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Last update - 23:33 01/05/2008 Leftist group: Police barring us from monitoring Hebron settlers By Mijal Grinberg, Haaretz Correspondent Tags: Hebron, settlers  The group "Shovrim Shtika" (breaking the silence) said that the police have recently begun barring the organization from touring Hebron to monitor the actions of settlers. The main reason for this, according to the group, is the fact that the police has surrendered to the policies of the settlers in Hebron and Kiryat Arba. The police, for their part, describe the "Shovrim Shtika" tours as a "platform for extreme left-wingers to enter the Jewish territory and create an imbalance in the area." The police maintain that they have not done anything that deviates from the law. An altercation erupted Thursday between activists and settlers from Hebron and Kiryat Arba. Yehuda Shaul of "Shovrim Shtika", who has been organizing tours of Hebron for three years, said that he arrived in Kiryat Arba and turned with his group to show them an outpost outside the settlement and was then stopped at the entrance by a group of settlers who surrounded the vehicle he was in. Advertisement The right wing activists tell a different story: Noam Arnon said he and his friends were among the few people at the scene who did not surround the vehicle. He said that the car shaul was in had driven backwards in efforts to run over another activist. A police officer who arrived at the scene forbade the group from touring Hebron, even though the tour was already coordinated with the Israel Defense Forces and the police, and despite the fact that the settlers can travel freely anywhere in the area. According to Shaul, this was the third such incident this week. He explained that this kind of restriction was a part of a growing trend. Attorney Michael Sfard said that the police behavior in these incidents has become "the executing arm of the Jewish settlement in Hebron, and if this behavior doesn't change, legal action will be taken." Related articles: Breaking ranks with U.S. Jewish 'establishment' on the occupation IDF troops do nothing as Hebron settlers threaten German MPs Ghost town Masked settlers beat Palestinian farmers near Nablus Palestinians: Settlers throw stones at boy, steal his donkey Yad Vashem Council Chair slams settlers for abusing Palestinians Bookmark to del.icio.us   Security first Foreign Minister Livni tells the PA to ensure terrorists don't exploit Israel's gestures. Terrorist pride Lebanon-based guerillas Hezbollah say they're proud to appear on the U.S. terrorist list.   1.   Ofcourse! The West bank is run by a bunch of thugs, REMEMBER THAT 00:03  |  Euro 02/05/08   2.   "Shovrim Shtika"!!! 02:46  |  Akiva P 02/05/08   3.   Better get the tours in now before groups like these end them 03:03  |  Jon 02/05/08   4.   The answer to Akiva`s question 07:31  |  Victor on behalf of 02/05/08   5.   Leftist Agenda 13:34  |  Brod 02/05/08   6.   The Arabs of Hevron Oppose These Leftist Groups 14:31  |  Ben Israel 02/05/08   7.   #1 Eurotrash 22:25  |  George Kaplan 03/05/08   8.   The Leftist Enemy 22:31  |  George Kaplan 03/05/08

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