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

Israeli settlers began gathering at the top of a hill on the edge of the illegal settlement and three Israeli military jeeps arrived shortly afterward. Soldiers then contented themselves standing around their jeeps, debating whether or not they had good enough aim to “shoot [the activists] between the eyes”

After working for a couple of hours, the Israeli military declared the area a "closed military zone" and gave the farmers and the activists ten minutes to leave the area. When the time ended the soldiers started attacking and arresting the activists, resulting in two arrests. A couple of hours latter, settlers attacked Palestinians and activists in the same area, under the watching eye of the Israeli military. Rather then arresting the settlers, Israeli soldiers arrested two Palestinians and three Israeli activists.

Photos: 1 | 2 | 3 | Palestine Solidarity Project: 2 Palestinians, 5 Israelis Arrested During Farmer Action in Saffa