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Israeli Soldiers Uproot 100 Olive Trees in Jerusalem Area Village

Date : 23/7/2011   Time : 14:12

http://english.wafa.ps/index.php?action=detail&id=16785

JERUSALEM, July 23, 2011 (WAFA) – Israeli soldiers Saturday uprooted over 100 fully grown olive trees in Beit Iksa, a village northwest of Jerusalem, and took them to an unidentified destination, according to local residents.

Nabil Hababeh, a local activist, said that Israeli soldiers leveled the land after uprooting the trees to hide what it had done.

He said army bulldozers were also razing large areas of the village farm land under the pretext of digging for water wells and building a barrier between the village and the nearby Jewish settlement of Ramot.

He said that Israeli soldiers arrested Mohammad Hababeh, 21, when he protested against Israeli bulldozers uprooting 42 olive trees that belong to his family and which were their only source of livelihood.

Israeli soldiers also battered Palestinians who attempted to stop the bulldozers from uprooting more olive trees.

R.Q./M.A.