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Over the last few years, the Israeli occupation is doing its utmost to build thousands of settlement units in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, to block any political solutions or geographic contiguity for the establishment of a Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital. Millions of NIS has been allocated by the Israeli Ministry of Finance to construct a settlement neighborhood for the religious Jews on the ruins of the Qalandia airport north of Jerusalem and part of the Kafr-Aqeb lands aiming at connecting the settlement neighborhoods located north of Jerusalem “Pisgat Ze’ev” and “Neve Jacob” with the settlements south of Ramallah, Tel Zion,” “Adam” and “Kochav Jacob.” Worth mentioning here that, the airport was supposed to be a Palestinian one, which the Palestinians have demanded to be handed over. Thus, the Israeli government did and still does it best to advance work there to guarantee the separation of occupied East Jerusalem from other Palestinian cities. Israeli Housing Minister, Yoav Galent siad: “The project is considered as an excellent Zionist achievement and of highest importance. Adding, “Funds were allocated soon for it.
The Jerusalem occupation Municipality will approve the construction of about 700 housing units, as the Local Planning and Building Committee will discuss the addition of 500 housing units in the Ramat Shlomo settlement and 200 housing units in the Ramot settlement. The expansion of the Ramot settlement to the north-eastern slopes of the occupied Jerusalem will be extended to 40% of the area of the Ramot settlement, which will be used as public areas, Jewish religious institutions, commercial facades and public parks. “Since the entry of the Trump administration, we have no delays and we are building all over Jerusalem,” said Turjeman, head of the Planning and Construction Committee of the Municipality.
In the meantime, the Jerusalem Occupation Municipality approved the construction of 176 Jewish housing units at the Neve Tzion in the Jabal-Mukaber neighborhood, southeast of occupied Jerusalem to become the largest settlement outpost in the heart of Palestinian neighborhoods in Jerusalem. It should be noted that Chemini Co. has filed building licenses on “land owned by foreign companies registered in Australia, the Cayman Islands in the Caribbean Sea and the United States. Moreover, the Australian Jewish businessman, Quinn Bramaiser, stands behind the company, while the Israeli businessman, Rami Levy, owns 15% of them. At the Netanahu’s office, it was announced that Bibhas Vallerstein, one of the most prominent settlers’ leaders, was appointed as chairman of the committee, which will be responsible for the construction of illegal settlement outposts and houses built without building permits in settlements built in the occupied West Bank.
Israeli government ministers have been informed that the proposed law, named, “Greater Jerusalem,” which includes the annexation of settlements out of the Green Line and adjacent to Jerusalem, will be submitted next Sunday to the Ministerial Committee of Legislation. The Committee is expected to ratify the proposed law and then to be referred to the Knesset for approval, under which Ma’aleh Adumim, Betar Illit, Givat Ze’ev, Efrat, other settlements of “Gush Etzion”, will be affiliated to Jerusalem occupation municipality, thus thousands of settlers will be added to Jerusalem.
On the other hand, PM Netanyahu said he would invest NIS 800,000,000 to develop infrastructure, such as paving 5 streets for settlers and making a road around the ArOub camp between Gush Etzion and Hebron, A bypass road around Huwwara from the Tapuah junction to Nablus and Qalandia Atarot and a street around the Al-Luban town stretches from “Ariel to Giv’at Kouh” as well as doubling the width of road 446 between Modiin and Alit and lighting the streets leading to settlements in the West Bank. In the Ramallah Governorate, the Israeli occupation army decided to confiscate 2160 donums of the Nabi Saleh and Umm Safa and Jibiya and Deir Nizam villages’ lands west of the city of Ramallah, for security purposes.
It is expected that the Ministerial Committee for Legislative Affairs at the Knesset, to approve the proposal law for reconstruction of 4 settlements evacuated in the northern West Bank occupied in 2005. It is noted that the project is supported by the majority members of the Committee, in addition to giving Netanyahu the green light to pass the law.
Former Israeli Security Minister, Moshe Ya’alon joined Labor Party Chairman, Avi Gabbai, saying it was impossible to achieve any political solution with the Palestinians; they not only opposed evacuating settlers from the West Bank, but demanded the addition of 1 million settlers.
