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Thursday, September 21, 2023

Another "innocent child" in Jenin who was a combatant

Defense for Children International-Palestine writes:Rafat Omar Ahmad Khamayseh, 15, was shot by Israeli special forces while leaving his grandfather’s house in Jenin refugee camp around 7:30 p.m. on September 19, according to documentation collected by Defense for Children International - Palestine. As he left the house, Rafat saw Israeli special forces exiting three Palestinian...

Today's Jenin raid was remarkable - and it shows how Israel adheres to human rights law in even impossible conditions

From Times of Israel:The Israeli military arrested three members of the Hamas terror group during a raid in the Jenin refugee camp in the northern West Bank on Monday morning, marking the first overt entry of forces to the camp since a major operation was carried out in the area two months ago.In a joint statement, the Israel Defense Forces, Shin Bet security agency, and Border...

The "child" killed by the IDF was an expert in building IEDs

Earlier this week I reported on Othman Atef Abu Kharj, a 17 year old who was killed during clashes near Jenin.Most Palestinian media referred to him as a "child" ruthlessly killed by the IDF. Islamic Jihad, on the other hand, celebrated his ascension to Paradise as "a heroic mujahid knight" - but claimed that he was 18.Now, Hamas-linked Felesteen writes a more detailed...

The new wave of terror may be hurting the Palestinian economy

The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics published its labor report for the second quarter, and it shows that the number of Palestinians working in Israel and the settlements increased to 164,000 from 153,000 in the first quarter.However, this is not the highest number for Palestinians working for Israelis. It reversed a year-long trend of fewer Palestinians working for...

The shopping malls of Jenin show the "despair" of the youth

News articles like to talk about how the youth of Jenin and other places are so desperate, so hopeless, how they have nothing to look forward to in their miserable lives except death as martyrs. These news stories never show photos of the malls of Jenin.The Jenin City Center Mall has an array of high-end shops.A cosmetics store features a brand new Barbie photo booth...

Islamic Jihad threatens reporters who take photos of terrorists

The Al Quds Brigades of Islamic Jihad - Jenin Brigade today issued a warning, and a not so veiled threat, to any media that reports things it doesn't like:In the name of God, the most gracious, the most merciful* Notice issued by the Jenin Battalion - Military Media *Media brothers, institutions and individuals,We note to you that it is forbidden to carry out any media activity...

Abbas' visit to Jenin was either a success or a failure, depending on which media you read

On Wednesday, PA president Mahmoud Abbas visited Jenin for the first time in over a decade.The visit was widely viewed as a belated attempt to assert that the PA is in control of the area, which no one really believes.Hamas media says:During his visit to Jenin in the northern occupied West Bank, the President of the Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, showed disregard for meeting popular...

Horrifying: Palestinian terror groups use children to build and plant their explosives

PCHR reported on July 3 that Israeli forces shot Ali Hani Al-Ghoul in the chest, killing him. It admitted that he was a member of an armed group and said he was 20 years old.Later, the Israel/Palestine Timeline site said that al-Ghoul was shot in the head, and that he was 17 years old.His mother was interviewed:His mother brought back some of her memories with her little...

No, Israel is not hamstrung to only using a "law enforcement" paradigm in Jenin under international law

Call the police!Last week, the UN’s High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk condemned the Jenin operation, saying that some of the methods and weapons used “are more generally associated with the conduct of hostilities in armed conflict, rather than law enforcement."“The use of airstrikes is inconsistent with rules applicable to the conduct of law enforcement...

Islamic Jihad publishes a great advertisement for Israeli armored Caterpillar D9 bulldozers

For the past week, Palestinian media has been filled with articles about how the Jenin Battalion defeated the IDF in Jenin. They don't quite explain how they come to the conclusion that 12 dead terrorists and much destroyed terror infrastructure is a "victory." Today, the Islamic Jihad-linked Palestine Today published a video of their latest "proof" of this illusory victory. The...

Jenin militants sprinkled explosives on their own roads. Where are the anti-landmine activists? (UPDATE)

The Times of Israel reported last week during the Jenin operation:The Israel Defense Forces says troops located and destroyed at least 11 improvised explosive devices hidden along roads in the Jenin refugee camp in the northern West Bank.Operatives of terror groups “are planting IEDs and bombs on the roads in the refugee camp and in the city, in a civilian environment. This...

Arabs, including Arab Islamists, repeatedly claim that they have no problem with Jews but only Zionists.In Arabic, things are a little different.During a plenary session in Egypt's parliament on Sunday, Ahmed Khalil, head of the Parliamentary Committee of the Nour Party, spoke about Israel's anti-terror activities in Jenin.Khalil said, "What happened in Jenin was genocide...

The world sends a message: Israel should just accept Jews being murdered

From Times of Israel:UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Thursday said Israel used excessive force in the counter-terror operation in Jenin earlier this week and blamed Israel for the violence in the West Bank city.During a press briefing at UN Headquarters in New York City, Guterres said he had been “deeply disturbed” by news of the Jenin operation and “strongly condemns...

Jenin resident confirms that Palestinian Arabs were told to leave in 1948 by their leaders

In the middle of a Haaretz article on humanitarian issues in Jenin, we see:Another resident of the camp, who prefers to remain unnamed, refused to leave his home with his family of eight. "We will not leave our home even if it falls on our heads," he said. "Our forefathers left in 1948 and were told to come back after a week, and that week has been 75 years. We will not make...

Did the PA arrest terrorists on their way to Jenin?

The Safa news agency reports that the Palestinian Authority arrested some would-be jihadists on their way to Jenin Tuesday to attack the IDF:The Jenin Brigade of the Al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine, said on Thursday that the arrest of a number of resistance fighters by the Palestinian Authority security services while they were...