SETTLERS ASSAULT AN NGO WORKER IN WEST BANK

West Bank, 23 Jumadil Awwal 1435/24 March 2014 (MINA) – According to Yesh Din, an Israeli human rights organization that provides legal assistance to Palestinians in the West Bank, the Zionis extremist settlers attacked Munir Kadus (a Yesh Din investigator) in West Bank, Sunday.

Munir Kadus was accompanying a group of Palestinians who were paving a road in the village Burin, south of Nablus. Palestinian Al Ray media reported as quoted by Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA).

The settlers allegedly came from the direction of Givat Ronen, an outpost neighborhood of Har Bracha. 

Kadus, who sustained injuries to his arm and both ribs, was released from Rafidia Hospital in Nablus on Sunday afternoon. According to Yesh Din, the Palestinians were accompanied by a large number of soldiers, since the road work was done in accordance with the Israeli military and the Civil Administration.

Despite the presence of the soldiers, the settlers were able to harass the road workers. The settlers also walked among the houses of the village, throwing stones at Palestinians.

According to Yesh Din, the Committee for Settlers in the West Bank called for Israelis to arrive at the scene and disrupt the work on its official Facebook page. The page also boasted about the villagers’ attempt at paving the road, which was also disrupted by settlers.(T/P04/P03)

Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)