Illegal Israeli Occupation Settlers Attack General William Fraser's Convoy, Villagers, International Peace Activists

The Israeli settlers attack the convoy of an American official in Al-Khalil

Saturday May 03, 2008 15:29 by Ghassan Bannoura - IMEMC News

Illegal Israeli radical settlers attacked the convoy of an American official on Friday while visiting the southern West Bank city of Al-Khalil (Hebron).

Sources in Hebron said that General William Fraser was about to enter the city of Hebron when a group of illegal Israeli radical settlers rammed their car into the envoy of vehicles hitting the security escort car.

The sources added that a small clash took place between the bodyguards of General Fraser and the radical settlers, then the American official turned back to Jerusalem.

General William Fraser is the US President Bush administration envoy who was dispatched to the region to monitor the implementation of the road map peace plan.

Settler attack a Palestinians village, assault villagers and internationals

Saturday May 03, 2008 00:02 by Saed Bannoura - IMEMC News

The Christian Peace Maker Teams (CPT) reported on Friday that extremist illegal Israeli settlers, including the guard of the illegal Ma’on settlement, broke into the Al-Tuwani area, in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and attacked local residents and members of the CPT.

The CPT issued a press release stating that the settlers accused the Palestinians of stealing cherries and when the international activists approached them while filming and taking photographs the settlers started pushing and kicking them and the Palestinian residents.

The settlers also broke a video camera owned by members of the CPT.

Later on, more settlers and Palestinians arrived to the scene and scuffles were reported while Israeli soldiers and policemen stood and watched.

The policemen then ordered the Palestinians to move away while the settlers marched towards a Palestinian home where they started accusing local Palestinians of stealing the cherries.

Israeli policemen kidnapped five Palestinians and took them to a police station located in Keryat Arba’a illegal settlement. The police refused to take testimony from Palestinians and internationals, even those injured from settler aggression, the CPT reported.

The settlers remained on a Palestinian land for at least 90 minutes after the incident.

Two Palestinian residents and two internationals were treated for wounds at a local hospital.

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