At least 69 Palestinians have been shot dead by Israeli forces, including 42 who Israel says were attackers. More than 100 Palestinians were arrested, including 35 children, and Israeli forces raided and shut down the Minbar al-Hurriya radio station in Hebron.
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The poll also found that 70% of Jewish-Israelis believe that the punishments given to terrorists are too light while 60% of Arab-Israelis believe the punishments are too heavy.
Ascherman heads a group called Rabbis for Human Rights, which for more than a decade has been accompanying Palestinian farmers to their olive groves during the harvest season, when attacks by extremist settlers typically spike.
On October 13, during a speech broadcast live on Palestinian television, Abbas accused Israel of “attacking holy places”. Lenin’s words could not be more accurate regarding the lying nature of the imperialist media than when talking about the media’s coverage of the struggle in Palestine and the nature of the Zionist state of Israel.
Outside “Hitler 2”, whose owner declined to be interviewed, young Palestinians this week said they liked the shop and were eager to carry out attacks. All the while it is nearly impossible for a Palestinian to get a permit granted by the occupying Israeli authorities to expand living quarters on ever-shrinking land available to Palestinians.
Israel should offer the Palestinians alternatives to a final, negotiated arrangement, including a new peace plan or control over more West Bank territory under an interim deal, Yadlin said.
The wave of detentions is part of an ongoing crackdown on protests across Palestinian communities in Israel and throughout the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and the besieged Gaza Strip.
Arresting Palestinians for social media posts, says Iraqi, constitutes “selective application of the law”.
“This is not the first time such hateful images have been created to portray Israeli political leaders, and its use trivializes the Holocaust and the horrendous crimes perpetrated by the Nazis”. On October 17, 18-year-old Fadel Al-Qawasmeh was shot and killed by a Jewish resident in Hebron.
The Israelis then “pulled his body for around 100 meters to the crossing gate and left him on the ground”.
The latest violence has refuted the Israeli government assumption that the status quo can be maintained, says Udi Dekel, a reserves general who negotiated with the Palestinians under former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.
Palestinian protesters prepare to throw stones towards Israeli troops during clashes outside Ofer military prison near the West Bank city of Ramallah, Tuesday, November 3, 2015.
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Dena Shunra provided Hebrew translation.
