This is pretty much the mentality that is pointless to debate or try to reason with.

What a great thing to say during Easter and Passover.

Israel did not orchestrate this. Somebody made a routine announcement about a decision they make all the time which was perfectly in line with a policy they had in place for half a century. The U.S. had a big overreaction in a misguided attempt to show the Saudis how sympathetic they are.

This did not even surprise the VP much less insult him. If it surprised anyone in the Obama administration then that should be insulting to us. This was no new more divisive decision.

The reason there are no peace negotiations at this time is because the palestinians are refusing to come to the bargaining table without preconditions - in other words - the palestinians are not interested in peace talks at this time and external pressure will not produce any favorable results.

The current administration's inept efforts at coercing Israel to abandon their capital city actually make it less likely that the palestinians will sit down and negotiate. They are happy to let the U.S. fight with Israel while Hamas and Al-Aqsa commit terrorist bombings and incite violence. Great.

HOW WAS THAT LAST SPACE TRIP , I HEARD THAT YOU RANOUT OF OXYGEN FOR A FEW DAYS , DOESN'T SEEM TO OF AFFECTED YOU TO MUCH , I MEAN YOUR AS SMART AS EVER .

No they arn't.

Reading 's1owhand's comments, you would think that it's everyone else's fault, and the list is most exhaustive, that Israel doesn't have peace.

'It's the terrorists fault', he will keep claiming like a broken record.

For those interested in a 'balanced' view, I strongly recommend you read 'ISRAEL'S SACRED TERRORISM', by Livia Rokach. A study based on Moshe Sharett's Personal Diary, and other documents. Moshe Sharett was Israel's second Prime Minister. 's1owhand' will probably rush to call him an anti-Semite, since Sharett's views do not agree with his own.

http://chss.montclair.edu/english/furr/essays/rokach.html

Here is a quote encapsulating Sharett's perspective and judgment of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict:

'... To all the Palestinian victims of Israel's unholy terrorism, whose sacrifice, suffering and ongoing struggle will yet prove to be the pangs of the rebirth of Palestine...'


Furthermore here are a 'few' of Israel's violations of UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTIONS, and International Law rulings, which 's1owhand' persistently keeps ignoring when discussing the Israeli-Palestinian situation:


RESOLUTION 471: " ... 'EXPRESSES DEEP CONCERN' AT ISRAEL'S FAILURE TO ABIDE BY THE FOURTH GENEVA CONVENTION". (Human Rights civilian protection in times of war/occupation.)

RESOLUTION 476:
" ... 'REITERATES' THAT ISRAEL'S CLAIM TO JERUSALEM ARE 'NULL AND VOID'".

RESOLUTION 478 (20 AUGUST 1980):
'CENSURES (ISRAEL) IN THE STRONGEST TERMS' FOR ITS CLAIM TO JERUSALEM IN ITS 'BASIC LAW'.

Resolution 89 (17 November 1950): regarding Armistice in 1948 Arab-Israeli War and "transfer of persons".
Resolution 106: The Palestine Question (29 Mar 1955) 'condemns' Israel for Gaza raid.
Resolution 111: " ... 'condemns' Israel for raid on Syria that killed fifty-six people".
Resolution 127: " ... 'recommends' Israel suspends its 'no-man's zone' in Jerusalem".
Resolution 138: Question relating to the case of Adolf Eichmann, concerning Argentine complaint that Israel breached its sovereignty.
Resolution 162: " ... 'urges' Israel to comply with UN decisions".
Resolution 171: " ... determines flagrant violations' by Israel in its attack on Syria".
Resolution 228: " ... 'censures' Israel for its attack on Samu in the West Bank, then under Jordanian control".
Resolution 237: " ... 'urges' Israel to allow return of new 1967 Palestinian refugees".
Resolution 240 (October 25, 1967): concerning violations of the cease-fire
Resolution 242 (November 22, 1967): Termination of all claims or states of belligerency and respect for and acknowledgement of the sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of every State in the area. Calls on Israel's neighbors to end the state of belligerency and calls upon Israel to reciprocate by withdraw its forces from land claimed by other parties in 1967 war. Interpreted commonly today as calling for the Land for peace principle as a way to resolve Arab-Israeli conflict
Resolution 248: " ... 'condemns' Israel for its massive attack on Karameh in Jordan".
Resolution 250: " ... 'calls' on Israel to refrain from holding military parade in Jerusalem".
Resolution 251: " ... 'deeply deplores' Israeli military parade in Jerusalem in defiance of
Resolution 252: " ... 'declares invalid' Israel's acts to unify Jerusalem as Jewish capital".
Resolution 256: " ... 'condemns' Israeli raids on Jordan as 'flagrant violation".
Resolution 259: " ... 'deplores' Israel's refusal to accept UN mission to probe occupation".
Resolution 262: " ... 'condemns' Israel for attack on Beirut airport".
Resolution 265: " ... 'condemns' Israel for air attacks on Salt, Jordan".
Resolution 267: " ... 'censures' Israel for administrative acts to change the status of Jerusalem".
Resolution 270: " ... 'condemns' Israel for air attacks on villages in southern Lebanon".
Resolution 271: " ... 'condemns' Israel's failure to obey UN resolutions on Jerusalem".
Resolution 279: " ... 'demands' withdrawal of Israeli forces from Lebanon".
Resolution 280: " ... 'condemns' Israeli's attacks against Lebanon".
Resolution 285: " ... 'demands' immediate Israeli withdrawal form Lebanon".
Resolution 298: " ... 'deplores' Israel's changing of the status of Jerusalem".
Resolution 313: " ... 'demands' that Israel stop attacks against Lebanon".
Resolution 316: " ... 'condemns' Israel for repeated attacks on Lebanon".
Resolution 317: " ... 'deplores' Israel's refusal to release Arabs abducted in Lebanon".
Resolution 332: " ... 'condemns' Israel's repeated attacks against Lebanon".
Resolution 337: " ... 'condemns' Israel for violating Lebanon's sovereignty".
Resolution 338 (22 October 1973): cease fire in Yom Kippur War
Resolution 339 (23 October 1973): Confirms Res. 338, dispatch UN observers.
Resolution 347: " ... 'condemns' Israeli attacks on Lebanon".
Resolution 350 (31 May 1974) established the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force, to monitor the ceasefire between Israel and Syria in the wake of the Yom Kippur War.
Resolution 425 (1978): " ... 'calls' on Israel to withdraw its forces from Lebanon". Israel's withdrawal from Lebanon was completed by 16 June 2000.
Resolution 427: " ... 'calls' on Israel to complete its withdrawal from Lebanon".
Resolution 444: " ... 'deplores' Israel's lack of cooperation with UN peacekeeping forces".
Resolution 446 (1979): 'determines' that Israeli settlements are a 'serious obstruction' to peace and calls on Israel to abide by the Fourth Geneva Convention".
Resolution 450: " ... 'calls' on Israel to stop attacking Lebanon".
Resolution 452: " ... 'calls' on Israel to cease building settlements in occupied territories".
Resolution 465: " ... 'deplores' Israel's settlements and asks all member states not to assist Israel's settlements program".
Resolution 467: " ... 'strongly deplores' Israel's military intervention in Lebanon".
Resolution 468: " ... 'calls' on Israel to rescind illegal expulsions of two Palestinian mayors and a judge and to facilitate their return".
Resolution 469: " ... 'strongly deplores' Israel's failure to observe the council's order not to deport Palestinians".
Resolution 471: " ... 'expresses deep concern' at Israel's failure to abide by the Fourth Geneva Convention".
Resolution 476: " ... 'reiterates' that Israel's claim to Jerusalem are 'null and void'".
Resolution 478 (20 August 1980): 'censures (Israel) in the strongest terms' for its claim to Jerusalem in its 'Basic Law'.
Resolution 484: " ... 'declares it imperative' that Israel re-admit two deported Palestinian mayors".
Resolution 487: " ... 'strongly condemns' Israel for its attack on Iraq's nuclear facility".
Resolution 497 (17 December 1981) decides that Israel's annexation of Syria's Golan Heights is 'null and void' and demands that Israel rescinds its decision forthwith.
Resolution 498: " ... 'calls' on Israel to withdraw from Lebanon".
Resolution 501: " ... 'calls' on Israel to stop attacks against Lebanon and withdraw its troops".
Resolution 509: " ... 'demands' that Israel withdraw its forces forthwith and unconditionally from Lebanon".
Resolution 515: " ... 'demands' that Israel lift its siege of Beirut and allow food supplies to be brought in".
Resolution 517: " ... 'censures' Israel for failing to obey UN resolutions and demands that Israel withdraw its forces from Lebanon".
Resolution 518: " ... 'demands' that Israel cooperate fully with UN forces in Lebanon".
Resolution 520: " ... 'condemns' Israel's attack into West Beirut".
Resolution 573: " ... 'condemns' Israel 'vigorously' for bombing Tunisia in attack on PLO headquarters.
Resolution 587 " ... 'takes note' of previous calls on Israel to withdraw its forces from Lebanon and urges all parties to withdraw".
Resolution 592: " ... 'strongly deplores' the killing of Palestinian students at Bir Zeit University by Israeli troops".
Resolution 605: " ... 'strongly deplores' Israel's policies and practices denying the human rights of Palestinians.
Resolution 607: " ... 'calls' on Israel not to deport Palestinians and strongly requests it to abide by the Fourth Geneva Convention.
Resolution 608: " ... 'deeply regrets' that Israel has defied the United Nations and deported Palestinian civilians".
Resolution 636: " ... 'deeply regrets' Israeli deportation of Palestinian civilians.
Resolution 641 (30 Aug 1989): " ... 'deplores' Israel's continuing deportation of Palestinians.
Resolution 648 (31 Jan 1990)[1] The Security Council extends the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon until July 31, 1990.
Resolution 672 (12 Oct 1990): " ... 'condemns' Israel for "violence against Palestinians" at the Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount.
Resolution 673 (24 Oct 1990): " ... 'deplores' Israel's refusal to cooperate with the United Nations.
Resolution 681 (20 Dec 1990): " ... 'deplores' Israel's resumption of the deportation of Palestinians.
Resolution 694 (24 May 1991): " ... 'deplores' Israel's deportation of Palestinians and calls on it to ensure their safe and immediate return.
Resolution 726 (06 Jan 1992): " ... 'strongly condemns' Israel's deportation of Palestinians.
Resolution 799 (18 Dec 1992): ". . . 'strongly condemns' Israel's deportation of 413 Palestinians and calls for their immediate return.


