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File photo of Israeli soldiers confronting Palestinian-owned sheep. (Photo: Activestills.org)

When maintaining law and order means assaulting sheep

As part of the campaign of quiet terrorism against Palestinians, IDF soldiers assault sheep with stun grenades. By Yesh Din, written by Yossi Gurvitz One day in September, Walid Said Muhammad ‘Id, a resident of Burin – a village unfortunately surrounded by settlements and outposts, whose inhabitants as a result are frequently attacked by settlers…

By +972 Magazine October 31, 2013

A Jewish settler from the illegal settlement of Mitzpe Yair chases the flock and threatens the shepherds of Gwawis. He is holding an M16 rifle, issued to him by the Israeli army, as part of his paid job as a security coordinator. The law states that he is not allowed to take any action outside the settlements' borders, September 18, 2012.

Settlers indicted for attacking Palestinian and his flock of sheep

Nothing can excuse the mauling of sheep or the uprooting of trees, yet this type of vandalism is protected by Israeli security forces in the West Bank on a regular basis. By Yesh Din, written by Yossi Gurvitz With some surprise, we learned a couple of days ago that one of our old files, from…

By +972 Magazine February 21, 2013