Shalom Achshav
Marking the anniversary of the 1967 6-day war, about 200 demonstrators of the native Israeli peace movement Shalom Achshav (Peace Now) rallied today in Hebron to protest the ongoing settlement policy and occupation of the territories.
Ha'aretz reports,
At Tuesday's protest near the Tomb of the Patriarchs, demonstrators held
signs calling for the removal of the settlers. They faced off against 30
counter protesters nearby, who carried signs calling them traitors. Local
Palestinians peered out from the windows at the protesters, while dozens of soldiers - including troops on a nearby rooftop - stood guard....
David Wilder, a spokesman for the Hebron settlers, called the protest
incitement. "How can Jews support those trying to kill us?" he said.
Peace Now issued a statement, saying,
Peace Now believes that settlements undermine Israel's security, squander its financial resources, and endanger its future as a Jewish, democratic state. The Jewish settlement in Hebron, lying at the heart of a large Palestinian city, is comprised of some of the most violence-prone settlers.





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