Category: Reports

  • Beit Ummar Farmers Struggle to Work Their Land

    by Zadie Susser We visited the land of Samer Shahdah Abu Asara, a Beit Ummar farmer who owns land directly next to the illegael Israeli settlement of Efrat. In part of his land he used to grow grapes. Another part, 25 dunums in size, has been annexed and enclosed by the settlement. This section of…

  • The impact of the financial crisis on the Palestinian community

    by Qusay Hamed, Nablus, Palestine. 13th May 2006 The term “Financial crisis” is an old/new term in the Palestinian dictionary; this occupied territory – that has scanty resources – is economically bounded with Israel. Nowadays Palestine lives a dramatic financial crisis that is considered one of the worst in the nation’s history. Palestinians have been…

  • Tel Rumeida, Hebron: Recent Settler Attacks

    29th May 2006. Tel Rumeida, Hebron 5:30 pm, Shuhada St, near Bet Haddasah settlement Four settler children were throwing stones at a Palestinian home. The two youngest were less than four years old and the older two were between 7 and 8 years of age. A Danish Human Rights Worker (HRW) approached the Israeli soldier…

  • Occupation Forces Continue Raids on Budrus Village

    Report by Shai E. and Matan. Translated by Rann B. On Friday the 26th of May 2006, about six jeeps belonging to the border police unit and gunner unit that is currently serving in the Macabim division drove around the village of Budrus firing in every direction. The forces fired tear gas, rubber-coated steel bullets…

  • ICAHD: “Don’t Say ‘We Didn’t Know’ “

    From The Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions On 1st April 2006 Nasser, together with around ten other Palestinians tried to enter Israel through the Oranit checkpoint in order to look for work. A army ambush discovered them and opened fire. Nasser was injured in his leg and fell down. Soldiers approached him and began to…