Violence Between Palestinians and Settlers Has Increased Since Latest Peace Talks Began
Jewish settlers accused of attacking farmers
Palestinian villagers briefly detained and beat up a group of Jewish settlers on Tuesday, accusing them of having attacked local farmers attending their fields in the West Bank.
The incident – disputed by the settlers – reflects the increased tensions between the two communities since peace negotiations were revived.
Mahmood Tobasi, a Palestinian farmer from the nearby village of Jalud described what happened:
"I was working on my land along with my tractor driver and we sat down to eat and have lunch. Suddenly around 30 (Jewish) settlers came towards us. If we hadn't identified ourselves they would have killed us. We ran away and we started shouting and asking for help."
Hide Comments (0)
Editor's Note: As of February 29, 2024, commenting privileges on reason.com posts are limited to Reason Plus subscribers. Past commenters are grandfathered in for a temporary period. Subscribe here to preserve your ability to comment. Your Reason Plus subscription also gives you an ad-free version of reason.com, along with full access to the digital edition and archives of Reason magazine. We request that comments be civil and on-topic. We do not moderate or assume any responsibility for comments, which are owned by the readers who post them. Comments do not represent the views of reason.com or Reason Foundation. We reserve the right to delete any comment and ban commenters for any reason at any time. Comments may only be edited within 5 minutes of posting. Report abuses.
Please
to post commentsMute this user?
Ban this user?
Un-ban this user?
Nuke this user?
Un-nuke this user?
Flag this comment?
Un-flag this comment?