Israel demolishes Bedouin village for 16th time
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'an News Agency February 11, 2011 - 1:00am Dozens of Palestinians were injured Thursday morning as Israeli forces raided the Al-Araqib village in the Negev and demolished it for the 16th time. Forces raided the village and used metal bullets and tear gas grenades. The forces also attacked the villagers after demolishing their houses. Dozens were injured including three women. One woman was critically injured. Israel views the village as illegal and lacking appropriate permits. |
Clashes in Bedouin village leave 6 wounded
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ynetnews by Ilana Curiel - February 10, 2011 - 1:00am Residents of al-Arakib, the Bedouin village not recognized by the State of Israel, clashed Thursday with police forces and JNF officials who came to plant trees in the area. Four women and two men were lightly injured and three people were arrested on suspicion of hurling stones. The wounded were taken to the Soroka University Medical Center in Beersheba. The clashes broke out after residents and activists disrupted JNF forestry work in the area. |
IDF razes settler outpost, illegal Palestinian structures
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ynetnews February 9, 2011 - 1:00am The illegal outpost Mitzpe Avichai near Kiryat Arba was demolished Wednesday for the eight time, but Jewish settlers rebuilt it just a few hours later. "Each time they destroy it we expand it a little more," one of the settlers said. IDF forces and Civil Administration inspectors arrived at the site at around 3 am and demolished three structures in which three settler families and two single settlers resided. |
IDF razes settler outpost, illegal Palestinian structures
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ynetnews February 9, 2011 - 1:00am The illegal outpost Mitzpe Avichai near Kiryat Arba was demolished Wednesday for the eight time, but Jewish settlers rebuilt it just a few hours later. "Each time they destroy it we expand it a little more," one of the settlers said. IDF forces and Civil Administration inspectors arrived at the site at around 3 am and demolished three structures in which three settler families and two single settlers resided. |
A JNF Drive To Make the Desert Bloom Means Destruction for a Bedouin Village
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jewish Daily Forward by Nathan Jeffay - February 9, 2011 - 1:00am In American Jewish memory, the Jewish National Fund’s historic blue pushkes, or charity boxes, evoke warm images of hard-earned pennies given to the group’s mission of redeeming the Land of Israel through planting trees. But to the Bedouin of Al-Arakib, a village in the Negev, the group’s current forestation plans mean the destruction of their homes and what they say is the theft of land they have owned since the beginning of the 20th century. |
A JNF Drive To Make the Desert Bloom Means Destruction for a Bedouin Village
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jewish Daily Forward by Nathan Jeffay - February 9, 2011 - 1:00am In American Jewish memory, the Jewish National Fund’s historic blue pushkes, or charity boxes, evoke warm images of hard-earned pennies given to the group’s mission of redeeming the Land of Israel through planting trees. But to the Bedouin of Al-Arakib, a village in the Negev, the group’s current forestation plans mean the destruction of their homes and what they say is the theft of land they have owned since the beginning of the 20th century. |
Fayyad demands intervention to stop settler violence
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'an News Agency February 8, 2011 - 1:00am International pressure must be brought to bear on Israeli settlers in the West Bank to halt their use of violence and constant harassment of Palestinians, premier Salam Fayyad said Monday. Speaking with UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in Navi Pillary, who is on an official visit to Palestine, Fayyad blamed the Israeli government for "terrorist acts" committed by settlers, and cited the shooting deaths of two teens in January. |
The real 'realism' on Israel
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Los Angeles Times by Jonah Goldberg - (Editorial) February 8, 2011 - 1:00am Finally, I can put the rumors to rest: The land of Zion isn't merely an abstraction, it's an actual country. I am in Israel — my first time — to cover the Herzliya Conference, the country's premier national security forum. (Full disclosure: My trip, as well as that of several journalists, was underwritten by the Emergency Committee for Israel, which seeks "to educate the public about the serious challenges to Israel's security." But the views here are my own.) |
Spanish FM visits Palestinian construction project in Hebron
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Xinhua February 8, 2011 - 1:00am Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Trinidad Jimenez visited Hebron on Tuesday as part of a two-day tour of Israel and the Palestinian territories. In Hebron, Jimenez met with representatives of the divided city 's Palestinian and Israeli residents. It is Jimenez' first visit to Israel and Palestinian territories since taking office two months ago. Spain and Germany are backing a housing project for Palestinians being constructed near the Tomb of the Patriarchs. |
Settlers in Hebron receive Spanish FM with calls of 'Nazi, anti-Semite'
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Chaim Levinson - February 8, 2011 - 1:00am Settlers in Hebron received visiting Spanish foreign minister on Tuesday morning with derogatory cries, calling her a "Nazi" and "anti-Semite" because of her initial refusal to meet with settler leaders of the city. |