So maybe 's1owhand' is right after all, IT MIGHT VERY WELL BE THE ISRAELI TERRORISTS FAULT THAT ISRAEL DOESN'T HAVE PEACE!!!

I'm sure militant's firing rockets into Israel unprovoked and at non-military targets violate quite a few rules. Just saying........

You'll have to come up with a degree of synthesis that goes beyond the dogmatic 'one-way-one-liners 'lpdon'.

The very large majority of world observers of this situation are not anti-Israel. But neither are they anti-Palestinians. The majority wants fair and just treatment for both nations.

The problem with the minority far right Israelis and their fanatical supporters, as it is with every fanatical fringe, where Israel, in their minds, seems to have every right, and can do no wrong ever, is that the perspective of this minority causes a fatal distortion of the situation, and results in a structural breakdown in any potential peace talk initiatives.

While no one with reasonable intent ever condones terrorist acts, the problem with the far right Israeli fanatics, is that they refuse to notice and recognize their own unacceptable abuse, and illegal 'SACRED TERRORISM' acts!!! Their numerous and ongoing violations of International and Human Rights Laws are innumerable over the 60 years since the landmark event. That definitely doesn't constitute 'reasonable intent'.

As you are doing 'lpdon', with this automatic and rather irresponsible rebuttal: the infamous 'it's all their fault!!!', the fanatic Israeli fringe is very quick to judge Palestinians and the rest of the Arab world, '... for the straw in their eyes, totally unconscious, it would appear, of the rafter in their own...'

It is clear we have come to a crossroad in this world-wide debate, where Israeli fundamentalists, whom have been driving this agenda, will have to be brought to account in their corrupted judgment, and be made to realize their inexistent ability to 'view' this situation fairly due to the 'huge rafter' in their eye.

If pushing for the construction of additional housing in illegally occupied Palestinian Jesursalem-East territory is seen as normal, and not as the extreme act of provocation that it is in the eyes of the rest of the world,
... then be clear that the Israeli fanatics and their supporters have long lost the moral ground in this situation, and have lost the right all together to denounce the terrorist acts of the other party as a justification for their own 'SACRED TERRORISM'.

The long list of trumped up U. N. anti-Israel singling out resolutions
only goes to show the bias and ineptitude of the U. N. as an institution.

But what further can you say about an organization who sponsors and
promotes antisemitic doctrine under the guise of its "Human Rights
Council"? It is a kangaroo court which long ago squandered any moral
authority it might have had even as it invites horrendous human
rights abusers to leadership positions within the organization!

That anyone would cite such garbage as true human rights reform, belies
a shocking disregard for fairness amid their support of human rights
abusers.

Be Different! Transcend the Palestinian Propagandists!

There are legitimate valid arguments for Israel's policies!



http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/UN/israel_un.html

The majority are antipalestine because they are in the wrong.

Israel knows quite well that it's impossible to make 'peace' with an opponent whose concept of 'peace' is 'the peace of the grave'. Hamas, Fatah, Hezbollah, or any other muzziephilic hatemongers have no intention of making 'peace' with Israel. They. Want. Them. Dead.

Two words: Never Again.

They want all nonbelievers dead.........

So when the violations are so crude and obvious, and no intelligent argument or source could possibly justify them, you just throw ‘THE JEWISH VIRTUAL LIBRARY’ to amuse the gallery !?!?!?

Are you serious???

That would constitute YOUR credible and objective source of information???

Are you suggesting we should take the word of ‘THE JEWISH VIRTUAL LIBRARY’ over the International Court of Justice, or Moshe Sharett's???

Anti-Israel, Anti-Semitic and Anti-Zionists doesn’t constitute an intelligent answer. And throwing such complacently biased sources, certainly isn’t credible.

AND YOU SUGGEST TRANSCENDING THE PROPAGANDA??? That shoe seems to fit you 's1owhand'.

When does this travesty end???

Let’s look at what B’Tselem has to say about Israel’s Human Rights Violations. And please, should you choose to exercise your rebuttal privilege, make an effort this time to come back with some substance on the points raised. ‘anti-Semites’ and ‘anti-Israel’ rebuttals simply do not cut it???

B'TSELEM - The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories was established in 1989 by a group of prominent academics, attorneys, journalists, and Knesset members. It endeavors to document and educate the Israeli public and policymakers about human rights violations in the Occupied Territories, combat the phenomenon of denial prevalent among the Israeli public, and help create a human rights culture in Israel.

As an Israeli human rights organization, B'Tselem acts primarily to change Israeli policy in the Occupied Territories and ensure that its government, which rules the Occupied Territories, protects the human rights of residents there and complies with its obligations under international law.

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EVENTS OF HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS: SETTLER VIOLENCE
http://www.btselem.org/english/OTA/?WebbTopicNumber=01&image.x=14&image.y=7

Jan. 27, 2010 Dozens of settlers riot, one is prosecuted
One year after dozens of settlers rioted in the village of 'Asira al-Qibliya, an indictment was filed against only one settler, although some of the events were filmed and a large contingent of soldiers was at the scene.

Jan. 27, 2010 Soldiers' duty to protect Palestinians must be made clear
B'Tselem filmed an army officer denying his duty to protect Palestinians in the Occupied Territories, and calling Israelis operating in solidarity with them traitors. B'Tselem wrote to the JAG demanding that measures be taken against him, and that soldier

Nov. 26, 2009 Olive harvest 2009: army better prepared
This year, security forces were better prepared to protect farmers from settler violence during the olive harvest in the West Bank. However, they continued to limit Palestinian farmers' access to land lying near settlements or on the other side of the Sep

Nov. 25, 2009 Indictment against settlers who assaulted shepherds
On 21 Oct. '09, an indictment was filed against two settlers for the aggravated assault last year of Na'el Abu 'Aram and Khaled Najar while they grazed sheep on their land in the southern Hebron hills.

