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Assessing the Impediments Before the Two-State Solution Applied Research Institute - Jerusalem (ARIJ) P.O Box 860, Caritas Street – Bethlehem, Phone: (+972) 2 2741889, Fax: (+972) 2 2776966. [email protected] | http://www.arij.org ASSESSING THE IMPEDIMENTS BEFORE THE TWO-STATE SOLUTION Israeli settlement Activities in the occupied State of Palestine during the 1st Quarter of 2020, (January – March) / 2020 http://www.arij.org Quarterly Report http://www.lrcj.org/ (January – March) / 2020 This REPORT is prepared as part of the project entitled ASSESSING THE IMPEDIMENTS BEFORE THE TWO-STATE SOLUTION, which is financially supported by the EU. However, the content of this paper is the sole responsibility of ARIJ & LRC and does not necessarily reflect those of the donors. Applied Research Institute - Jerusalem (ARIJ) P.O Box 860, Caritas Street – Bethlehem, Phone: (+972) 2 2741889, Fax: (+972) 2 2776966. [email protected] | http://www.arij.org Violations of the Israeli occupation Army Violations of the Israeli occupation Army during the month of January 2020 Israeli police, assaulted several Palestinian worshipers and detained two of them while they were present at the Bab al-Rahma prayer area inside the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, in occupied Jerusalem. Police officers broke into Bab al-Rahma and physically assaulted the worshipers and attacked them with teargas, for no apparent reason. At least two of the worshipers were detained by the police during the attack. The prayer area was reopened in February of 2019, after it had been closed by Israeli police for 16 years, under the claim of a court order, which turned out to be false. (IMEMC 2 January 2020) The Israeli occupation Army (IOA) opened fire at a Palestinian young man on a road near the settlement bloc of Gush Etzion, south of Bethlehem. The citizen suffered a bullet injury in one of his feet after soldiers opened fire at him near the Etzion junction in southern Bethlehem. (PALINFO 2 January 2020) The Israeli Occupation Army (IOA) seized five tractors belonging to Palestinian farmers in Um al-Qaba area, in the Jordan Valley, northern occupied West Bank. The IOA seized the five agricultural tractors under the pretext of working in a “closed military zone.” The area is located in Area C of the West Bank, which is under full Israeli military control and where the Palestinian government has no jurisdiction. Israel seeks to displace the Palestinian population out of the Jordan Valley by any means, to allow greater numbers of illegal settlers to move in. (IMEMC 3 January 2020) The Israeli Occupation Army (IOA) assaulted, several Palestinian Muslim worshipers in Bab ar-Rahma Mosque, in the Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound, in occupied East Jerusalem, and detained two. The IOA and police officers, invaded the holy site while trying to force the worshipers out, leading to protests. The IOA sprayed many worshipers with pepper-spray, and assaulted others with clubs and batons. The IOA also detained two young Applied Research Institute - Jerusalem (ARIJ) P.O Box 860, Caritas Street – Bethlehem, Phone: (+972) 2 2741889, Fax: (+972) 2 2776966. [email protected] | http://www.arij.org men, identified as Mohammad Shawish and Abdulla al-Bizra, before moving them to an interrogation facility. (IMEMC 3 January 2020) The Israeli Occupation Army (IOA) injured several Palestinians in Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank. Several army jeeps invaded the ath-Thaher area, south of Beit Ummar, and attacked protesters with live rounds, gas bombs and concussion grenades. The IOA randomly fired gas bombs and concussion grenades, many of them striking homes in the area. Many Palestinians who suffered the effects of teargas inhalation, and some of the wounded fainted due to the severe effects. (IMEMC 3 January 2020) The Israeli Occupation Army (IOA) invaded Shu’fat refugee camp, in occupied Jerusalem, before storming and ransacking several homes. (IMEMC 3 January 2020) The Israeli Occupation Army (IOA) terrorized, Palestinian residents in the village of Ein Hilweh in the Jordan Valley region of the occupied West Bank after searching and ransacking residential tents. Five Israeli security guards in street clothes, stormed tents in the village, searched and ransacked them and terrorized their residents. The IOA invaded the village while the guards were conducting the search and remained there for two hours. (IMEMC 3 January 2020) The Israeli occupation Army (IOA) detained a young man from the city of Qalqilia, northern occupied West Bank. The IOA detained Ahmed Tawfiq Radayda, 37, from al-Ubeidiya, at the Za’tara military checkpoint, south of Nablus. The IOA searched Radayda, seized a sum of 4,000 shekels ($1,151 USD) in his possession, and handed him a report for intelligence review, before releasing him. (IMEMC 5 January 2020) The Israeli occupation authority (IOA) prevented Sheikh Ismail Hawahdeh, preacher of the Aqsa Mosque, from entering Jerusalem for the third consecutive week. Sheikh Nawahdeh is