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Israeli soldiers and settlers attack activists and Palestinians in Safa, West Bank, part 3

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On Saturday May 30, members of Anarchists Against the Wall, international and Palestinian activists, came to help farmers in Safa, West Bank, to work their lands. In the recent year farmers has been under a constant harassment by settlers who have been violently attacking them and destroying and stealing their crops.

This action was orgenized by the Palestine Solidarity Project.
http://palestinesolidarityproject.org/

part one of this report http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/05/30/18599416.php

part two of this report http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/05/30/18599401.php
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after being attacked for a while by the soldiers, the activists decided to leave.
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§Ezra's car
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upon our arrival back at the village, we discover that settlers attacked palestinians in a different part of the village. they also hit a couple of israeli and international activists, and took their video cameras. israeli soldiers were watching the whole event without interfering.
Ezra's car, one of the activists, was flipped over.
http://www.supportezra.net/
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people from the village help to turn the car back on its fit.
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Ezra speaks after his car is turned over. he accuse the soldiers in cooperating with the settlers and fro committing war crimes.
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the soldiers once again arrive and declare the area a "close military zone."
§Netanel Alosh
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police officer Netanel Alosh, refuses to speak with of the people who were attacked or to answer why the army and the police arrest activists, while allowing settlers to get away with violence and vandalism.
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after a couple of minutes the suldiers start pushing people with their sticks towerd the village.
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someone throws a stone at the soldiers and the soldiers who did see who throw the rock, pick a random 13 year old kid.
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an interrogation begins with the soldiers yelling at the kid "who throw the stone?" "you will tell us who throw the stone!"

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his mother and other relatives try to help him, but the soldiers push them away
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the soldiers pick another kid and the investigation beings again
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his mother and other relatives try to help him, but the soldiers push them away
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the palestinian kids are arrested and taken to jail, i do not know if they were released. the soldiers arrest a couple of activists after taking the palestinian kids.
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