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CounterPunch
January
23, 2003
Ambushed in
Hebron Hills
Ta'ayush
Activists Attacked by Settlers
by AVIAD ALBERT
Last Saturday, January 18, approx. 20 Ta'ayush
activists, together with a few members of the CPT (Christian
Peacemaker Teams), went to South Hebron Hills region, in order
to help Palestinian farmers to plow their land. Ta'ayush activists,
who have established long-term relationship with the people of
South Hebron Hills, and are working to prevent their expulsion
by the Israeli government, arrived in order to assist the Palestinians
with the plow mission, in a non-violent way and with great concern
to the safety of the Palestinian farmers.
The group arrived in the region at morning
hours and were attacked, on their way to the fields, by settlers
who were armed with guns and stones. The settlers threw stones
and fired their guns in the air, while chasing and beating the
peace activists. The settlers also damaged some of the Palestinian
farmer's gear; they pushed one tractor down the valley and stole
the equipment that was on it. Only after army and police forces
arrived on the scene, the group was able to pull back the tractor
(which was damaged in thousands of Shekels, according to the
estimations). The plowing was not carried out.
During the last few years, the Palestinians
in the area are suffering from systematic land grab, prevention
of regular agricultural work, damages to their water wells and
caves, and many violent events of settlers harassing and attacking
people and young kids (attacks on Tuanne elementary school kids
on their way home, and even a bomb that was hidden in Ziff school
yard).
Video shots of the settlers throwing
stones, beating up and shooting towards the peace activists,
were forwarded to Channel 2 News, which broadcasted them during
Saturday.
We need help with the preparation of
our complains to the police, and we're still building the database
of people who would like to participate in future plowing activities
(hopefully, with no violence at all).
Contact: Aviad
el_tin@hotmail.com
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