Israeli Military/Settlers Severe Violence against Peaceful Palestinians Harvesting Olive Trees

Israeli settler attacks in the West Bank double during 2008, while in Gaza, the Palestinian petroleum authority warns of a worsening crisis if the siege continues, as intra-Palestinian and Israeli-Palestinian talks are not progressing, these stories and more are coming up, Stay tuned.

Nonviolence Report

We begin our weekly report with the nonviolent activities this week in Palestine as October 2, marks the International Day of Nonviolence, marked by the United Nations to honor the birthday of leader of the nonviolent movement in India Mahatma Gandhi. Palestinians start the olive trees harvest season with settlers’ assaults in Ni’lin and Hebron.

In the village of Ni’lin, north of Ramallah Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian farmers accompanied by international and Israeli activists en route to their lands to harvest the olives trees on the far side of the wall..

About 40 activists clashed with as many settlers, who claim that the olive grove to be harvested do not indeed belong to the Ni’lin residents. The settlers tried to prevent the activists and the Palestinian family from reaching the trees.

Local sources reported that the activists and the farmers managed to get the settlers off the land and to harvest the olive trees.

Meanwhile in Hebron, settlers attacked peace activists from the Israeli Rabbis for Human Rights movement as they stood protecting a group of Palestinians harvesting olives in their field.

Israeli media sources said Israeli troops operating in the area tried to stop the settlers who were trying to force the farmers off the field.

Rabbis for Human Rights, an Israeli leftist movement, said they are planning to accompany Palestinians in 40 different villages when they harvest their olive trees. Rabbis for Human Rights will provide these villagers with protection from the Israeli police, military and settlers who increasingly harass and assault Palestinians.

In the village of Bil’in, three civilians were wounded with rubber-coated steel bullets and dozens were treated for gas inhalation in the weekly nonviolent anti-wall protest Friday afternoon.

The villagers accompanied by International and Israeli supporters marched after the Friday prayer carrying Palestinian flags and banners calling for continuing the nonviolent resistance to remove the wall and the settlements from the West Bank.

Marchers also took to the streets chanting slogans calling for national unity among Palestinian factions.

Protestors carried ladders they use in olive trees harvesting. This harvest begins soon.. During the heaviest part of the season, Palestinians farmers often face problems from soldiers who shoot at them or booby-trap the trees.

--------------More Israeli violence at link----------------It's about time this unprovoked violence is put to an end. There are Rabbis, Israeli citizens and other peace activists stranding up for the human rights of the Palestinian people. There needs to be more done, and the Israeli government stands by and does absolutely nothing, in fact, encourages violence against innocent people.

The Internet and Time are our peaceful weapons against a government that has proved itself as one of the most selfish and greediest governments in the world. And they are practicing genocide against innocent people to boot! Genocide is the elimination of a certain group of people, and little by little, Israel is ebbing away at the Palestinians, murdering, locking up and using methods that dehumanize these poor people. Now its time Israel faces some truth..the truth will bring Israel down to its knees. Americans needs to stop their government from catering and giving trillions of dollars that enable them to commit such horrible human rights violations. And ultimately, to stop their genocide.