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Dawabsha family, july 31 2015 burned by settlers |
2 aug 2015
After only two days of burning the Palestinian infant alive by Jewish settlers, the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas received an Israeli delegation of Meretz party, which provoked Palestinian protest reactions.
The Palestinian Authority distributed photos to the media showing Abbas in a meeting with an Israeli delegation headed by Zahava Gsl-On, the leader of Meretz party.
The meeting coincided with a state of anger amid Palestinians over the Israeli crime of burning the infant child Ali Dawabsheh alive at the hands of extremist settlers in addition to the serious injuries suffered by his parents and little brother.
Haaretz Hebrew newspaper revealed that the Israeli security forces along with the Palestinian security forces have recently made intensive contacts to foil any escalation in the West Bank following the criminal incident.
The Palestinian Authority distributed photos to the media showing Abbas in a meeting with an Israeli delegation headed by Zahava Gsl-On, the leader of Meretz party.
The meeting coincided with a state of anger amid Palestinians over the Israeli crime of burning the infant child Ali Dawabsheh alive at the hands of extremist settlers in addition to the serious injuries suffered by his parents and little brother.
Haaretz Hebrew newspaper revealed that the Israeli security forces along with the Palestinian security forces have recently made intensive contacts to foil any escalation in the West Bank following the criminal incident.
In wake of Jewish terrorist attack in Duma, gov't authorizes use of administrative detentions, while Justice Ministry team recommends changing classification of 'price tag' perpetrators to 'terrorists'.
The Security Cabinet decided Sunday to adopt recommendations providing law enforcement agencies with new tools to combat Jewish terrorism.
"The Cabinet views the arson and murder in Duma as act of terror in every aspect, and has called on all the relevant authorities to use all necessary measures in order to bring the perpetrators to justice, and prevent similar incidents," a statement issued after the cabinet meeting said.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu commented on the incident separately, saying that he would take all the necessary steps in order to prevent a similar attack in the future. The Cabinets' adoption of the recommendations will allow the relevant authorities to apply all the necessary steps and tools in order to capture the terrorists, "including the use of administrative detention in appropriate cases, contingent on approval of the attorney general."
The Cabinet decided to push a new counterterrorism bill in the Knesset, which would apply to Jewish terrorists as well, and establish a team of ministers led by Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon, and include Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan and Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked, to assess and advise the cabinet and government on possible and necessary measures to fight these types of terrorist incidents.
The 'ticking bomb' directive
The recommendations were formulated in a meeting at the Justice Ministry, which included officials from the Shin Bet (including the security agency's Jewish terror division), investigative divisions, and representatives of the organization's legal advisor. The advisory team included officials of the State Attorney's Office, and members of the counter-incitement team.
Among the recommendations made was to change the classification of "price tag" groups, which are currently defined as "unlawful associations." The current classification allows investigators to prevent detainees from conferring with lawyers, and allows courts to issue long-term administrative limitation orders for the suspects. However, the Shin Bet and legal advisor assert that classifying these groups as "terror organizations" will increase the stigma, and thereby intensify the condemnation of their actions.
An additional method brought up during the meetings was increasing the administrative detentions of radical activists, in relevant cases and only after a scrutinized examination of the relevant intelligence by the Shin Bet. The Shin Bet is said to have mapped out a complete database of nearly all the radical activists, including phone recordings and hidden camera photos, as well as information attained by undercover agents operating within the groups.
One of the more controversial tools being evaluated is the use of the "ticking bomb" directive in rare and extreme cases. The directive allows for the use of "moderate physical force" on the subject as a means of interrogation in the wake of a terror attack. According to the current law, and a High Court ruling, the method cannot be used as a preventative means of investigation. The method is prohibited in interrogations of Palestinians suspected of terror activities. However, in a case in which there is a suspicion that the subject knows of an imminent attack by a Jewish terror group, the method is permissible.
Tamar Feldman, the Manager of the Department of Human Rights in the Territories within the Association for Civil Rights in Israel, objects to the cabinet's decision regardless of the origins of the suspect. "We have steadily opposed the use of administrative detention and administrative limitation orders against Israelis and Palestinians," she said.
"We are talking about a power which creates a huge opening for bad decisions and misuse of authority. They allow for denial of liberties without trial, and based on secret evidence, which doesn't allow the suspects the ability to defend themselves, and as such lead to an extreme denial of civil liberties, dignity, and due process. The state has enough tools to act decisively against law breakers in the territories, even without these draconian methods," she continued.
Israeli Daily: Duma Crime Assailants an Organized Jewish Gang
Jewish assailants who set a house ablaze and killed 18-month-old Ali Dawabsheh in the Nablus village of Duma last Friday are part of an organized Jewish gang that has torched mosques, churches and Palestinian homes over the past year, the Israeli daily Haaretz revealed on Monday.