Oct. 29, 2009 Video: 2009 Olive Harvest
In several events filmed by B'Tselem during October, settlers are seen hampering Palestinians from harvesting olives and stealing their crops.

Oct. 12, 2009 Re-open investigation of Susiya assault
On 30 Sept. '09, B'Tselem appealed the decision to close the investigation into the assault of Palestinian shepherds near the Susiya settlement in June '08, which was filmed on B'Tselem's cameras. The investigation was closed in June '09 on grounds of 'of

Oct. 12, 2009 Testimony: Settlers assault Palestinian in Hebron
According to a testimony given to B'Tselem by Nizam al-'Azazmeh, on 1 Aug. '09, settlers assaulted him on his way home, beating him severely. When police arrived, they fled. According to al-'Azazmeh, the police did not give him first-aid or chase the assa

Aug. 27, 2009 Testimony: Settlers assault Palestinian shepherds
On 4 July '09, near the Avigail outpost, settlers assaulted two shepherds from Shu'b al-Buttom, attacked their sheep and destroyed property. Police arrived only hours later and believed the victims only when shown a cell-phone video of the assault.

Aug. 27, 2009 Testimonies: Settlers filmed attacking shepherd near Susiya
On 10 Aug.'09, settlers attacked a Palestinian shepherd from Khirbet Susiya and stabbed a B'Tselem worker who photographed them. The victims identified the assailants and filed a complaint with police, who were given all the footage of the event.

June 8, 2009 Bring the shooter in Hebron to justice
In December '08, settler Ze'ev Braude was filmed shooting and wounding three Palestinians in Hebron. On 8 June '09, it was reported that, following a Supreme Court order that the state reveal privileged evidence in the case, the indictment against Braude

June 7, 2009 Investigation closed in case of Susiya settler attack
On 8 June '08, four settlers clubbed Palestinian shepherds near Susiya. A relative of the victims documented the attack with a B'Tselem camera. Recently, the Hebron police closed the investigation on grounds of "offender unknown".

June 4, 2009 Prepare for acts of revenge by settlers
In a letter that was sent this week to the Minister of Defense, B'Tselem claimed that in light of past experience and statements from settlers, it was reasonable to anticipate the recent violent acts, yet the security forces avoid, time and again, providi

May 21, 2009 Testimonies: Settlers assault elderly farmers
According to testimonies given to B'Tselem by Muhammad and 'Abdallah Wahadin, on 26 April, settlers assaulted them with stones while they were on their way home from their farmland, in Hebron District.

May 10, 2009 Testimony: Settlers throw stones with soldiers present
According to a testimony given to B'Tselem, on 3 April, soldiers allowed dozens of settlers to throw stones at homes and cars in the Wadi a-Nasara neighborhood of Hebron, and threatened Palestinians who protested.

May 7, 2009 Settler youngsters attack ambulance in Hebron
On 11 April, a Palestinian ambulance was transporting a patient to her home in the Israeli-controlled area of Hebron. According to testimonies, children and youths from nearby settlements threw rocks at the ambulance and soldiers at the scene did not inte

March 5, 2009 Testimony: Settlers beat and abduct youth
On 12 Feb. '09, Adham Ghaneimat, 14, went with two other youths to his family's orchard. Two settlers who came there beat him and then forced him to run before them as they drove to a settlement nearby, hitting him in the feet on the way.

Feb. 5, 2009 42 Palestinians held without trial for over two years
B'Tselem's annual report, published today (5 Feb.), surveys a wide range of Israeli human rights violations in the OPT in 2008, until Operation Cast Lead. As house demolition and lack of law enforcement on violent settlers continued, Israel largely refrai

Feb. 4, 2009 Testimony: Settlers attack Palestinian farmers on their land
On 10 January 2009, settlers attacked Tareq Sawan and his father, residents of Immatin, Qalqiliya District, while they were working their land. Soldiers who came to the scene detained Tareq, and not his assailants.


Dec. 22, 2008 Settler gets 16 months in jail for shooting Palestinian
In September 2007, the settler Ehud Gadot fired at Palestinian shepherds in 'Ein al-Beida, in the northeast West Bank, hitting Muhammad Abu Mutawe'a and paralyzing him. In a plea bargain, Gadot pleaded guilty. On 14 December 2008, the District Court sente

Dec. 10, 2008 Hebron: Willful abandonment by security forces
Despite the likelihood that settlers would take revenge following the eviction of the new settlement in Hebron last week, security forces did not prepare to protect Palestinian residents of the city. Settlers made incursions into Palestinian neighborhoods

Dec. 7, 2008 Hebron: Security forces stand by as settlers riot
Despite the likelihood that settlers would take revenge following the eviction of the new settlement in Hebron last week, security forces did not prepare to protect Palestinian residents of in the city. Settlers made incursions into Palestinian neighborho

Nov. 13, 2008 Testimony: Settlers attack olive pickers
On 20 November '08, Kafa Shtiwi from Kadum was attacked by settlers as she approached her olive grove with international activists. According to her testimony, the settlers kicked and cursed them, and threatened to vandalize their vehicle.

Oct. 31, 2008 Olive harvest begins in West Bank
The olive-picking, which began several weeks ago, has been accompanied by fear of settler attacks on Palestinian farmers. Several cases of harassment have occurred, including destruction of trees and crops, stone throwing and beating of farmers. B'Tselem

Oct. 31, 2008 Testimony: Policemen and paramedic abuse Palestinian beaten by mob in Jerusalem
On 17 Oct. '08, several Jewish men armed with clubs attacked and beat Majdi and Khaled al-Husseini, residents of East Jerusalem, as they approached an ice cream shop in West Jerusalem. The two sought shelter with policemen standing nearby, who abused them

Sept. 17, 2008 Settlers raid 'Asira al-Qibliya and attack residents
Over the past year, settlers from Yitzhar and the surrounding area have sharply stepped up violent acts in nearby Palestinian villages. On 13 Sept., after a Palestinian stabbed a Jewish boy and burnt down a caravan in a settlement near Yitzhar, dozens of

Sept. 11, 2008 New Report: Access Denied
Today (11 September) B'Tselem is publishing a report on Israel's blocking of Palestinian access to land around settlements lying east of the Separation Barrier. The report reveals that state authorities and settlers have de-facto annexed rings of land amo

Aug. 7, 2008 Settler violence continues in Hebron
Last weekend, B'Tselem filmed several settler assaults in Hebron, including minors throwing stones at Palestinian homes. The footage also shows soldiers standing by while a settler attacks a B'Tselem worker, breaking his camera.

Aug. 7, 2008 Increase in settler violence
B'Tselem is investigating twelve cases of settler attacks on Palestinian between 29 July and 4 August. These cases reflect a sharp increase in reports of such violence, and represent a peak to an escalation that has been underway over the past few weeks.

June 22, 2008 Soldier assaults B'Tselem worker filming settler violence, takes the cassette
On the evening of Friday, 20 June 2008, three settlers assaulted Palestinian shepherds near the Susiya settlement in the Southern Hebron Hills. Nasser a-Nawaj'ah, a B'Tselem fieldworker, filmed the assault and the failure of soldiers on the scene to prote

June 17, 2008 Police arrest suspects in videotaped assault
The Israeli police have arrested two settlers suspected of attacking Palestinians in Khirbet Susiya. On 8 June '08, four masked settlers with clubs severely beat three members of the a-Nawaj'ah family who were grazing their flock on private Palestinian la

June 15, 2008 Settlers attack Palestinians in Southern Hebron Hills
On 8 June '08, four masked settlers clubbed three of members of the Nawaj'ah family, who were grazing their flock on private Palestinian lands south of the Susiya settlement. The victims suffered severe bruises and bleeding and required hospitalization. T

June 12, 2008 Testimony: Soldiers help settlers attack Palestinian putting out a fire
Settlers tried to prevent residents of 'Asira al-Qibliya from putting out a fire in their fields. B'Tselem wrote to the police and the army demanding that they investigate the suspicion of arson and attacks perpetrated by soldiers and settlers throughout

Apr. 9, 2008 Camera Distribution Project
A year ago, B'Tselem launched it's Camera Distribution Project, a video advocacy project focusing on the Occupied Territories. We give out video cameras to Palestinians who live in high-conflict areas, so that they can document violations of their human r

March 19, 2008 Hebron: Settlement marks a year since its establishment
Since the new settlement was established in the A-Ras neighborhood, attacks on Palestinian residents and violation of their rights have increased. Families have had to put up protective fences to prevent settlers from invading and attacking their homes.

