Israeli settlers today erected a tent on a Palestinian-owned plot of land in the Wadi al-Ghoroos area to the east of the city of Hebron and attempted to farm it, in an apparent prelude to taking over the land, said the land owner, Abdel-Kareem al-Qaimari. The owner said that settlers placed a tent on his privately-owned land, located between the illegal Israeli settlements of Kharsina Kharsina and Kiryat Arba, east of the city, in an apparent attempt to take over his nine dunums of land planted with almond trees, noting to several past attempts by settlers to plant his land with grapevines and seize it. “Settler violence has long since become part of Palestinians’ daily life under occupation. Israeli security forces enable these actions, which result in Palestinian casualties – injuries and fatalities – as well as damage to land and property. In some cases, they even serve as an armed escort, or even join in the attacks,” said the Israeli information center for human rights in occupied territories, B’Tselem. “Investigations, if even opened, are usually closed with no action taken against perpetrators as part of an undeclared policy of leniency. The long-term effect of this violence is the dispossession of Palestinians from increasing parts of the West Bank, making it easier for Israel to take over land and resources,” said B’Tselem.

Source: En – Palestine news & Information Agency – WAFA