Saffa 27 6 09 - Farmers were prevented to work in their land

27 June 2009: Israeli forces arrest 24 solidarity activists and 2 hired Palestinian Israeli drivers in the West Bank village of Saffa.
At 7.30am, 35 Israeli and 10 international solidarity activists joined 3 Palestinian families from Beit Ummar to harvest their land. As the group tried to go down to their lands, 50 soldiers and border policemen stopped them.

Before reaching the land, Israeli forces arrested 10 Israeli and international activists, under the premise that Saffa was under a Closed Military Zone*. The army was aggressive towards the group and used violence against them.
After pushing the group, border policemen arrested another 9 activists.
Yousef Abu Maria from the Palestine Solidarity Project, had his leg broken from the use of excessive force. Israeli soldiers tried to arrest him, but the solidarity activists negotiated for the soldiers to release him and allow him to be taken by an ambulance from the Palestinian Red Crescent. He is currently being treated at a Hebron hospital.

A female Israeli activist from Tayyoush was also injured and is currently at an Israeli hospital seeking treatment for a potentially broken hand.

As 2 cars with hired drivers were leaving the area with other activists, Israeli forces stopped them and arrested 5 more activists and the 2 Palestinian Israeli drivers.
The arrested were taken to the Israeli prison in the illegal settlement of Gush Etzion.

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• settlers
• occupation
• Palestine
• West bank

[yonias123]

שמאלנים נמאסתם !!

תחזרו לעזה !!

המקום שלכם לא בישראל ! אתם לא יהודים !!

[TheIsraelforever1]

כל הכבוד לצה"ל ומג"ב לעצור כל מפריע לחייל מערכת הביטחון

[DjFuad1]

איזה זין שאני ב נ.מ ...אניי מת להיות ב מג"ב

[pupicx]

הבחור עם הרגל הפצוע כל סרט אני רואה אותו "פצוע" מחלים מהר! פחחח... זה פשוט עלוב! כל הכבוד לצהל!!!!!!!!!!

[MisterMotek]

כל הכבוד למג"ב ולצה"ל!!!

GO ISRAEL!!!!

[Graumann06]

God save IDF

[lidorkalfa]

@rfabad1925

in israel, arab elders and womens use bombs and guns to kill the israelis, they not deserve any respect - dont talk without live here!

[lidorkalfa]

@moshysc באמת יש "יותר מדי הצבעות שליליות" לתגובה שמבטאת את אהבת העם לצה"ל?

שמאל - הגעתם לשפל, תעופו מכאן כבר!

[rfabad1925]

arrogant soldiers!!! no respect for elders & women.

[yosifela]

כול הכבוד לצה"ל ומג"ב במיוחד !!!!!

[BRATiK2]

כל הכבוד לצה"ל ומג"ב!!!