Jan. 25, 2008 B'Tselem researcher in Hebron released from custody
The restrictions placed on Issa Amro, B'Tselem's fieldworker in Hebron, were cancelled yesterday [23 January]. On Saturday, soldiers assaulted and arrested Amro while he was filming settlers' disturbances in the Wadi Hasin neighborhood, in the eastern par

Oct. 19, 2007 Sharp rise in Israeli violence around the new settlement in Hebron
In the seven months since the establishment of the new settlement in the a-Ras neighborhood of Hebron, West Bank, there has been a noticeable increase in attacks by settlers and Israeli security forces on the neighborhood's Palestinian residents.

May 14, 2007 New report: the "quiet transfer" in Hebron
Israel's policy of segregation in the center of Hebron led to the closing of at least 1,014 commercial establishments during the Intifada. At least 659 Palestinian families had to leave their homes. These are the finding of a new report issued today by B'

Feb. 20, 2007 Testimony: Settlers riot in Hebron, soldiers order Palestinian to close store
On 27 January, a group of settlers went to the grocery store of Dahud Jabber, in Hebron. Soldiers at the site ordered Jabber to close his store and go home, and watched as the settlers stoned the closed store and broke into the house and assaulted its occ

Feb. 14, 2007 Testimony: Settlers abuse Palestinian youth and leave him unconscious
Ra'fat 'Askar was on his way to his uncle's house when a pick-up truck stopped next to him. A man got out and asked if he was an Arab. When Rafat said he was, the abuse began.

Feb. 14, 2007 Testimony: Settlers attack Palestinian farmers, some of them small children, Feb. 07
The settlers began to uproot seedlings Palestinian farmers had planted. When the farmers tried to stop them, the settlers assaulted them and their small children, pelting them with stones, seriously wounding the back of one of the farmers.

Jan. 11, 2007 B'Tselem: Don't make one Hebron settler into the scapegoat
Israeli authorities should not make the settler Yifat Alkoby, who attacked a Palestinian family in Hebron, the scapegoat for law enforcement failures in the West Bank.

Oct. 29, 2006 B'Tselem Urges the Security Forces to Prepare for the Olive Harvest
B'Tselem urges the government of Israel to (1) implement the High Court's decision to enable Palestinians to harvest the olives on their land near settlements and outposts and to protect them from settler violence, and (2) establish an arrangement for har

Oct. 26, 2006 Settlers attack Palestinian olive harvesters, soldiers stand by
The harvesters had coordinated with the army, but the soldiers didn't arrive. When the soldiers finally came, they stood by while settlers entered the Palestinians' grove and attacked the harvesters.

Jan. 19, 2006 Video testimony: Destruction of an olive grove, apparently by settlers
This video depicts Muntaha Najar, a 55-year-old woman, upon discovering that her family's olive grove, which contained decades-old trees, had been destroyed.

Dec. 7, 2005 Olive harvest once again marred by settler violence
As in previous years, B'Tselem has once again documented cases in which IDF and police personnel stood by while Palestinian farmers were being attacked by settlers.


Oct. 11, 2005 Olive harvest begins in the shadow of the restrictions on movement
High Court justices sharply criticize Israel's policy of closing off agricultural land and preventing farmers from accessing their land during most of the year.

Sept. 1, 2005 New video: Southern Hebron Hills - Life in the shadow of settler violence
Daily life of the cave residents in the Southern Hebron Hills in the shadow of settler violence and army abuse.

Aug. 7, 2005 Human Rights Organizations Warn of Possible Wave of Settler Attacks
Israeli human rights organizations have called on the Israeli government to take the necessary steps to protect Palestinians in case of an escalation in violence by Israeli civilians during and after disengagement.

July 5, 2005 New Report: Means of Expulsion
For the past five years, Israel has been trying to expel some one thousand Palestinians who have maintained the way of life of their ancestors in the southern Hebron hills.

June 6, 2005 Testimony: Settlers attack child and injure person who tries to help him
"The man continued to walk alongside me to shield me from the settlers. Suddenly, the settlers rushed towards the man and violently attacked him. The settler in the orange shirt hit him hard on the chest and knocked him down."

May 6, 2005 Testimony: Settlers attack children in Hebron
"We have difficulties getting out of the house to go to school and to come back home. Almost every day, the settler children block the path for me and my sister, Fida'a, age 14. They throw stones, water and leftover food at us."

March 7, 2005 B'Tselem Data, One Month after the Sharm Summit
B'Tselem has compiled the total number of people killed in Israel and the Occupied Territories since February the 8th 2005, the date of the Sharm el-Sheikh summit.

March 6, 2005 Testimony: Settler kids in Hebron throw stones injuring a Palestinian woman
"They began to throw stones at my house, shattering a windowpane in the children's room. The window faces the settlers' houses. My children were at home at the time but were not in their room"

More B'TSELEM documented cases:

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EVENTS OF HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN EAST JERUSALEM
http://www.btselem.org/english/OTA/?WebbTopicNumber=13&image.x=8&image.y=7

Feb. 16, 2010 Jerusalem police arrests minors in the middle of the night
An investigation by B'Tselem has revealed a few cases in which minors aged 12-15, residents of Silwan, East Jerusalem, were unlawfully arrested in the middle of the night and taken, their hands cuffed, for interrogation on suspicion of stone throwing. Tes

Jan. 17, 2010 Extreme silencing of protest in East Jerusalem
The human rights community in Israel condemns the extreme silencing of protest in Israel, silencing that has become particularly blatant and violent recently in East Jerusalem.

Dec. 23, 2009 New Report: An annexation foretold
B'Tselem's and Bimkom's new report reveals that as far back as the 1970s, Israel planned to annex Ma’ale Adummim. To do this, it expropriated over the years tens of thousands of dunams of Palestinian land and expelled hundreds of Beduin who were living th

Oct. 29, 2009 New settlement planned near Jerusalem
Persons affiliated with settler organizations in East Jerusalem are planning to build a new settlement on lands of the al-Walajah village. The planned section of the Separation Barrier in this area will separate the villagers from most of their farmland a

Oct. 28, 2009 Suspicion: Undercover police assault youth in East J-m
On 9 Oct. '09, Firas al-Atrash stood near his parents' home in East Jerusalem while riots took place. According to his testimony, when he asked Israeli policemen pretending to be stone throwers to leave the area, they beat him severely, breaking his arm a

Sept. 23, 2009 Construction of Barrier frozen in Ma'ale Adumim
In June '09, the state informed the Israeli High Court of Justice that it had frozen construction of the Separation Barrier in this area. The planned route would cut off the northern West Bank from the south and severely infringe the Palestinians' right t

Aug. 6, 2009 Settlers take over East J-m homes
On 2 Aug. '09, police evacuated 46 Palestinians from their homes in Sheikh Jarah. Settlers immediately moved in to the houses. The evacuees are descendants of 1948 refugees who were settled in the neighborhood by the Jordanian government and UNRWA

Apr. 16, 2009 House demolition in Jerusalem: collective punishment
On 7 April, security forces demolished the apartment, in Zur Baher, East Jerusalem, of the family of Husam Dwayat, who carried out a bulldozer attack in the center of Jerusalem in July of last year. The demolition took place after the High Court of Justic



March 9, 2009 Testimony: Border policeman assault Palestinian at checkpoint
On 22 January 2009, Majdi 'Alan came to a checkpoint in East Jerusalem on his way to visit relatives. In his testimony, 'Alan states that a border policeman searched him in a rude manner, and when he complained, the police officer beat him severely and th

Feb. 16, 2009 Testimony: Border policemen attack East Jerusalem residents
On 12 Jan. '09, Border policemen came to the a-Ragabi family's house in Silwan. According to a testimony given to B'Tselem, they broke the door to the house and attacked two members of the family.

