Violent clashes have erupted in the occupied West Bank as Israeli settler militants targeted European officials and religious leaders while attempting to disrupt Palestinian olive harvesting. Among those attacked were a French mayor—who was struck while wearing his official sash—and the archbishop of Cambrai, with three people injured and a diplomatic vehicle damaged. The incident marks another escalation in tensions over land access, as settlers have repeatedly intervened to block Palestinians from working their own fields. Authorities have yet to clarify the full extent of the assaults or any response to the violence.
French mayor and archbishop also attacked during violent attempt to stop Palestinians harvesting olives Israeli settler militants have attacked European diplomats, a French mayor and the archbishop of Cambrai in Taybeh, in the occupied West Bank, injuring three people and damaging a car, in the latest violent attempt to prevent Palestinians from harvesting olives on their own land.Bernard Baudoux, mayor of Aulnoye-Aymeries, was wearing his red, white and blue sash of office and attempting to enter a vehicle with diplomatic plates when he was assaulted and knocked to the ground on Saturday. Continue reading...
