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Hundreds riot in West Bank, Jerusalem in support of escaped prisoners
Some demonstrators clashed with Israeli forces near the Hawara checkpoint south of Nablus.
At the same time, disturbances were reported in other areas in the West Bank such as Hebron, Bethlehem, Ramallah, Anabta and Tubas.
Gunfire was reported in the city of Jenin by Palestinian media, with footage shared on social media by KAN.
— כאן חדשות (@kann_news) September 8, 2021
Palestinians were also seen clashing with forces in east Jerusalem.
Video shared over social media by KAN showed rioters in Isawiya throwing fireworks and Molotov cocktails at security forces.
מתפרעים פלסטינים משליכים בקבוקי תבערה ויורים זיקוקים לעבר כוחות הביטחון בעיסאוויה שבמזרח ירושלים@SuleimanMas1 pic.twitter.com/adkJ2cohpa— כאן חדשות (@kann_news) September 8, 2021
The amount of Palestinians participating in the demonstrations in all areas round up to approximately 500, according to Army Radio.
During a riot in the city of Ramallah, live ammunition was fired at IDF troops. There have been no casualties, according to an IDF spokesman. IDF soldiers responded by dispersing demonstrations.
Solidarity events were called in downtown Ramallah and Gaza City to show support for the six security prisoners who broke out of an Israeli prison on Monday.
There are also planned marches and rallies taking place in Nablus, Hebron, and Bethlehem, the Safa Press Agency reported.
Palestinian factions have been calling on people to stand up to IDF troops who have deployed throughout the West Bank in search of the fugitives, according to the Palestinian Information Center.
The organization also reported: “Loudspeakers in a large number of West Bank mosques call for people to take to the streets to participate in marches in support of prisoners after sunset prayers, and to head towards Israeli checkpoints and seam points to confront the occupation.”
مصادر محلية: “مكبرات الصوت في عدد كبير من مساجد الضفة الغربية تدعو للنزول للشوارع للمشاركة في مسيرات داعمة للأسرى بعد صلاة المغرب، والتوجه نحو الحواجز الإسرائيلية ونقاط التماس لمواجهة الاحتلال”.
— المركز الفلسطيني للإعلام (@PalinfoAr) September 8, 2021
Calls were made on social media to demonstrate at the Nablus Gate against “the guards’ attack on Palestinian prisoners,” according to army radio. It is not clear what the scope of the demonstration will be.
In light of the ongoing security situation, KAN News has reported that the closure which was in place over Rosh Hashanah in Gaza and the West Bank may be extended.
This is a developing story. Jerusalem Post Staff and Anna Ahronheim contributed to this report.
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Ex-Israeli ambassador: Campus antisemitism is part of an Islamist agenda
Danny Ayalon, former Deputy Foreign Minister and Israeli Ambassador to Washington, called the recent pro-Palestinian protests on campuses “an Islamist agenda that did not start today.”
Ayalon stated, “They have already influenced the public opinion in Europe in their favor and are trying to replicate the process in the US. From this perspective, they are succeeding, and they are, in fact, trying to influence not only Biden and the government but also members of Congress. Currently, Trump is leading in at least five states. Everything is subject to the American electoral system.”
Ayalon continued, “There are two axes through which Americans have been operating from the beginning of the war until today: the strategic axis, strong support for Israel, Israel’s strength is a clear American interest, and not to expand the war, and on the other hand, Biden’s political interest. He wants quiet; he wants stability. He would, of course, prefer to see a breakthrough. If he could run these elections on an agreement between Israel and Saudi Arabia, that would be his dream. It is not beneficial for Biden to encourage escalation of the fighting.”
The American influence on the Israel-Hamas conflict
Ayalon also noted that “From all the conduct of Hamas, the IDF controls 90 percent of Gaza, and they are negotiating as if they hold the upper hand. They think they have the advantage and need to hold out as long as possible until the American elections.”
“The prominent guiding line is the evident interests of Biden and the Democrats. There are about five key states where this conflict will be decided by the electoral system. In some states, like Michigan, there is a relatively large Arab Muslim concentration, and a small percentage one way or the other can shift the entire state from one side to the other. That’s exactly Biden’s dilemma,” Ayalon concluded.
Edited by Shani Romano for 103FM radio.
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Israeli student at Columbia University: “They broke into the building and broke windows”
Udi Segal and Tal Shalev spoke this Wednesday morning on 103FM radio with Omer Lubaton Granot, an Israeli master’s student at Columbia University, who shared his feelings after the widespread pro-Palestinian protests on campus as a reaction to the Israel-Hamas conflict.
“I’m okay, but outside, it’s chaotic like you wouldn’t believe,” he shared, “There are dozens, if not over a hundred, detainees. We are following directions. The students from the protest yesterday broke into the building and shattered windows.”
Despite the chaos, Granot recognized some good things that came out of the campus protests.
“It gave the university a reason to investigate matters they’ve avoided for a long time. There is a lot of criticism about maintaining freedom of expression because it is sacred here, but the students went too far. They closed the campus today. No one could enter.”Lubaton Granot continued, “It’s been disrupting the daily routine here for two weeks already. There are people with covered faces walking around here, waving terrorist flags, shouting ‘Zionists out,’ preventing Israelis from freely walking on campus.”
“At a certain point, we waited for the police to come and take assertive action against them. The president asked the police to stay on campus until May 17. There is a need for constant police presence even though they are not a mob, this is not London, and there are not 100,000 protesters here,” he noted.
“I read in several places, but not sure if it’s confirmed, that among [the protesters] there was a relative of a man who was convicted of terrorism and unrelated to the university. Among the protesters are all sorts of people who are professional provocateurs. But in the end, they are coordinated, inside and out.”
“These are the same organizations where many of their leaders are simply on the outside,” he concluded and said, “There is a sense of personal threat, and we keep looking over our shoulders. We’re careful where we speak Hebrew on campus. We are remaining cautious. Since the beginning of this whole thing, it’s been really scary.
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Missiles attack inflicts damage to vessel SW of Yemen’s Mokha
Three missiles were sighted approximately 15 nautical miles southwest of Yemen’s Mokha, British security firm Ambrey said on Friday, and the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said that one vessel was damaged.
“The Master has reported two attacks. The first attack, the vessel experienced an explosion in close proximity to the vessel, which was felt by the crew on board,” UKMTO said in an advisory note.
“Subsequently, the second attack on the vessel, consisted of what is believed to be two missiles, which resulted in damage to the vessel,” UKMTO added.
Russian-linked ship attacked
The tanker, which was not identified by name, was en route from Pimorsk, Russia, to Vadinar, India, when it was attacked, Ambrey said in its advisory note.
“A Panama-flagged tanker, formerly UK-owned before its ownership changed in November 2023, was the closest vessel to the sighting,” Ambrey’s note said.
“At the time of writing, the vessel’s owner was Seychelles-registered and was engaged in Russia-linked trade,” Ambrey said of the tanker that was attacked.
The note said the vessel was transmitting an Automatic Identification System (AIS) signal.
Months of Houthi attacks in the Red Sea have disrupted global shipping, forcing firms to re-route to longer and more expensive journeys around southern Africa, and have stoked fears that the Israel-Hamas war could spread to destabilize the wider Middle East.
The United States and Britain have carried out strikes against Houthi targets in response to the attacks on shipping.
The Houthis since November have attacked more than four dozen ships, taking possession of one and sinking another. The barrage of assaults had eased in recent weeks amid US-led airstrikes and a sharp drop in commercial vessel voyages through the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
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