It said the gang, which consists of several dozen people, is mainly centered in West Bank outposts but wanders all over Israel, including within the Green Line, and strives to enforce Jewish law.
“Assailants have more ambitious aims than in the past, such as destabilizing the country and establishing a new regime to be based on Jewish law,” it said.
“The terrorists came to the conclusion that mosque fires were old hat, and that a broader approach was needed,” added Haaretz.
It said that ‘some of these ideas were expressed in documents confiscated from Moshe Orbach, 24, a Jewish fanatic who was charged last week in the torching of the Church of the Multiplication of the Loaves and Fishes on the Kinneret shore.’
Moshe Orbach had written the document, titled “The Kingdom of Evil,” which targets to escalate attacks against religious sites and Arabs, and offers practical suggestions for how to avoid surveillance and questioning.
Last Friday, Israeli settlers killed 18-month-old Ali Dawabsheh and seriously injured his entire family during a predawn arson attack that targeted two homes in the village of Duma, south of Nablus.
Meanwhile, B’Tselem, an Israeli human rights group, said the attack was only a matter of time. It argues that Israel’s failure to penalize criminal Jewish terrorists who have conducted similar attacks in the past was an incentive for terror settler organizations.
“This [attack] is due to the authorities' policy to avoid enforcing the law on Israelis who harm Palestinians and their property. This policy creates impunity for hate crimes, and encourages assailants to continue,” it said.
According to B'Tselem statistics, since August 2012, Israeli settlers set fire to nine Palestinian homes in the West Bank. Additionally, a Molotov cocktail was thrown at a Palestinian taxi, severely burning the family on board. No one was charged in any of these cases.
It said the fact that Israeli police and other law enforcement bodies have failed to solve these attacks was “not fate”, but rather “the result of a policy expressed throughout all levels of the law enforcement system … including the Prime Minister.”
It continued, “Official condemnations of this attack are empty rhetoric as long as politicians continue their policy of avoiding enforcement of the law on Israelis who harm Palestinians, and do not deal with the public climate and the incitement which serve is backdrop to these acts.”
“In light of this, the clock is ticking in the countdown to the next arson attack, and the one after,” said the center.
The Security Cabinet decided Sunday to adopt recommendations providing law enforcement agencies with new tools to combat Jewish terrorism.
"The Cabinet views the arson and murder in Duma as act of terror in every aspect, and has called on all the relevant authorities to use all necessary measures in order to bring the perpetrators to justice, and prevent similar incidents," a statement issued after the cabinet meeting said.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu commented on the incident separately, saying that he would take all the necessary steps in order to prevent a similar attack in the future. The Cabinets' adoption of the recommendations will allow the relevant authorities to apply all the necessary steps and tools in order to capture the terrorists, "including the use of administrative detention in appropriate cases, contingent on approval of the attorney general."
The Cabinet decided to push a new counterterrorism bill in the Knesset, which would apply to Jewish terrorists as well, and establish a team of ministers led by Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon, and include Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan and Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked, to assess and advise the cabinet and government on possible and necessary measures to fight these types of terrorist incidents.
The 'ticking bomb' directive
The recommendations were formulated in a meeting at the Justice Ministry, which included officials from the Shin Bet (including the security agency's Jewish terror division), investigative divisions, and representatives of the organization's legal advisor. The advisory team included officials of the State Attorney's Office, and members of the counter-incitement team.
Among the recommendations made was to change the classification of "price tag" groups, which are currently defined as "unlawful associations." The current classification allows investigators to prevent detainees from conferring with lawyers, and allows courts to issue long-term administrative limitation orders for the suspects. However, the Shin Bet and legal advisor assert that classifying these groups as "terror organizations" will increase the stigma, and thereby intensify the condemnation of their actions.
An additional method brought up during the meetings was increasing the administrative detentions of radical activists, in relevant cases and only after a scrutinized examination of the relevant intelligence by the Shin Bet. The Shin Bet is said to have mapped out a complete database of nearly all the radical activists, including phone recordings and hidden camera photos, as well as information attained by undercover agents operating within the groups.
One of the more controversial tools being evaluated is the use of the "ticking bomb" directive in rare and extreme cases. The directive allows for the use of "moderate physical force" on the subject as a means of interrogation in the wake of a terror attack. According to the current law, and a High Court ruling, the method cannot be used as a preventative means of investigation. The method is prohibited in interrogations of Palestinians suspected of terror activities. However, in a case in which there is a suspicion that the subject knows of an imminent attack by a Jewish terror group, the method is permissible.
Tamar Feldman, the Manager of the Department of Human Rights in the Territories within the Association for Civil Rights in Israel, objects to the cabinet's decision regardless of the origins of the suspect. "We have steadily opposed the use of administrative detention and administrative limitation orders against Israelis and Palestinians," she said.
