[News] Israeli Soldier and Settler Violence Continues Across West Bank

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Fri Jul 4 13:38:18 EDT 2014 

  Soldier and Settler Violence Continues Across West Bank

author Friday July 04, 2014 05:25author by Chris Carlson
*http://www.imemc.org/article/68327*

640 arrested arrested since beginning of new Israeli raids

    Violence by Israeli soldiers and settlers against the Palestinian
    community continued across the region, today, beginning with 20
    reported kidnappings by occupying forces in the West Bank. At least
    640 Palestinians have been arrested since the beginning of Israel's
    recently escalated arrest campaign.

Israeli forces, today, abducted around 20 Palestinians, including 
minors, in predawn raids across the West Bank and Jerusalem, according 
to reports by local, media and security sources.

In the Hebron district, seven people were taken by Israeli forces, 
including three children between the ages of 8 and 10, under a pretext 
of throwing stones at soldiers.

According to WAFA Palestinian News & Info Agency, the children were 
released later in the day, after the Palestinian Liaison Office intervened.

In the nearby village of Beit Ummar, 3 more Palestinians were kidnapped 
and another was taken at the 'Atzion' checkpoint, following a beating in 
the head by soldiers with their rifle butts.

In Jenin and its nearby refugee camp, soldiers invaded the area, 
abducting one local resident, age 29, after raiding his house and 
wrecking his furniture.

Soldiers turned several homes them into military outposts for hours in 
the camp, as well. The invasions led to violent confrontations with 
local residents, causing several cases of suffocation as soldiers fired 
tear gas canisters, stun grenades and live bullets.

In Qalqilya, three Palestinian residents, including a member of the 
Palestinian Legislative Council, were kidnapped by soldiers who both 
stormed the city and the nearby village of Kafr Qaddum 
<http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/ih/9786138417613>.

Many other homes were raided in the nearby village of Azzoun, where 
soldiers tampered with their contents. No further arrests were reported.

In Tulkarm refugee camp, Israeli forces took with them a local resident 
after invading his home in the late night hours.

Additionally, one Palestinian youngster was kidnapped after soldiers 
stormed his house in the village of Hazma, Jerusalem Governorate.

Meanwhile, army forces abducted five Palestinians, including four 
ex-detainees, in both Nablus and in the nearby al-Ein refugee camp, as 
well as the villages of Qaryout and Madama.

Futhermore, forces again stormed Awarta village, where they raided a 
house; no arrests were reported.



/At least 640 Palestinians have been arrested since the beginning of the 
Israeli arrest campaign on June 12 following the disappearance of three 
settlers, who were later found just near where they reportedly went 
missing, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The number includes 59 prisoners who were released in a 2011 exchange 
deal, which included 11 pre-Oslo prisoners. According to the Ministry, 
this now brings the number of pre-Oslo prisoners in Israeli jails up to 41.

Their statement added that 11 Palestinian MPs were also arrested, 
bringing up the number of imprisoned parliamentarians to 22.

Around 170 of the Palestinians, who were arrested over last two weeks, 
are now held under Israel's Administrative Detention policy, in which 
prisoners are held without charge or trial, bringing up the number of 
administrative detainees to over 350, said the ministry.

The massive arrest campaign now brings up the number of Palestinian 
prisoners to over 5,800. /

WAFA has provided its readers with a list of new detainees:

*List of imprisoned Members of Parliament:*

1) Marwan Barghouthi, first Member of Parliament to be abducted in 2002 
and the most prominent Palestinian prisoner. He spent 19 years in 
Israeli jails, including the last 12 years.
2) Ahmed Sa'adat, Secretary General of the Popular Front for the 
Liberation of Palestine. He was abducted from Jericho prison in 2006 in 
violation of an international agreement.
3) Ahmad Atoun, (Jerusalem), held for years in administrative detention 
and now Israel, the occupying Power, is contemplating presenting an 
accusation list against him
4) Mahmoud Ramahi, elected Secretary of the Palestinian Legislative 
Council in 2006, administrative detention
5) Abdel-Jaber Foqaha, (Ramallah), administrative detention
6) Mohammad Jamal, (Al-Khalil), administrative detention
7) Hatem Qufaisha, (Al-Khalil), administrative detention
8) Nizar Ramadan, (Al-Khalil), administrative detention
9) Mohammad Badr, (Al-Khalil), administrative detention
10) Mohammad Abu Teir, (Jerusalem), administrative detention
11) Yasser Mansour, (Nablus), administrative detention