Jan. 22, 2009 Testimony: Police in Jaffa assault young men from East Jerusalem
On 4 January, policemen in Jaffa stopped a car of young men from East Jerusalem who were out on the town. According to Khaled Jaradat, police searched them in a degrading manner and assaulted him and his friend, both on the street and later at the police

Jan. 20, 2009 Sealing of East Jerusalem home - collective punishment
Yesterday, 19 Jan. '09, the Israeli army sealed the family's home of the perpetrator of the Mercaz HaRav yeshiva terror attack, after the High Court rejected the famil's petition. Sealing homes is collective punishment of innocents who have not been charg

Nov. 25, 2008 Policeman head-butts Palestinians in East Jerusalem
On 5 Nov. '08, the Jerusalem Municipality demolished a house in Silwan, East Jerusalem. While the occupants were being evacuated, a helmeted policeman was filmed head-butting two Palestinians who were at the scene. Following a letter from B’Tselem, the DI

Nov. 12, 2008 Testimony: House demolition and police brutality in East Jerusalem
Israel's discriminatory policy in East Jerusalem extends to many aspects of life, including planning and building. On 28 July '08, the municipality demolished a residential building in the Beit-Hanina neighborhood, claiming part of it was built without a

Nov. 12, 2008 Testimony: Policeman abuses Palestinian during interrogation
On 30 Sept. '08, police arrested Shadi Sabatin and his Israeli employer. An interrogator then severely beat him, trying to force him to confess he worked in Jerusalem without a permit. Sabatin's employer, who heard his cries in the interrogation room, pla

Nov. 12, 2008 Jerusalem municipality demolishes houses in Silwan
In 2005, the Jerusalem municipality issued demolition orders for most homes in the Al-Bustan neighborhood in Silwan, East Jerusalem. This week, it demolished homes in the neighborhood, despite the mayors’ past promise to allow the residents to present a p

Oct. 31, 2008 Testimony: Policemen and paramedic abuse Palestinian beaten by mob in Jerusalem
On 17 Oct. '08, several Jewish men armed with clubs attacked and beat Majdi and Khaled al-Husseini, residents of East Jerusalem, as they approached an ice cream shop in West Jerusalem. The two sought shelter with policemen standing nearby, who abused them

Oct. 23, 2008 Israeli civilian stabbed to death by a Palestinian in East Jerusalem
B'Tselem severely condemns the Palestinian terror attack today in Gilo neighborhood in East Jerusalem, in which an elderly Israeli civilian was stabbed to death. Attacks aimed at civilians are immoral, inhuman, and illegal. Intentional killing of civilian





Aug. 6, 2008 Defense Minister orders demolition of family home of attack perpetrator
The demolition of houses as punishment is a grave breach of international humanitarian law. It is a clear case of collective punishment, which violates the principle that a person is not to be punished for the acts of another.

July 13, 2008 East Jerusalem neighborhood turned into garbage dump
The Jerusalem Municipality's gross neglect of East Jerusalem has led to the Dahiyat a-Salam neighborhood becoming a pirate garbage dump. The Municipality has not yet kept its promise to renovate the refuse site.

July 3, 2008 B'Tselem to Mazuz: Prevent demolition of home belonging to family of Jerusalem attack perpetrator
The demolition of houses as punishment is a grave breach of international humanitarian law. It is a clear case of collective punishment, which violates the principle that a person is not to be punished for the acts of another.

March 3, 2008 Testimony: Police interrogator threatens to jail girl who touched the separation fence, Nu'man, Jan. 08
On 6 January 2008, a thirteen-year-old girl from the village of Nu'man touched the separation barrier that surrounds the village during an argument with her friend. Border Police officers came to the village, where they acted in a violent and frightening

Feb. 22, 2008 Nu'man, East Jerusalem - a village under isolation
In 1967 Israel annexed the village of Nu'man to its territory without recognizing the residents. Today Israel imposes harsh restrcitions preventing them from living a normal life.

Jan. 29, 2008 Testimony: Police assault Palestinian youths in Jerusalem
On 17 January 2008, three Palestinian high-school students from Beit Iksa went to the nearby Ramot neighborhood looking for work. According to the testimony of two of them, police appeared, assaulted them, and then arrested them and took them to the polic

Oct. 22, 2007 Israel prevents Tel-'Adasa children from reaching school
Israel closed the Separation Barrier opening the children crossed to get to school in Bir Nebala. Their families have lived in East Jerusalem for decades, yet Israel does not recognize them as residents of the city or let the children study in East Jerusa

June 14, 2007 B'Tselem demands an investigation into beating of the organisation's field worker by a police officer
On 12.6.07, Kareem Jubran was filming a police flying checkpoint when a police officer approached him and asked him for identification. Although Jubran complied with his instructions, the officer ordered him into the police van, where he punched him in t
March 22, 2007 Knesset extends racist entry law for another year
On 22 March 2007 the Knesset extended for fifteen months the validity of the racist statute that prevents family unification of residents of East Jerusalem and citizens of Israel married to Palestinians who are residents of the West Bank or the Gaza Strip



Dec. 21, 2006 High Court approves cutting off a-Ram from East Jerusalem
On 13 December 2006, the High Court of Justice rejected the petition filed by the organizations Bimkom and the Association for Civil Rights in Israel against the section of the separation barrier that severs the Palestinian community a-Ram from East Jerus

Nov. 28, 2006 Interior Ministry denies status to children of East Jerusalem residents
The Nationality and Entry into Israel Law, as amended in 2005, discriminates against children of Palestinian residents of Israel and denies them basic rights. Hamoked and B'Tselem call on the Knesset to repeal the Law.

Nov. 26, 2006 High Court approves Bir Nabalah enclave
9 high court justices approved the route of the barrier in the area, and ruled that imprisoning the villages in an enclave does not cause disproportionate harm to their residents.

July 3, 2006 Revocation of residency of Hamas members from Jerusalem is illegal
Following revocation of their residency status, the four officials will have their identity cards taken from them and will be forbidden entry to Jerusalem . The Fourth Geneva Convention prohibits the occupying power from forcibly transferring civilians fr

June 28, 2006 Israel tightens siege on Sheikh Sa'ed
Since an Israeli court cancelled construction of the Separation Barrier between Sheikh Sa'ad and Jerusalem, Border Police harassment of the villlage has intensified.

May 30, 2006 Illegal to revoke residency of members of Hamas from Jerusalem
The Interior Minister, Roni Bar-On, sent letters to a minister in the Palestinian Authority and to three legislators in the Palestinian Legislative Council, all members of Hamas, informing them that if they do not resign their positions within thirty days

May 14, 2006 High Court approves racist amendment to Nationality Law
The amendment severely infringes the right to family life, separates couples, and detaches parents from their children.

Apr. 24, 2006 Revocation of residency of Palestinian parliament members is illegal
East Jerusalem is an integral part of the Occupied Territories , so its Palestinian residents are protected by the Fourth Geneva Convention, which prohibits the occupying power from forcibly transferring civilians from their homes.

Apr. 4, 2006 Police officers assault boys in Jerusalem
On March 12, 2006, plain-clothed police officers assaulted two children, ages 15 and 11, who were on their way home in the neighborhood of Abu Tor in East Jerusalem . The officers beat the two boys and took the older one to a police station where they abu


March 20, 2006 Israeli appeals court voids section of the Separation Barrier in Jerusalem
The Tel-Aviv Magistrate's Court held that the planned route of the barrier, which cuts off the Sheikh Sa'ed neighborhood from the rest of its village, causes disproportionate harm to the daily lives of the residents.

March 2, 2006 Israel plans to imprison five Palestinian villages near Jerusalem in an enclave
Israel plans to run a barrier around five Palestinian villages northwest of Jerusalem , and imprison them in an enclave that will separate them from East Jerusalem and neighboring Palestinian villages.