"We are talking about a power which creates a huge opening for bad decisions and misuse of authority. They allow for denial of liberties without trial, and based on secret evidence, which doesn't allow the suspects the ability to defend themselves, and as such lead to an extreme denial of civil liberties, dignity, and due process. The state has enough tools to act decisively against law breakers in the territories, even without these draconian methods," she continued.
Israeli Daily: Duma Crime Assailants an Organized Jewish Gang
Jewish assailants who set a house ablaze and killed 18-month-old Ali Dawabsheh in the Nablus village of Duma last Friday are part of an organized Jewish gang that has torched mosques, churches and Palestinian homes over the past year, the Israeli daily Haaretz revealed on Monday.
It said the gang, which consists of several dozen people, is mainly centered in West Bank outposts but wanders all over Israel, including within the Green Line, and strives to enforce Jewish law.
“Assailants have more ambitious aims than in the past, such as destabilizing the country and establishing a new regime to be based on Jewish law,” it said.
“The terrorists came to the conclusion that mosque fires were old hat, and that a broader approach was needed,” added Haaretz.
It said that ‘some of these ideas were expressed in documents confiscated from Moshe Orbach, 24, a Jewish fanatic who was charged last week in the torching of the Church of the Multiplication of the Loaves and Fishes on the Kinneret shore.’
Moshe Orbach had written the document, titled “The Kingdom of Evil,” which targets to escalate attacks against religious sites and Arabs, and offers practical suggestions for how to avoid surveillance and questioning.
Last Friday, Israeli settlers killed 18-month-old Ali Dawabsheh and seriously injured his entire family during a predawn arson attack that targeted two homes in the village of Duma, south of Nablus.
Meanwhile, B’Tselem, an Israeli human rights group, said the attack was only a matter of time. It argues that Israel’s failure to penalize criminal Jewish terrorists who have conducted similar attacks in the past was an incentive for terror settler organizations.
“This [attack] is due to the authorities' policy to avoid enforcing the law on Israelis who harm Palestinians and their property. This policy creates impunity for hate crimes, and encourages assailants to continue,” it said.
According to B'Tselem statistics, since August 2012, Israeli settlers set fire to nine Palestinian homes in the West Bank. Additionally, a Molotov cocktail was thrown at a Palestinian taxi, severely burning the family on board. No one was charged in any of these cases.
It said the fact that Israeli police and other law enforcement bodies have failed to solve these attacks was “not fate”, but rather “the result of a policy expressed throughout all levels of the law enforcement system … including the Prime Minister.”
It continued, “Official condemnations of this attack are empty rhetoric as long as politicians continue their policy of avoiding enforcement of the law on Israelis who harm Palestinians, and do not deal with the public climate and the incitement which serve is backdrop to these acts.”
“In light of this, the clock is ticking in the countdown to the next arson attack, and the one after,” said the center.
A Palestinian bus, filled with residents from Hebron, was attacked, Sunday, by Jewish terrorists living in illegal colonies in the occupied West Bank, leading to six injuries.
The Palestinians were heading back home, after their solidarity visit to Douma village, near Ramallah, to provide their condolences, and express their support, to the family of the slain Palestinian infant Ali Dawabsha , 18 months of age, who was burnt to death Israeli extremists attacked their home with firebombs.
Dawabsha was burnt to death, while his four-year-old brother, mother and fathers, suffered serious burns.
The six Palestinians suffered mild injuries, while windows of the bus were shattered in the attack, in addition to other damages.
The bus carried Palestinians from various areas, in the southern West Bank district of Hebron.
The Palestinians were heading back home, after their solidarity visit to Douma village, near Ramallah, to provide their condolences, and express their support, to the family of the slain Palestinian infant Ali Dawabsha , 18 months of age, who was burnt to death Israeli extremists attacked their home with firebombs.
Dawabsha was burnt to death, while his four-year-old brother, mother and fathers, suffered serious burns.
The six Palestinians suffered mild injuries, while windows of the bus were shattered in the attack, in addition to other damages.
The bus carried Palestinians from various areas, in the southern West Bank district of Hebron.
Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon on Sunday ordered that the Jewish extremists believed to be responsible for the death on Friday of a Palestinian infant be placed in administrative detention. Israel's policy of administrative detention - usually applied to Palestinian prisoners - allows the authorities to hold suspects for renewable periods without trial.
Ali Saeed Dawabsheh, an 18-month-old Palestinian child, was burned to death early Friday when Jewish settlers torched his home in the village of Duma in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
Dawabsheh's parents and brother were seriously injured in the attack.
According to Palestinian officials, the attack was carried out by extremist Jewish settlers affiliated with the "Price Tag" movement.
