Israel nabs Palestinian security officer for weapons dealing

Israel says the violence is fueled by a Palestinian campaign of lies and incitement.

The biggest match of the year in the Palestinian Authority-assigned territories took place last Tuesday, when Ahly al-Khalil won the first leg 1-0 in Khan Yunis. In particular, the Israelis were angered at criticism of building plans for Jerusalem neighborhoods, all of which are considered certain to remain in Israeli hands in any final settlement.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government “decided to repudiate the Quartet report and to prove, yet again, that it has no intention to promote a peace agreement based on a two-state solution”.

Plans to build in Gilo have been a point of contention between Israel and the Obama administration.

The Ma’an TV channel was banned from playing inside Israeli prisons on Friday, as the Israel Prison Services (IPS) claimed the channel was inciting Palestinian prisoners against Israel. “Pinwheels represent the childhood that was stolen, and the hope that the spirit of these children will continue in the Palestinian resistance movement”.

The memorial will feature 521 black pinwheels, each bearing the name of one of the 521 Palestinian children who were killed by the Israeli military’s “Operation Protective Edge” during the summer of 2014.

Dajani was referring to demolitions of a dozen Palestinian homes this week in East Jerusalem.

Settlers repeatedly break into Joseph Tomb, located in a densely Palestinian populated area in Nablus, provoking chaos and confrontation with local residents.

“We support the State Department’s statement”, Dajani said.

According to the report, Israeli authorities demolished 168 homes in the West Bank from January to the end of June.

In a related development Monday, the Israeli military also said it had arrested Mahayub Borhan Rashad Knaza, who it described as a “major weapons dealer” and a member of the Palestinian security services.