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Israeli settlers and army raid Yasouf: One person arrested, several cars vandalized

Posted on: February 23, 2013
Graffiti in village of Yasouf, reading ‘Price tag; stone terror’, 18 February 2013 (Photo via: Abed Al-Karim a-Saadi/B’Tselem)

20 February 2013| International Solidarity Movement, Yasouf, Occupied Palestine
ISM Nablus

At approximately 3:00 AM in the morning on Tuesday, the 19th of February 2013, 3 armed settlers from the illegal settlement of Kfar Tappuah raided the Palestinian village of Yasouf. Not only did the settlers vandalize several cars by slashing the tires, they also sprayed graffiti on several walls in the village, which included the main council building. The graffiti which was written in Hebrew, roughly translated to: “Paying the Price for Terrorism of Stones”. The slogan aforementioned is a reference to the settlers’ “Price Tag Campaign” which, since its inception … Continue reading


Updated on February 25, 2013
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Villagers in Yasouf plough land near Za’tara checkpoint despite settler harassment

Posted on: January 1, 2013
Villagers in Yasouf plough land near Za’tara checkpoint despite settler harassment

31 December 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, Yasouf, Occupied Palestine

For the last 11 years the villagers of Yasouf were denied entry to their land next to the road by Za’tara checkpoint. This land used to provide the village with much of what was needed in terms of vegetables. Over the last week they have successfully worked some of this land, but not without harassment.

On Wednesday, when the villagers first attempted to plant corn in their fields, inhabitants of the nearby Israeli settlement, Tappuah, disrupted this attempt and drove the residents of Yasouf away. Later, in the  night, settlers also … Continue reading


Updated on January 1, 2013
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No freeze on Palestinian suffering

Posted on: December 14, 2009

Seth Freedman | The Guardian

14 December 2009

Within minutes of our arrival in Tuwani, in the south Hebron hills of the West Bank, an army Jeep rolled into the village and shattered the mid-morning tranquillity. “We’re turning this place into a closed military zone,” announced the stern-faced commander to anyone within earshot. Brandishing his rifle in one hand and a military document in the other, he proceeded to explain that “I decide who can be here and who can’t, and anyone who isn’t a resident has to leave immediately”.

That meant us – me, my friend and our three guides from … Continue reading


Updated on May 22, 2013
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Settlers set fire to Yasuf mosque, burning over 80 Qur’an and other holy texts

Posted on: December 13, 2009
Qur'an and other holy texts destroyed by fire set to Yasuf mosque by settlers

11 December 2009

Qur\’an and other holy texts destroyed by fire set to Yasuf mosque by settlers

Settlers set fire to the mosque of Yasuf village in the Nablus region of the West Bank on Friday, 11 December. The vicious attack was carried out in the early hours of the morning, after which the village was invaded by Israeli Occupation Forces, firing tear gas and rubber-coated steel bullets at distraught Palestinians, protesting the desecration of the holy site. Settler violence … Continue reading


Updated on May 22, 2013
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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 May 22, 2013
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