"Price tag" refers to a strategy by which Jewish settlers attack Palestinians and their property in retaliation for perceived threats to Israeli settlement expansion.
Ali Saeed Dawabsheh, an 18-month-old Palestinian child, was burned to death early Friday when Jewish settlers torched his home in the village of Duma in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
Dawabsheh's parents and brother were seriously injured in the attack.
According to Palestinian officials, the attack was carried out by extremist Jewish settlers affiliated with the "Price Tag" movement.
"Price tag" refers to a strategy by which Jewish settlers attack Palestinians and their property in retaliation for perceived threats to Israeli settlement expansion.
Rivlin suffers backlash on social media after speaking against the growing incitement in Israeli society and condemning recent attacks perpetrated by Jews.
Police opened an investigation Sunday into death threats against President Reuven Rivlin, who has been suffering severe backlash on social media for a speech he made condemning two recent attacks allegedly perpetrated by Jews.
The president's remarks put him in deep water with many people, who took to social media to express their anger at his comments.
A photoshopped image appeared on social media showing Rivlin wearing a keffiyeh, alongside a photo with the caption "You are not my President."
Rivlin's Facebook page has since become a battleground between his detractors and supporters.
As a result of the complaint filed by the president's office with the Jerusalem police, the police's national cyber unit in Lahav 443 launched an investigation into the threats.
Rivlin received more than 11,000 likes on a status he posted Saturday night in which he wrote, "Flames are spreading in our land, flames of violence, flames of hatred, flames of false, distorted and twisted beliefs." He continued to say, "We must put out the flames, the incitement, before they destroy us all."
Police opened an investigation Sunday into death threats against President Reuven Rivlin, who has been suffering severe backlash on social media for a speech he made condemning two recent attacks allegedly perpetrated by Jews.
The president's remarks put him in deep water with many people, who took to social media to express their anger at his comments.
A photoshopped image appeared on social media showing Rivlin wearing a keffiyeh, alongside a photo with the caption "You are not my President."
Rivlin's Facebook page has since become a battleground between his detractors and supporters.
As a result of the complaint filed by the president's office with the Jerusalem police, the police's national cyber unit in Lahav 443 launched an investigation into the threats.
Rivlin received more than 11,000 likes on a status he posted Saturday night in which he wrote, "Flames are spreading in our land, flames of violence, flames of hatred, flames of false, distorted and twisted beliefs." He continued to say, "We must put out the flames, the incitement, before they destroy us all."
Not everyone agreed with the statement, "You are a terrorist in the government," one user posted in a comment. He later added, "Go live in Gaza." Another poster asserted that, "You are not my president, you are an enemy of Judaism!!!"
Among other comments were: "You are a traitor to your people"; "I wish all of the world's suffering on you"; "Wow Ahmed Rivlin, you make me sick!!"; "You have become a total Arab, huh?"
In the face of the harsh comments, there were many posters who supported Rivlin's message. "I'm proud that you are my president, and ashamed to read these incitements against you," one poster commented.
During Saturday's rally in Jerusalem Rivlin said: "We cannot extinguish the fire through denial. In order to truly extinguish the flames we need to be much more focused and assertive. We must be thorough and clear, starting with the education system, to law enforcement, and all the way up to the leadership of the state, and the nation. We must choke the fire, the incitement, before it catches us."
Rivlin said he visited slain Palestinian baby Ali Dawabsheh's four-year-old brother, hospitalized at Tel HaShomer with burns on 60 percent of his body, and felt "ashamed."
"I was horrified by the power of hate. I was embarrassed that a nation which knew the murders of Shalhevet Pass, the Fogel family, Adele Biton, Eyal, Gil-ad, Naftali, Mohammed Abu Khdeir, there are still those whose hands do not hesitate to light fire to the flesh of a baby, and to increase the hatred and terror."
Among other comments were: "You are a traitor to your people"; "I wish all of the world's suffering on you"; "Wow Ahmed Rivlin, you make me sick!!"; "You have become a total Arab, huh?"
In the face of the harsh comments, there were many posters who supported Rivlin's message. "I'm proud that you are my president, and ashamed to read these incitements against you," one poster commented.
During Saturday's rally in Jerusalem Rivlin said: "We cannot extinguish the fire through denial. In order to truly extinguish the flames we need to be much more focused and assertive. We must be thorough and clear, starting with the education system, to law enforcement, and all the way up to the leadership of the state, and the nation. We must choke the fire, the incitement, before it catches us."
Rivlin said he visited slain Palestinian baby Ali Dawabsheh's four-year-old brother, hospitalized at Tel HaShomer with burns on 60 percent of his body, and felt "ashamed."
