Jerusalem – Israel Arrests Settlers Suspected Of W.Bank Attacks

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    Jewish settlers suspected of perpetrating a so-called "price tag" attack against palestinians seen at the Jerusalem's magistrates court as they arrive for a court hearing. December 03, 2012. Photo by Uri Lenz / Flash90. Jerusalem – Israeli police arrested three Jewish settlers on Monday whom they suspect of arson and other attacks on Palestinian property in the occupied West Bank.

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    At a time of heightened diplomatic tension over claims to the land, the men were found carrying fuel and spikes shortly after a car was torched in a Palestinian village near Hebron. A police spokesman said they had appeared to be about to conduct a second attack in another village nearby when they were detained.

    Television footage of a burnt car in the village of Dahariya also showed a wall nearby daubed with the Hebrew words “price tag” – a slogan used by radical settlers and denoting reprisals for steps taken by Palestinians, or by the Israeli government, which they consider against their interests.

    Some attacks have damaged mosques and other buildings.

    Police see “a strong possibility they (the suspects) were involved in previous incidents with a nationalistic motive in the past couple of months”, spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said. “They were arrested before entering another Palestinian village, where we suspected they were going to carry out another attack.”

    The three, all aged in their 20s, have yet to be charged and were remanded in custody for a week.

    It was unclear whether the attack on the car was related to last week’s vote in the United Nations General Assembly which accorded Palestine the status of “non-member state”. Israel has since announced plans for new settlement building and has rejected calls from the United States and Europe for restraint.

    Palestinians and many Western powers say settlement building is making a Palestinian state less viable and damaging chances of a durable peace settlement. Israel says borders must be drawn up during the negotiations, which have been stalled since 2010. (Reporting by Allyn Fisher-Ilan and Dan Williams; Editing by Alastair Macdonald)


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    TheRealJoe123
    TheRealJoe123
    11 years ago

    This is all politics. Would Reuters write an article about some people allegedly throwing rocks at other people anywhere else in the world? Sadly the Israeli GOV purposely makes a big deal out of these seemingly minor events in order to discredit the Real Right Wing. But its not gonna work this time. B”H Eldad/BenAri are polling at 4 seats right now.

    Benny
    Benny
    11 years ago

    Did they arrest Palestinian troublemakers too or they just do it to Jewish one only?

    11 years ago

    Modern day maccabim!

    proud-mo-israeli
    proud-mo-israeli
    11 years ago

    throw them in jail & throw away the key

    yemenite
    yemenite
    11 years ago

    When a government arrests national heros protecting the land from terrorists, you know the country is in trouble.

    The-Macher
    The-Macher
    11 years ago

    ShaBaK employees who are being arrested so the medine can say it is doing something about the problem – and to make frum Jews look bad.