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Settlers deny involvement in shooting death of West Bank shepherd
By Avi Issacharoff, Haaretz Correspondent and News Agencies
Tags: settler violence, Israel news 

Settlers in the Jordan Valley on Sunday rejected the claim that a Palestinian shepherd found dead late Saturday night was murdered by Jews.

Dubi Tal, head of the Jordan Valley Regional Council, told Haaretz that all of the settlements in the valley are cooperating with the police and army investigations into the incident.

Tal also said Palestinian declarations that local settlers murdered the shepherd were intended to de-legitimize Jewish settlement in the Jordan Valley.
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The body of the 19-year-old Palestinian shepherd was found with gunshot wounds late Saturday near a West Bank village south of Nablus.

Palestinians have blamed the attack on local settlers.

Israeli police spokesman Danny Poleg says the youth's body was found with gunshot wounds and taken to an Israeli forensics center for an autopsy. He added that police were investigating the incident.

Palestinian officials said Yihya Atta Bani Minya, of the town of Aqrabeh, was shot by settlers. Local government official Ghassan Daglas saif two
teenagers saw a white car belonging to settlers pursue the shepherd late Saturday and then heard shots.

Recent months have seen a spike in violence by West Bank settlers against
Palestinians, and in some cases against Israeli security forces. Settlers defend the violence as a tactic meant to deter Israeli authorities from evacuating settlements.

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      1.   How close was the Arab terrorist to the jewish community? 10:44  |  JD 28/09/08
      2.   Settlers 11:45  |  Mike Brown 28/09/08
      3.   Settlers not likely 13:26  |  Jackie 28/09/08
      4.   How close was the jewish terrorist to the legitimate landowners? 13:35  |  Saenger 28/09/08
      5.   This points to a crime by Jewish settlers 16:27  |  Ben Alofs 28/09/08
      6.   Palestinians blame settlers for shooting of shepherd 17:23  |  L Dill 28/09/08
      7.   Demonizing settlers prelude to giving back more land 17:24  |  b. moskowitz 28/09/08
      8.   The settlers are finished 18:05  |  Natallie Durson 28/09/08
      9.   jd 1 18:09  |  potobac 28/09/08
      10.   Before you condemn one way or the other... 18:48  |  Michael 28/09/08
      11.   #6;potobac, who ever shot the young man was wrong 18:55  |  DOC HOLLIDAY 28/09/08
      12.   Maybe a Palestinian shot another Palestinian 19:05  |  Jane 28/09/08
      13.   doc holliday 19:30  |  potobac 28/09/08
      14.   I totally agree with #11+12 19:56  |  bennysalomon 28/09/08
      15.   Lets wait to see 21:11  |  Dave Duncan 28/09/08
      16.   Clan settling grudges 22:10  |  * BEN JABO 28/09/08
      17.   #15 Dave Duncan - I am still waiting to see 22:13  |  * BEN JABO 28/09/08
      18.   maybe his cousin wanted to marry him and he turned her down, boom 22:27  |  s2 28/09/08
      19.   Look in the `prayer tent` and you will probably findf the killer 22:28  |  Arie 28/09/08
      20.   settlers = reptile criminals and murderers 22:46  |  observer 28/09/08
      21.   a good settler is a dead settler 23:10  |  Palestinian in UK 28/09/08
      22.   Israel`s KKK 23:15  |  AM-London 28/09/08
      23.   Settler`s violence against unarmed Palestinians 23:27  |  cheer4 28/09/08
      24.   Settler`s violence against unarmed Palestinians 23:39  |  cheer4 28/09/08
      25.   Palestinians NEWER lying ! Shame! 23:45  |  Super Cynic 28/09/08
      26.   Here we go again ! 23:58  |  Cynic 28/09/08
      27.   Ben Jaboyou have me confused 00:03  |  Dave Duncan 29/09/08
      28.   and Israeli`s think Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is evil 00:06  |  Jack 29/09/08
      29.   You mean settlers from S.Arabia. 00:08  |  Jacob 29/09/08
      30.   my G-D told me differently 00:13  |  cheer4 29/09/08
      31.   Palestinian Shepard 00:15  |  JT 29/09/08
      32.   Imagine this would be said about leftist or Palestinians 00:16  |  shlomo 29/09/08
      33.   natallie you don`t know what you`re talking about 01:07  |  curious george 29/09/08
      34.   Another Palestinian Suicide Designed to Make Settlers Look Bad. 02:20  |  Reader 29/09/08
      35.   Kadima wants to throw Jews out of their homes 02:41  |  Bruriah Sarah 29/09/08
      36.   The settlers should do the world a favor and pack up & go 02:44  |  Dutch 29/09/08
      37.   Dutch you must do the Palestinian`s a favor 04:13  |  * BEN JABO 29/09/08
      38.   #27 Dave Duncan, I`m not confused, you`re forgetful 04:20  |  * BEN JABO 29/09/08
      39.   DAve Duncan - I don`t know or care how old U R 04:49  |  * BEN JABO 29/09/08
      40.   ben jabo 38 08:42  |  potobac 29/09/08
      41.   #40 Potobac 10:45  |  * BEN JABO 29/09/08
      42.   Dave Duncan - Cat got your tongue? 11:03  |  * BEN JABO 29/09/08
      43.   #40 2ND TRY -Potobac - I`m getting weary 12:37  |  * BEN JABO 29/09/08
      44.   #40, Ben Jabo to potobac... 23:07  |  Silvienne 29/09/08
      45.   ben jabo 43 also 2nd try 23:53  |  potobac 29/09/08
      46.   #44 Silvienne - You`re behind in reading news 01:00  |  * BEN JABO 30/09/08
      47.   #45-2 Potobac - One more thinkg 01:09  |  * BEN JABO 30/09/08
      48.   ben jabo 01:34  |  potobac 30/09/08
      49.   #48 Potobac - Bails me out of nothing 05:48  |  * BEN JABO 30/09/08
      50.   #46, Ben Jabo... 17:06  |  Silvienne 30/09/08
      51.   # 8 Natalie Durson, Re: The settlers are finished 17:09  |  Dutch 30/09/08
      52.   There is no way the police can rule out settler involvement 18:31  |  Dutch 30/09/08
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