Jan. 18, 2006 Testimony: Border Police attak Red Crescent paramedics
Border Police prevent Red Crescent from taking child to East Jerusalem for cancer treatment, assault ambulance crew, 'Anata Checkpoint, December 2005

Nov. 13, 2005 High Court questions the ban on family reunification
High Court President Barak demanded that the State provide more detailed information to prove its claim that family reunification facilitates terror.

Aug. 4, 2005 Knesset Enacts Racist Law
On 27 July 2005, the Knesset amended the Nationality Law. The amendment restricts the family unification of Israeli citizens and residents (including residents of East Jerusalem) and Palestinians living in the Occupied Territories . The law does not apply

Aug. 1, 2005 Construction moves forward on Barrier around Ma'aleh Adumim
The Barrier around Ma'aleh Adumim and the adjacent settlements will encompass 74,000 dunums, and will further restrict the freedom of movement of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians between the northern and southern portions of the West Bank.

June 6, 2005 HCJ freezes building of the barrier in Dahiyat al-Barid
The High Court of Justice issued an interim order suspending work on the barrier in Dahiyat al-Barid, north of Jerusalem, until further deliberation of the petitions against it .

More documented cases from B'TSELEM:

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EVENTS OF HUMAN RIGHTRS VIOLATIONS: BEATING AND ABUSE
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March 18, 2010 Lenient sentence in Malul case appealed
Today (18 March '10), the military prosecution appealed the light punishment imposed on First Lt. Adam Malul last week for assaulting Palestinians, demanding he be demoted to private and sentenced to prison. B'Tselem welcomed the appeal against the senten

Jan. 24, 2010 Testimony: Soldiers severely abuse student
On 25 Nov. '09, soldiers detained Ahmad Abu 'Alia on his way to university, at the Za'tara checkpoint. According to his testimony, they severely abused him for hours and left him to find his way home on foot, bruised and dazed. B'Tselem has demanded that
Dec. 8, 2009 Testimony: Soldiers assault elderly farmer
In his testimony to B'Tselem, Ahmad Ghanem, 75, a resident of Deir al-Ghusun, states that while working his land near the Separation Barrier, two soldiers severely beat him and left without giving him first-aid. B'Tselem informed the Military Police Inves

Nov. 16, 2009 Campaign against security forces' violence
B'Tselem has launched a Hebrew internet campaign to raise awareness of security forces' violence in the West Bank, a phenomenon that harms Palestinians and also the fabric of Israeli society.

Oct. 28, 2009 Suspicion: Undercover police assault youth in East J-m
On 9 Oct. '09, Firas al-Atrash stood near his parents' home in East Jerusalem while riots took place. According to his testimony, when he asked Israeli policemen pretending to be stone throwers to leave the area, they beat him severely, breaking his arm a

Oct. 15, 2009 Soldiers suspected of abusing Palestinian laborers
Following testimonies given to B'Tselem, the Military Police is investigating several cases of alleged severe abuse of laborers, who were caught by soldiers trying to enter Israel through a gap in the Separation Barrier.

Oct. 15, 2009 Officers suspended on suspicion they vandalized cars
Following B'Tselem's intervention, the army opened a military police investigation into the vandalizing of cars in the southern Hebron hills and suspended two officers suspected of involvement. On 12-13th of October, B'Tselem documented 8 cars used to tra

Sept. 24, 2009 Border policeman to be jailed for assaulting Palestinians
In March 2005, B'Tselem reported to the DIP that three garage owners in Baka a-Sharqiya claimed to have been assaulted by border policemen. In 2009, one of the policemen was convicted in two of the cases and was sentenced to eight months' imprisonment, a
Sept. 24, 2009 Testimony: Soldiers severely beat Muhammad Id'is
On 6 Sept. '09, soldiers attacked Id'is as he prepared to drive Palestinian workers toward the entrance to Israel. They cuffed him, beat him senseless and refused to order an ambulance. After police intervened, he was hospitalized for damage to the stomac



July 15, 2009 Police severely beat Palestinian in Tel Aviv
On 12 June '09, Malak Abu Gharbiya, a resident of East Jerusalem, went to the beach with his friends. After he helped break up a fight there, police officers severely beat him and arrested him. Abu Gharbiya was released on bond 8 days later, still bearing

June 9, 2009 Soldiers arrested on suspicion of abuse at 'Ein Gedi checkpoint
On 28 May '09, several Palestinian youths went to the Dead Sea for a night out. According to testimonies given by three of them, after they parked near the 'Ein Gedi checkpoint, soldiers there severely abused two of them. On 17 June, two soldiers were rep

May 21, 2009 Investigate officers for policy of routine use of violence
B'Tselem and ACRI demand that a Military Police investigation be opened, following the publication of testimonies by the Kfir Brigade commander and the Shimshon Battalion commander, which indicate a policy of deliberate violence toward Palestinians.

May 6, 2009 3 policemen indicted for assaulting Palestinian in Tel Aviv
On 3 May '09, indictments were filed against three policemen, charging them with assaulting Tareq Abu Laban, in Tel Aviv, in June '08. According to Abu Laban, the three forced him into a police car and beat and abused him severely during a ride in it.

Apr. 30, 2009 Soldiers abuse young Palestinians in Hebron District
According to testimonies given to B'Tselem, on 26 April, soldiers randomly detained six young men in Dura, took them to the Adorayim army base, and held them until daybreak, during which they beat and humiliated them and deprived them of sleep, food, dri
Apr. 28, 2009 Policemen sentenced to prison for incident exposed by B'Tselem
The Jerusalem District Court sentenced two additional border policemen for their involvement in the 2002 abduction and killing of 'Imran Abu Hamdiya, a Palestinian from Hebron.

Apr. 28, 2009 Testimonies: Soldiers abuse Palestinians in the Jordan Valley
On 2 April, soldiers at a checkpoint barred four Palestinians from driving south on the Dead Sea road, despite the army's declaration of free access to the Dead Sea. According to testimonies, the group drove to a nearby hilltop instead, where the soldie

Apr. 1, 2009 Punishment of policeman who killed Palestinian increased
The Israeli Supreme Court has increased the prison sentence of border policeman Yanai Lazla for the killing of 18-year-old 'Imran Abu Hamdiya in 2002. Lazla and three other policemen threw Abu Hamdiya from a jeep moving at high speed after they had abduct

March 24, 2009 Sharp rise in beating of Palestinians by security forces
The 3 months since Operation "Cast Lead" have seen a sharp rise in reports of violence by security forces toward Palestinians in the West Bank. B'Tselem has documented 24 cases in which Palestinians reported that police and soldiers had beaten them.

March 18, 2009 Testimony: Soldiers severely beat Palestinian at his workplace
On 15 Feb. '09, Adham Zaweita was working the night shift in a chicken coop in Zawata. According to his testimony, soldiers entered the coop and beat him so badly that he required medical treatment.
March 9, 2009 Testimony: Border policeman assault Palestinian at checkpoint
On 22 January 2009, Majdi 'Alan came to a checkpoint in East Jerusalem on his way to visit relatives. In his testimony, 'Alan states that a border policeman searched him in a rude manner, and when he complained, the police officer beat him severely and th

March 5, 2009 Testimony: Soldiers abuse elderly shepherd
According to a testimony given to B'Tselem, on 28 Jan. '09, soldiers attacked Sharif Abu Hayah while he was herding his flock, beat him severely, and dragged him over rocks and thorns with his hands tied and his eyes covered.

Feb. 26, 2009 Testimony: Soldiers at checkpoint assault taxi driver
On 21 June '09, taxi driver Mustafa Shuli waited for an hour with passengers at a checkpoint near Nablus. According to his testimony, soldiers made him return to the end of the line and when he objected, they beat him and aimed weapons at the taxi.

Feb. 25, 2009 Testimony: Soldiers arrest and abuse youths
On 15 Jan. '09, teenagers Muaiad, Islam, and Lu'ai Hun crossed the road to the Elon Moreh settlement on their way to gather firewood for their family. According to testimonies, soldiers who saw them arrested and abused them.

Feb. 19, 2009 Testimony: Soldiers abuse family in a-Zeitun, Gaza City
Pensioner 'Izzat Kasab told B'Tselem that on 7 Jan. soldiers took over his home, beat family members and arrested him along with three sons. Kasab, who has a heart condition, said he was held for over a week under harsh conditions, without his medication.

