Israeli troops, Palestinians clash near Jerusalem
Four arrested in Beit Omer, including AP photographer; soldiers fire tear gas at Qalandiyah.
By Nir Hasson and Agencies Tags: Israel newsIsraeli troops clashed with dozens of Palestinians at a checkpoint between the West Bank and Jerusalem, and four Palestinians were arrested amid mounting tensions in the holy city.
Palestinians threw stones and soldiers fired tear gas Saturday after dozens of Palestinian women marched toward the Qalandiyah checkpoint. They scuffled with Israeli troops and were repelled by tear gas. Palestinian teens threw stones and a firebomb at the soldiers.
Security forces used tear gas and stun grenades to disperse demonstrators Saturday morning in Beit Omar, a village north of Hebron along Route 60. Demonstrators, including local villagers, Israelis and foreign activists, blocked the road for at least an hour. Four people were arrested, including an Associated Press photographer and one of the organizers of the demonstration.
In Jerusalem's old city, a group of Palestinian youth attempted to reach the al-Aqsa mosque, the flashpoint holy site in the walled Old City, despite the fact that police had on Friday barred Palestinians from crossing from the West Bank into Israel and Jerusalem, and barred men under 50 from entering the mosque. Four Palestinians were arrested out of the group trying to enter the Old city.
On Friday, in East Jerusalem's Sheikh Jarrakh neighborhood, police arrested eight leftwing activists demonstrating against Jewish construction there.
The detentions sparked fury among protesters, some of whom told Haaretz that the arrests were unlawful. Police has discriminated against the 100-odd leftists who took part in the march, at the same time allowing a rightwing counter-demonstration to continue unimpeded, they claimed.
Palestinian sources, meanwhile, reported that at least 15 Palestinians were injured in demonstrations in the West Bank villages of Bil'in, Na'alim and Dir Nizam, according to an Army Radio report.
Earlier Friday, four Palestinians were detained on suspicion of throwing stones and two officers were slightly injured in clashes in Jerusalem's old city, a police spokesman said. At least one protester was treated by medics.
As hundreds of youths streamed away from noon prayers at a mosque in the district of Ras al-Amud, men hurled stones at a car carrying Orthodox Jewish children. One rock smashed a side window, but there were no obvious injuries, Reuters reported.
Israel's closure of the West bank, which authorities say is aimed at preventing a repeat of violent clashes last week in which dozens were injured, is set to last until Sunday.
In the Gaza Strip Islamists rallied supporters to protest at Israel's policies in Jerusalem: "We will redeem al-Aqsa mosque with our souls and our blood," the crowd chanted.
As demonstrators burned U.S. and Israeli flags, Khalil al-Hayya, a leader of the Hamas movement which rules Gaza, urged Hamas's rival, West Bank-based Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, to reverse his decision to engage in "proximity talks" with Israel through U.S. mediators after a hiatus of 15 months.
"These direct and indirect negotiations provide a cover to the Zionist aggression against our people and our lands," Hayya told the crowd. "Our angry people now are calling on the Palestinian negotiator to back off from these negotiations which encourage more settlements and the Judaisation of Jerusalem."
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A Palestinian woman throws a stone at Israeli soldiers during clashes after a demonstration at the Qalandiya checkpoint on Saturday. |
| Photo by: (AP) |
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Israel WAS on her side of the Greenline, when the Arabs decided to attack in defiance of the '49 Rhodes Agreement, crossing that very same Greenline you're grousing about Palestinian's had their freedom handed to them by the UN Partition Plan, which they trashed when they attacked Israel in 1948, 1956, 1967 & 1973
The name "Palestine" is the cognate of an ancient word meaning "Philistines" or "Land of the Philistines".[7][8][9] The earliest known mention is thought to be in Ancient Egyptian texts of the temple at Medinet Habu which record a people called the P-r-s-t (conventionally Peleset) among the Sea Peoples who invaded Egypt in Ramesses III's reign.[10] The Hebrew name Peleshet (פלשת Pəléshseth)- usually translated as Philistia in English, is used in the Bible to denote the southern coastal region that was inhabited by the Philistines to the west of the ancient Kingdom of Judah.[11] The Assyrian emperor Sargon II called the same region Palashtu or Pilistu in his Annals.[7][8][8][12] In the 5th century BCE, Herodotus wrote in Ancient Greek of a 'district of Syria, called Palaistinê" (whence Palaestina, whence Palestine).[7][13][14][15] According to Moshe Sharon, Palaestina was commonly used to refer to the coastal region, and shortly thereafter, the whole of the area inland to the west of the Jordan River.[7] The latter extension occurred when the Roman authorities, following the suppression of the Bar Kokhba rebellion in the 2nd century CE, renamed "Provincia Judea" (Iudaea Province; originally derived from the name "Judah") to "Syria Palaestina" (Syria Palaestina), in order to complete the dissociation with Judaea.[16][17]
Studies of Levys worldwide and the Y chromosome say otherwise. And, by the way, the majority of those now living west of the Jordan River referred to as Palestinians did not arrive until relatively recently, the mid to late 19th century, as the economy developed.
