On Tuesday, April 28th, Palestinian farmers from the village of Beit Ommar worked their lands close to the illegal Israeli settlement of Beit Ayn. The farmers, accompanied by international and Israeli solidarity activists, went to their fields just two days after settlers from Beit Ayn used stones and sticks to attack two elderly farmers on their lands. One 80-year-old farmer was hospitalized after the attack, requiring ten stitches to treat two hair-line fractures on the top of his head.

On the morning of the 28th, two carloads of Israeli activists coming to join the farmers were prevented from entering the village by Israeli forces. The activists were later able to enter the village from another way. Once … Continue reading