1. Thousands of settlers accompanied by soldiers have taken to hilltops near Qaryout, south of Nablus. Residents worried of an imminent attack
2. Settlers are gathered by the entrance to Qaryout and have uprooted the olive seedlings planted by villagers last weeks.
3. Settler security guards used live ammo to try and deter protesters in Qaryout from advancing. They're now pulling back and demo
4. Qaryout demo was retreating when settlers started throwing stones at it. Soldiers then commenced with shooting tear-gas and stun grenades
I was there for part of the event - not all. When I left, the were Arabs youths on the hill
and it seemed they were getting ready top attack with stones. There are no "thousands" of Jews here. The land in question the court decided is Jewish-owned. Last week, the Arabs "planted" less than a dozen saplings in a futile symbolic act on land they do not own. There are IDF soldiers there.
Will update although I think I heard tear-gas rifles.
The Divisional Commander was nice and allowed the earthern roadblock to be removed and that resulted in two infiltrations and now today's near-riotous behavior. When will he learn?
Oh, and I forgot: the activity is not locally inspired but inciters from Jenin are exhorting them to riot.
UPDATE
Photographs via MiriamFeyge Bunimovitch.
a) less than 50 residents of Qaryut:
b) Army & Border Guard inbetween:
c) the real danger - the mavericks:
P.S.
Another version.
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"The land in question the court decided is Jewish-owned. "
No it isn't. Jews never paid for that land in the West Bank. the "State land" schtick isn't recognised anywhere. The West Bank isn't in Israel, dude. How can Israel own state land outside the state ? What a nonsense
u lost. we won.simple as that. works all around the world since the begining of time.
Dear Anon 7:24 - check your int'l law - LofN Mandate Decision Paragraphs 5 & 6:
Article 5.
The Mandatory shall be responsible for seeing that no Palestine territory shall be ceded or leased to, or in any way placed under the control of, the Government of any foreign Power. [that territory at least included the area from the sea to the river - the argument left for you is whether Transjordan should be part of the Jewish Nat'l Home]
Article 6.
The Administration of Palestine, while ensuring that the rights and position of other sections of the population are not prejudiced, shall facilitate Jewish immigration under suitable conditions and shall encourage, in co-operation with the Jewish agency. referred to in Article 4, close settlement by Jews, on the land, including State lands and waste lands not required for public purposes. ["close settlement"! "including State lands"! - you have no idea what yopu are discussing with me]
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