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Sunday, May 31, 2015
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Sunday, May 31, 2015
Settlers arrested for rock throwing
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleFive Israeli settlers were arrested — and then released — after being suspected of throwing rocks at Palestinians and left-wing activists in the southern West Bank last year, police say.
The five, none of whom were named, were involved in a physical confrontation near the settlement of Asfar, between Hebron and Bethlehem, in November, after they threw rocks at people doing agricultural work in the area.
They claimed they threw the stones in self defense.
They were given conditional release while police prepare an indictment.
Earlier in the day, the cabinet okayed a proposal upping punishments for those found guilty of rock throwing. It’s not clear if the legislation, which still must pass the Knesset, will extend into the West Bank.
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