Tag: Settler violence

  • Israel mulls arming ‘trained’ settlers

    30 August 2011 | Al Jazeera  Army plans to provide tear gas and stun grenades in West Bank to repel any Palestinian protests next month, report says. The Israeli army is planning to provide tear gas and stun grenades to settlers in the occupied West Bank who have been trained to repel any violent protests…

  • Palestinians protest expansion of Havat Ma’on Outpost

    19 July 2011 | Christian Peace Makers Team At-Tuwani: Palestinians protest expansion of Havat Ma’on Outpost; Israeli Military responds with violence On 18 July 2011 around 6:35 p.m. three settlers attacked two members of Operation Dove and one member of the Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT) with clubs and stones in the Meshakha valley outside of…

  • 12 people left homeless in Khallet Sakariya

    5 July 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank At 6 am this morning the Israeli military demolished a water cistern and one house containing 12 persons, 6 of whom are children, in Khallet Sakariya. The military arrived with 13 cars and more than 55 soldiers as well as a bulldozer. The family had not…

  • 15 year old injured after attack with stones in Hebron

    30 June 2011 | International Solidarity Movement On Sunday June 25, 15 year old Muhammed Jabari was attacked by settlers throwing stones in Hebron, causing injuries to his wrist and leg. The land and house of the Jabari family is situated between the illegal settlements of Kiryat Arba and Givat Ha’avot in east Hebron, making…

  • Beit Ommar harvests despite Israeli threats

    15 June 2011 | International Solidarity Movement On June 14th 2011 a Beit Ommar farmer reported that he was “ordered” to leave his farm land by an armed security guard from the adjacent Karmei Tzur settlement. The guard apparently used a dog to drive the farmer and his family from the land. Settlers had also recently…