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Last update - 21:21 01/07/2008 Palestinians: Settlers fire mortar shells at West Bank village By Avi Issacharoff, Haaretz Correspondent and Haaretz Service Tags: West Bank, palestinian  Palestinian sources reported Tuesday that two makeshift mortar shells were fired from the Bracha settlement toward the Burin Village near Nablus. No injuries were reported. According to the Palestinians, Israel Defense Forces and police officers arrived at the scene to investigate the incident. The Palestinian news agency Ma'an reported Tuesday that the makeshift bombs had the words "Sharon-1" and "Sharon-2" inscribed on them. One of the Palestinian policemen in the village said that the bombs were locally manufactured, and that they struck near the school. Advertisement About a month ago, a similar incident occurred near Nablus in which settlers fired a makeshift shell into a Palestinian village. No one was hurt. Meanwhile Tuesday, a police representative said during a meeting of the Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee that the police force had set up special teams to field Palestinian complaints of settler violence in Hebron. One of the leaders of the Jewish settlement in Hebron, Orit Struk, said at the meeting that the police habitually use harsher measures against the settlers than the Palestinians. MK Zahava Gal-On (Meretz) called the Hebron settlers "bad" and added that they create an atmosphere of terror for the Palestinians, but for the IDF soldiers stationed in the area as well as left-wing activists. Related articles: Israel Police arrest settlers for assault on Palestinian farmers VIDEO: Palestinian woman films masked men attacking W. Bank farmers Bradley Burston / Sharon, savior of the settler, killer of Palestine Bookmark to del.icio.us   Death penalty Iran hands down death sentence to man who spied for Israel. Robot hospital The place where IDF treats droids wounded in the line of fire.   1.   should be caught adn arrested and jailed 21:45  |  De 01/07/08   2.   Even doris cadigan would say "whats the fuss" 21:53  |  Adrian de Klerk 01/07/08   3.   terrible journalism 22:02  |  close reader 01/07/08   4.   Meretz complains 22:05  |  Arie 01/07/08   5.   Settlers are hurting Israel`s case in world worse then ever 22:25  |  Mark B. 01/07/08   6.   It`s About Time, Give them a taste of their own medicine 22:27  |  MrRad 01/07/08   7.   let us do what we do elsewhere 22:31  |  amihai 01/07/08   8.   Can Palestinians hold these people under..... 22:43  |  Deborah 01/07/08   9.   All of a sudden Leftists claim that missles are dangerous? 22:50  |  Binyamin Dissen 01/07/08   10.   They should be stopped and punished 22:53  |  David israel 01/07/08   11.   They should be stopped and punished 22:59  |  David Israel 01/07/08   12.   thats appropriate 22:59  |  joe Smith 01/07/08   13.   so? 23:09  |  rm 01/07/08   14.   #4 How many missiles have been fired from Hebron 23:23  |  Outsider 01/07/08   15.   only right-wingers have the right to decry this 23:26  |  Barry 01/07/08   16.   swift reaction !!! 23:45  |  amihai 01/07/08   17.   No Excuses 23:49  |  Slibovitz 01/07/08   18.   what do you expect 00:27  |  yerachmiel 02/07/08   19.   Government`s fault for being utterly useless 00:36  |  Shimon 02/07/08   20.   Jewish Terrorists 00:47  |  Same 02/07/08   21.   They should fire them into Gaza 01:10  |  The Genius 02/07/08   22.   keep it up 01:22  |  vik 02/07/08   23.   If Israel wants to hate terrorists, remember to include your own 02:32  |  newageblues 02/07/08   24.   If leftists think missiles are no problem 09:52  |  Binyamin Dissen 02/07/08

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