The Palestine Center has just published a report called When Settlers Attack.
It is basically an analysis of attacks on Palestinians by Israeli settlers from Jan. 1 2009 to Aug 30 2010. It covers over one thousand incidents, taken from daily PLO Negotiation Support Unit reports, reporting Date, Village, Attack Type, Settlements, Casualties & other data. The report found two-thirds of the settlements were taking part in attacks, & that in 279 incidents the settlement of origin is known. The reports divides the settlements into Secular, Religious, Orthodox, & Mixed. It finds that most of the incidents were the settlement was known came from Religious settlements, & the majority of attacks occured in the areas of Hebron & Nablus.
70% of the attacks consist of trespassing, stone throwing, assault, property damage, & arson. The rest consisted of abduction, harassment, seizures of land/housing, raids, theft, shootings & vehicular assault. Most attacks take place in Areas B & C, where the IDF & Israeli police provide security. The settlements where most of the attacks come from (when the settlement is know) are Bat Ayin, Bracha, Halmish, Havat Gilad, Keddumim, Kiryat Arba, & Yitzhar. Villages near Israeli-only roads are very vulnerable to attacks. Analyzing the attacks, the reports note they increase when settlers think the Israeli government threatens them or acts against settlements. There has been an increase of attacks & casualities in recent years. Finally, the report notes the attacks are consistent & systematic, occurring all over the West Bank, in 280 villages & locations.
70% of the attacks consist of trespassing, stone throwing, assault, property damage, & arson. The rest consisted of abduction, harassment, seizures of land/housing, raids, theft, shootings & vehicular assault. Most attacks take place in Areas B & C, where the IDF & Israeli police provide security. The settlements where most of the attacks come from (when the settlement is know) are Bat Ayin, Bracha, Halmish, Havat Gilad, Keddumim, Kiryat Arba, & Yitzhar. Villages near Israeli-only roads are very vulnerable to attacks. Analyzing the attacks, the reports note they increase when settlers think the Israeli government threatens them or acts against settlements. There has been an increase of attacks & casualities in recent years. Finally, the report notes the attacks are consistent & systematic, occurring all over the West Bank, in 280 villages & locations.
The Palestine Center is an independent think-tank committed to communicating reliable
and objective information about the Palestinian political experience to American policy makers, journalists,
students and the general public. Established in 1991, it is the educational program of the Jerusalem Fund for
Education and Community Development.
The Palestine Center brings together people and resources within the American and Palestinian communities
to educate about Palestine and the Palestinian people's ongoing quest for sovereignty on their land, civil and
political rights and an end to Israeli occupation.
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