For its part, the National Bureau noted in previous reports that bulldozing areas around the settlements evacuated in the north of the West Bank continued and witnessed continuous incursions by settlers under the protection of the occupation army.
A list of the Assaults Documented by the National Bureau Perpetrated by Israeli Occupation and Settlers over the last week:
Jerusalem:
Handing over a number of demolition notices in the Silwan town, including the house of the Moh’d Ibrahim Abu Jamal’s family in the Jabal-Mukaber under the pretext of being built without a permit. More orders have been handed over to families of Fayiz bo-Diab, Walid Abu Diab, Moh’d Qarein, Alla Hamdan, Monther Abu Saleh, and Abu Sneineh to summon before the Jerusalem occupation municipality, knowing that some of their houses were built long ago, and they pay all financial dues including water, but water was cut off under the pretext of not paying the dues of the Israeli “Gihon” company.
Invading the Ma’man Allah Cemetery west of occupied Jerusalem and began digging graves.
Insulting Palestinian citizen, Ahmed Barghothi, who complained about the occupation authorities of installing a huge iron gate at the entrance to his land in the Walaja town, south, adding that the occupation intends to confiscate the land, pointing out that his land includes the remains and graves of some of his family.
Hebron:
Invading Palestinian houses in Tal A-Rumeida, Kartina, and Jabal al-Rahma neighborhoods in the old city of Hebron. They raided and searched the area of Al-Ein-Jadida, located there. Local sources reported that hundreds of settlers attacked houses and threw stones and empty bottles at them. They also chanted racist and abusive slogans, threatening them with more violence and daily attacks.
Throwing stones and empty bottles at residents against citizens of the Um Al-Khayr area east of Yatta.
Attacking residents of the Hamra area while harvesting their olive fruits, beating and injuring some of them, including wife of Ibrahim Mahmoud Khalil Rab’i, and youth, Mah’d Rabaei.
Bethlehem:
Erecting barbed-wire fences around hundreds of donums in the areas of Um Lakhus, near the settlements of Beit Yatir and Metsbei Yair, attempting to annex them to the 2 settlements. The land is owned by the Harini, Matar, Rashed, Abu Samra and Nawaja’ families.
Attacking citizen, Ibrahim Moh’d Soleiman Sbaih, 58, from the Khader village, south of Bethlehem, causing hmik severe injuries, while harvesting olives in his land in the area of Amara, near’ Ain-Qaysis.
Erected barbed wire along the route of the wall and placed lighting along the length of the annexation and expansion wall running from the entrance of the northern village near the area of Karimzan to the Nabaa al-Hudafah area.
Invading and searching a house belonging to Ayn Jweiza neighbourhood, north of the Khader village, and informing citizen, Mah’d Radwan of their intention to demolish his house under the pretext of building without a license.
Ramallah:
Stealing the fruits of 200 olive trees in the Mughair village northeast of Ramallah.
Confiscating 2160 dunums in the Nabi Saleh, Um Safa, Jibiya and Deir Nizam villages west of Ramallah under “security allegations.” The lands located near the “Helmish settlement.”
Throwing stones against citizens in the Nabi Saleh and Deir Nizam villages, while harvesting their olive fruits in their land adjacent to the Halmish settlement.
Nablus:
Stealing fruits of 60 olive trees from the Burin village.
Pumping wastewater of the Alon-Moreh settlement removed and killed scores of olive trees in the Deir-Hatab village, east of Nablus.
Impeding access of the Palestinian farmers in the Kafr Qaddum village to collect their olive fruits, under the pretext of having no prior coordination.
Violent confrontations between Palestinians and settlers in the Deir-Hatab village.
Destroying houses during a military training carried out by the Israeli army in the Khirbet Yanoun, near Nablus.
Qalqilia:
Attacking farmers of Azzun town while returning home after collecting their olive fruits.
Preventing farmers from Jinsafoot village, east of Qalqilia from collecting their olive trees behind the wall, under the pretext of security refusal.
Salfit:
Detaining scores of farmers behind the apartheid wall in Salfit till the Isha’a prayers.
Jenin:
Handing over the family of the prisoner, Moh’d Abu-Rob, from the Qabatia village an order to demolish his house within four days. Abu-Rob’s mum said, the occupation broke into the house and handed over a decision to demolish their house..
