Video cameras have become a crucial way for Palestinians to document the daily harassment inflicted on them by Israeli settlers. Reports by Palestinians of physical attacks and damage to property usually go unattended by the Israeli military and police.

In one recent example, a Palestinian family living on the southern hills of Al-Halil, was attacked by four settlers armed with baseball bats while farming their land. The video provided evidence against two settlers, who were arrested by the Israeli police. An Israeli police spokesman Mickey Rosenfeld said that the police are investigating whether the attack was instigated by Palestinian women for dressing inappropriately.

"Shooting Back" is a new project by B'tselem, a human right organization based in Israel. Through the projects, more then a hundred video cameras have been given to Palestinians who live in close proximity to settlements. The cameras help to document the daily harassments by settlers, sometimes under the protection of the Israeli Army.

According to Yesh Din (Hebrew for "there is law"), an organization dedicated to opposing the continuing violation of Palestinian human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, more then ninety percent of complaints filed by Palestinians against settlers are closed without indictments being processed.

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