Feb. 16, 2009 Testimony: Border policemen attack East Jerusalem residents
On 12 Jan. '09, Border policemen came to the a-Ragabi family's house in Silwan. According to a testimony given to B'Tselem, they broke the door to the house and attacked two members of the family.

Feb. 11, 2009 Testimony: Soldiers club and beat merchant, injuring him
On 17 January 2009, Majed al-Hajahjeh went to the main road next to Tuqu', Bethlehem District, to go by taxi to meet with shopkeepers in Beit Fajer. According to his testimony, an army jeep passing along the road stopped and soldiers got out and beat him
Feb. 2, 2009 Border policemen assault workers in carpentry shop
On 11 Jan. '09 two border policemen drove up to a carpentry shop in Tsur Hadassah while Muhammad Hamamrah and Maher Mahmoud, residents of Husan, Bethlehem District, were unloading wood from the vehicle of the shop's owner. They beat the two Palestinians a

Jan. 28, 2009 Testimony: Soldier beats young man and fractures his skull
On 20 Jan., Mahmoud 'Awwad reached Huwara checkpoint on his way to work and saw soldiers beating his brother. Testimonies indicate that when he addressed the soldiers, a soldier hit him on the head with a rifle butt. 'Awwad collapsed, his head bleeding. H





Jan. 22, 2009 Testimony: Police in Jaffa assault young men from East Jerusalem
On 4 January, policemen in Jaffa stopped a car of young men from East Jerusalem who were out on the town. According to Khaled Jaradat, police searched them in a degrading manner and assaulted him and his friend, both on the street and later at the police
Nov. 26, 2008 Indictment filed against policemen who severely injured Palestinian in Israel
On 28 Oct., following a complaint by B'Tselem, the Department for the Investigation of Police filed an indictment against two policemen charged with assaulting Fadi Darabi' and causing severe damage to one of his testicles. The assault took place in April

Nov. 25, 2008 Policeman head-butts Palestinians in East Jerusalem
On 5 Nov. '08, the Jerusalem Municipality demolished a house in Silwan, East Jerusalem. While the occupants were being evacuated, a helmeted policeman was filmed head-butting two Palestinians who were at the scene. Following a letter from B’Tselem, the DI

Nov. 12, 2008 Policeman who killed Palestinian in Tel Aviv sentenced to one year in jail
On 4 Oct. '08, Border Police officer Tomer Avraham killed Iyad Abu-Ra'iyeh, who was found in Tel Aviv without a permit, after severely beating him. Tel Aviv District Court judge Oded Mudrik sentenced Avraham to one year imprisonment for manslaughter, refe

Nov. 12, 2008 Testimony: House demolition and police brutality in East Jerusalem
Israel's discriminatory policy in East Jerusalem extends to many aspects of life, including planning and building. On 28 July '08, the municipality demolished a residential building in the Beit-Hanina neighborhood, claiming part of it was built without a

Nov. 12, 2008 Testimony: Policeman abuses Palestinian during interrogation
On 30 Sept. '08, police arrested Shadi Sabatin and his Israeli employer. An interrogator then severely beat him, trying to force him to confess he worked in Jerusalem without a permit. Sabatin's employer, who heard his cries in the interrogation room, pla

Oct. 31, 2008 Testimony: Policemen and paramedic abuse Palestinian beaten by mob in Jerusalem
On 17 Oct. '08, several Jewish men armed with clubs attacked and beat Majdi and Khaled al-Husseini, residents of East Jerusalem, as they approached an ice cream shop in West Jerusalem. The two sought shelter with policemen standing nearby, who abused them

Oct. 30, 2008 Testimony: 12-year-old beaten and imprisoned with adults
On 11 Sept. '08, in the middle of the night, soldiers arrested Muhammad Khawajah, 12, from Ni'lin village, beating and dragging him on his stomach. The child, suspected of stone throwing at a demonstration, was beaten during interrogation and held in Ofer

Sept. 2, 2008 More border policemen convicted in killing of 'Imran Abu Hamdiya
In a case first reported by B'Tselem, the District Court in Jerusalem today convicted Shahar Butbika and Dennis Alhazov for the killing of 'Imran Abu Hamdiya. Two other border policemen, Yaniv Lazleh and Assam Wahabi, were previously convicted in the case



July 24, 2008 Police severely beat East Jerusalemite vacationing in Tel-Aviv, 19 June 2008
Last month, policemen arrested Tareq Abu Laban while he was out with friends in Tel Aviv. They assaulted him, put him in their car and drove around the city while beating him, and then released him. Abu Laban required medical attention.

July 3, 2008 Interrogator beats 13 year-old
In late 2007, soldiers arrested Majed Jaradat after he threw stones at a demonstration. Jaradat told B'Tselem that soldiers beat and kicked him while he was detained, and a policeman beat him during a subsequent interrogation. He was then tried and held w

June 22, 2008 Soldier assaults B'Tselem worker filming settler violence, takes the cassette
On the evening of Friday, 20 June 2008, three settlers assaulted Palestinian shepherds near the Susiya settlement in the Southern Hebron Hills. Nasser a-Nawaj'ah, a B'Tselem fieldworker, filmed the assault and the failure of soldiers on the scene to prote

June 12, 2008 Testimony: Soldiers help settlers attack Palestinian putting out a fire
Settlers tried to prevent residents of 'Asira al-Qibliya from putting out a fire in their fields. B'Tselem wrote to the police and the army demanding that they investigate the suspicion of arson and attacks perpetrated by soldiers and settlers throughout
Apr. 29, 2008 Policeman who killed Palestinian sent to prison
The Jerusalem District Court has sentenced a border policeman to 6½ years' imprisonment for killing 'Imran Abu Hamdiyeh in 2002. The policeman, along with three others, threw Abu Hamdiyeh from a speeding jeep after they had abducted, beaten, and abused hi

March 23, 2008 Two policemen arrested for abusing Palestinian detainee
On 11 March 2008, the Department for Investigation of Police arrested two policemen from the Ma'ale Adumim police station. The two are suspected of severely abusing a Palestinian from al-'Eizariya, a neighborhood in East Jerusalem. The arrest followed a c

Feb. 26, 2008 Police officers receive suspended sentence and fine for assault at checkpoint
On 14 February 2008, the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court sentenced two Border Police officers to a four months' suspended prison term and payment of NIS 20,000 compensation for assault causing actual bodily harm and for making threats. On February 2005, whil

Jan. 29, 2008 Testimony: Police assault Palestinian youths in Jerusalem
On 17 January 2008, three Palestinian high-school students from Beit Iksa went to the nearby Ramot neighborhood looking for work. According to the testimony of two of them, police appeared, assaulted them, and then arrested them and took them to the polic
Jan. 25, 2008 B'Tselem researcher in Hebron released from custody
The restrictions placed on Issa Amro, B'Tselem's fieldworker in Hebron, were cancelled yesterday [23 January]. On Saturday, soldiers assaulted and arrested Amro while he was filming settlers' disturbances in the Wadi Hasin neighborhood, in the eastern par



Jan. 20, 2008 Soldiers assault and arrest B'Tselem worker in Hebron
Soldiers assaulted and arrested Issa 'Amro, a B'Tselem fieldworker, in Hebron on Saturday, 19 Jan. 2008. 'Amro was arrested while filming a disturbance by settlers in the Wadi Hsein neighborhood in East Hebron.

Dec. 20, 2007 Testimony: Soldiers wreak havoc during house search in Yatta
During a search for weapons that yielded nothing, soldiers beat occupants, smashed furniture, destroyed electrical devices, and emptied sacks of food.

Dec. 16, 2007 A quarter of soldiers serving at checkpoints perpetrated or witnessed abuse of Palestinians
According to a survey conducted by the Israeli army. In response, B'Tselem said that the numbers are not surprising: despite official condemnations of abuse, the army does not do enough to ensure accountability and to deter soldiers from engaging in such
Oct. 19, 2007 Sharp rise in Israeli violence around the new settlement in Hebron
In the seven months since the establishment of the new settlement in the a-Ras neighborhood of Hebron, West Bank, there has been a noticeable increase in attacks by settlers and Israeli security forces on the neighborhood's Palestinian residents.

