Swedish Human Rights Worker Viciously Attacked By Jewish Extremists In Hebron

After about thirty seconds of waiting, a small group of very aggressive male Jewish extremists surrounded the international volunteers and began spitting at them, so much so that the internationals described it as “like rain.” Then men from the back of the crowd began jumping up and spitting, while others from the back and side of the crowd kicked the volunteers. The soldiers, who were standing at the checkpoint just a few feet behind the HRWs, looked on as they were being attacked. One settler then hit Tove on the left side of her face with an empty bottle, breaking it on her face and leaving her with a broken cheekbone. She immediately fell to the ground and the group of Jewish extremists who were watching began to clap, cheer, and chant. The soldiers, who had only watched until this point, then came forward and motioned at the settlers, in a manner which the internationals described as that's enough guys. For a more personal account of the same events, see this journal entry. Photos at site http://www.palsolidarity.org/main/2006/11/18/hebron-day-06/ [Proofreader's note: this article was edited for spelling and typos on November 22, 2006]

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