/MPs arrested during the ongoing Israeli aggression:/

1) Aziz Dweik, (Al-Khalil), elected Speaker of the Palestinian 
Legislative Council in 2006
2) Hassan Youssef, (Ramallah), administrative detention
3) Ahmad Totah, (Jerusalem), administrative detention
4) Abdelrahman Zeidan, (Tulkarem)
5) Ibrahim Abou Salem, (Jerusalem)
6) Housni El-Bourini, (Nablus)
7) Azzam Salhab, (Al-Khalil), administrative detention
8) Ayman Daraghmeh, (Ramallah)
9) Ahmad Mubarak, (Ramallah), administrative detention
10) Anwar Zboun (Bethlehem), administrative detention
11) Khaled Tafesh (Bethlehem), administrative detention
12) Imad nofal (Qalqilya)

*List of the prisoners released in the 2011 exchange deal who have been 
arrested in the last two weeks:*

/Re-arrested pre-Oslo prisoners:/

1. Nael Barghouthi
2. Nidal Zaloum
3. Abd El-Men'em Othman To'meh
4. Majdi Atieh Suleiman 'Ajouli
5. Ayed Khalil
6. Samer El-Mahroum
7. Alaa El-Bazyan
8. Adnan Maragha
9. Ibrahim Mesh'aal
10. Nasser Abedrabbo
11. Othman Musleh

/Others:/

12. Safwan Al-'Ewaiwi
13. Rabee' Barghouthi
14. Suleiman Abu Eid
15. Ibrahim Shalash
16. Ibrahim Al-Masri
17. Zuheir Sakafi
18. Ahmad Al-'awawdeh
19. Bassam Na'im Al-Natsheh
20. Mahmoud Al-Swaiti
21. Mu'amar Al-Ja'bari
22. Khaled Makhamra
23. Abbas Shabaneh
24. Rasmi Maharik
25. Nayef Shawamreh
26. Na'eem Masalmeh
27. Mu'az Abu Rmouz
28. Amer Moqbel
29. Ashraf Al-Wawi
30. Muhamad Barakat
31. Moayad Jalad
32. Ya'koub Al-Kilani
33. Aref Fakhouri
34. Waheeb Abu Al-Rob
35. Muhamad Saleh El-Rishek
36. Mu'amar Ghawadra
37. Imad Mussa
38. Abdelrahman Salah
39. Ashraf Abu El-Rob
40. Wael Jalboush
41. Nidal Abdelhaq
42. Taha Al-Shakhsheer
43. Zaher Khatatbeh
44. Hamza Abu Arkoub
45. Mahdi El-Assi
46. Shadi Zayed
47. Ibrahim Salim
48. Jamal Abu Saleh
49. Isama'il Hijazi
50. Rajab Tahan
51. Samer Issawi
52. Khader Radee
53. Imad Fatouni
54. Muhamad Issa Awad
55. Suleiman Abu Seif
56. Amjad Abdelkarim Khaldi
57. Ahmad Hamad
58. Khaled Ghizan
59. Bushra Al-Taweel
60. Nizar Taqatqa

Attacks by Israeli settlers continued today as Arab students attenfing 
the College of Safed, in the Upper Galilee were subjected to threats by 
Jewish fellow students belonging to right-wing parties and religious 
groups in the college.

Arab MK, Massoud Ghanayim, reported that he had received letters from 
Arab students in demand of his intervention in stopping the attacks 
against them, explaining that they were exposed to attempts of assault 
following the kidnapping and killing of the three settlers, WAFA reports.

Ghanayim then sent urgent messages to the Israeli Defense Minister and 
the Minister of Education and Chairman of the Faculty of Safed, 
requesting security and protection for Arab students.

Just today, an Israeli settler got out of his car and opened fire, with 
a pistol, at one Ali Abu-Samra, age 30, near ar-Ram town, northeast of 
Hebron. Ali was injured in the foot by the shot.

The settler reportedly fled the scene, following the incident.

In Jerusalem, A 46-year-old Palestinian, from the town of Halhoul, where 
the 3 missing settlers were uncovered, reported that he was nearly 
kidnapped by three Israelis, early this morning.

Ammar Abu Asbeh, 46, told WAFA that a car carrying three Israelis pulled 
in front of him while he was at Shaftai Israel St in Jerusalem, asking 
him for his identity card.

Upon his refusal, they pushed him into car and fled the scene, but he 
was later able to open the door and escape. He was currently at an 
Israeli police station, at the time of the report.

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