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One family’s experiences during the siege of Ni’lin
During the curfew in Nil’n the al-Khawaja family was among those who faced several difficulties and attacks from the Israeli army. Saturday at 5.30 am Ali Nuzhhy al-Khawaja, 58 years old, and two other villagers were on their way to their work places outside Ni’lin. Israeli soldiers had hidden among the olive trees and started to yell at and run after the three men. While they grabbed and abused one of them, Saleh Abud Srur, 55…
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Settlers fire more rockets at Burin
On the 9th July 3 more rockets were fired from settlements towards Palestinian villages. Settlers from the two settlements Yitzhar and Brakha, both of them placed on land from the village of Burin, started for about four weeks ago to shoot home made rockets on the Palestinian. At least nine rockets have been fired so far, with a maximum of three rockets in one day. They’ve been fired both during night and in the middle of…
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Israeli army confiscate shopping mall in massive invasion of Nablus
On the night of July 7th, 2008, the Israeli army, numbering between 120 and 150 jeeps, entered the city of Nablus. They entered a suburban shopping mall, several charity organizations, a girl’s elementary school and adjoining medical clinic, the last of which they did not have an army order to enter. According to the Israeli army, the owner of the mall building is a member of the political party Hamas. Their pretext for taking control of…
