Category: Reports
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Settlers set Saffa ablaze, 3 Palestinian youth arrested
17 November 2010 | Palestine Solidarity Project Last night settlers from the Bat Ayn settlement set fire to 70 olive trees in the Saffa region of Beit Ommar. The trees belonged to the Thalji Aady family, who have been subject to frequent settler violence and military harassment. The fire was lit around 9:30 pm, and…
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This week in Silwan: clashes, raids, arrests, and demolition orders
14 November 2010 | Wadi Hilweh Information Center & ISM On Saturday, Israeli forces erected checkpoints at the entrances to Silwan village for the second day in a row. The network of checkpoints are a notorious source of inconvenience and frustration to the people of Silwan, whose freedom of movement is obstructed by the “security”…
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Jewish extremists assault two Palestinians in Silwan
12 November 2010 | Wadi Hilweh Information Center Photos by Maisa Abu Gazaleh A resident from Silwan, aged 21, was severely assaulted, beaten, and abused by a group of extremist Jews this Saturday, November 6, 2010, as he was walking late at night near Hillel Street in West Jerusalem. He recalls walking along when a…