"I was horrified by the power of hate. I was embarrassed that a nation which knew the murders of Shalhevet Pass, the Fogel family, Adele Biton, Eyal, Gil-ad, Naftali, Mohammed Abu Khdeir, there are still those whose hands do not hesitate to light fire to the flesh of a baby, and to increase the hatred and terror."
Israeli settlers, Saturday morning, attempted an attack on Palestinian farmers in village of Qusra, south of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank, a local official said.
Dozens of settlers from the illegal Esh Kodesh outpost descended on farmers in their fields between the outpost and Qusra, said Ghassan Daghlas, a Palestinian official who monitors settlement activity in the northern West Bank.
According to Ma'an News Agency, he said that the attackers intended to scare the farmers and push them to abandon their fields.
Dozens of local men from the village -- members of voluntary local guard committees -- confronted the settlers, Daghlas added.
The settlers and locals clashed and threw stones at one another until the settlers were forced to move back. In June 2014, villagers from Qusra held more than 15 settlers captive after they raided the village and tried to uproot Palestinian olive trees. Shortly after that they were transferred to Israeli military forces via Palestinian liaison officials.
Since 1967, Israel has established over 150 settlements and some 100 outposts in the occupied West Bank, with a settler population of more than 500,000 across the West Bank and East Jerusalem, in contravention of international law.
Outposts like Esh Kodesh are often established by Israeli settlers who set up tents or small mobile homes on private Palestinian land.
Some settlers act without approval to expand settlements or create new ones in the West Bank, building outposts that are illegal even by Israeli government standards.
In many cases, these settlement outposts are "legalized" by Israel, and in rare cases they are dismantled. Such outposts generally receive armed protection by Israeli forces.
Residents living throughout the Nablus district have witnessed a massive spread of outposts and settlements in the area in recent years.
In February, Israeli settlers set up five mobile homes near Palestinian land and close by the Esh Kodesh outpost.
Residents of the Jewish-only Esh-Kodesh outpost regularly harass and attack Palestinians from nearby villages, invading villages or targeting agricultural areas belonging to local farmers.
Many of the attacks are intended to make life difficult for locals in order to force them to leave and allow settlers to expand their settlements.
Settlers living in the Nablus region have become notorious for violent and extremist behavior against local Palestinians that is often carried out in the presence of Israeli military forces and rarely investigated by Israeli authorities.
Also on Saturday, dozens of protesters from the Balata refugee camp in Nablus threw rocks, empty bottles, and Molotov cocktails at Israeli settlers and soldiers at Joseph’s Tomb, sources said.
Local sources said the protest started late evening on Friday and continued early into the morning in response to an arson attack carried out by suspected Israeli settlers that burned a Palestinian 18-month-old boy alive and critically injured three family members in the Doma village near Nablus.
PA security forces deployed at Joseph’s Tomb prevented dozens of youths from setting the tomb on fire. The tomb is site to frequent violence as Israeli forces enable Jewish worshipers to make monthly nocturnal pilgrimages through security cooperation with the Palestinian Authority, which guards the site.
Sources said the protesters considered burning Joseph’s Tomb, a holy place for Israelis -- particularly nearby settlers -- as a form of “real response,” to the burning of the 18-month-old, Ali Dawabsha.
The term "Revenge!" was spray painted in Hebrew near the arson victims' home in Douma. The use of graffiti to mark an attack is common among extremist Israeli settlers, who often leave the term "price-tag" left on walls after violent incidents.
Palestinians have responded to the deadly attack across occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank, leaving several injured and one killed by Israeli forces since the attack was carried out on Friday.
Dozens of settlers from the illegal Esh Kodesh outpost descended on farmers in their fields between the outpost and Qusra, said Ghassan Daghlas, a Palestinian official who monitors settlement activity in the northern West Bank.
According to Ma'an News Agency, he said that the attackers intended to scare the farmers and push them to abandon their fields.
Dozens of local men from the village -- members of voluntary local guard committees -- confronted the settlers, Daghlas added.
The settlers and locals clashed and threw stones at one another until the settlers were forced to move back. In June 2014, villagers from Qusra held more than 15 settlers captive after they raided the village and tried to uproot Palestinian olive trees. Shortly after that they were transferred to Israeli military forces via Palestinian liaison officials.
Since 1967, Israel has established over 150 settlements and some 100 outposts in the occupied West Bank, with a settler population of more than 500,000 across the West Bank and East Jerusalem, in contravention of international law.
Outposts like Esh Kodesh are often established by Israeli settlers who set up tents or small mobile homes on private Palestinian land.
Some settlers act without approval to expand settlements or create new ones in the West Bank, building outposts that are illegal even by Israeli government standards.
In many cases, these settlement outposts are "legalized" by Israel, and in rare cases they are dismantled. Such outposts generally receive armed protection by Israeli forces.
