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Settlers assault 60-year-old Palestinian judge------4/12/2013 RAMALLAH (Ma'an) -- "Israeli settlers on Thursday assaulted a 60-year-old Palestinian judge as he worked on his land near Ramallah, sparking violent clashes between Palestinians and Israeli forces.*Judge Ahmad al-Zir sustained multiple injuries, including head wounds, and was left unconscious in the attack, a Ma'an reporter said.*He was taken to the Ramallah Governmental Hospital.*Residents of Silwad headed to the al-Asour area, where the attack happened, and confronted settlers, setting fire to caravans in a nearby outpost.*Israeli forces arrived and fired tear gas and plastic-coated bullets at the Palestinians. A 16-year-old Palestinian was shot in the chest and the arm with plastic-coated bullets, medics said.*The teenager was also taken to the Ramallah Governmental Hospital and is in a stable condition."
Israeli settlers walk in an illegal outpost in the West Bank. (Reuters/Ronen Zvulun, File)
(An illegal outpost is an illegal settlement illegal under both intl law and Israeli law, but the IDF and Israeli government allow the illegal outposts to flourish and grow)
Israeli settlers walk in an illegal outpost in the West Bank. (Reuters/Ronen Zvulun, File)
(An illegal outpost is an illegal settlement illegal under both intl law and Israeli law, but the IDF and Israeli government allow the illegal outposts to flourish and grow)
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