Eleven nonviolent protestors were detained and several others were injured during a nonviolent protest against Israeli settlements and outposts in the southern West Bank city of Hebron on Friday morning.
Palestinian, international and Israeli protesters protecting the Palestinian famers hut � Photo by Anne Paq � activestills.org
Eight Israelis, two internationals and one Palestinians were arrested by Israeli troops and police.
The protest was organized by the "Youth Gathering against Settlements" in Hebron and was supported by International and Israeli peace activists.
Tarek Abu Hamdiya, one of the organizers told IMEMC over the phone that the plan was to build a shack opposite to the illegal wooden shack the settlers built in the Bweira are near Hebron.
Abu Hamdiya confirmed that the land is owned by Palestinians from Hebron and that the settlers have illegally erected the shack. He added "the protest today was meant to give the Israeli settlers a message that we are here and we will not succumb to their pressure and attempts to force us out."
According to Abu Hamdiya, settlers assaulted the protesters with batons and stones, and attempted to remove the shack built by the protestors, which caused some friction. Israeli troops and police backed the settlers and forced all the Palestinians, Internationals and the Israelis out of the area.
Abu Hamdiya added "This is the third week in a raw we come to protest here, and we are completely nonviolent, despite of the settler and police violence."
