West Bank | Hebron | Shepherds Detained for Crossing a Road

Wednesday August 27, 2014 10:51 by International Solidarity Movement | IMEMC While shepherding approximately 1 km south of Qawawis, a village south of al-Khalil (Hebron), on Sunday 24th near the illegal settlement and army base of Suseya, three shepherds were stopped by the Israeli army and detained for 20 minutes. 26th August 2014 | International […]

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Susya: A History of Loss ~ by Rabbis for Human Rights (@rhreng)

07 November 2013 | Rabbis for Human Rights Palestinian Susya- A History of Expulsion and Loss The Palestinian village of Susya has existed for hundreds of years, long predating the Jewish Israeli settlement of Susya, which was founded in its neighborhood in 1983. Written records of the existence of a Palestinian community in its location exist from […]

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Israeli forces detain Bedouin shepherds in Jordan Valley

Ma’an News Agency | 21/10/2013 22:28 JENIN (Ma’an) — Israeli forces detained two young Bedouin shepherds in the northern Jordan Valley after they were chased by Israeli settlers while pasturing their herds on Monday. According to the mayor of the Al-Malih village, Israeli forces detained Jasir Qadri and Jilal Adel under the pretext that they […]

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Jewish settlers believed to have poisoned 40 sheep open fire at Palestinian shepherds

[ PIC 19/09/2013 – 03:35 PM ] NABLUS, (PIC)– Jewish settlers opened fire at Palestinian shepherds near Itamar settlement to the south east of Nablus city on Thursday morning. Ghassan Daghlas, in charge of monitoring settlement activity north of the West Bank, said that the settlers fired at the shepherds, who came from Khirbat Yanun […]

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Palestinian shepherd attacked by settlers in the South Hebron Hills

 Monday July 15, 2013 17:50 by Shamus Slaunwhite – IMEMC & Agencies On Sunday, settlers from the illegal outpost of Mitzpe Yair attacked Omar Jibril Ahmad Hoshiya, 28, as he was tending to his animals. He suffered several broken teeth and extensive bruising, and was taken to a hospital in Yatta for treatment. Armed settlers […]

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Israeli Settlers Attack Palestinian Shepherds In Nablus, Hebron

 Wednesday February 20, 2013 20:04 by Saed Bannoura – IMEMC & Agencies Wednesday February 20; several extremist Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian shepherds in Burin village, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and in Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank. File – Masked Israeli Settlers – Maan News Ghassan Daghlas, […]

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Israeli Settlers ‘attack shepherds’ and stabbed sheep near Herodion

“Settling” constitutes a warcime according to international law and ICC statute. Even under US’ own military legislations’ Law resources below this article Maan News Agency | Dec 22, 2012 BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) – Dozens of Jewish settlers on Saturday assaulted Palestinian shepherds in the village of Beit Taamar east of Bethlehem, a spokesman of a local […]

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#PHOTOS | Israeli soldiers chase away Palestinian shepherds and flocks | Dec 17, 2012

Dec 17, 2012 h/t Rabbis for Human Rights Monday, December 17th 2012, these soldiers drove away 3 Shepherds, alongside with their entire herds, from their grazing lands adjacent to the illegal settlement of ‘Aviga’il’ (Abigail), a settlement which Israel pledged to evacuate already back in 2001. The violent expulsion was carried out while intimidating and […]

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Palestinian shepherds survive machinegun attack (Sept 2, 2012)

[ PIC 02/09/2012 – 10:07 AM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Palestinian shepherds survived a machinegun attack by Israeli occupation forces (IOF) east of Juhr Al-Deek in the central Gaza Strip on Saturday, Quds Press said. The agency quoted local sources as saying that around 30 sheep heads were killed in the shooting. They estimated the value […]

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Jewish settlers attack Palestinian shepherds, threaten to shoot the sheep next time

[ PIC 07/03/2012 – 04:52 PM ] AL-KHALIL, (PIC)– Jewish settlers attacked Palestinian shepherds to the east of Yatta village, south of Al-Khalil, and threatened them, local sources said. They said that a settler attacked the sons of a shepherd while rearing their sheep and threw stones and empty bottles on them. He threatened to […]

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Shepherds in Jordan Valley ‘harassed for picking plants’

MAAN NEWS AGENCY MARCH 3 2012 TUBAS (Ma’an) — Shepherds in the northern Jordan Valley have been harassed by the Israeli authorities for picking an edible plant they say is protected, a village council head said Saturday. The villages of al-Maleh and al-Madareb lie in an area of Israeli control in the Tubas governorate, and […]

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Press Release: Settlers from Havat Ma’on chase away Palestinian shepherds from their land

Posted by anacron on March 1, 2012 Operation Dove PRESS RELEASE Settlers from Havat Ma’on chase away Palestinian shepherds from their land The Israeli army threatens and arrests three Palestinians At-Tuwani – On February 28th five settlers coming from the illegal outpost of Havat Ma’on push away and chase two Palestinian shepherds coming from the […]

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Settlers Attack Palestinian Shepherds Near Hebron

WAFA FEBR 28 2012 HEBRON, February 28, 2012 (WAFA) – Israeli settlers from Havat Maon, an illegal settlement south of Hebron, Tuesday attacked Palestinian shepherds and injured one, according to a local activist. Rateb Jabour, from the local Popular Committee against the Settlements, told WAFA that dozens of settlers, protected by Israeli soldiers, attacked shepherds […]

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Settlement security guard detains 5 shepherds

Settler Violence Topic | Category | Pictures | New: Interactive Map Maan News Agency | Jan 20, 2012 JERICHO (Ma’an) — A settlement security guard detained and handcuffed five shepherds on Friday, a local official said. Wadi al-Maleh village council head Aref Daraghma said a security guard at Maskiyot settlement near Jericho detained the shepherds […]

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