Illegal Israeli settlers verbally and physically assault Palestinians in Hebron, burn olive trees in Nablus, attack a house in Salfit

Israeli settlers verbally and physically assault Hebron residents, says Israeli TV

Date: 15 / 11 / 2007 Time: 09:26

Bethlehem – Ma'an –

The Israeli television station Channel 10 on Wednesday evening broadcast scenes of illegal Israeli settlers abusing Palestinian residents in Hebron in the southern West Bank.

As they viciously kicked Palestinian children they were heard saying "You bitch, son of a bitch".

Israeli police officers and soldiers expressed their exasperation at the settlers' continuing behaviour.

Several humanitarian organizations have monitored the settlers assaults on Palestinians in Hebron, and Israeli TV channels have broadcast more than ten reports describing the attacks.

Settlers set fire to Palestinian olive groves

Thursday November 15, 2007 14:46 by Ameen Abu Wardeh - IMEMC News manarjibrin at gmail dot com

Abdul Kareem Hussain, head of village council of the northern West Bank village of Dair Al-Hatab, east of Nablus , on Thursday reported that a group of illegal Israeli settlers had set fire to olive groves belonging to the village.

The blaze damaged more than fifty trees.

Hussain added that the Israeli soldiers prevented the local fire fighting vehicles from reaching the village, and that residents were forced to fight the fire in any way they could.

Illegal Israeli setters attack Palestinian house near Salfit

Thursday November 15, 2007 10:45 by Ghassan Bannoura - IMEMC News ghassanb at imemc dot org

Palestinian sources reported on Thursday reported that an armed group of illegal Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian home in in Borkeen village, near the northern West Bank city of Salfit.

Israeli settlers, from the nearby illegal settlements of Ily Zahav and Badu'el, opened fire at the house of Ismail Abdul Rahman, and animal sheds near his home.

Abdul Rahman said that the settlers cased severe damaged to his house and his farm.

Israeli occupation soldiers in the area did nothing to bring an end to the attack.

Abdul Rahman stated that this was the third time his house has been attacked in the past few months, and called he called upon international and local human rights groups to rescue his family from the constant terror they are exposed to.

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