I don't usually like to rely on secular science, but when you twist your own 'science' - what studies? 40 % Ashkenazi Jews have been shown to descend from 4 women of Middle Eastern origin (No imagination to work out who they were [Rachel, Leah, Bilhah and Zilpa]), and yes, the other 60 % can be attributed to conversion, where futre converts were expressly mentioned at the giving of the Torah to be true Jews, and share their entire existence with Jews as having always been such and just waiting for the opportunity to convert. As for Palestinians, they have been shown to be an amalgamation of Egyptian, Roman and Turkish, which makes historical sense. Some are descendants of Jews who were forceably converted. They are welcome and encouraged to come back the normal way a convert would come back to Judaism.
instead of locking them ( the palestinians ) who are struggling for theor freedom, send the oppressive israeli troops back home where they belong beyond the green line.
Why do you say the treaty was worthless for Egypt? That's pretty moronic.
to understand, and this will be the very last between us I live there part time, Helen doesn't live there at all If you're so all fired het up, then take a plane and pitch in for your side, since you haven't been there at all
http://www.cpgb.org.uk/worker/797/entireregime.php
"Not religous but just appaled at how a tiny little country in such a vast land is systimatically being persecuted by not only terrorists, All MUSLIMS but by all other Freedom loving Countries" In case you haven't heard, the whole muslim world (1/5 of the entire population of planet Earth!!) will instantly be on decent or good terms and have full diplomatic and favorable economic relations with Israel, if only they would stop persecuting this one little group of their people. One side has expanded into the other since the end of the war, forcefully, and against international law, and to the pain and detriment of the other. Don't be surprised when they are considered in light of what they do.
Absolutely right! Egypt should not shoot anyone for LEAVING their country- tear up that worthelss treaty with the Israelis and do the right thing.
Stop the occupation, bring settlers back to Israel, dismantle illegal settlements in the West Bank and this kind of thing will no longer happen. Settlers are confiscating peace from the whole natione of Israel.
Not only that, but any black person coming from Africa to go to israel is SHOT TO DEATH by the Egyptians and NOTHING IS SAID ABOUT IT. Not religous but just appaled at how a tiny little country in such a vast land is systimatically being persecuted by not only terrorists, All MUSLIMS but by all other Freedom loving Countries, This is hitler and his agenda all over again. Did we not learn anything in WW2
its a construct, to keep morons and ignorants under control
Get back to negotiations.
The 'Negroes' (as you wrote, tainting your clever culture and humanism) were imported by the European settlers. Getting the US citizenship and recognition costs also a civilian war and long struggles (not always pacifistic !). Obviously, the case is not similar in Palestine... Or did you ever read an history book ? By the way, DNA studies (well developed by the Israelis to try to "prove" the pure Jewish ancestry of its members) got some struggles today : It better supports the hypothesis that the Ancient Jews of the Bible stood on site... to become the present Palestinians. Bad news, as the Ashkenaze were mainly converted until the 11th century. So, sfg, do you continue your stupid comparison with your 'negro' humanistic approach ?
Since you include USA in your place of residence, why haven't you gone to live in Israel exclusively as you recommended to Helen? Seems fair to practice as you preach.
If the hooligans want to use the Temple Mount as war zone, they will be removed and the Mosque closed. Just what the Dr. ordered. Take your revolt to Iran, they could use your help. Dare ya!
Go live there to prove your sincerity
why do ya want to die over a peice of land.....
Riots are just what Israel planned. Now it can blame the Pals for "starting" the mess. What came first? The announcement of illegal settlements. Israel does not want peace.....and will never have it until it takes ONLY what it was given by the UN, and not a bit more. The US should now cut all ties with the only (non)"democracy" in the ME. Israel has become an albatross for the US. No more aid/cover and/or assistance of any kind. Israel does not appreciate what we have already given, and should not have any more in any case. And don't mention god please.
God is the God of everyone, Muslims, Jews everyone. No man needs to change Gods word, to include his people in Gods plans, God loves everybody. And any man that does, turns his people away from the real God and into idol worshipers.
Is that why the palestinians are throwing rocks? But if they scream land stealers, then they can get worldly sympathy. Pretty clever .
I agree with Hamas, Isrl does not play honestly, and will use every opportunity to deceive us all. we are not anti-semitic nor are we self hating, we believe in right. and no one can make us believe otherwise. God bless those who fight for all and not just the zionists.
When Ariel Sharon had to win an election he sought to kick off an Infitada, and it worked. How can Netanyahu and Lieberman remain in power? A third Infitada will do the trick. So what if it costs Israel some citizens and soldiers? People will always rally to their leaders if those leaders start a war. Yes, that is true. . . but how do Bibi and Avigdor propose to end the war and when? Cast Lead did not save Kadima. . . .
These people do not want peace and are intent on taking a violent path to achieve their goals. No matter how badly "Palestinians" have allegedly been treated by the Israelis, the negro slaves in the US were treated far worse. The blacks in America wanted to be considered Americans. They undertook a peaceful struggle to change the country and become part of it. They succeeded. The "Palestinians" do not want to be part of Israel. They undertook, and are undertaking, a violent, terrorist struggle to supplant Israel and replace it. I hope they do not succeed.