wastewater to around 100 dumums of agricultural land belonging to around
50 farmers in the village, drowning it completely. He said that the
mentioned land became unfit for agricultural use due to the ongoing
pumping of wastewater by settlers.
Their water supply taken by Israeli settlers, Palestinian villagers depend on donkeys
Mondoweiss …Asira al Qiblia is the
poorest and most marginalized of the three villages, a small, dusty,
crumbling town. It seems that there are no health councils, paved roads,
or water. They suffer from daily settler attacks and attacks on their
water system and infrastructure, so the villagers have lots of injuries
and a generation of traumatized children. Of the 3,500 villagers, (350
households) approximately 100 families have health insurance. They buy
water at exorbitant prices, (a tank of 3,000 liters for 30 shekels which
lasts 5 days.) The monthly cost of water per family is more than their
total monthly incomes and many have sold their cattle because of the
lack of water. In addition there are three nearby stone quarries so
there is the issue of dust related respiratory diseases and allergies as
well as large trucks loaded with stone. This is where I tend to shake
my head in utter despair, but instead we are all invited to one of the
women’s homes for a feast. Palestinian resilience is always a source of
inspiration for me.
Specialists: 150 landmarks in J’lem are being Judaized
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM (PIC) — Palestinian researchers and
specialists in occupied Jerusalem warned that about 150 landmarks and
historical sites are exposed to Judaization and annexation in the holy
city. This came in a conference organized on Saturday by scholars and
preachers in Jerusalem. The final statement issued by the conferees
stressed that the whole Islamic landmarks in Jerusalem is threatened
with annexation to the alleged Jewish heritage, either by removing all
signs of the Arab and Islamic presence in the city or by tampering with
the antiquities and replacing the Arabic inscriptions with Hebrew ones.
The statement warned that the coming Israeli step would be directed
against the Aqsa Mosque after the Israeli occupation regime prepared
itself to raze this Mosque and build the Jewish temple in its place.
Showing them who’s boss: How Palestinian villages become IDF training grounds
The IDF could easily build a mock village on some godforsaken dune in
the Negev for training purposes. But training in a Palestinian village
has another (hidden) goal: to show them who’s boss — The villagers of Imatin
were surprised at the end of May 2013, when a large IDF force —
evidence shows it seemed to be the size of a company — invaded their
village in the evening, with troops spreading amongst the houses,
conducting what apparently was combat practice in a populated terrain.
The soldiers, armed to the teeth of course, moved from yard to yard
throughout the village pretending it were a battlefield. The entire
incident was very stressful for the women, the elderly and the children
of the village. The next day, the show repeated itself: a convoy of IDF
vehicles gathered in the center of the village at sundown, and out of
them climbed around 100 heavily armed soldiers, and began roleplaying a
battle. Yesh Din’s files document several similar cases. In 2007, a
Palestinian from Tel Rumeida in Hebron complained that his house was
chosen as a training site. When the soldiers were told that the training
would likely scare the man’s little brother, they responded by saying
“it’s none of your business.” And why would it be? It’s only his house.
Hezbollah Missiles, Drones Strike Occupied Territories from North to South,
Reaffirming Beirut for `Tel Aviv`- Videos
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Hezbollah’s Islamic Resistance reaffirmed its resilience against relentless
Israeli aggression on Sunday, demonstrating firm control over the
battlefield. ...
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