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Tubas: Israel robs the Jordan Valley dry

Posted on: February 8, 2012
Demolition orders and water theft - Click here for more images

by Jonas Weber

8 February 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank


On Saturday 5 February a delegation of activists from the International Solidarity Movement (ISM) went on a tour in the municipality of Tubas, 30 minutes by car to the south east of Nablus.
At the municipality building of Tubas we were greeted by Marwan E. Toubassi, governor of the area. We were treated to sweets and coffee while Toubassi told us about the municipality of Tubas.
Called the breadbasket of Palestine, Tubas is a municipality about the … Continue reading


Updated on February 8, 2012
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A wave of demolitions as Israel targets the Jordan Valley

Posted on: November 30, 2011
A wave of demolitions - Click here for more images

by Lydia

30 November 2011 | International Solidarity Day, West Bank

This morning at 7am the Israeli army entered the village of El Beida in the northern Jordan Valley with  10 military jeeps and one bulldozer. Israeli military proceeded towards Abu Tarek Fracka’s land where he houses a honey farm on the land where his father’s house once stood.

The bee farm was shared by 50 families. Previous harvest has been known to produce 900 kilos of honey with recent prices of honey, yielding 60-100 NIS per kilo. Abu Tarek is in possession of paper work permitting him to build on this … Continue reading


Updated on December 1, 2011
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Al Aqaba village wakes up to demolitions

Posted on: September 15, 2011

15 September 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank

The Israeli military invaded al Aqaba village east of Tubas at 6am this morning and demolished a home and main road.

The operation consisted of two bulldozers and ten military vehicles. The Israeli army set up a closed military zone stopping all access to the village. No Palestinians or internationals were allowed within the closed military zone leading to the location of demolition, including the governor of Tubas. This is illegal as all governors of villages hold a permit to enter all military zones within the West Bank.

The closed military zone was re … Continue reading


Updated on September 15, 2011
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Palestinian youth killed by Israeli military explosive

Posted on: February 28, 2009
Al-Fuqaha family

26 February 2009

On February 26th, one youth was killed and two seriously injured when a landmine, leftover from Israeli military training in the area, exploded near the town of Tubas in the northern West Bank.

The landmine exploded around 3pm, as the three boys were walking home from school in the fields east of Tubas. Fifteen-year-old Jamal Abdel Nasser Al-Fuqaha was killed in the blast, and 16-year-old Mohammed Khalil  Al-Fuqaha and his 17-year-old cousin Munir Khalil Al-Fuqaha,  were injured and taken to Rafidia Hospital in Nablus. Munir who received shrapnel wounds to his head, face, chest, right buttock and left leg, … Continue reading


Updated on March 11, 2009
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Israeli Occupation Forces invade Al Faqr refugee camp

Posted on: November 6, 2008
Israeli Occupation Forces invade Al Faqr refugee camp

Early on the morning of Monday 3rd November, approximately 400 Israeli soldiers entered Al Faqr refugee camp to the north of Nablus city, destroying homes, throwing tear gas and sound bombs and imposing a curfew on the camp. At 2am soldiers disrupted the sleep of the residents of the camp, raiding almost 200 homes and causing widespread destruction and intimidation.

Soldiers occupied 5 homes inside the camp, locking the families inside and cutting phone and power lines while also preventing families from obtaining food or contacting relatives. The homes of Abu Sa’aid, Raed Rashad, … Continue reading


Updated on November 6, 2008
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Palestinians, internationals and P.A. Minister gather in Al-Aqaba to protest Israeli demolition orders

Posted on: April 13, 2008
Palestinians, internationals and P.A. Minister gather in Al-Aqaba to protest Israeli demolition orders

Palestinian and international activists from Ramallah, Budrus, Bil’in, Al-Khader, Um Salamona and Jenin gathered in the village of Al-Aqaba in the Jordan Valley on Saturday to express solidarity with the villagers in their effort to maintain their presence in spite of Israel’s attempt to wipe their village off the face of the map.

Also joining the gathering were Palestinian Minister of Tourism, Ms. Khuloud Daibis, representing the Palestinian Authority Cabinet of Ministers and the Governor of Tubas, Dr. Sami Musallem. Israeli activists were invited and attempted to join but were prevented by Israeli … Continue reading


Updated on April 13, 2008
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Details of Last Week’s Demolitions in Al-Hadidya with Short Video

Posted on: August 20, 2007
Details of Last Week’s Demolitions in Al-Hadidya with Short Video

Demolitions in Al Hadidiya

On the 13th of August in Al Hadidiya, Jordan Valley, two bedouin
houses and two farmyards were demolished by the IOF. The demolisions
took place at 9 a.m. One bulldozer accompanied
by six jeeps from the IOF and the police carried them out.

The soldiers only gave the inhabitants between 5 and 10 minutes to
collect their belongings before demolition began. The operation was
led by the Officer of the Military Civilian Administration in the
Jordan Valley, who also remarked that they intend to … Continue reading


Updated on August 20, 2007
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The children of Al Hadidiya live here no more

Posted on: May 15, 2007
The children of Al Hadidiya live here no more

The children of Al Hadidiya live here no more
by Daphne Banai, 15 May 2007

A month ago we went to see the people of El Hadidiya. They have been living in the Israeli Occupied Jordan Valley for over 100 years, but have been expelled – to accommodate the needs of the illegal Israeli settlement that popped up around them. For the last 10 years, Palestinians in Hadidiya have been living near the settlement of Ro’i, growing wheat and tending to their sheep. But their Israeli settler neighbors demanded their removal … Continue reading


Updated on May 15, 2007
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The Losers are Too Numerous to Name

Posted on: May 15, 2007
The Losers are Too Numerous to Name

by Anna Baltzer, 15 May 2007

Palestinian performers depict typical scenes of interrogation, abuse, and torture of Palestinians in Israeli prisons and detention centers.

A few weeks ago I attended an event commemorating Palestinian Prisoner’s Day at Al Far’a Refugee Camp in the Tubas area. To enter the theatrical and cultural spectacle we had to pass through a makeshift checkpoint with soldiers pointing their guns in our faces and screaming in Hebrew for us to get back. Although I knew these were Palestinian actors role-playing the harassment … Continue reading


Updated on May 15, 2007
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Military inspector to residents in Al Hadidiya: “The bulldozers are coming!”

Posted on: May 6, 2007
Military inspector to residents in Al Hadidiya: “The bulldozers are coming!”

Military inspector to residents in Al Hadidiya: “The bulldozers are coming!”
by the ISM Media Crew, 6 May 2007

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Photo: IWPS

This afternoon, Sunday May 6, Palestinians in Al Hadidiya received three threats. First, an officer from the nearby settlement of Ro’i entered the village. According to Fathy, a resident of the area, the settler threatened the Palestinians and said they must leave. Shortly after this, the army arrived. “Why have you not left yet? It is time for you to go,” one officer said, according to Fathy. “These are our homes. We are not going anywhere,” the Palestinians … Continue reading


Updated on May 6, 2007
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