Palestine Today 04122010
IMEMC Audio | 12.04.2010 19:31 | Anti-militarism | Anti-racism | Palestine | World
Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center www.imemc.org for Monday April 12, 2010.
A new Israeli military order threatens to expel thousands of Palestinians from their land, while arrests continue in the West Bank, these stories and more coming up, stay tuned.
The News Cast
Palestinian Prime Minister Dr. Salam Fayyad condemned the new Israeli military order which threatens to deport thousands of Palestinians in the West Bank, whose residency status is not recognized by Israel.
The order, which will be in effect Tuesday, gives the Israeli military almost full control to detain and deport any Palestinian in the West Bank who does not have permission from Israel to live in the West Bank.
This includes tens of thousands of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, and those who returned to the West Bank and decided to stay. The order also includes non-Palestinians who are married to Palestinian citizens but do not have Israel's approval to stay in the West Bank.
Fayyad said, the new orders violate the International Humanitarian Law including the Fourth Geneva Convention which prohibit forcible eviction of civilians from their land. He added that the new order aims at taking control of their land to expand the illegal settlement activities in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem.
The Israeli military detained three Palestinians form the town of Beit Ummar near Hebron in the southern West Bank on Monday morning.
Israeli troops invaded the town in the early morning hours, and asked the residents to go out of their homes, used loud speakers, sound and tear gas bombs.
Local sources reported that troops detained Issa Sabarna, 17, Nabil Adi, 24 and Nasser Sabarna 20.
Monday's detentions come two days after Israeli troops detained 14 people from Beit Ummar during an anti-settler nonviolent march in the town on Saturday.
In the Gaza Strip, the Popular Committee Against the Buffer Zone organized a nonviolent march in the town of Abasan near Khan Younis to protest against the buffer zone Israel is creating along the northern and eastern borders of the Gaza Strip. The buffer zone is 800 meters wide and is set up on lands inside the Gaza Strip territory.
Israeli troops opened fire against the nonviolent marchers however, no injuries were reported.
Israel raized hundreds of Palestinians houses to create this buffer zone saying it serves security purposes to prevent Palestinian resistance group from firing home-made shells into Israel.
On the internal Palestinian level, the Al Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad, stated that the security forces of Hamas in the Gaza Strip arrested some of its members.
The Brigades stated that the detained fighters were arrested while preparing to confront invading undercover Israeli forces.
Conclusion:
Thank you for joining us from occupied Bethlehem, you have been listening to Palestine Today from the International Middle East Media Center www.imemc.org, this report has been brought to you by George Rishmawi.
The News Cast
Palestinian Prime Minister Dr. Salam Fayyad condemned the new Israeli military order which threatens to deport thousands of Palestinians in the West Bank, whose residency status is not recognized by Israel.
The order, which will be in effect Tuesday, gives the Israeli military almost full control to detain and deport any Palestinian in the West Bank who does not have permission from Israel to live in the West Bank.
This includes tens of thousands of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, and those who returned to the West Bank and decided to stay. The order also includes non-Palestinians who are married to Palestinian citizens but do not have Israel's approval to stay in the West Bank.
Fayyad said, the new orders violate the International Humanitarian Law including the Fourth Geneva Convention which prohibit forcible eviction of civilians from their land. He added that the new order aims at taking control of their land to expand the illegal settlement activities in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem.
The Israeli military detained three Palestinians form the town of Beit Ummar near Hebron in the southern West Bank on Monday morning.
Israeli troops invaded the town in the early morning hours, and asked the residents to go out of their homes, used loud speakers, sound and tear gas bombs.
Local sources reported that troops detained Issa Sabarna, 17, Nabil Adi, 24 and Nasser Sabarna 20.
Monday's detentions come two days after Israeli troops detained 14 people from Beit Ummar during an anti-settler nonviolent march in the town on Saturday.
In the Gaza Strip, the Popular Committee Against the Buffer Zone organized a nonviolent march in the town of Abasan near Khan Younis to protest against the buffer zone Israel is creating along the northern and eastern borders of the Gaza Strip. The buffer zone is 800 meters wide and is set up on lands inside the Gaza Strip territory.
Israeli troops opened fire against the nonviolent marchers however, no injuries were reported.
Israel raized hundreds of Palestinians houses to create this buffer zone saying it serves security purposes to prevent Palestinian resistance group from firing home-made shells into Israel.
On the internal Palestinian level, the Al Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad, stated that the security forces of Hamas in the Gaza Strip arrested some of its members.
The Brigades stated that the detained fighters were arrested while preparing to confront invading undercover Israeli forces.
Conclusion:
Thank you for joining us from occupied Bethlehem, you have been listening to Palestine Today from the International Middle East Media Center www.imemc.org, this report has been brought to you by George Rishmawi.
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What really happened today in "Palestine"
13.04.2010 07:04
Report: Palestinian killed near Gaza
By JPOST.COM STAFF
13/04/2010 08:29
IDF troops fire at men planting explosives near border fence.
IDF troops opened fire at a group of Palestininans attempting to plant a bomb near the border fence around the Kissufim area in the Gaza Strip early Tuesday.
The army reported that several of the Palestinians attempting to approach the border were hit, while Gaza sources asserted that one person was killed.
After noticing three suspicious-looking people approaching the fence, a Givati force fired at the group using light arms and mortar shells. Military helicopters also fired at the suspects.
According to the report from Gaza, the Israeli forces advanced 200 meters into the Palestinian territory near Al-Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip
The IDF identified at least one hit, and according to Palestinian sources, a member of the Islamic Jihad movement's military wing - the al-Quds Brigades - was killed.
The terrorist organization reported that the group was attempting to plant explosive device in order to “stop the Israelis’ advancement.”
The IDF stated that the attempted terrorist attack was thwarted; however, Israeli troops continued to comb the area for additional explosives that might have been planted.
Despite the decision by Hamas and several other Palestinian factions to stop rocket attacks against Israel, tensions have been building over the past month as an increase in attempted terrorist attacks has been noted.
Last month Maj. Eliraz Peretz, 31, deputy commander of the Golani Brigade’s 12th Battalion, and St.-Sgt. Maj. Ilan Sviatkovsky were laid to rest. Both were killed during combat with Palestinian gunmen in the southern Gaza Strip, near Khan Yunis.
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