Settlers attack Palestinian man with rocks, sticks - human rights org.
Video posted by Yesh Din shows a group of men with their faces covered attacking an older man, throwing large rocks at him and swinging at him with a stick.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFFUpdated: APRIL 4, 2021 15:17An illegal settlement built by Israeli settlers near the near the Yitzhar settlement in the Samaria region.(photo credit: BORDER POLICE SPOKESPERSON)
Human rights organization Yesh Din reported that dozens of Israeli settlers from Esh Kodesh attacked a Palestinian man with rocks and clubs near Jalud, southern of Nablus, on Saturday.On Sunday, Israel Police arrested a 19-year-old who allegedly participated in the brutal attack against the 50-year-old Palestinian victim.Yesh Din claimed that IDF soldiers arrived at the scene to disperse the crowd and fired stun grenades at the Palestinians who had gathered to help the man who was being attacked rather than at the attackers.Defense Minister Benny Gantz responded to the event condemning the actions of the attackers on Twitter Saturday. "The incident in which Jews with their faces covered attacked a Palestinian and threw rocks at him is serious and will be investigated. Whoever throws a stone, risks a life. The Defense system will work to get their hands on whoever tries to harm another's life," said Gantz in the tweet.Video posted by Yesh Din shows a group of men with their faces covered attacking an older man, throwing large rocks at him and swinging at him with a stick, before IDF soldiers intervene."Violent settlers are continuing to act in support of the state and the army to hurt Palestinians, reduce their liberties and try to drive them from their land," said Yesh Din Executive director Lior Amihai."This violence is supported by the Israeli government, the State Attorney's Office, which is doing nothing, and the various law enforcement agencies that are working against the Palestinians instead of against the rioters. We must stop this apartheid reality."In February, Israeli settlers were arrested on charges of terrorism and were suspected of attacking Palestinians and security forces.The arrests came amid Palestinian claims of a systematic increase in attacks by Israeli settlers on Palestinian civilians in the West Bank, including targeting traffic on main roads, as well as damage to structures and agriculture.
Yesh Din is an Israeli non-profit that works to protect the human rights of Palestinians in Israel, according to the organization's website. The site also says that Yesh Din "views the occupation as a main source of the violation of the human rights and therefore seek to end it."Dima Abumaria/The Media Line contributed to this report.