Residents living throughout the Nablus district have witnessed a massive spread of outposts and settlements in the area in recent years.
In February, Israeli settlers set up five mobile homes near Palestinian land and close by the Esh Kodesh outpost.
Residents of the Jewish-only Esh-Kodesh outpost regularly harass and attack Palestinians from nearby villages, invading villages or targeting agricultural areas belonging to local farmers.
Many of the attacks are intended to make life difficult for locals in order to force them to leave and allow settlers to expand their settlements.
Settlers living in the Nablus region have become notorious for violent and extremist behavior against local Palestinians that is often carried out in the presence of Israeli military forces and rarely investigated by Israeli authorities.
Also on Saturday, dozens of protesters from the Balata refugee camp in Nablus threw rocks, empty bottles, and Molotov cocktails at Israeli settlers and soldiers at Joseph’s Tomb, sources said.
Local sources said the protest started late evening on Friday and continued early into the morning in response to an arson attack carried out by suspected Israeli settlers that burned a Palestinian 18-month-old boy alive and critically injured three family members in the Doma village near Nablus.
PA security forces deployed at Joseph’s Tomb prevented dozens of youths from setting the tomb on fire. The tomb is site to frequent violence as Israeli forces enable Jewish worshipers to make monthly nocturnal pilgrimages through security cooperation with the Palestinian Authority, which guards the site.
Sources said the protesters considered burning Joseph’s Tomb, a holy place for Israelis -- particularly nearby settlers -- as a form of “real response,” to the burning of the 18-month-old, Ali Dawabsha.
The term "Revenge!" was spray painted in Hebrew near the arson victims' home in Douma. The use of graffiti to mark an attack is common among extremist Israeli settlers, who often leave the term "price-tag" left on walls after violent incidents.
Palestinians have responded to the deadly attack across occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank, leaving several injured and one killed by Israeli forces since the attack was carried out on Friday.
The Council of the European-Palestinian Relations (CEPR) on Saturday launched a parliamentary petition to ban Israeli settlers from entering countries of the European Union.
CEPR called on European MPs to sign the petition and push for the adoption of practical steps against Israeli extremist settlers.
The petition comes as a response to the crimes committed by Israeli fanatic settlers and organizations against the Palestinian people in the presence of the Israeli occupation forces.
Earlier, a couple of days ago, a Palestinian toddler was burned to death and three members of his family sustained serious wounds after Israeli fanatics attacked the family home, in Nablus, with Molotov cocktails.
The Council for European Palestinian Relations is an independent non-profit and non-partisan organization registered in Belgium with an office in London. It works to improve dialogue between Europe and the Arab world with the goal of restoring Palestinian rights according to international law.
Envoy to UN to Submit Duma Crime File on Monday
Envoy to the United Nations Human Rights, Ibrahim Khraishi, said the file prepared on the latest settlers’ attack against a family in Nablus, which claimed the life of a toddler and critically injured his entire family, would be submitted to officials of the Human Rights Council, the High Commissioner, and the Swiss Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday. Israeli settlers Friday killed an 18-month-old Palestinian baby and seriously injured his entire family, during an arson attack that targeted two homes in the village of Duma, south of Nablus.
In a radio interview, the ambassador urged those in charge for the need to speed up investigation into the attack against the Dawabshe family in Nablus, and to prosecute the perpetrators in order to curb such crimes and attacks committed by Israeli settlers against the Palestinian people.
The conference stipulated that in case of a lack of commitment by the Israeli side, the international community must take punitive measures to rein in the Israeli government’s crimes.
He said ‘we’ are tired of the Israeli policy, which does not take any punitive actions against their settlers’ attacks committed against the Palestinian people with the support and incitement of the Israeli government.
He also noted to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s announcement in March 2014, where he said that he would prevent the establishment of a Palestinian state, a statement that the ambassador stressed encourages Israeli extremism.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “promised that no Palestinian state would be established as long as he remains in office, an election-eve reversal aimed at pulling the embattled leader up from behind in a tight race,” reported media outlets.
In an interview with NRG, an online news site, he cautioned that any Israeli leader, who advocates an Israeli withdrawal from the occupied West Bank to establish a Palestinian state was creating a staging area for Islamic extremists to attack Israel.
CEPR called on European MPs to sign the petition and push for the adoption of practical steps against Israeli extremist settlers.
The petition comes as a response to the crimes committed by Israeli fanatic settlers and organizations against the Palestinian people in the presence of the Israeli occupation forces.
Earlier, a couple of days ago, a Palestinian toddler was burned to death and three members of his family sustained serious wounds after Israeli fanatics attacked the family home, in Nablus, with Molotov cocktails.
