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Related: About this forumSettlers attack Palestinian school near Nablus
NABLUS (Ma'an) -- Clashes broke out near Nablus on Tuesday after settlers attacked a Palestinian school in the village of Urif, a Palestinian official said.Ghassan Daghlas, an official who monitors settler activity in the northern West Bank, told Ma'an that six Palestinians were injured by rubber-coated steel bullets after Israeli forces intervened in clashes with settlers.
Israeli soldiers fired tear gas and stun grenades at villagers after they clashed with settlers trying to attack a local school.
The incident took place hours after a deadly attack on a synagogue in Jerusalem which killed four Israelis.
http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=740847
Jefferson23
(30,099 posts)Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman (Yisrael Beiteinu) said Tueday that a terror attack at a Jerusalem synagogue during prayer services attests more than anything to the despicableness of the murderers, and that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas bears full responsibility for the attack.
"Abbas has intentionally turned...
http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/.premium-1.627121
Jefferson23
(30,099 posts)By Jonathan Lis
The terrorists who carried out Tuesday's attack on the synagogue in Jerusalem have no previous security records and did not operate within the framework of any organization, Shin Bet security service chief Yoram Cohen told members of a Knesset committee after the incident.
http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/.premium-1.627173
oberliner
(58,724 posts)It's more than a little annoying.
Jefferson23
(30,099 posts)oberliner
(58,724 posts)I just wish I could read the article without paying.
R. Daneel Olivaw
(12,606 posts)Try it some time.
It's easier than complaining about it.
oberliner
(58,724 posts)The premium service carries a fee.
R. Daneel Olivaw
(12,606 posts)do backflips to try and divert attention away from posts like these.
Violence should not be tolerated by any group, but what is worse is when violence is whitewashed and ignored.
Jefferson23
(30,099 posts)oberliner
(58,724 posts)These types of actions committed with regularity by settlers against Palestinians ought to get more attention.
Shaktimaan
(5,397 posts)Has anyone seen a legit article with the details?
This sounds a little weird to me. No ones picked up the story but extremist sites either.
Jefferson23
(30,099 posts)Shaktimaan
(5,397 posts)No one has reported on it except for super unreliable sites as far as I've seen.
According to this clashes occurred because settlers attempted to attack a school. That's pretty vague, don't you think?