Tag: Settlers
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Letter to family and friends: Bir el-Eid, West Bank
I have now been in the village of Bir el-Eid for three weeks. This has been a great time of connecting with the people here, helping with chores with the sheep, going out in the hills with the sheep, and helping rebuild the village. Israeli settlers attacked a flock of sheep on Saturday, November 28.…
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Increased settler attacks on villages around Nablus followed by army invasions including the use of live ammunition
4 December 2009 Settler attacks have increased across the Nablus region this week, as residents of Yitzhar settlement target the villages of Burin and Asira al-Qabliya. Israeli Occupation Forces have aided and abetted settlers, terrorising the villages with the use of live ammunition, sound bombs and firing tear gas on Palestinian residents. The homes of…
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Shock follows footage of settler running over Palestinian
Ma’an News 3 December 2009 An amateur video shocked Palestinians on Tuesday, catching what appeared to be an Israeli settler repeatedly running over a wounded Palestinian at a gas station in Hebron last week. The Palestinian, an unidentified man shot several times following an alleged knife attack at the station, appeared to be staggering when…