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Settler Violence Report 83 |
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Written by Ahmad Jaradat
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Sunday, 09 October 2005 |
Map: AIC
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| Settler Violence and Occupation Watch: Report LXXXIII
15 August ? 15 September
This reports monitor and collect information on physical violence, as well as
general settlement activity and expansion in the OPT. Since 2000
the AIC publishes this monthly reports.
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Settlers ? Attacks
Hebron Region
- On 16th August, Army bulldozers started damaging land in Bowaira, west of Kharseena settlement, south east of Hebron. This was done with the aim of annexing the land and expanding the settlement fence. Land Defense Committees resources said that tens of dunams have been confiscated. The same day, army bulldozers also leveled 200 square meters of land belonging to Imad Hurizat, near Ramot Yashai, with the aim of building a new military base.
- Throughout 20th August tens of settlers attacked Palestinians cars at Kfar Atzion junction, on the main road between Hebron and Bethlehem. They threw stones at the cars, smashing windows of three cars. As a result of the attacks the road was out of action for two hours. The previous night settlers from numerous downtown Hebron outposts had stoned at least seven houses located near the Al-Haram Al-Ibrahimi (Cave of the Patriarchs). This was all part of the anti-disengagement from Gaza protest.
- On 20th August, settlers from Ramot Yashai attacked four internationals. The settlers attacked a demonstration by internationals and Israeli peace groups, who marched in solidarity with the residents of Tel Rumeyda against the continual settler attacks. When soldiers arrived they forced the delegation to leave on grounds of the area being declared ?a closed military zone?.
- On 21st August army bulldozers started levelling land in Baq?a, north-east of Kiryat Arba. Ten dumans were damaged and over fifly remain under threat of confiscation for annexation to Kiryat Arba and Kharseena settlements. Hundreds of grapevines were uprooted. This land belongs to Abed El Majeed Jaber, Mohammed Yousef Jaber, Mohammed Ayyoub Jaber and Mohammed Farah Jaber. Land Defense Committees sources said this is in order to geographically link the two settlements and that hundreds more dunams will be confiscated for this plan.
- On 29th August, settlers from Kiryat Arba renewed their attacks against Palestinians houses in Wadi Nassara, south of the settlement. For three days the settlers threw stones at the houses and chased the residents as they tried to use the main road. The settlers are claiming the road as just for settlers? use. All these actions took place in full view of the soldiers on nearby checkpoints. At the same time the settlers pitched three tents south of the settlement, on land belonging to Mahmoud Boutee Jaber. These settlers have tried to confiscate this land for a while.
- On 28th August, the Army built a 150 metre long cement wall beside the main road leading to Tel Rumeyda, downtown Hebron. This is to prevent the residents from using part of the road, keeping it just for the settlers from Ramot Yashai. The resident were forced to use other long roads to reach their houses. At the same time settlers from the same outpost continued work started four months ago on a building, containg four flats, belonging to the Bakree family, near the outpost. They damaged some interior walls in order to prepare it for their use.
- On 30th August, settlers from Ramot Yashai set fire to a field of olive trees and grapevines near the outpost. Palestinians sources report that approximately twenty trees were burnt. This happened three days after the settlers had burnt trees at the same site belonging to Omar El Sa?eed and Abed El Khaleq El Sa?eed.
- On 4th September, settlers from Kiryat Arba continued building small wooden houses and tents on one dunam of land, south-west of the settlement, which they are attempting to confiscate for expansion of the settlement. This land belongs to the Jaber family.
- On 4th September, settlers from Ma?on settlement, south-east of Yatta renewed their attacks on the shepherds located around the settlement. Ahmad Shasheen, a local farmer, reported approximately twelve settlers, some of them armed, attacked the shepherds and their goats on land west of Ma?on, with stones, iron rods and sticks, causing the death of six of goats and injuring eleven. The previous night the army had informed some of the families that they should leave soon, otherwise the soldiers would forced them to leave. The army claim this as a ?closed military zone?. There have been a large number of deportations from that area over the last five years.
- Three Palestinians were injured in the night of 6th September when settlers from Kiryat Arba attacked them. Noor Rajabi, aged 12, suffered head injuries. Sabriyya Jaber and his three year old daughter were also attacked when their house near the settlement fence was stoned. He added ?my daughter Rinad was injured as I was carrying her. The settlers have stoned our houses many times and we have raised this with the police there have been no positive outcomes.?
- On 10th September, settlers from Ramot Yashai and Beit Hadasa stoned students from ?Qurtoba Elementary School for Girls?. Fida? Abu Aisha reported ?approximately twenty young settlers stoned us as we returned home at noon, the settlers also chased us down El Shuhada street, swearing at us. This all took place within full view of the soldiers manning the main checkpoint.
Nablus and north of West Bank
- From 11th to 13th August, settlers attacked farmers from Kafr Rumman and Bal?a villages, east of Tulkarem. Eyewitnesses said that groups of settlers came and threw stones at the farmers in the fields around the two villages. Abed Ellateef Hamad and Ribhee Husain both suffered injuries.
- On 16th August, approximately twenty five settlers, some of them armed, entered Burqa village, north west of Nablus and attacked the homes of the Saif and Shafi?ee families. Clashes ensured between the settlers and tens of residents. Later the army arrived and the settlers left the houses.
- On 17th August, a settler from Shilo settlement, between Ramallah and Nablus, opened fire on Palestinians workers in the settlement. Four workers were killed and five more injured. He refused to apologise in court, claiming the massacre as protest against the disengagement from Gaza.
- On 18th August, the Army Officer in Nablus issued a confiscation order for 1200 dunams of land belonging to families from Karyout village, south-east of Nablus. The land is west of Aleih settlement and will be annexed to it.
- On 21st August, tens of settlers from Sanur settlement, south of Jenin, stoned houses in Aja village. An eyewitness, Shadi Sulaiman, reports approximately fifty settlers, some of them armed attacked houses located near the main street linking Nablus and Jenin. They also attacked farmers in the fields. This action is part of the settlers protests against the disengagement from the above settlement. Three days previously settlers from the same settlement attacked a Gas Station, located near the main entrance of the settlement, belonging to Jarrar family. The settlers stoned four cars waiting to fill up.
- On 28th August, Sudgi Mousa Dwaikat, 48, from Beita, south of Nablus, was injured after a settler from Rechelim stopped his car on the main road, near Rechelim, forcing Dwaikat off the road.
- On 21st August, Tahseen Shuqair, 43, a farmer from Qalquilya was injured in his legs after a settler from Alfei Menashe settlement opened fire on him whilst he worked his land near the settlement. The settler escaped while Tahseen was taken to Nazzal Hospital in the city.
- On 22nd August, groups of settlers from many settlements north of Nablus stoned houses in Goseen, Beit Umrin and Burqa villages and attempted to occupy these houses. Fadil Shoulee, the director of villages? affairs in Nablus district reported that the attacks were taking place in waves, during the night. Some clashes happened between the settlers and the residents who tried to defend themselves, forcing the settlers to leave the villages.
- On 30th August, the Israeli Authority released an order to Palestinians from Deir Hatab and Azmout villages in Nablus district that approximately one thousand dumans would be confiscated for expansion of Alon Moreh settlement. Settlers then set fire to olive trees. This land belongs to tens of families from the two villages. Deir Hatab Local Council member, Abed El Kareem Husain said that with this confiscation the border of the settlement has become very close to our houses and prevents any construction or development of the village in the future. More importantly thousands of dumans will be isolated and the farmers will face real limitations and hardships in order to access them, as they are located on the other side of the confiscated land and they must use long roads to reach them.
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