Tag: Settlers

  • An Nabi Salih: Village children gassed while taking refuge from military

    International Solidarity Movement 29 January 2010 Over 20 village residents – including 14 children – were targeted by Israeli soldiers in a volley of tear gas and rubber coated bullets as they took refuge in the Tamimi family house in An Nabi Salih. The residents were not part of the weekly demonstration and children from…

  • CPT: Israeli settlers invade At-Tuwani village

    Christian Peacemaker Team 26 January 2010 Israeli soldiers enter Palestinian homes, attacks Palestinian, and throw tear gas. For more information, contact: Christian Peacemaker Teams 054 253 1323 AT-TUWANI – On Tuesday, 26 January 2010 approximately fifteen Israeli settlers from the Israeli settlement of Ma’on and the Israeli outpost of Havat Ma’on attacked Palestinians in the…

  • Israeli forces fire on Iraq Burin villagers

    International Solidarity Movement 24 January 2010 Israeli forces opened fire on Iraq Burin villagers Saturday, following a settler attack that has become almost a weekly routine in the Palestinian village near Nablus. One villager was injured and treated at the hospital after being struck in the thigh by a tear gas canister. An expectant atmosphere…

  • Journalist arrested at peaceful tree-planting action

    Christian Peacemaker Team 23 January 2010 On 23 January, Israeli soldiers declared Palestinian land south of the Israeli settlement outpost Havot Ma’on (Hill 833) a closed military zone, then arrested a Palestinian journalist from Pal Media. The journalist was reporting on a demonstration organized by Palestinians from the village of At-Tuwani after the recent destruction…

  • CPT: At-Tuwani Incident Report for December 2009

    Christian Peacemaker Teams Summary: December 2009 was marked by invasions of Palestinian villages in the area by Israeli occupation forces, continued denial of the right of Palestinian children to access education, and consistent rejection of Palestinian owners’ rights to cultivate or graze sheep on their land. Despite the invasions, challenges faced in accessing education, and…