OCCUPIED PALESTINE: Peace Resistance, Israeli Arrests and Shootings Continue

Feb-18-2011 16:36

Peace Resistance, Israeli Arrests and Shootings Continue

Karen Douglas Special to Salem-News.com

The number of arrests and charges being laid against the residents and activists are continuing to mount...

(AL ARAKIB Occupied Palestine) - Over the past two days, the Jewish National Fund (JNF), Israeli Land Administration (ILA) and Yassam riot police returned to Al Arakib.

After a brief few days of relative peace in the village, the residents had erected approximately 15 temporary wooden structures in between the terraces of earth that had been created by the JNF.

On Wednesday, these were again demolished by the ILA's bulldozers while the residents, including the children who had not yet left for school, were detained in the cemetery by police. The JNF then continued its work preparing the ground, simply shoving the wreckage to the side.

On Wednesday, even in the face of peaceful resistance, a variety of ammunition (including what is suspected to be FN303 bullets) was used by the Yassam police force on the residents and activists.

An 11 year old boy and his grandfather were hospitalized as a result of shock and a fall respectively.

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