The Council for European Palestinian Relations is an independent non-profit and non-partisan organization registered in Belgium with an office in London. It works to improve dialogue between Europe and the Arab world with the goal of restoring Palestinian rights according to international law.
Envoy to UN to Submit Duma Crime File on Monday
Envoy to the United Nations Human Rights, Ibrahim Khraishi, said the file prepared on the latest settlers’ attack against a family in Nablus, which claimed the life of a toddler and critically injured his entire family, would be submitted to officials of the Human Rights Council, the High Commissioner, and the Swiss Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday. Israeli settlers Friday killed an 18-month-old Palestinian baby and seriously injured his entire family, during an arson attack that targeted two homes in the village of Duma, south of Nablus.
In a radio interview, the ambassador urged those in charge for the need to speed up investigation into the attack against the Dawabshe family in Nablus, and to prosecute the perpetrators in order to curb such crimes and attacks committed by Israeli settlers against the Palestinian people.
The conference stipulated that in case of a lack of commitment by the Israeli side, the international community must take punitive measures to rein in the Israeli government’s crimes.
He said ‘we’ are tired of the Israeli policy, which does not take any punitive actions against their settlers’ attacks committed against the Palestinian people with the support and incitement of the Israeli government.
He also noted to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s announcement in March 2014, where he said that he would prevent the establishment of a Palestinian state, a statement that the ambassador stressed encourages Israeli extremism.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “promised that no Palestinian state would be established as long as he remains in office, an election-eve reversal aimed at pulling the embattled leader up from behind in a tight race,” reported media outlets.
In an interview with NRG, an online news site, he cautioned that any Israeli leader, who advocates an Israeli withdrawal from the occupied West Bank to establish a Palestinian state was creating a staging area for Islamic extremists to attack Israel.
Kiryat Yam Mayor David Even Zur with part of the burned vehicle.
Municipality claims attack motivated by hate after David Even Zur condemns stabbing in Jerusalem, arson that killed Palestinian baby.
An explosion rocked Moran Street in Kiryat Yam early Sunday morning when Mayor David Even Zur's vehicle went up in flames, allegedly caused by an improvised explosive device placed under the driver's seat of the car.
Kiryat Yam's municipality claimed the event was nothing less than a hate crime, motivated by Even Zur's Facebook post on Friday condemning the stabbing attack at Jerusalem's gay pride parade by a Haredi individual and the arson attack in the West Bank that killed a Palestinian baby, also allegedly perpetrated by Jews.
The explosion occurred at approximately 3am and set the vehicle on fire. Firefighters were dispatched to the scene to extinguish the flames and said that claims of explosions preceding the fire were under investigation.
Local police also launched an investigation into the incident to test theories that the explosion was intentionally aimed at harming the mayor, and to find the perpetrator.
Even Zur was elected mayor in 2013 after running unopposed and receiving 64.3 percent of the vote.
Municipality claims attack motivated by hate after David Even Zur condemns stabbing in Jerusalem, arson that killed Palestinian baby.
An explosion rocked Moran Street in Kiryat Yam early Sunday morning when Mayor David Even Zur's vehicle went up in flames, allegedly caused by an improvised explosive device placed under the driver's seat of the car.
Kiryat Yam's municipality claimed the event was nothing less than a hate crime, motivated by Even Zur's Facebook post on Friday condemning the stabbing attack at Jerusalem's gay pride parade by a Haredi individual and the arson attack in the West Bank that killed a Palestinian baby, also allegedly perpetrated by Jews.
The explosion occurred at approximately 3am and set the vehicle on fire. Firefighters were dispatched to the scene to extinguish the flames and said that claims of explosions preceding the fire were under investigation.
Local police also launched an investigation into the incident to test theories that the explosion was intentionally aimed at harming the mayor, and to find the perpetrator.
Even Zur was elected mayor in 2013 after running unopposed and receiving 64.3 percent of the vote.
Relatives of 18-month-old Ali Saad Dawabsha who burned alive in an arson attack by Israeli settlers mourn next to his body in the West Bank village of Duma on July 31, 2015
Residents of the Palestinian village of Duma in the occupied West Bank are forming voluntary groups to guard against attacks by Israeli settlers, days after a deadly arson attack left an 18-month-old resident burned alive, locals said Saturday.
The groups -- formed on voluntary participation -- will patrol the village and its outskirts 24 hours a day, seven day a week to prevent further attacks by extremist Jewish settlers, Duma resident Samir Dawabsha told Ma'an.
On Friday, Israeli settlers set two Palestinian homes ablaze in the village outside of Nablus, killing Ali Saad Dawabsha, one-and-a-half years old, and leaving his parents and four-year-old brother in critical condition.
