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| International arrested in Beit Ummar-area protest, residents attacked |
| 2009-08-22 |
| Ma'an -- Israeli forces broke up a peace march and arrested an international solidarity activist in the Hebron-area settlement of Karmi Zur on Friday. Soldiers used what was described by participants as excessive force and attacked residents and internationals marching in protest of Israel's refusal to allow local farmers to cultivate their lands, much of which abuts the settlement. The international, an American of Palestinian origin, was detained and later released, with warnings that he was not to enter the West Bank for two weeks. He was not charged. The warning comes at the same time as American consular officials expressed concern over the recent use of stamps prohibiting Palestinian and Arab Americans from entering any area other than the West Bank. Spokesperson of the Palestinian Solidarity Project and protest organizer Muhammad Awad said soldiers attacked residents and internationals as they walked toward the lands farmers intended to harvest. |
| Posted by:Fred |