The Palestine Chronology

In the West Bank, 1 Israeli settler hit 2 Palestinian men with his car south of Nablus, killing both. It was unclear if the ramming was intentional. The U.S. said it supported an investigation into the incident. Israeli settlers also threw stones at Palestinian vehicles traveling near Huwwara, causing damage. Israeli forces notified residents in Aqraba that it has confiscated 3,492 dunams (863 acres) of land classified as state land. In East Jerusalem, 1 Palestinian family demolished their own home in Jabel Mukaber, displacing 2. In Haifa, 3 were arrested for waiving Palestinian flags during a protest against disproportionate punishment of Palestinian citizens of Israel during the unrest that coincided with Israel’s Operation Guardian of the Wall in May 2021. Israeli police also stopped a performance by the rapper Tamer Nafar in Kafr Yasif, claiming that the rapper’s songs incite violence against Israel. (AJ, HA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 12/17; HA, MEE, TOI, WAFA, WAFA 12/18; HA, TOI 12/20; MEMO 12/21; PCHR, UNOCHA 12/22)

In the West Bank, Israeli settlers razed 60 dunams (14.8 acres) of land east of al-‘Awja. Israeli forces shot and killed 1 Palestinian during a late-night raid in Ya’bad; 1 Palestinian was arrested during the raid. Israeli forces also shot and injured 1 Palestinian during a raid in Abud; others suffered tear-gas related injuries. Elsewhere, Israeli forces violently dispersed Palestinian protesters in Nabi Salih, leading to tear-gas related injuries. Israeli forces also violently dispersed Palestinian protesters in al-Arroub refugee camp, causing tear-gas related injuries. Meanwhile, Israeli forces demolished 10 agricultural structures in Aqraba. Israeli forces also delivered stop-work orders against 1 residential structure and 1 agricultural structure near Yatta. 10 Palestinians were arrested during late-night raids in Ramallah, al-Eizariya, Dura, Fawwar refugee camp, Dahariya, ‘Asira al-Qibliya, Anabta, and Jaba’. (HA, PCHR, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 11/30; PCHR 12/1; UNOCHA 12/16)

U.S. special representative for Palestinian affairs Hady Amr told journalists that the U.S. still intends to reopen its consulate to Palestinians in Jerusalem. (REU 11/30; MEMO 12/1)

The UNGA approved a resolution calling for an official commemorative event to mark the 75th anniversary of the Nakba. 90 countries voted in favor, 30 against and 47 abstained. Among the no votes were most EU countries, the U.S., Canada, Australia, the UK, and Brazil. (HA, MEE 12/1)

In the West Bank, Israeli settlers stole the olive harvest in Kafr ad-Dik. Israeli settlers also attacked Palestinians harvesting olives in Burin. Elsewhere, Israeli settlers vandalized irrigation pipes in ‘Ayn al-Far‘a. Israeli settlers also set up structures near Aqraba. (WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 11/6; PCHR 11/10; UNOCHA 11/13)

Israel renewed an administrative detention order against 1 Palestinian prisoner who it had agreed to release after the previous detention period expired as part of an agreement to end the Palestinian man’s hunger strike on 9/12 after 37 days. (WAFA 11/6)

In the West Bank, Israeli forces sealed off parts of the Old City in Hebron and forced Palestinian shops to close. Israeli forces also delivered a stop-work order for 2 houses in Kafr ad-Dik. 16 Palestinians were arrested, including 15 during late-night raids in Dura, al-Arroub refugee camp, Aqraba, Beita, Tulkarm, Qabatiya, and Sa‘ir, and 1 was arrested at the Container checkpoint near Bethlehem; Israeli forces shot and injured 1 Palestinian protesting the raid in Aqraba, claiming he had opened fire on the Israeli soldiers. Off the coast of Gaza, Israeli naval forces opened fire on Palestinian fishermen 3 nautical miles west of al-Sudaniyya; no injuries were reported. In Gaza, 3 Palestinians were arrested in the vicinity of the Gaza fence. (MEMO, TOI, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 3/17; MEMO 3/18; PCHR 3/24; UNOCHA 3/25)

Haaretz reported that Israel is allowing Israelis to do their national service through pro-settler organizations that police settlement outposts to protect Israeli settlers in the West Bank. The Israelis doing their service in settlement outposts have been reported to prevent Palestinians from cultivating their nearby lands. (HA 3/17)

Jewish Currents and the Guardian published a memo from top-level Anti-Defamation League (ADL) staff to the organization’s CEO Jonathan Greenblatt from June 2020, which recommended that the ADL ends its police exchange program between the U.S. and Israel. The memo said that the program was “highly controversial” and that the trips to Israel could lead to police misconduct in the U.S. (GDN, JC, 3/17)