Zoabi versus bulldozers: Arabs being pushed into corner
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ynetnews by Hassan Shaalan - March 9, 2011 - 1:00am Hundreds of Arab and Jewish women protested Tuesday evening in Lod to mark International Women's Day and took advantage of the event to attack the police and local authorities for demolishing houses in the Arab sector. The demonstration was held under the banner "Strong women against the bulldozers", and received support from Knesset Member Hanin Zoabi (Balad). |
Palestinian official says Israeli government responsible for settlers assaults
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Xinhua March 8, 2011 - 1:00am A senior Palestinian official on Monday held the Israeli government fully responsible for the ongoing attacks of the Jewish settlers against the Palestinians in the West Bank. Tayseer Khaled, a member of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) executive committee, told Xinhua that the PLO condemns the recent settlers' attacks on Monday during which eight Palestinians were wounded. "What happened on Monday in the village of Qasrra near Nablus is not far away from the atmosphere that the Israeli government is encouraging and its silence towards the acts of the settlers," said Khaled. |
Israeli gov't orders demolition of illegal West Bank outposts by year end
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Xinhua March 8, 2011 - 1:00am The Israeli government is committed to removing illegal outposts on private Palestinian land in the West Bank by the end of 2011, a government official told Xinhua on Monday. The decision by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's cabinet followed a petition filed by the Israeli left-wing NGO Peace Now to the High Court, demanding the razing of six controversial outposts, including locales known as Givat Asaf, Mitzpe Yitzhar and Mitzpeh Lachish. |
West Bank: Clash Over Olive Trees Leaves 8 Wounded
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times by Isabel Kershner - March 7, 2011 - 1:00am At least seven Palestinians were wounded by gunfire and rubber bullets in clashes with Israeli settlers and soldiers in the northern West Bank on Monday, according to a Palestinian official and the Israeli military. One settler was reported wounded after being hit by a rock. Palestinians accused the settlers of having uprooted olive trees in the area. A military spokeswoman said that settlers and soldiers opened fire after being attacked by Palestinian stone throwers. |
Right-wing Israelis, settlers 'rage'
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'an News Agency March 3, 2011 - 1:00am Following a string of protests and vandalism in the West Bank, right-wing Israelis and settlers blocked the road to Jerusalem with burning tires, and closed down train tracks to the country's airport on Thursday, in what was billed as a "day of rage." Israeli news organizations said police evacuated protesters from highway 1 after a brief closure of the main artery, with the daily newspaper Haaretz saying that in Jerusalem, tires were set alight in a separate protest action. The English news site Ynet noted that no arrests had been made. |
Aharonovitch: Settlers threatened security forces
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ynetnews by Roni Sofer - March 2, 2011 - 1:00am Internal Security Minister Yitzhak Aharonovitch offered his full support on Wednesday to security forces who shot plastic bullets at settlers during the razing of structures in the illegal outpost of Havat Gilad. Responding to MK Yariv Levin's (Likud) question as to the reason plastic bullets were used against protesters – which created an uproar among settlers and led to a series of "price tag" operations – Aharonovitch stated that "during the operation the forces were met with violent resistance that included curses, threats and stone hurling. |
At least 70 outposts are located on private Palestinian land
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Americans For Peace Now by Lara Friedman, Hagit Ofran - March 2, 2011 - 1:00am Prime Minister Netanyahu yesterday declared his intention to evacuate illegal settlement outposts that are located on private Palestinian land. This declaration reportedly applies to "at least 3 outposts." This declaration is problematic, for a number of reasons: 1. The number of outposts on private land is 70, not 3. Of these, 16 are fully on private land and 54 are partially on private land. Of the 16, 11 are on land which is fully registered as private. See here the full list. |
World must act on settler violence: Palestinians
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Agence France Presse (AFP) March 2, 2011 - 1:00am The Palestinian Authority on Wednesday urged the international community to take action to halt Jewish settler violence towards Palestinians. Following a series of attacks against Palestinians across the West Bank, the Ramallah-based leadership issued a statement demanding the international community "intervene with Israel over the violent and provocative actions by settlers, which the Israeli authorities refuse to control." |
Settlement evacuation not a sign of Israeli new policy
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Xinhua by Adam Gonn - March 2, 2011 - 1:00am Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday told a member of his Likud party that Israel cannot ignore world pressure over its construction of settlements in the West Bank. Netanyahu said his government is trying to maintain the current pace of building, but Israel now faces a new international reality. The comments were made one week after the United States used its veto in the UN Security Council to block a resolution condemning Israeli settlements in the West Bank, while the 14 other members of the council voted in favor. |
Settlement evacuation not a sign of Israeli new policy
Media Mention of Hussein Ibish In Xinhua - March 2, 2011 - 1:00am Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday told a member of his Likud party that Israel cannot ignore world pressure over its construction of settlements in the West Bank. Netanyahu said his government is trying to maintain the current pace of building, but Israel now faces a new international reality. The comments were made one week after the United States used its veto in the UN Security Council to block a resolution condemning Israeli settlements in the West Bank, while the 14 other members of the council voted in favor. |