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Ongoing attacks result in injuries and 17 miscarriages in Urif, West Bank

Posted on: January 29, 2013
Ongoing attacks result in injuries and 17 miscarriages in Urif, West Bank

29 January 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus, Occupied Palestine

The Israeli army and illegal settlers have been, on almost daily basis for the past two months, invading and attacking the village of Urif in the West Bank. A local doctor reports that these actions have inflicted 17 miscarriages only in the month of December, numerous injuries, sleep deprivation and significant disruption to life. The attacks occur day and night. Tear gas, rubber-coated steel bullets as well as live ammunition are routinely used by the army. The village has been the site of regular attacks over many years, but from early … Continue reading


Updated on January 29, 2013
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Urif under attack

Posted on: December 26, 2012
Urif under attack

26 December 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, Urif, Occupied Palestine
Over the past three days, the village of Urif, south of Nablus, has been under constant attack from Israeli settlers and soldiers. Soldiers invaded the village twice and numerous people sustained injuries from rubber-coated steel bullets and tear gas canisters. People in Urif said that settlers attack their village almost daily, especially now that Palestine has been granted observer member status in the UN.

Soldiers on the hills overlooking Urif
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Updated on December 26, 2012
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Madama attack – Harrowing account from the Nassar family

Posted on: December 18, 2012
Madama attack – Harrowing account from the Nassar family

18 December 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, Madama, Occupied Palestine

Following yesterday’s attack on the village of Madama by Israeli soldiers and settlers, Huda Ibraheem Nassar, the mother of the family who were violently attacked yesterday, recounted to us the harrowing story of what happened.

Currently one of her sons who was seized by settlers in what yesterday was thought to be a kidnap is now being held in the Huwwara Military Camp, while the other is recovering from gunshot wounds in his leg. Huda herself and two … Continue reading


Updated on May 21, 2013
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Night raids and arrests continue in Burin

Posted on: August 25, 2012
Mumen Mahmoud Raja

By Alma Reventos
25 August 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank
On Thursday August 23, Mumen Mahmoud Raja, 18, was arrested at his home by Israeli occupation forces at 2:30 a.m.

Around 2 a.m., some 60 Israeli forces invaded the Palestinian village of Burin, located south-west of Nablus. They arrived in 6 military jeeps, a truck, and 16 individuals by foot from the illegal colony of Givat Arosha, located atop … Continue reading


Updated on May 16, 2013
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Asira al-Qibliya: terrorizing settler attacks

Posted on: August 6, 2012

By Saffron
6 August 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank
Armed Israeli settlers reinforced by the Israeli military regularly assault the villagers if Asira al-Qibliya. The settlers come from nearby colonies built in violation of International law, raid Asira al-Qibliya, throw stones, and shoot live ammunition.
The illegal settlers often enter Asira al-Qibliya, scream and knock on doors and windows simply for the psychological terror impact it has on the residents. At the same time, wheat and farmland is burned, olive trees are uprooted, and vital farmland is annexed by the illegal Israeli settlement of Yitzhar, making it … Continue reading


Updated on May 21, 2013
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Yitzhar settlers attack school children in Urif

Posted on: April 29, 2012
The training of armed, illegal settlers - Click here for more images (Photo courtesy of IMEMC)

by Chris Beckett

29 April 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank

Urif is a Palestinian town in the Nablus Governorate of the northern occupied West Bank, located thirteen kilometres South of Nablus. The town has a population of just under 3000 inhabitants and is overlooked by the illegal Israeli colony of Yitzhar. Last week on Sunday, April 22, Urif’s boys school was attacked by mask-wearing settlers supported by four Israeli Occupation Force (IOF) soldiers who used tear-gas, sound bombs, and live ammunition against unarmed Palestinian children.

The training of armed, … Continue reading


Updated on May 16, 2013
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Mapping a pattern of Israeli violence in Burin

Posted on: March 14, 2012
Burin Violence Pattern

13 March 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank
The pattern of settler and military invasion of Burin, a village near Nablus, is what locals and internationals are mapping to brace themselves for more property damage, violence, and threats by nearby illegal settlements and hardcore adherents to the volatile “Price Tag Campaign.”

If the pattern continues, the next attack will be settlers, according to local ISM coordinator, Lydia. “Within a few days after that, Burin should be due a visit from the soldiers.”

Burin Violence Pattern

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Updated on May 16, 2013
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Settler violence rages in Nablus area

Posted on: March 1, 2012
Settler violence rages in Nablus area

by Jonas Weber

29 February 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank
Yesterday, violence erupted close to Joseph’s Tomb when settlers gathered near the site. Youths from Balata refuge camp came out to chase the settlers off but where kept at a distance by the soldiers that accompanied the illegal settlers as usual. This is the second time this month that violence occurred due to settlers visiting Joseph’s Tomb.
In the nearby village of Burin, dozens of settlers from the illegal settlement Yitzhar attacked the house of Umm Ayman Sufan by throwing rocks and bottles. The olive trees surrounding … Continue reading


Updated on March 1, 2012
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61 year old released from hospital after Yitzhar settler attack

Posted on: February 15, 2012
A broken windshield of the family vehicle reveals the impact and size of thrown projectiles - Image via Alternative Information Center

by Fransisco Reeves

15 February 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank


Following her horrific ordeal of having her family’s vehicle attacked by Zionist settlers in early February,  Maysar Abd Al Majeed Ghanem is finally healthy enough to return to home.
 The attack resulted in Ghanem spending 36 hours in the Intensive Care Unit and a subsequent 11 days in the hospital. No effort has been made to investigate this attack by Israelis or illegal settlers from Yitzhar settlment, where the attackers are based.
Ghanem and her family … Continue reading


Updated on February 16, 2012
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Asira al Qibliiya: “The time for settler attacks is now”

Posted on: February 11, 2012
The season of settler violence - Click here for more photos

by Amal
11 February 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank

The season of settler violence – Click here for more photos
As warm days sneak into this cold month of February, illegal settlers begin their season of attacks early. Although there is no “off season” for settler attacks, the number of these criminal acts increases in the spring and summer. The residents of Asira al Qibliiya unfortunately have the experience to believe the attacks will only increase.
This was evident as a group of 20 settlers … Continue reading


Updated on May 16, 2013
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