Tag: Tubas

  • Jordan Valley Isolated

    by Jamil Husni, After having finished a hard-working day in the area, three Palestinian Water Authority employees reached al-Hamra checkpoint in the Jordan Valley, on their way to Ramallah. The Israeli army refused to let them through, claiming that their permits are for West Bank checkpoints only. Othman Sheikha, the wells’ observer in the West…

  • PNN: “Displaced from Aqaba as Israeli forces confiscate Jordan Valley village”

    by Ali Samoudi, January 28th The President of the Aqaba Village Council says the small community in the Jordan Valley is facing a new scheme which includes demolishing the village mosque, kindergarten, clinic and rural women’s center. Israeli forces issued 19 more demolition orders for houses and organizations that will replace Aqaba with military installations.…

  • Occupation Police Benevolence in the Jordan Valley

    by Peter, January 25th Recently, I was able to accompany three Palestinians on a drive through the Jordan Valley. The more scenic aspects aside, a trip through the area revealed the slow, destructive siege of the Valley. Movement restrictions have effectively sealed off the Jordan Valley from the rest of the West Bank. For example,…

  • Ethnic Cleansing of Palestinians Continues in Jordan Valley

    by the ISM media team, January 25th On Tuesday 23rd January IOF bulldozers carried out the latest round of home demolitions in the Jordan Valley as part of the ongoing attempt to ethnically cleanse the valley of its indigenous inhabitants. Six Palestinian homes were destroyed in Al Jiftlik Village, and one home and a reservoir…

  • Haaretz: “Checkpoint comradeship”

    by Amira Hass, January 24th Anyone who wants to become acquainted with Israeli society should go to the checkpoints. Not for a quarter of an hour, under the guidance of commanders who will glory in the pavilion they built for the people waiting in line and will explain that the upgrading and the expansion of…