Slippery Slope

Settlers from Yitzhar assaulted Palestinians from the village of Urif and uprooted olive trees on the outskirts of the village, taking advantage of the harsh weather conditions which hampered the access of security forces to the area.  A similar incident occurred near the outpost Esh Kodesh, whose residents assaulted the Palestinian residents of Qusra. (palsolidarity.org)

(Hebrew – HaKol HaYehudi)

District court justice Rivka Friedman-Feldman criticized a decision by the Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court to extend the detention of two residents of the outpost Esh Kodesh by 3 days.  Magistrate’s Court Justice Tamar Ben-Asher Tsaban decided to hold the deliberation in the matter even though the detainee’s attorney was not present and without offering the accused a public attorney.

(Hebrew – HaKol HaYehudi)

Palestinians from the village of Qabalan claim that Jews punctured the tires of several vehicles in the village.  The phrase “Mutual support Esh Kodesh” was spray painted on a nearby wall.

(Hebrew – HaKol HaYehudi)

Palestinians from the village of Qusra, near the outpost Esh-Kodesh, claim that during the night Jews stoned houses on the edge of the village and caused damage to property.   In addition they claim that 180 olive trees were uprooted in the village. (Mondoweiss)

(Hebrew – HaKol HaYehudi)