Tag: Yasouf

  • Israeli settlers and army raid Yasouf: One person arrested, several cars vandalized

    20 February 2013| International Solidarity Movement, Yasouf, Occupied Palestine ISM Nablus At approximately 3:00 AM in the morning on Tuesday, the 19th of February 2013, 3 armed settlers from the illegal settlement of Kfar Tappuah raided the Palestinian village of Yasouf. Not only did the settlers vandalize several cars by slashing the tires, they also…

  • Villagers in Yasouf plough land near Za’tara checkpoint despite settler harassment

    31 December 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, Yasouf, Occupied Palestine For the last 11 years the villagers of Yasouf were denied entry to their land next to the road by Za’tara checkpoint. This land used to provide the village with much of what was needed in terms of vegetables. Over the last week they have successfully worked some of…

  • No freeze on Palestinian suffering

    Seth Freedman | The Guardian 14 December 2009 Within minutes of our arrival in Tuwani, in the south Hebron hills of the West Bank, an army Jeep rolled into the village and shattered the mid-morning tranquillity. “We’re turning this place into a closed military zone,” announced the stern-faced commander to anyone within earshot. Brandishing his…

  • Settlers set fire to Yasuf mosque, burning over 80 Qur’an and other holy texts

    11 December 2009 Settlers set fire to the mosque of Yasuf village in the Nablus region of the West Bank on Friday, 11 December. The vicious attack was carried out in the early hours of the morning, after which the village was invaded by Israeli Occupation Forces, firing tear gas and rubber-coated steel bullets at…

  • Settlers confiscate more land from Yasuf village

    On February 4th, settlers from the illegal Israeli settlement of Kfar Tappuah began clearing land for building outposts, despite the fact that this land legally belongs to the Palestinian village of Yasuf. The settlers brought a bulldozer with them to clear village fields, and it is expected that extensions of Kfar Tappuah in the form…