Joseph Dana from Ibn Ezra sent us the following:
I just shot and edited a video (see below) of what happen today in Safa in the
southern West Bank. Ta'ayush went with about thirty Israeli and
international peace activists to help the farmers of Safa work their
land. As soon as we arrived we were attacked by settlers throwing rocks
at us. Then the IDF came and arrested 7 activists and did not so much
as ask the settlers to leave. The activists were later released because
the soldiers had violated a Supreme Court ruling from 2006 that states
that the IDF must protect the farmers of Safa from settler violence.
But the damage was done. This is what Haaretz had to say about it this afternoon.
We later went to hilltop 18 which is the site of the Op-Ed that I published in Haaretz.
The IDF quickly ordered the zone to be a closed military zone meaning
that all civilians must leave the area or face arrest. We were removed
and the settlers at the outpost were not. Clear violations of Israeli
law.
