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Kufr ad-Dik: At the crossroads of Israeli confiscation

Posted on: January 30, 2012
Standing for Kufr ad-Dik and Palestine - Click here for more images

by Neil

30 January 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank

The village of Kufr ad-Dik in the Salfit region of the West Bank has become the latest in a series of villages to launch weekly protests against mass land theft by Israeli occupying forces.


Residents of Kufr ad-Dik took part in their fifth demonstrationon Friday, 27th of January. While this demonstration was short due to weather conditions, the previous demonstration on the 20th of January was much longer. Israeli forces used large amounts of tear gas to repel the protesters … Continue reading


Updated on January 30, 2012
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In Photos: The devastation of the Price Tag campaign in Bruqin

Posted on: December 8, 2011
The toll taken by Bruqin - Click here for more images

by Amal

8 December 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank

The smell of fire and sorrow was evident in Bruqin today, which is located to the west of Salfit in the northern area of the West Bank.  Even eight hours later  the feeling of loss populated the air. At approximately 2:30 AM a group of settlers entered the village and set fire to a mosque, a bulldozer, and a car.

Israeli police and soldiers documented the attack, but claimed that they did not know who committed it. Many people are skeptical due to the fact … Continue reading


Updated on December 9, 2011
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Father of 5 run over and killed by settler

Posted on: November 9, 2011
Father of 5 run over and killed by settler

by Thom Andrews

9 November 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank

This afternoon, 45 year old Abdullah Mutaled Al-Mashni, father of 5, was run over and killed by an illegal settler.

Whilst returning from collecting his olives, Abdullah was last seen riding his donkey back towards his village of Deir Istia – 7km northwest of Salfit.

Soon after the killing, Israeli Occupation Forces arrived to shield the scene from photographers and journalists gathered to report on the crime.

It is believed the settler was a resident in the nearby illegal colony of Revava … Continue reading


Updated on November 9, 2011
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Demolitions: Israel annexing more land in Kufr ad-Dik and Salfit

Posted on: October 5, 2011
Homes destroyed in Kufr ad-Dik and Salfit - Click here for more pictures

4 October 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank

On Tuesday around 11am the Israeli army carried out demolitions in the West Bank towns of Beit Ula and Kufr ad-Dik, destroying homes, animal pens, wells and hundreds of trees.

Yousef Muhammed Turshan sat amongst the rubble that used to be the home for him, his wife, and 5 children.

“This is our only home, I don’t know where we will … Continue reading


Updated on October 7, 2011
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Settlers destroy natural spring used by Palestinians for farming near Salfit

Posted on: March 9, 2010

International Solidarity Movement
8 March 2010

A group of Israeli settlers today destroyed a spring by the village of Qarawat Bani Hassan in the Salfit district. The settlers poured sand and cement into the spring, guarded by five armed members of the Israeli military.

Palestinians from the village were forced to watch helplessly as events unfolded, prevented by the soldiers from moving close to the spring or from filming what was happening. International Solidarity Movement volunteers were able to secretly film for a short time before the soldiers … Continue reading


Updated on March 11, 2010
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Settlers illegal attempt to occupy land owned by Qarawat Bani Hasan and Dier Istiya

Posted on: January 1, 2010
Settlers illegal attempt to occupy land owned by Qarawat Bani Hasan and Dier Istiya

International Women’s Peace Service

1 January 2010

On 31 December 2009 IWPS received a call from the Mayor of Qarawat Bani Hasan to participate in a demonstration in solidarity with the residents of their village. The non-violent, peaceful demonstration organized by the Municipality took place on January 1 2009, and was in response to increase settler activity in the area.

The Mayor of Qarawat Bani Hasan reported that over the period of the last month armed Israeli Settlers and Israeli military from the illegal outpost of Havot Yair had been … Continue reading


Updated on January 3, 2010
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IWPS: Twelve new house-demolition orders delivered in the village of Deir Ballut

Posted on: June 29, 2009

International Women’s Peace Service

29 June 2009

Twelve new demolition orders were delivered at houses in the Salfit village of Deir Ballut on June 15th, 2009. The papers were left at their homes, most of which are still under construction. Two of the homes are already occupied. Five of the homeowners have a court hearing on July 5th, 2009 and seven on July 16th, 2009. Lawyers have told the families that they must make an application to the Israeli authorities for building permits before the court dates.

The reason given for the demolition orders is that the homes do not have … Continue reading


Updated on July 1, 2009
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IWPS: Army incursion in Haris, over 150 minors and youths arrested

Posted on: March 27, 2009

International Women’s Peace Service

26 March 2009

A major military operation took place today in Haris between 2am and 5pm. Around 15 jeeps, 2 border police jeeps and vans belonging to Israeli Intelligence Shabak entered Haris and arrested around 150 people including large number of minors.

A number of people reported injury by the soldiers including several cases of beatings of small children and women. Soldiers also destroyed furniture, appliances, walls and various food products in at least 4 houses.

At 4:30pm most of the people who were arrested were released. At present IWPS is aware of 4 youths all aged 16 … Continue reading


Updated on March 28, 2009
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Settlers confiscate more land from Yasuf village

Posted on: February 6, 2009

On February 4th, settlers from the illegal Israeli settlement of Kfar Tappuah began clearing land for building outposts, despite the fact that this land legally belongs to the Palestinian village of Yasuf.

The settlers brought a bulldozer with them to clear village fields, and it is expected that extensions of Kfar Tappuah in the form of trailer outposts will be erected in the next few days.

Yasuf village, which is located in the Salfit region, has already lost over 1500 dunums of land in the creation of the nearby settlements of Ariel, Rechel and Kfar Tappuah, along with two smaller outposts.

Yasuf land … Continue reading


Updated on February 10, 2009
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Two young men killed by Israelis in Salfit and Qalqiliya districts

Posted on: January 27, 2009
International Women's Peace Service

January 8th & 13th, 2009 | IWPS

Abu Dis; Azzun

A 16-year-old boy and a 20-year-old man, from the Qalqiliya and Salfit districts respectively, were killed in unrelated incidents in January during Israel’s war on the Gaza Strip.

On January 8th, Ibrahim Abdulkarim Shamlawi, a student at Al-Quds University in Abu Dis, east of Jerusalem, but from the village of Haris in the Salfit governorate, was shot dead by soldiers at an Israeli gas station near the Ma’ale Adummim settlement. Mr. Shamlawi was reportedly very angry about the war on Gaza and went … Continue reading


Updated on January 27, 2009
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