NABLUS, October 9, 2011 (WAFA) – Jewish settlers Sunday attacked Palestinian farmers who were picking their olives in the village of Awarta, east of Nablus in the northern West Bank, said an official.
Ghassan Daghlas, in charge of settlements file at the Palestinian Authority in the northern part of the West Bank, told WAFA a large number of settlers attacked Palestinian farmers who were in their land today to pick their olives, despite the farmers getting the required coordination with the Israeli soldiers.
He added that Jewish settlers “are escalating their attacks against Palestinians, under the protection of Israeli soldiers who are no longer controlling the situation.”
He said that Jewish settlers are believed to be behind stealing olives in the village of Frata, near Qalqilia in the northern West Bank, adding that 'the settlers are trying to increase the tension with the beginning of the olive picking season.'
Palestine News & Info Agency - WAFA
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