the only Aqsa Mosque preacher from the West Bank. (PALINFO 5 January 2020) The Israeli Occupation Army (IOA) invaded Beit Ummar town, north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and injured many Palestinians protesting the invasion. Several army jeeps invaded the ath-Thaher area, close to Karmie Tzur settlement, which was built on private Palestinian lands, south of the town. The IOA attacked Palestinian protesters with live Applied Research Institute - Jerusalem (ARIJ) P.O Box 860, Caritas Street – Bethlehem, Phone: (+972) 2 2741889, Fax: (+972) 2 2776966. [email protected] | http://www.arij.org fire, rubber-coated steel bullets, gas bombs, and concussion grenades, in addition to firing gas bombs directly at homes. Many Palestinians suffer the effects of teargas inhalation, while several others suffered cuts and bruises. (IMEMC 7 January 2020) The Israeli occupation Army (IOA) raided the home of Jerusalem’s governor, Adnan Ghaith, in the occupied Jerusalem town of Silwan, and served his family a summon for Ghaith to appear before Israeli intelligence. Ghaith has been detained at least 13 times since he assumed the office of Jerusalem governor and was previously banned from entering the West Bank for a period of six months that was ultimately renewed. He was also banned from contacting a number of specific people. (IMEMC 8 January 2020) The Israeli occupation Army (IOA) and Police assaulted Palestinian Muslim devotees at the Bab Arrahma praying court and at the Bab Hetta court of Al-Aqsa mosque, in occupied Jerusalem. The IOA assaulted the congregation at Bab Arrahma court and abducted two Jerusalemite men and a woman, in the time of the evening prayer. The IOA also assaulted the congregation at Bab Hetta court and denied them access to the mosque.These attacks coincide with occupation police plans to issue a decision to seal Bab Arrahma gate completely, in order to Judaize the area. (IMEMC 8 January 2020) The Israeli occupation Army (IOA) invaded Aqabat Jaber refugee camp, southwest of Jericho city in the occupied West Bank, and injured many Palestinians during ensuing protests. The IOA shot six Palestinians with rubber-coated steel bullets, including one who was shot with three bullets in his left leg, and another Palestinian was shot in the forehead. Many Palestinians suffered the effects of teargas inhalation, especially at the entrance of the refugee camp, and in its center; most of them were in their owned homes. Furthermore, a Palestinian car crashed into an electricity pole after its driver lost control on his vehicles, due to the severe effects of teargas inhalation and concussion grenades fired by the soldiers. The IOA also invaded and violently searched many homes in the refugee camp, and interrogated the families. (IMEMC 8 January 2020) The Israeli occupation Army (IOA) attacked, many Palestinian worshipers in the Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound, in occupied East Jerusalem, and detained six Palestinians, including one woman. The IOA assaulted dozens of worshipers near Bab ar-Rahma, one of the gates of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, Applied Research Institute - Jerusalem (ARIJ) P.O Box 860, Caritas Street – Bethlehem, Phone: (+972) 2 2741889, Fax: (+972) 2 2776966. [email protected] | http://www.arij.org before detaining the six Palestinians. The IOA attacked many Palestinians near Bab ar-Rahma while they were trying to enter Al-Aqsa for evening prayers. (IMEMC 8 January 2020) The Israeli occupation Army (IOA) detained a wounded Palestinian teenage boy from the al-‘Arroub refugee camp, north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron. The IOA stormed the homes of Hassouna Badawi, after smashing the main door, and conducted violent searches of the property, causing serious damage, before detaining his son Ahmad, 17. The IOA also attacked the family with clubs and batons, causing various cuts and bruises, and illegally confiscated 6000 Shekels (Around $1730). (IMEMC 8 January 2020) During the weekly nonviolent protest in Kufur Qaddoum village in the northern West Bank, dozens of local residents suffered from tear gas inhalation when Israeli occupation Army (IOA) attacked demonstrators. The weekly anti-settlement march called for the opening of the main village street, which was closed by the IOA 16 years ago. The IOA fired tear gas canisters and metal bullets towards the participants in the march, which led to dozens of cases of gas inhalation, which were treated on the scene. (IMEMC 11 January 2020) The Israeli occupation police decided to ban four Palestinian youths from entering al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem for 5-6 months. four Palestinians received the new order after they had served a week-long ban. Mohammed Zaghir, Ahmad Rokon and Ahmad al-Shawish were ordered to stay away from al-Aqsa Mosque for five months and Emad Abu Sneineh for six months. Three of the Palestinian citizens affected by the entry ban are ex- prisoners who had served different periods in Israeli jails.
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