Oct. 8, 2007 Border Police officer to be tried for beating Palestinians
The Department for the Investigation of Police informed B'Tselem that it intended to prosecute a Border Police officer on charges that he severely beat three Palestinian men at a flying checkpoint near 'Ajjul, a village in Ramallah District, in May of thi

June 21, 2007 Testimony: Police torture Palestinian workers
In March 2007 the police arrested 7 Palestinian construction workers in a building site in Beer Sheva and interrogated them. According to testimonies given to B'Tselem, at least three of the detainees were tortured during their interrogation.

June 14, 2007 B'Tselem demands an investigation into beating of the organisation's field worker by a police officer
On 12.6.07, Kareem Jubran was filming a police flying checkpoint when a police officer approached him and asked him for identification. Although Jubran complied with his instructions, the officer ordered him into the police van, where he punched him in t
May 27, 2007 Testimony: Border police officer severely beats Palestinians at a checkpoint, May 07
On 5 May 2007, Border Police officers set up a flying checkpoint near the village of 'Ajjul in Ramallah district. Three Palestinian students waiting at the checkpoint were then taken behind the Border Police jeep and severely beaten with a club for ten mi

May 14, 2007 New report: the "quiet transfer" in Hebron
Israel's policy of segregation in the center of Hebron led to the closing of at least 1,014 commercial establishments during the Intifada. At least 659 Palestinian families had to leave their homes. These are the finding of a new report issued today by B'

May 6, 2007 New report exposes routine ISA ill-treatment of Palestinians
The ISA routinely maltreats Palestinian detainees during interrogations and in some cases even tortures them. This is one of the findings of the report issued today by B'Tselem and HaMoked: Center for the Defence of the Individual.

March 6, 2007 New report: Crossing the Line
B'Tselem's new report is a unique study on the infringement of the human rights of the tens of thousands of Palestinian workers staying in Israel without a permit.

Dec. 11, 2006 High Court invalidates state's expanded exemption from tort liability
B'Tselem welcomes the decision issued by the High Court of Justice invalidating part of the amendment to the "Intifada Law." The amendment almost totally blocked Palestinians from suing for damages.

Dec. 6, 2006 Soldier who shoots Palestinian student at checkpoint sentenced to two weeks
On 4 Dec. 06 soldiers at a military checkpoint near Nablus shot at and then severely beat a Palestinian student, following an argument. According to press reports from 12 Dec. 2006, one of the soldiers involved was sentenced in a disciplinary hearing to 2

Nov. 22, 2006 Testimony: Israeli soldier beats Shadi Shatareh at Jit Checkpoint, November 2006
"the first soldier stepped on my face and neck with force, making it impossible for me to breathe. He did that three times, walking on the right side of my face..."

Oct. 22, 2006 Testimony: Wanton abuse
In the middle of the night of 8 October, soldiers ordered the Ishtiyeh family to go outside, took two of the young men away and beat them for hours on end.

Sept. 20, 2006 B'Tselem's investigation leads to soldier's indictment for abuse
Today, the Judge Advocate General's Office filed an indictment against two soldiers from the Haruv Battalion who had abused Palestinians in Nablus District last month. The soldiers were charged with assault in aggravated circumstances and unbecoming condu

Sept. 13, 2006 Military Police to investigate 8 cases of soldiers abusing Palestinians
Following B'Tselem's intervention The Military Police will investigate eight cases in which Palestinians complained that soldiers beat and abused them.

Sept. 7, 2006 Beatings and abuse on the Ramin Plain, Summer 2006
Recently, B'Tselem has witnessed a rise in complaints from Palestinians in the West Bank about abuse by soldiers. A significant number of complaints concern events that took place in the area referred to as the Ramin Plain. The area has a dirt road that P

Sept. 6, 2006 Soldiers abuse Palestinian and photograph themselves on his cell phone
The Military police have opened an investigation into the severe abuse of 18-year old Tha'ir Muhsen on 26 August 2006.

Aug. 21, 2006 Beatings and abuse in the shadow of war
According to B'Tselem's research, since the beginning of Operation Summer Rains in the Gaza Strip, on 28 June 2006, there has been a substantial increase in cases in which Israeli soldiers and Border Police in the West Bank beat, abuse, and humiliate Pale



May 9, 2006 Testimony: Border Police officer beats Palestinian at checkpoint, injuring him
The youth arrived at the police station to file a complaint, but ended up being detained by the police on a counter complaint filed by the officer.

Apr. 4, 2006 Police officers assault boys in Jerusalem
On March 12, 2006, plain-clothed police officers assaulted two children, ages 15 and 11, who were on their way home in the neighborhood of Abu Tor in East Jerusalem . The officers beat the two boys and took the older one to a police station where they abu

Apr. 4, 2006 Video testimony: police officers severely beat and abuse a detainee
Police officers took Iyad Shamasneh to a police station in which he was severely beaten and abused. Eventually he was released with no legal action taken against him.

Feb. 28, 2006 Testimony: Israeli soldiers beat Palestinan youths at a checkpoint,
On the night of 9 February 2005, 'Alaa al-Ma'iwi and 'Alaa Hilkawi were driving home. At the al-Fawar checkpoint, soldiers claimed that the two had weapons and demanded that they hand them over. The soldiers beat them severely and threatened them.

Feb. 7, 2006 Testimony: IDF soldiers beat 17-year-old at a surprise checkpoint,
Jihad Harzala, 17, was on his way to visit his big brother when soldiers ordered him to get out of the taxi, beat him severely, and used their cellular phone to document the beating. B'Tselem wrote to the Central Command's legal advisor and demanded that

Jan. 18, 2006 Testimony: Border Police attak Red Crescent paramedics
Border Police prevent Red Crescent from taking child to East Jerusalem for cancer treatment, assault ambulance crew, 'Anata Checkpoint, December 2005

Nov. 30, 2005 B'Tselem's complaint leads DIP to recommend prosecution of policemen
Following B'Tselem' s complaint, the Department for the Investigation of Police recommended that Border Police officers be tried for severely maltreating a Palestinian in early April 2004.

Feb. 6, 2005 Testimony: Police Beat Zakariya Barak'a in an Attempt to Force him to Sign a Document Forbidding him from Entering Israel
"They had on heavy military shoes and their kicks hurt. I felt the bones in my back breaking. They punched me a few times in the face and I bled from my nose and mouth. It felt as if blood was coming out of my ears because of the pain..."

So many words. So little legitimacy. If y' can't beat 'em with logic, baffle 'em with BS, right ... ? Figures.

Koch, Netanayu, and all dogmatic and single track like minded friends can no longer go about their delusions by ignoring, and masquerading all cases of 'SACRED TERRORISM' as a travesty of 'self-defense'!!!

Not true of all muslims though. That needs to be said.

You're a funny guy!

You did exactly what you wrote!!!

Many words, No legitimacy, No logic, and a baffled load of BS!!!

Looks like you scored in your own net!!!


'Nite_Nite' 'Kings_Knight'!!!

From the long list of largely unproven claims of over-aggressive
checkpoint inspections...



WHAT OUTRAGEOUS ABUSE!

hey - i agree that inspections and interrogations should be civilized,
orderly, respectful even. the palestinians have access to the court
system to address any complaints and it appears that they do actually
successfully bring charges when appropriate.

now i don't like to have to go through a detailed screening at the
airport - but i tolerate it because........ - well you know why.

there are rules about how such inspections can proceed. if these are
violated then there can be repercussions. however, such inspections,
or border inspections, checkpoints and other such indignities do not
compare with bus bombings or large scale attempts to murder innocent
civilians.

repetitive listing of complaints of abuse does not prove anything,
nor does it elevate the indignities to the level of mass murder.

about land grabbing - i suggest reading the illuminating account:

The Smoking Gun: Arab Immigration into Palestine, 1922-1931
by Fred M. Gottheil

http://www.meforum.org/522/the-smoking-gun-arab-immigration-into-palestine

this article correctly debunks the claim that the land was somehow "grabbed" by the israelis.