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IDF attack dog refused to release his grip on Ahmad Shtawi's arm in Qaddun. (photo: PSCC)

WATCH: Soldiers taunt, set dogs on Palestinian teen

Israeli army decries video showing soldiers taunting and setting dogs on Palestinian, despite it being IDF policy. A leaked video showing a 16-year old Palestinian being attacked by two canines, while being held by two IDF soldiers, was posted on Facebook on Monday by former Knesset member and far-rightist Michael Ben-Ari (who later removed it).…

By Mairav Zonszein March 2, 2015

Shooting of B’Tselem photographer Muhmmad ‘Awad (images: B’Tselem)

WATCH: IDF officer fires tear gas directly at photographer

A video shot in the West Bank town of Beit Ummar last Wednesday shows an IDF officer shooting a tear gas canister directly at a volunteer videographer from human rights organization B’Tselem. The images were captured during a protest in the small town, north of Hebron. Stones were thrown at an army vehicle; soldiers shot…

By Noam Sheizaf December 2, 2013

Why did prosecutors sit on a Palestinian boy’s killing for 14 months?

Yusuf Fahri Mussa Ahleil, aged 16, was shot and killed on January 28, 2011, probably by a settler. The state took 14 months to appoint a prosecutor to the case. By Yesh Din, written by Yossi Gurvitz Many of Yesh Din’s posts in this blog deal with the incompetence of Israeli police investigations, and it’s…

By +972 Magazine November 24, 2013

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A young Palestinian is seen injured during a protest against the wall in Bilin, april 2004 (photo: Anne Paq/Activestills)

‘The New York Times’ investigates a Palestinian hobby

You thought Palestinians throw stones because of the occupation? Think again. The New York Times on Sunday published one of its most out-of-context items from the West Bank in recent years – and it has published many of them. The piece consists of a study of “the culture of stone-throwing,” which apparently has become part of…

By Noam Sheizaf August 5, 2013

Israeli army violence in Beit Ummar. Photo: Activestills.org

“Army crossed another red line:” report from Beit Ummar

The Israeli army arrested 19 Jewish peace activists who held a demonstration outside of the West Bank village of Beit Ummar on Saturday. One of the activists who was arrested and beaten shares his recollection of the day’s events. “The army has crossed another red line,” Micha Kurz, longtime Jerusalem peace activist told me…

By Joseph Dana April 3, 2011

Demonstration in Beit Ummar. Photo: PSP

Israeli army arrests children in Beit Ummar

The Israeli army has been arresting children in the village of Nabi Saleh for the past two months as a means of applying pressure on the village to end its popular unarmed resistance against the occupation. On Saturday 19 February, Israeli army officials adopted a similar strategy against the southern West Bank village of Beit…

By Joseph Dana February 20, 2011

One of the Palestinian Victims of Today's Attack on Beit Ummar. Picture Credit: PSP

Soldiers raid house of Beit Ummar popular committee member

Soldiers from the Karmei Tzur settlement/military base invaded a civilian house this afternoon in Beit Ummar using live ammunition and sound bombs. During the raid, woman and children were injured as the soldiers harassed one of the Popular Committee leaders of the village. At 3 pm, soldiers came from the Karmei Tzur settlement to the…

By Joseph Dana December 23, 2010

Soldiers injure journalist, 50-year-old at W. Bank demo

One Palestinian photojournalist was attacked and detained while a 50-year-old man collapsed due to tear gas inhalation at a Beit Ummar demonstration. The protesters were calling for the release of 17-year-old Youssef Abu Maria and the boycott of settlement products. Palestinian, international and Israeli activists held a demonstration in front of the settlement of Karmei…

By Joseph Dana September 26, 2010