| http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow.asp?art_id=7510323 2 Palestinian farmers shot by Jewish settlers AFP [ SUNDAY, APRIL 21, 2002 3:25:43 AM ] NABLUS: A gang of 20 Jewish settlers shot two Palestinian farmers, injuring one seriously, in the northern West Bank village of Urif near Nablus, Palestinian security sources told AFP late Saturday. The settlers, who were thought to be from the Jewish settlement of Yizhar, south of Nablus, busted into a Palestinian goat farm and shot two farmers, the sources said. A 42-year-old man was in very serious condition, while the other was only lightly wounded, the sources said. The group then stole some 50 goats from the farm, 10 of which they had shot, they added. Although the Israeli army appeared at the scene, they did nothing to stop the settlers, the sources told AFP. It was not clear where the settlers might have come from but Urif lies just a few kilometers southwest of the Jewish settlement of Yizhar. The Israeli police said it had no knowledge of the event, while the army had no immediate comment. |
