Official: Settlers torch trees in Nablus

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Official: Settlers torch trees in Nablus

Published Wednesday 09/05/2012 (updated) 10/05/2012 15:45

NABLUS (Ma'an) -- Israeli settlers on Wednesday set fire to hundreds of trees in Nablus in the northern West Bank, a Fatah official said.

Ghassan Doughlas said residents of Tappuah settlement chopped down and torched around 250 olive trees in Jammain village. The settlement is built on land belonging to the village.

Settlers also chopped down 17 trees in nearby village Burin and forced shepherds off their pastures in Aqraba and Yanun, also in Nablus, Doughlas said.

In Sabastiya, Israeli forces demolished a tin shack belonging to a local resident, the official added.

1 ) everyone / knows

09/05/2012 18:18

These illegal settlers are perfect canidates for drone attacks.. they are terrorist after all.. and cause instability in the middleast . Let the attacks begin

2 ) Colin Wright / USA

09/05/2012 20:35

It is noticeable that the more quiescent Palestinians become, the worse the Zionists behave. There really isn't an alternative to resistance. It's not as if the Palestinians can live on their knees or die on their feet. If they submit, they'll merely be exterminated as they kneel.

3 ) Reid Elattrache / USA

10/05/2012 04:30

Colin is (W)right! Peace can only be achieved when controlling power (AIPAC) in Washington overthrown. That challenge will come from other Jews who care about human values in addition to Israel's future.

4 ) Brett / USA

10/05/2012 23:29

No matter how horrible these settlements are we shouldn't steep to the level of arguing for drone strikes. We need to remain above violence if we ever seek peace in this world.

5 ) Outsider / EU

11/05/2012 16:02

4) A commendable sentiment. In this case, it's not a question of peace, it's simply a question of the Israeli authorities applying existing laws. They do this only sporadically in the West bank.

6 ) @Brett / se

24/05/2012 17:24

No justice no peace