AT-TUWANI: Israeli military fails to uphold Palestinian land rights.
April 18th, 2008
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CPTnet
18 April 2008
AT-TUWANI: Israeli military fails to uphold Palestinian land rights.
On Saturday 12 April 2008, about thirty Palestinians, Israelis, and internationals gathered in South Hebron Hills village of Um al Kher in support of local Palestinian shepherds. Israeli settlers from the adjacent settlement of Karmel frequently threaten und use physical violence against their Palestinian neighbors. The group of supporters stood between new additions to Karmel and Palestinian shepherds as the shepherds attempted to graze and water their flocks on their own land. A number of Israeli soldiers and police arrived and physically forced the supporters to move some distance from the settlement.
One of those present was the Palestinian owner of the land on which part of Karmel settlement (including this new addition) is built. The landowner had with him documents proving his title to the land but the Israeli authorities (army, police and civil administration) did not respect this legal proof of ownership.
Shortly after this action, three kilometers south on Route 317, Israeli settlers from Ma’on entered onto Palestinian land and prevented Palestinian shepherd from grazing their sheep. Despite an Israeli military presence, this settler harassment of the Palestinians continued for several hours.
18 April 2008
AT-TUWANI: Israeli military fails to uphold Palestinian land rights.
On Saturday 12 April 2008, about thirty Palestinians, Israelis, and internationals gathered in South Hebron Hills village of Um al Kher in support of local Palestinian shepherds. Israeli settlers from the adjacent settlement of Karmel frequently threaten und use physical violence against their Palestinian neighbors. The group of supporters stood between new additions to Karmel and Palestinian shepherds as the shepherds attempted to graze and water their flocks on their own land. A number of Israeli soldiers and police arrived and physically forced the supporters to move some distance from the settlement.
One of those present was the Palestinian owner of the land on which part of Karmel settlement (including this new addition) is built. The landowner had with him documents proving his title to the land but the Israeli authorities (army, police and civil administration) did not respect this legal proof of ownership.
Shortly after this action, three kilometers south on Route 317, Israeli settlers from Ma’on entered onto Palestinian land and prevented Palestinian shepherd from grazing their sheep. Despite an Israeli military presence, this settler harassment of the Palestinians continued for several hours.