Israeli settlers 'kidnap' child near Yatta for several hours

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=696453

HEBRON (Ma'an) -- Israeli settlers from Havot Maon "kidnapped" a Palestinian child south of Hebron on Saturday evening, a local activist group reported, before releasing him a few hours later.

Coordinator of the Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements south of Hebron Rateb al-Jubour said in a statement that settlers took 6-year-old Mosab Kamel Mousa Robai from the village of Tuwani east of Yatta.

He said that the settlers released the boy after a few hours and left him in the forest located adjacent to the settlement of Havot Maon, which is located adjacent to the village.

Al-Jubour added that the child was in "difficult" and deteriorating health conditions when he was released and was unable to speak.

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

1. More...

On April 24, settlers from Havot Maon attacked a mother and her four children with rocks while they were walking on one of the few roads in the area where locals do not require army protection to travel, injuring a seven-year-old.

Children in nearby villages require Israeli military escorts to walk to school, and on April 9, settlers attacked a group of schoolchildren as they were walking while Israeli soldiers watched from a nearby vehicle.

In mid-December, Operation Dove said it had documented 13 incidents of property damage by settlers, 13 violent attacks against Palestinians and 17 cases of intimidation against Palestinians and international observers so far in 2013.

Around 3,000 Israeli settlers live in illegal Jewish-only settlements in the Yatta region, according to the Applied Research Institute Jerusalem.

Now, I know that that some knobheads might come along and write that I have no right to post this since I am not of their group.

[Jefferson23]

2. If this turns out to be accurate beyond a doubt, this is one fucked up situtation.

Beyond the pale.

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

3. Settlers kidnap and torture Palestinian children

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/news/middle-east/11391-settlers-kidnap-and-torture-palestinian-children

Israeli settlers from the Ma'on settlement build on occupied land south of the West Bank city of Hebron kidnapped and tortured a Palestinian child on Saturday. Six year-old Musab Rubei' was taken from the village of Tiwani, the Palestinian News & Info Agency, WAFA, has reported.

The coordinator of the Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements in Hebron, Ratin Al-Jbour, told WAFA that several settlers kidnapped the boy and detained him for several hours before releasing him in a woody area near the settlement. He was, understandably, in a severe state of shock.

Jbour said that the child, who was unable to speak and suffered a psychological trauma, has been sent to Abu al-Hasan al-Qasim hospital in Yatta for treatment.

6 Years old.

[Jefferson23]

4. Palestinians to U.S., EU: Add Israeli hate crimes to terror lists

In a letter sent to foreign ministers and leaders, Palestinian Authority says so-called 'hilltop youth' and 'price tag' activists breed a culture of hate and racism.

By Barak Ravid | 21:07 12.05.14

The Palestinian Authority has officially asked the United States, Canada, Russia, and the European Union to declare "price tag" perpetrators and "hilltop youth" activists as terrorist organizations, and include them on those countries' list of terror groups.

http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/.premium-1.590253