Illegal Israeli settlers uproot centuries-old Palestinian olive trees in Dair Nidham

[ 26/01/2010 - 10:57 AM ]

RAMALLAH, (PIC)--

Illegal Israeli settlers cut off 15 olive trees in Palestinian land in Dair Nidham village to the north west of Ramallah while Israeli occupation forces (IOF) abducted 7 Palestinians overnight.

Local sources said that tens of settlers from the illegal Israeli settlement of Halmish attacked the field of Jamil Abdul Qader and cut off the trees.

They have been routinely assaulting neighboring fields in the village in a bid to terrorize inhabitants and annex their lands to the settlement.

Meanwhile, the IOF troops detained two Palestinians at dawn Tuesday in the West Bank at the pretext they were "wanted".

The IOFs had rounded up five Palestinians in Al-Khalil (Hebron) on Monday.

Illegal Israeli Settlers Uproot 15 Olive Trees Near Ramallah

Tuesday January 26, 2010 00:49 by Saed Bannoura - IMEMC & Agencies

A group of fundamentalist illegal Israeli settlers uprooted fifteen olive trees, on Sunday evening, that belong to a resident of the Dair Nidham village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah.

The trees belong to Jamil Abdul-Qader. They are old “Roman” olive trees known for good product and rich olive oil.

The settlers came from the Halmish, an illegal settlement that was built on the lands of Dir Nitham village.

The attack is one of a series carried out by the settlers who are trying to steal the lands from their Palestinian owners, in order to annex them to their settlement.

In several repeated incidents, the settlers uprooted trees and took them to their settlement.

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