While the Palestinian Authority security services said Saturday it would do everything in its power to crack down on terrorist acts carried out by settlers, the PA has no jurisdiction over Israelis living in the West Bank. Violent acts carried out by Israeli settlers often occur in the presence of Israeli military who rarely act to protect Palestinian residents and few options for their personal security remain.
While Israeli forces will detain a Palestinian in the occupied West Bank for possessing a knife or gun, Israelis living in the same area are legally able to carry such weapons. Samir Dawabsha, also the general director of the Palestinian ministry of local governance in Nablus, urged Palestinians across the occupied territory to prepare plans for self-protection.
“The Palestinian people, no matter where they live, are being targeted by the occupation and its settlers, and citizens should beware of treacherous attacks by settlers, and we will try to prevent repetition of what happened with Dawabsha family.” Samir added that the parents of Ali Saad Dawabsha are still in critical condition but that their four-year-old son Ahmad is beginning to show signs of improvement.
Dawabsha also said the family is planning to take legal procedures against the perpetrators of the “hideous crime. "PA security spokesperson Adnan Dmeiri warned that Israel would deal with the Dawabsha case just as indifferently as they did with other crimes committed by settlers.
Dmeiri pointed to the high numbers of terror attacks carried out by settlers, noting that 23 mosques and a number of churches were torched by settlers in the last two years. “Has the Israeli government handed a single sentence to them? Has the government demolished any of their houses?”
Dmeiri asked.“It is a political issue, and if Israel was willing to arrest them [the perpetrators], it could have done that quickly, but the Netanyahu government needs their votes in elections, and this government is dealing with the Palestinians as election bargain chips," the spokesman added.
The suspects in Friday's arson attack have yet to be identified. While Israeli leadership declared a crackdown on extremist settler attacks in May 2014 following price-tag attacks on Vatican offices in occupied East-Jerusalem, little action has been taken since.
The perpetrators of violence against Palestinian civilians and their property -- both inside of Israel and the occupied territories -- are rarely punished, with police closing the majority investigations without an indictment.
Israeli settlers have carried out at least 120 attacks on Palestinians in occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank since the start of 2015, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Residents of the Palestinian village of Duma in the occupied West Bank are forming voluntary groups to guard against attacks by Israeli settlers, days after a deadly arson attack left an 18-month-old resident burned alive, locals said Saturday.
The groups -- formed on voluntary participation -- will patrol the village and its outskirts 24 hours a day, seven day a week to prevent further attacks by extremist Jewish settlers, Duma resident Samir Dawabsha told Ma'an.
On Friday, Israeli settlers set two Palestinian homes ablaze in the village outside of Nablus, killing Ali Saad Dawabsha, one-and-a-half years old, and leaving his parents and four-year-old brother in critical condition.
While the Palestinian Authority security services said Saturday it would do everything in its power to crack down on terrorist acts carried out by settlers, the PA has no jurisdiction over Israelis living in the West Bank. Violent acts carried out by Israeli settlers often occur in the presence of Israeli military who rarely act to protect Palestinian residents and few options for their personal security remain.
While Israeli forces will detain a Palestinian in the occupied West Bank for possessing a knife or gun, Israelis living in the same area are legally able to carry such weapons. Samir Dawabsha, also the general director of the Palestinian ministry of local governance in Nablus, urged Palestinians across the occupied territory to prepare plans for self-protection.
“The Palestinian people, no matter where they live, are being targeted by the occupation and its settlers, and citizens should beware of treacherous attacks by settlers, and we will try to prevent repetition of what happened with Dawabsha family.” Samir added that the parents of Ali Saad Dawabsha are still in critical condition but that their four-year-old son Ahmad is beginning to show signs of improvement.
Dawabsha also said the family is planning to take legal procedures against the perpetrators of the “hideous crime. "PA security spokesperson Adnan Dmeiri warned that Israel would deal with the Dawabsha case just as indifferently as they did with other crimes committed by settlers.
Dmeiri pointed to the high numbers of terror attacks carried out by settlers, noting that 23 mosques and a number of churches were torched by settlers in the last two years. “Has the Israeli government handed a single sentence to them? Has the government demolished any of their houses?”
Dmeiri asked.“It is a political issue, and if Israel was willing to arrest them [the perpetrators], it could have done that quickly, but the Netanyahu government needs their votes in elections, and this government is dealing with the Palestinians as election bargain chips," the spokesman added.
The suspects in Friday's arson attack have yet to be identified. While Israeli leadership declared a crackdown on extremist settler attacks in May 2014 following price-tag attacks on Vatican offices in occupied East-Jerusalem, little action has been taken since.
The perpetrators of violence against Palestinian civilians and their property -- both inside of Israel and the occupied territories -- are rarely punished, with police closing the majority investigations without an indictment.
Israeli settlers have carried out at least 120 attacks on Palestinians in occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank since the start of 2015, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
