J'ai plus trop le temps de me consacrer à ce blog. De toute manière, je ne suis plus sur place et je dois, comme vous, me contenter d'écouter, regarder et lire les informations que l'on veut bien nous donner. Enfin presque. Car j'ai la chance - ou la malheur - de recevoir, par mail, des informations de première main. C'était le cas samedi dernier et cette fois-ci, je me sens contraint de partager ces nouvelles avec vous.
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Today, around 9:00am, around fifteen masked Israeli settlers from theillegal outpost of Havot Ma'on attacked three Palestinian shepherds whowere grazing their flocks in a valley south of the outpost. The settlerscame running down from a ridge above the shepherds, hurling rocks. During the incident, the settlers were able to apprehend two of the shepherds' donkeys. The settlers killed one donkey with a knife wound in the chest area. They slashed another across the throat, but the donkeysurvived. The shepherds were able to get their flocks away without being injured.The settlers hit two internationals from the Christian Peacemaker Teams with large rocks. One of the internationals sustained minor injuries. The internationals were accompanying the shepherds at the time of the attack. The Israeli police were called four times before responding to theincident. They did not initially respond to reports of Palestinian shepherds and internationals being attacked by settlers, but only responded when made aware of the injured donkeys. The shepherds were very concerned about the incident, as it occurred on land they graze daily. Additionally concerning was the loss of a donkey which costs around 1000 NIS, or $265. (The Israeli occupation has impoverished the shepherds of the area, and they are dependent on foodaid)The attack took place on land that the settlers hope to take in an effortto expand the settlement. There have been numerous attacks in the past against shepherds and schoolchildren in the area, including several incidents where Israeli settlers have shot at the shepherds.
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