Tag: Settlers
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Israeli settlers set fire to a house-tent in the Palestinian village of Susiya
10 September 2011 | Operation Dove and Christian Peacemaker Teams [Note: According to the Fourth Geneva Convention, the Hague Regulations, the International Court of Justice, and several United Nations resolutions, all Israeli settlements and outposts in the Occupied Palestinian Territories are illegal. Most settlement outposts, including Havat Ma’on (Hill 833), are considered illegal also under…
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Settlers and Israeli military team up to intimidate Kufr Qaddoum
6 September 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank On the 5th and 6th of September, settlers from the illegal settlement of Qadumim entered Kufr Qaddum in an act of blatant provocation. The settlers were encouraged to leave by a spontaneous demonstration from the villagers who left their houses and rallied in the centre of…
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Grazing on tragedy and the promises of scripture in South Hebron Hills
1 September 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank The army is establishing two virtual lines for each of the settlements that are near a Palestinian village. The first line, if crossed by Palestinian demonstrators, will be met with tear gas and other means for dispersing crowds. The second line is a “red line,” and…