Rabbis attacked by armed settlers

[Aidoneus]

Rabbis attacked by armed settlers
By Shaista Aziz
Tuesday 28 October 2003

A group of rabbis from a peace group in Israel have been attacked by armed settlers.

Rabbis, from the peace group Rabbis for Human Rights (RHR), were attacked by five armed settlers. Some of the men had their faces covered when they threatened to attack the rabbis with clubs.

The attack took place near the settler out post of Mitzpeh Yutzahr, which is connected to one of the most hard-line settlements of Yitzahr, near Nablus.

Rabbi Arik Ascherman, executive director of RHR, was beaten by a settler as he went to show solidarity with Palestinian villagers who were preparing to harvest their olives in a few weeks.

Shock

Rabbi Ascherman told Aljazeera.net that he would not be deterred from assisting Palestinians in protecting their lives and land and that he felt anger and embarrassment towards the settlers.

''These people believe that their Torah tells them to vandalise land and abuse Palestinian people. I will continue to come here day after day to tell these settlers that they are wrong and that the Torah doesn't teach us Jews to behave in this way''.

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http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/7229162A-7163-44F1-9795-D6AEF5AD1D10.htm

[La_Serpiente]

1. I've heard

that the Likud party has lost some ground in their support and left leaning forces are getting an upper hand.

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2. Now that's courage

and a story which will never make mainstream press.

[bluesoul]

3. Great

Rabbis to be admired! The more we hear about such people the better. As I have said, Israel is so much more then just Ariel Sharon. Support these people and by that you really support Israel and Palestine in peace!

[tinnypriv]

4. Anybody else find it weird

That it seems like only an Arabic news channel can be bothered to subscribe to (Israeli) Gush Shalom's PR releases?

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